March 3, 2010
Record Snow in February
From last Friday, when New York's new record for snowfall in February was set. As you can see, Shannan was very, very scared by the record-setting snow. Climate change! Ahhhhhhh!!!
Posted by tien mao in NYC, Photos at 3:50 PM
February 25, 2010
Eating Portland: Le Pigeon
D'oh! Really, really slow in getting to these images even though I told myself that I would be better about it.
One of the "fancier" places that we ate at back in our November visit to Portland was Le Pigeon, which is barely in Southeast. I say "fancier" because in Portland, there's really no such thing (or at least that I experienced). But a reservation is recommended and I think the guy sitting next to me was actually wearing a sportscoat, thus making Le Pigeon fancy.
Le Pigeon is an intimate restaurant with an open kitchen with three chefs doing all the work. We elected to sit at the bar (I enjoy watching the pros cook) for our meal. Since the meal was so long ago, I can't really remember what we ate (oops), but we had a gnocchi to start, Shannan had the fish, and I had the beef cheek bourguignon (something always on the menu). There was also a burger at the table. I do recall that we all loved our food. My dessert was a crème brulée with what I think was a coffee pot de crème.
In 2007, Gabriel Rucker of Le Pigeon was named one of Food & Wine Magazine's best new chefs.
Posted by tien mao in Food/Drink, Friends/Family, Oregon, Travel at 6:29 PM
February 23, 2010
Glove Gives F Train/MTA The Shocker
February 18, 2010
Chinese New Year Dinner 4707/2010: Welcome Year of the Tiger
We celebrated the Year of the Tiger Saturday night (New Year's Eve) with dinner at my parents apartment. As is the custom, my mom prepared a feast.
Saturday night we had ten total dishes. Pictured above is: smoked chicken, fresh loofah, lion's head meatballs (tiger's head?), shrimp, rice cakes, mini dumplings, whole fish, glutenous rice cakes. Not pictured were soy beans (maodou/edamame) and a fish ball soup.
Posted by tien mao in Food/Drink, Friends/Family, Photos at 8:50 AM
February 10, 2010
Snowpocalypse/Snowmageddon/SnOwMG Greenpoint 2010
From this morning in Greenpoint. I'm not sure how Betty Boop feels about the snow. She seems underdressed.
Posted by tien mao in NYC, Photos at 11:59 AM
