Category Dessert

Make-your-own Bibimbap at Take 31 in NYC

Little did I know how easy it is to make-your-own Bibimbap until a couple of days ago when I was invited by Bibimbap Backpackers to Take 31, a restaurant in Korea town in NYC. Bibimbap Backpackers is a non-profit organization that aims to introduce and promote a healthy Korean dish, Bibimbap (i.e., mixed rice), to the […]

Buckwheat crepes at Sugar and Plumm

On a recent afternoon, I met a friend for lunch at Sugar and Plumm after an unsuccessful attempt at trying to reserve a table for two for lunch in the Upper West Side. I have always thought of Sugar and Plumm as a bakery / candy store, but after this visit I am inclined to head there […]

Classic Greek seafood dishes and contemporary dishes with Greek ingredients at Thalassa NYC

I was recently invited to a Press Dinner at Thalassa (means “the sea” in Greek) in NYC.  While I have been to Thalassa before and have enjoyed the food there almost 9 years ago, this time too, I had a wonderful evening at Thalassa and enjoyed classic Greek and contemporary seafood dishes with Greek ingredients as well. […]