Alphabetical Index
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“What Happens When” farm goes to table
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$24 Lobsterpalooza: Sunday Nights at Mermaid Inn
$5 David Burke Bucks Giveaway: Sharing the Yummyness
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’til March 4th: 50% off drinks
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15 EAST: Live Lobster Sashimi!
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2020: get together. give together
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456 Shanghai Cuisine: A taste of home
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53rd & 6th Halal: For dinner and lunch
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6/18-6/24 Malaysian Restaurant Week (3 course $20.12)
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7/27-8/12 Celebrate the Olympics at Eventi Hotel
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8/19-8/26: Wholesome Wave’s Farm-to-Table Restaurant Week
8/7: Focus + Chubby = FREE CUPCAKES for ya’ll (Lexington Avenue Summer Fest)
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A Yummy Holiday Wish from Alain Ducasse
abc kitchen: bring all your special ladies
ABODE POP UP: dinner at The Old Bowery Station (chef from The Taste)
AC Food & Wine Giveway Ticket Winner is…
Adobe Photoshop Cook: By far the COOLEST video I’ve seen in a long long time
Akdeniz: Great Mediterranean Turkish in Midtown
American Table Cafe and Bar by Marcus Samuelsson
Amex is giving $25 in Butter Lane Cupcakes!
Amy Ruth’s: Waffle and Fried Chicken Breakfast – 93 Plates Part II.
and the 2010 Vendy Awards goes to (drumroll)…
Arepas Lady & Sabor Mexicano Taco
Asian American Food Fair: So many people, so much food
ATERA: chef + forager + mad scientist + artist
Atlantic City Food & Wine Festival 2012 Recap
August 24: Children Dine for FREE at Four Seasons (new added date of August 31st)
August 5th: Celebrate National Oyster Day at The Mermaid Inn
August 6th: “Summer in Portugal” at Aldea
Aunt Else’s Aebleskiver: Sort of like a Takoyaki meets Pancake
AWAY: Going home to Buenos Aires
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BACK FORTY: Summer Crab Boils every Tuesday (’til Sept 3rd)
Back from Argentina… this is just a tease of what is to come
Bacon Roses… my kind of Valentine’s Day
BAHR CHE Wine, Cheese and Charcuterie: good first date spot
BANKAKU: Finding Japanese Shrimp Crackers in Singapore
Baohaus Style Chinese New Year Dinner
BAR AKARIBA: The perfect hideaway date
BAR BASQUE: Tapas at a chic and futuristic spot (CLOSED)
Barros Luco: Muy Delicioso Chilean sandwiches and empanadas (CLOSED)
Basta Pasta: Japanese doing Italian
BASTILLE DAY (July 14): Free bottle of Wine at Relais de Venise L’Entrecote
Bayan Cafe: Filipino Food in Midtown?……. I’d rather hop on the 7 train. (CLOSED)
Bell Book & Candle: Worst Brunch Experience ever!
Blue Elm: Around the globe in one meal (CLOSED)
Blue Hill at Stone Barns: Fall in NY
BO KY/ GRAND BO KY: best chinese noodle soup in Chinatown!!! (slurp’s on)
BOHEMIAN NYC: the no phone number “secret” joint behind the butcher shop
Bon Appetit SUPPER CLUB cafe: Part Two
Bon Appetit SUPPER CLUB cafe: yummy chaos in the city
BonChon’s $8 lunch + 2 free wings for Check-in is sweet!
Bracco’s Clam & Oyster Bar: Seafood in Long Island
Brooklyn Edible Social Club: dinner at a long lost friend’s I’ve never met
Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain: Good o’ld fashioned sundaes
Butter: First taste of 2010 Restaurant Week
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Cafe Habana: Smile it’s GRILLED CORN!!!
Caffe Bene: escape with a Misugaru drink in Times Square
CALLE OCHO: UWS Nuevo Latino Cuisine
Calling all piggy-vores. PIG ISLAND 2012 Early Bird Tix on sale now
Certe Sandwich Challege winner again! “ChubbyPorky” in June
Cheat Sheet: Know when to buy Organic
Chikalicious Dessert Club: my late night adult chocolate fix
Chinese New Year in Chinatown: Dim Sum at Ping’s, Karaoke, Bubble Tea, and Dinner
Chocolats Aperitif: chocolate covered seeds and herbs for your foodie Valentine
Chocri: Customize and name your chocolate bars!
CHOPTANK: Crabs, Friends and Free Beer (CLOSED)
Choux Factory: Better than Beard Papa’s
Chubby on video (it’s weird to watch myself!)
Chubby’s 1st Annual New York Restaurant Week Awards 2009
Chubby’s Dumpling Recipe featured on Huffingtonpost
ChubbyChineseGirl Pumpkin for Halloween
ChubbyChineseGirl Sandwich Voted as Best of CerTe 2010!!!
City Bakery Annual Hot Chocolate Festival
Co.: unique and creative pies + Dewar’s Scotch Whisky Tasting Event
COCORON: Cold soba noodles for a hot summer day
CONES: Argentinean “Helado” in NYC
COWABUNGA: Gourmet Rice Krispy Treat and Red Velvet Ice Cream delivered to your door
CRUMBS: Booooooooooooooottery Halloween
Cupcake Truck for a crummy day
Curious Candy: Cynthia Rowley New York
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Da Jiang Nan Bei: My favorite Shanghainese place
Dainobu deli+groceries: Asian Munchies for Lunchie
DANIEL: Surprisingly underwhelming
David Burke & Leblon Cachaca: Beverage Series Dinner + the chef himself
David Burke & The Riesling Collection Beverage Series Dinner
David Burke at Bloomingdales: after shopping fuel
David Burke Bloomingdales Dinner for two deals
David Burke KITCHEN: Jars & Fried Chicken Brunch
DAY 1 of Chubby Chinese Girl Sandwich
Despaña: Jamón ibérico + Surimi Baby Eel
Diner en Blanc NY 2012 “Magical night”
Diner en Blanc NYC 2012 – Waitlist
Donate a Thanksgiving Dinner or two
Donburiya: After work drinks and Japanese tapas
DRUM ROLL: The $5 David Burke Winners
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Eat at M.Wells before it closes end of August
Eats this Weekend: Super Duper Market & Bastille Day
Economy Candy: Happy “Treat or Treating”!
Ed’s Lobster Bar: Fresh Of Boat (FOB)
Edible Garden Festival and Mario Batali Cooking Demo
El Bulli: Cooking in Progress (showing til 8/9)
Elevate Restaurant & Lounge: great bridal shower
Empellon: Alex is hot, the food not so much
EN BRASSERIE: Fish Head, Eel Bones & Beer
EN: Zagat presents “taste of Japanese Premium Beef”
Engeline’s: Filipino Pork-a-licious Feast
Enoteca Maria: Nonna’s cooking!!! Just hop on the Staten Island Ferry
Enter to WIN 2 tickets to “Mario Batali’s Kitchen Gardens”
Excellent Pork Chop House: Anything but excellent, specially not the pork chops
Experimental Cocktail Club NY: tasty drinks that are on the light side
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Chubby in NY POST
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F&B: the gudt comfort food (CLOSED)
Feb 20-21: Malaysian Winter Market at Bryant Park
Feliz 25 de Mayo para todos los Argentinos!
Foodbuzz 24 24: Summer Soba Picking Party
Foodbuzz 24,24,24: NY “Urban Orphan’s” Thanksgiving TURDUCKEN Dinner
Foodbuzz 24×24: CONCH TASTING in Turks & Caicos
Foodbuzz 24×24: Cooking Shanghainese with my ChubbyMama
Foodbuzz Blogger Festival 2009
Foodbuzz Tastemakers: BUITONI Frozen Meals for 2
For the Love of Japan at En Brasserie
Foragers City Table: market, groceries, butcher, restaurant
Ford Focus Partnership and AC Food and Wine Festival Tickets Giveaway!
FRANKIES SPUNTINO: Fresh and simple lunch
FRAUNCES TAVERN: George Washington’s drinking spot. Pot pie, booze and museum
Fresh Strawberry Lemonade Fishy Ice & Pops
FRIDAY: Momofuku + Red Cross for Sandy
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Gallow Green Nightly Rooftop Garden Party Invite
GALLOW GREEN Rooftop: No more $20 rsvp ticket
Gelato Taste-Off: AMORINO vs GROM
GIVEAWAY: Dinner for 2 @ Sotto Terra (8/24)
Good and Bad Day in the Life of a Food Blogger
Gres des Vosges and Nihilist Mints: Lunch Boys and Stinky Cheese
GRILLED MEXICAN CORN a la Cafe Habana
Grom’s Croccantino (August flavor) is out of this world!
Gyu Kaku Times Square: grand opening specials
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Happy Chinese New Year! Year of the Snake
Have a Chubby Chinese Girl Sandwich Delivered to your door!
Hello Fresh: Recipes & Ingredients delivered to your door
help VOTE for my ChubbyMama’s Recipe
Hester Street Fair: Farewell Summer Clambake
Highpoint Bistro and Bar: Blogger Tasting Night
Hill Country Chicken: is there a Popeyes nearby?
HILLSIDE: chilling with wine and small plates
hmmmmm APPetizing cookie iPhones
HOLIDAY RECIPES: “Eat, Drink, Local” with Four Seasons NY Executive Chef John Johnson
Honest Tea: little sugar, a whole lot of flavor
HOP LEE: Perfect for Chinese New Year’s Eve Dinner (or any night)
How to make Kimchi: Step by Step Video
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ICY TASTE-OFF: Wooly’s vs Shaved Ice Shop
ilili: share a bunch of mezza, veggies and skip the main
indie food and wine: Dinner + Movie (or show) at Lincoln Center
Island Burgers & Shakes: I wanna be Lost on this yummy Island!
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JEWEL BAKO: Not so “Bizarre Food”ish
JUST IN: The Chubby Chinese Girl will remain on Cer Te’s menu as a Thursday Special!
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Katsu-hama… pork cutlets o’rama!
Kobeyaki: Decent sushi rolls for a quick meal
Kumquat Cupcakery: Sweet things come in sweet little packages
Kyotofu’s Anti-Superbowl Party LOL
Kyotofu: Very Girly. Very Tofulicious
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L’ABSINTHE BRASSERIE: The Last Supper (of 2010)
LA CHURRERIA: Finally found churros like the ones in Buenos Aires
La Lucha Tacos: Round Uno – Taste Match
LAST CHANCE to Send Honeybells to your Honey
Last day of the ChubbyPorky Sandwich at Cer Te
LAUT: Very Flavorful $20.10 Malaysian Restaurant Week Pre-fixe Menu
LE BERNARDIN: One of my favorite meals of 2011… (pre-renovation)
LE GRAND FOODING 2010: Meeting David Chang, the Best Fried Chicken ever and Jake Gyllenhaal
LE GRAND FOODING 2011 Tix are on SALE! Hurry! (plus a look back at 2010′s)
Le Grand Fooding NY 2012: Tickets are on sale!
Le Palais des Thés: Perfect gifts for tea lovers
Le relais de Venise L’Entrecote: Parisian steak in NY
Lex Ave Summer Fest + Fordcast Tour + Cupcakes
LINCOLN Ristorante: First Taste & Mario Batali
LINspired Potluck Party: bring a LIN food or drink
Lotus’ “Flower” Best Summer Cocktail
Lulu & Mooky’s: Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream
LUNCH HAPPY HOUR DEAL at Tsushima
Lunch with Bobby Flay, Aunt Becky and Hellman’s… (well…sorta)
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M. WELLS: Quebec-American Diner in LIC (closed)
Ma Peche: Revisited… Regular Menu this time
Má Pêche: The “Peach” Empire comes to Midtown, while Food Bloggers come together.
MACARON CAFE: one of the worst macarons I’ve had in nyc
Macchiato Espresso Bar: maple pecan danish & latte
Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks & BBQ deal at Pier 81
Madison Square Eats until OCT 19th
MAIALINO: molto bene Sunday supper
Main St. Imperial Taiwanese Gourmet: My favorite Taiwanese restaurant, worth a trip to Flushing
MAISON KAYSER nyc: From Paris with love
Mama Theresa’s: Eat and Shop ’til you drop in Long Island
Mami PG’s Cooking: Delivering homemade Penang style lunch boxes
Mara’s Homemade: It’s like comfort from a southern mama
March 19-21: JAPAN WEEK at Grand Central
March 4-18: Japanese Restaurant Week 2013
March 7-11: Japan Restaurant Week for a good cause
MAREA: Cucina del Mare. 1 of my best meals 2010
Mariebelle NY Cocoa Bar: A date with hot chocolate
MASAK: Tiger Beer, Fish Head Curry and more
MAX & MINAS: Alcoholic Homemade Ice Creams
May 4: Ramp Fest Hudson 2013 + Tickets Giveaway!
MAZE by Gordon Ramsay: What the %!$#%$!&^@$#
Meet my “CHUBBY PORKY Sandwich” from Cer Te
Meet the ChubbyChineseGirl credit card!
MEGU: ME GUsta this occasional splurge
Merry Christmas to all food lovers
Missing Summer Farmer’s Market already
Mission Chinese Food NYC: “things that make you go hmmm”!?
Momofuku Noodle Bar: my mama’s pork dishes are better
momokufu ko: No pictures? No problem…… I got a sharpie and pad. Take that!!!
Monday is INDUSTRY NIGHT at Osteria Morini: All pastas are $10 after 9:30pm
Montel Williams Health Master: Confessions of an INFOMERCIAL-HOLIC
Montenapo: A relaxing meal by a Tree Garden, in the heart to Times Square (CLOSED)
Motorino: Out with the old, in with the “delizioso” new!
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Naya Express: my office’s new lunch addiction
NESPRESSO PIXIE with Ted Allen and Pixie Lott
Nespresso’s new Lattissima+ at Bloomingdales
NESPRESSO: around the world coffee experience with Padma Lakshmi (recipe included)
New York Chocolate Show 2012 Recap
Noodies Thai Kitchen: a warm hug from a bowl of soup noodle
North End Grill: Ramps by Top Chef Master
Northern Spy Food Co.: Simple farm to table food
Nougatine at Jean Georges: pleasant lunch
November 9-11: New York Chocolate Show 2012
NUCHAS EMPANADAS: Do cry for me Argentina
NY LOVES JAPAN… Japan Relief Efforts
NY Restaurant Week (yet again… *sigh*)
NYC ICY: The perfect cure for this heat!
NYC Wine & Food Festival: Meatpacking Uncorked
Nyonya: My all time favorite Malaysian
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OCEANA: Asians eat at the back… How RACIST!!!
OCT 9: Ludo Lefebvre of Ludo Bites in New York!
OH Danish Bakery: Kringle Kris Kringle this Holiday
Onya Noodle Shop: Fresh made udon is the difference
Order a “Chubby Chinese Girl” Sandwich at Cer Te
OSTERIA MORINI: the underrated brunch
OUTER BOROUGH RESTAURANT REVIEWS
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Pampano Taqueria: restaurant quality tacos
Park Avenue Winter: why Restaurant Week just isn’t worth it
PATACON PISAO: Awesome Venezuelan in Elmhurst
Peking Duck House: Chinese New Year Lunch
Per Se: Perfectly beautiful and exquisite
Pinkberry’s new Chocolate and Hazelnut is delizioso
Pok Pok NY: finger lickin’ good wings in Brooklyn
PULQUERIA: hidden Mexican in Chinatown
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Quick Delight: Saltiest Food Cart Award?
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Rabbit Mafia: Supper Club Virgin No More
RAMEN MISOYA: “Me So” Salty!!!
RAYMI: Bring a friend for lunch (buy one lunch box, get one FREE)
RECIPE from The Modern: Truffles for your love
RECIPE: Brunch I return for again and again
Recipe: Making Momofuku’s Bo Ssam at home for less than $20!
Red Hook Lobster Pound: Maine in Brooklyn (+recipes)
RED HOOK LOBSTER TRUCK: Maine Lobsta’ in NYC
Red Hook: Adios to a Sabroso 2009 Season
Riverpark: Farm in the city to table with a view
Rock Center Cafe: Christmas Eve by the Rockefeller Tree
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Sakagura: More than just the best sake bar
Sara Snacker’s Chipn’etzel: Potato Chips + Pretzel in a Cookie!?
Scharffen Berger Chocolate and Wine Pairing while sailing on the Hudson
Scharffen Berger Chocolate: Elevate a classic dessert (recipes included)
SCHNITZEL & THINGS: From mobile to midtown
SEERSUCKER: Tuesday Fried Chicken Dinners!!!
SEL et POIVRE: Where I fell in LOVE… with liver
Seoul Garden: SoonTofu Lunch to warm a cold and yucky day
Sept 19: Grey Goose Punch Party
Sept 30: East River Mid Autumn Harvest Festival
Shake it up… Shake up the Happyness!!!
Shilla: trying some new things in the heart of Korean Town (and some old favorites too)
Sik Gaek: Live Octopus and Grillin’ Live Seafood
Smith & Wollensky: Old school steakhouse
Smorgasburg at Whole Foods Market Bowery
SMORGASBURG: Yummy Saturday with a view
Sneak “Taste” at McDonald’s: New Summer Items and Chic New Decor
Socarrat Paella Bar/Bar de Vinos: Vamos a España!!!
Social Eatz: Familiar flavors with a twist (CLOSED 3/1/13)
Sotto Terra WINNER of Dinner for 2 announced
SOTTO TERRA: PR dinner that MADE NO SENSE
Soy Hound: artisanal fresh pressed soymilk
Spot Dessert Bar: Homemade sodas and a sweet way to start/end any day
Stōgo: Gourmet Organic Dairy-Free Ice Cream is a NO-GO for me
Sugar and Plumm: Savory & lots of sweet on the UWS
Summer Fordcast Tour @ AC Food & Wine Festival
Sunday Oct 21: Grub Street Food Festival
Sunday Oct.14: NY Street Ramen Contest 2012
Sunrise Bakery & Cafe: Big Fluffy Baos
Super Taste: La Mian (Hand Pulled Noodle) vs Dao Xiao Mian (Knife Shaved Noodle)
SWEET REVENGE: New Breakfast Tasting
Szechuan Gourmet: Lunch with “The 93 Plates Adventure”
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TACOMBI: love the decor, the tacos not so much
Taiwanese Gourmet Corp: Yummy Stinky Tofu, Duck’s Tongue, Intestine and more
Tassimo: my own little personal barista
Thai 51: Free lunch today! Score!!!
THALASSA: Greek and Mediterranean in Tribeca
The Big Cheese and Meat for the Big Cheese – DAD
The Breslin: Love at first bite… Whole Sucking Pig
The coolest way to separate egg whites/yolk EVER!
THE COUNTER: build your own custom burgers on a bun or salad bowl
the great GoogaMooga tix registration just opened!
The I can’t believe Andrew Zimmern knows CCG! & Googa Mooga weekend
The Macallan: Private Tasting (Yes, it’s FREE)
The Mermaid Inn has inexpensive Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve options
The NoMad: Daniel Humm’s “less fancy” approach to his food
The Plaza Food Hall: Poor quality control. Where’s Todd?
The Sweet Life… a diabetes cookbook
Thursday is Double Chubby Day at Cer Te!!!
Today is Chubby Chinese Girl Day
TOP 3: Dark Chocolate Valentine’s Day
Torrisi Italian Specialty: Great $65 Tasting Menu
TREEHAUS: Brooklyn’s DOUGH doughnuts in the city
Tsushima: Freshest sashimi & Best lunch deals, specially on Tuesdays
TUESDAYS this summer: Crab Boil at Mermaid Inn
Turning 53rd & 6th Combo into Egg Fried Rice
Txikito: my favorite tapas in the city
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UiUi Bubble Tea: Bowl of Shaved Ice to beat the heat
Untitled: Dinner date at the Whitney Museum
UO: Live sushi and sashimi. Overly creative. (CLOSED)
UPCOMING “EAT”VENTS AROUND TOWN
UPCOMING 6/10: Portugal Day at Aldea
UPCOMING 6/23: Bacon Bash (LivingSocial $22 deal)
UPCOMING 8/27-9/1: Live at the MANDERLEY BAR at The McKittirick Hotel
Urban Lobster Shack: Where’s the meat!?
US OPEN 2011: Food Tasting Preview with Morimoto and Mantuano
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VIA QUADRONNO: Perfect Paninis, Cappuccinos and DYI Tiramisu after the Met
Vinegar Hill House: Twice in a week. Amazing Dinner and another amazing Brunch.
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Wafels & Dinges REVISITED: My 1st Post Challenge by the waffle guy himself
wafels & dinges: just another truck
Warwick, NY: Annual AppleFest 2009
WD-50: Molecular Gastronomy, a play date with my senses
Welcome to the new home of ChubbyChineseGirl
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN: Pop Up Restaurant (Movement 3: 19th Century France)
Witch Finger Grapes: spooky fruit
Wo Hop & Gahm Mi Oak: Best After Drinking Eats
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Yogi Korean Tacos cart in midtown
Yuan Xiao (Chinese Lantern Festival) & Tang Yuan (Glutinous Balls in Soup)
YUJI RAMEN: 5 course ramen omakase tasting
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[ARGENTINA] PERITO MORENO GLACIER: Trekking. Whisky. Alfajor. Boat ride.
[BUENOS AIRES] Eating Helado + Giant Gelato Sword
[BUENOS AIRES] Waking up early for BREAKFAST
[BUENOS AIRES]: CHORIPAN a classic street food
[CT] LOUIS’ LUNCH: America’s First Hamburger
[DC] Cherry Blossoms, ROGUE 24 & P.O.V Rooftop
[EL CALAFATE, ARGENTINA] Estancia 25 de Mayo: Cattle. Sheep. Steak. Lamb.
[FLUSHING] New World Mall Food Court: Fire and Icy
[FT. LAUDERDALE] 48 hrs of sunshine, mahi mahi and gator bites
[MAINE] Chauncey Creek Lobster Pier: Best Lobsta’!
[MENDOZA, ARGENTINA]: 5 Course Lunch Tasting by the Vineyards of Bodega Ruca Malen
[MENDOZA, ARGENTINA]: Villa Mansa Wine Hotel and biking around the vineyards
[MYSTIC] Connecticut: A day by the Seaport
[PARIS] Pierre Herme: The finest macarons
[RECIPE] Dumpling Making 101: Chive and pork
[RECIPE] Easy Grilling: Korean Pork Belly at home
[RECIPE] LAURENT GRAS “My Provence” Digital Cookbook Launch
[RECIPE] Roasted artichoke with lemon garlic aioli for Whole Foods
[RECIPE] Shanghainese Pan Fried Soup Dumpling with Buttermilk Biscuits “wrap”
[RECIPE]: Dessert Trucks’ Chocolate Souffle
[SAN FRANCISCO & Berkeley] Eats in 24 hrs
[SEATTLE]: sleep less, eat more
[SHANGHAI] “Jian Bing”: Crepe a la China Style
