Amaru Pisco Bar & El Anzuelo Fino

02 Sunday Jun 2013

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We stopped at Amaru Pisco Bar in Jackson Heights last night before having dinner at El Anzuelo Fino and it was amazing! They serve dozens of varieties of pisco, a grape brandy made in Peru and Chile.

The cocktails are $10 each. We ordered the coca sour (made with La Diablada pisco, Aqwa coca liquor, lemon, egg white, simple syrup, and orange bitters) and a seasonal cocktail called the Callao Long (made with Macchu pisco, ginger, watermelon juice, and lime). Please like the Chinook Olive on Facebook!

For dinner we had jalea, a mixture of fried seafood served with pickled red onions. The ceviche mixto was delicious and came with a little bowl of leche de tigre, the citrus marinade used to prepare ceviche.

Amaru
84-13 Northerb Blvd
Jackson Heights NY
718-205-5577

El Anzuelo Fino
86-01 Northern Blvd
Flushing NY
718-426-8660

lily of the valley macaron at Ladurée NYC

07 Tuesday May 2013

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For the first time at its NYC location, Ladurée is selling their famous lily of the valley (muguet) macarons. These rare macarons, along with a matching gift box, are available for a very limited time.

A new melon flavor is also available and is one of my new favorite flavors.

Yuji Ramen

22 Monday Apr 2013

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I had Yuji’s mazemen at Smorgasburg last September and immediately fell in love with the brothless noodles. Right now chef Yuji Haraguchi has a test kitchen at Whole Foods Market (Bowery) on Houston. The test kitchen is only going to be there for a few months until his restaurant opens in Williamsburg this summer.

Cheetos macaron

10 Wednesday Apr 2013

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Macaron Parlour on Saint Marks has a Cheetos macaron. They sprinkle each one with cheesy orange dust.

They also make a candied bacon macaron that has a real strip of bacon inside.

Valentine’s Day at Ladurée

20 Wednesday Feb 2013

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Ladurée on Madison Ave is now offering cognac macarons and rose tea macarons. In addition, there is a limited edition Reed Krakoff macaron featuring dark chocolate and a matching gift box.

Hinomaru Ramen in Astoria

20 Wednesday Feb 2013

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crispy fried pig ears and fried chicken cartilage at Hinomaru Ramen in Astoria (33-18 Ditmars Blvd.)

The pig ears were really crispy and reminded me of Krunchers barbecue kettle chips.

sea urchin and Parmesan cheese ramen

butter and squid ramen in a black sesame broth

Chawanmushi and Marrow Tart

25 Friday Jan 2013

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The chawanmushi (茶碗蒸し) at M. Wells Dinette is an airy egg custard served over foie gras and topped with roasted eel.

The decadent marrow tart with escargots is served with a dark, aromatic gravy sauce that includes wine and herbs. I could have eaten 10 of these, they were so good.

Zenkichi

07 Friday Dec 2012

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Zenkichi is an intimate izakaya in Williamsburg with a $65 seasonal chef’s tasting menu, omakase. The faint illumination and privacy screens of the romantic booths made it hard to take pictures — but here are some that I took of our favorite courses.

pickled persimmon, monkfish, scallops

cod milt (seminal fluid) and chrysanthemum tempura

tofu salad

black cod

sesame tofu in dashi

whiskey truffles

Ladurée’s new “saveurs de Noël” macaron

03 Monday Dec 2012

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You won’t find the new saveurs de Noël macaron listed on the menu yet but if you ask nicely enough the staff at Ladurée NYC might be able to find some in the basement!

It is my new favorite macaron! The “Christmas flavors” are chocolate, candied clementine peel, cinnamon, star anise, and vanilla. The person who helped me at Ladurée today said it was “chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon, and calamansi” but I double checked in the holiday collection guide and it confirmed the first description (no calamansi). This delicious macaron is very rich, much like a brownie.

Here is a shot of two “Christmas flavors” macarons, two chestnut, one blood orange with ginger, and a hazelnut guimauve.

The new Christmas box, inspired by famous Indiennes of the 16th century.

New Ladurée Macaron Holiday Flavors!

01 Saturday Dec 2012

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Ladurée New York is now selling chestnut macarons! The mysterious “Christmas flavors” macaron should be available next week, according to the gal I talked to on the phone from the boutique this morning. What could these Christmas saveurs be? Gingerbread? Mistletoe? Reindeer droppings?

Here is a screenshot of the saveurs de Noël macaron from the Ladurée website.