shake shack sunday

This past Sunday, Ami and I went outside to enjoy the sun and just happened to both be craving burgers. Now normally, we deny the existence of Shake Shack just a few blocks west of our place to save ourselves from morbid obesity but sometimes you just have to give into the desire for all things delicious.


Seriously, it tastes as delicious as it looks.


My first "Arnold Palmer," aka lemonade mixed with iced tea. Truly scrumptious! (Anyone else just have Chitty Chitty Bang Bang flash backs?) I also love that you eat outside at the Madison Square location and even with snow still on the ground it was busy!

gobi paratha for the win

Gobi Paratha is possibly the favourite meal I've learned to make from my mother-in-law. Flatbread stuffed with spicy cauliflower mixture that you eat with yoghurt and chutney? Yum!


Start by grating the cauliflower florets, spread out on a towel and leave to dry overnight. Add garam masala, chili pepper, ajawain and salt. Note: ajawain is not required, it just helps with digestion.


Make the dough with chapati flour and water. I learned to how to do this by feeling the dough and watching, so I don't have the best idea of the ratio.


Roll out two discs and pile on the cauliflower mixture. Put the other disc on-top and roll them out together!


Cook until golden brown on both sides, spread a small amount of olive oil on both sides. And finally the best part, eat! If you want to learn how to make it, I suggest you buy a ticket to New York and I'll show you in my kitchen. Otherwise I'll try my best to write out the recipe, but I make no promises that it'll turn out correctly.

pop bar

This Pollock looking pop makes me want to go and try all the different combinations. I've added popbar to my weekend list of things I want to do.

yum

I made thai style noodles for dinner last night. They were delicious served cold at lunch as well! It needs repeating, yum!

momofuku noodle bar = drool

Ami and I went out to Momofuku Noodle Bar which is just a few blocks south of home, I'm sad to say how long it took us to get there as I've been to the Momofuku Milk Bar for crazy ice cream but never for food. Wow, I regret not getting there sooner! We shared pork steamed buns, shitake steamed buns, and ginger scallion noodles. Dang yo! Amazing food. I also had their ginger slushy which they dub "dark and stormy" it was deliciously warm from the spice but cold from the slush! If anyone comes out to New York you can be guaranteed I'll be taking you to this restaurant.

sunday morning in gramercy

One thing that I've have being enjoying is the sun in New York; it's January and there is sun everyday! Even at -8°C outside, I can deal with it because of the sun. Ami and I went out for a late brunch at Five Points restaurant which is 20ish blocks away from home, but we were walking south which meant the sun warming my cheeks while we walked. I was disappointed in brunch though, it was a decidedly average meal which I wasn't expecting with the 4.5 stars it had received on google, especially when Cafe Orlin was delicious last weekend and significantly less pretentious. On the way home we stopped at our local bagel shop Ess-A-Bagel to pick up a baker's dozen. Seriously, they're as big as your head, and delicious! I do miss the hand rolled skinny Montreal style bagels that I grew up with, but these are a welcome change.

I also got a few French Macaroons from a cafe across the street and devoured them.



I ate three, and left Ami one. Yes, I am that much of a pig.