Category Archives: USA  Had a wonderful birthday dinner at annisa, the cozy West Village restaurant owned by Anita Lo. The menu is heavily seafood influenced, with some slight Asian flavors and French technique. We had the black sea bass sashimi with trout and barbecued squid with thai basil and fresh peanuts for appetizers. I’m usually not one for […]  Here’s a quick NYC post in between all the London pics. If you’re in town on a Sunday, take a ride aboard the vintage MTA holiday train which runs between 2nd avenue and queens plaza. It’s a perfectly festive ride for anyone headed to the holiday market shops in Bryant Park!  An Unlikely Prospect I originally went to Brooklyn’s Prospect Park to see some greenery at the Brooklyn Botanical (and check out the nearby Hungry Ghost coffee shop). But, when I got off the 2,3 train stop I was standing right at the entrance to the Brooklyn Museum and figured it’d be a waste not to […]  I was wandering around the West Village looking for a dinner spot and stumbled upon Jinya Ramen Bar, a sleek and modern looking LA import. We tried the corn, salmon and pork skewers and the chashu pork buns, which were grilled at the bar right in front of us. Pork buns are always a good […]  Made a stop by Hungry Ghost for an afternoon pick me up. Perfect weekend days always involve a leisurely cup of coffee and a trip to unexpected parts of town (and avoiding the office ha!). I really liked the bar inside the cafe. It was a great gunmetal greyish color and large, so it fit […] |
|
