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Ladurée Soho GRAND OPENING!

02 Sunday Feb 2014

Posted by dark locks in bakeries, bucket list, celebrations, chocolate, dairy, French, fruit, herbs and spices, Japanese, macarons, New York, snacks, sweets, tea, urban, wagashi, Williamsburg

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Ladurée Soho (398 W Broadway) had its soft opening this weekend and will be open to the public on Wednesday, February 5, 2014. It will feature a full-service restaurant and an outdoor patio. Though currently unavailable, reservations can be made at OpenTable here. This new flagship location has started making pastries and viennoiseries previously impossible to find anywhere in North America. Scroll down to see the Saint-Honoré rose and the pistachio religieuse that I bought yesterday. Screen Shot 2014-02-02 at 7.47.49 AM

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I love the new macaron box – according to an employee at Ladurée, it features a “very French” joke about the post-Christmas sales season. “0% OFF SALE!” I thought it was surprisingly cheeky for such a traditional fabricant de douceurs
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Canada Dry Hot Ginger Ale in Japan

15 Sunday Sep 2013

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On October 21, 2013, Coca-Cola will start selling warm ginger ale in Japan. Once you activate the can, it heats up the ginger ale inside while preserving its effervescence. I can’t wait to try it!

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Ramen Burger at Smorgasburg

27 Tuesday Aug 2013

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I finally got to try Keizo Shimamoto’s ramen burger on Saturday at Smorgasburg! My friends and I got there at about 10:00AM and then got the burger at about 11:30AM. There were about 60 people ahead of us in line.

While we were waiting, a group of Japanese reporters interviewed Lisa. She jokingly said she drove all the way from Utah just to try the ramen burger. I hope I can find her interview online.

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You can only buy one ramen burger per person and each person must be present. I was number 67.

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The hamburger wrappers are really unique. They have pleats and kind of reminded me of a shower cap from a hotel.

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Here is chef Keizo Shimamoto (in the backwards cap).

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The grill wasn’t level so here are some of the staff members trying to fix it. I’m pretty sure they reserve the fatty drippings from the hamburgers to make the brown sauce that goes on top of the burger (along with scallions). Notice the long, long line in the background.

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The ramen “buns” cooking on the grill.

Chef Yuji taking a picture of a boiling cod head

22 Thursday Aug 2013

Posted by dark locks in American, Asian, bucket list, celebrations, fish, Japanese, New York, noodles, ramen, seafood, snacks

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I love chef Yuji! I caught him taking a photo of a cod head boiling in a pot of broth. ^_^

He’s serving a new seasonal mazemen at his ramen shop at Whole Foods Bowery now, summer corn!

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Minamoto Kitchoan’s new shop in NYC

31 Wednesday Jul 2013

Posted by dark locks in Asian, bakeries, celebrations, fruit, herbs and spices, Japanese, lactose free, macarons, organic, snacks, sweets, tea, wagashi

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The Minamoto Kitchoan shop near Rockefeller Center closed a few weeks ago and they have relocated to 509 Madison Ave.

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Some of the seasonal wagashi available now are blueberry gelée and peach cakes.

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Yuji Ramen’s new gazpacho mazemen

21 Sunday Jul 2013

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Chef Yuji has captured the flavors of Andalusian gazpacho and made them his own in this new mazemen, which will be available for only a limited time. I loved the chopped shiso on top!

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Top 10 Most Painful Foods to Eat

22 Saturday Jun 2013

Posted by dark locks in American, Asian, ice cream, Japanese, New York, remedy, snacks, spicy

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Number 10: Stouffer’s French Bread Pizza The sharp, jagged edges of a Stouffer’s pizza will lacerate the soft palate of your mouth and the blisteringly hot cheese will cause second-degree burns.

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Number 9: Nagaimo (Dioscorea opposita) Irritant oxalate crystals in the skin of this mountain yam can leave some people’s hands prickly and tingly. Soak the whole thing in a little bit of vinegar and water to reduce the irritation.

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Number 8: Sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia The common name for sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia is brain freeze. It happens when the capillaries near the sinuses are rapidly cooled and then warmed.

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Number 7: Chicharrones As we get older our teeth get more brittle. Be careful when you’re eating crunchy chicharrones because you might chip your teeth!

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Number 6: Lemon juice in a hangnail Whatever you do, do not do a Google image search for “hangnail”.

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Number 5: Putting in contacts after chopping jalapeño peppers One way to neutralize the stinging capsaicin from the peppers is to flush your eyes with milk.

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Number 4: Triangular Flapjacks The “texture and shape” of triangular flapjacks are dangerous enough to warrant a ban at a school in England! A student was injured by one of the mucronate corners of the snack.

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Number 3: Mochi Choking on these sticky rice cakes sends, on average, 100 people to the hospital every year in Tokyo alone. Some deaths have also been caused by elderly people choking on mochi served as part of zōni, a rice cake soup.

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Number 2: Xiǎolóngbāo Soup dumplings are one my my favorite foods but I always get burned by the piping hot liquid inside. The dumplings are filled with meat or seafood along with a gelatine made from broth and aspic. When they are steamed, the gelatine melts and becomes a delicious soup. If you don’t let the broth spill out onto your spoon first to let it cool, prepare for third-degree burns on your tongue.

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Number 1: Tortilla Chips The salty, rough edges of tortilla chips always slice open the corners of my mouth. Last night I accidentally swallowed a whole tortilla chip and it ripped open a giant gash in my esophagus!

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What are some food that have been painful for you to eat?

First Look Inside M. Wells Steak House

19 Wednesday Jun 2013

Posted by dark locks in American, Brooklyn, bucket list, celebrations, education, fish, French, herbs and spices, Japanese, Korean, meat, New York, Québécois, Queens, seafood, snacks, urban, Williamsburg

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Here is a first look at the new M. Wells Steak House in LIC! Is that the cement trout trough there on the left?

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matcha green tea Kit Kats and Crunch bars at Mitsuwa

18 Tuesday Jun 2013

Posted by dark locks in American, Asian, bakeries, celebrations, chocolate, dairy, herbs and spices, Japanese, New Jersey, sweets, tea, wagashi

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Mitsuwa in New Jersey is the largest Japanese grocery store in the United States. They have an amazing food court that includes ramen, tempura, soba, and gyoza shops. You can also find incredible wagashi at the Minamoto Kitchoan counter.

The summer Umaimono food festival vendors are starting to set up inside Mitsuwa and one of the first ones I saw was this matcha green tea frozen yogurt stand. There is one combo that includes a mini slice of matcha cheesecake!

If you walk down the candy aisle, you will find a giant wall of green tea Crunch bars and Kit Kats!

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Summer Crab and Cucumber Gelée Mazemen from Yuji

10 Monday Jun 2013

Posted by dark locks in Asian, Brooklyn, bucket list, herbs and spices, Japanese, New York, ramen, seafood, snacks, urban, Williamsburg

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The staff at Yuji recently returned from Japan and are now serving this brothless mazemen with chilled crab and a refreshing cucumber gelée.

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