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Hiatus: over.
By Kristen | May 11, 2007
Do you know how much stuff I’ve been doing lately? It’s crazy. Let me sum up, list-style:
- I got sick. For like, a full week. This never happens.
- The house fell into a shambles.
- I started tidying up and the kid got whatever I had.
- She got over it, then I had to embark on mad cleaning spree.
- My mother-in-law came to visit for a few days.
- At the same time, my father-in-law and his wife came by as well.
- I got accepted to The New School.
- Everyone went home.
- I just stared into space for a day, recovering from all that human interaction.
- I sorted out all my financial aid.
- I met with my academic advisor and registered for classes.
- I have not cooked a single thing worth mentioning in several weeks. Not a damn thing.
I did, at least, go to a couple places worth noting:
Landmarc (at the Time Warner Center) is now officially my go-to spot for taking out-of-town guests. It’s casual enough that you can go there after walking around all day, but the menu is still pretty impressive. (I had the hangar steak, which was fantastic.) The kids menu is freakin’ brilliant, and we nearly came to blows over who got the last bite of the little crème brûlée.
Jerusalem Restaurant is so tiny, we almost walked right past it. I love shawarma, and this place did not disappoint; the Jerusalem Salad platter was as delicious as it was huge.
Tasty Dumpling — which I actually went to for the first time during the Taste of Chinatown I never wrote about — has usurped Fried Dumpling as my new favorite dumpling joint. Five dumplings, one dollar; same as Fried Dumpling, but the dumpling… dough(? wrapper? exterior?) at Tasty Dumpling is chewier and, well, tastier, possibly because they’re fried a little more than the ones at Friend Dumpling (ironically enough).
Back here in Maison Gezellig, we bought a new rice cooker and a new coffee maker. I’m so enthralled with both of them, it’s having deleterious effects on my digestion.
Also, I’ve finally picked a week for my Eat Local Challenge: May 21-27, one of the few full weeks without anyone visiting, having a birthday, celebrating Mother’s Day, or starting classes. This time, it’s eat local or bust.
So, what have you guys been up to? Anything good?
Topics: Eat Local Challenge, Life in Maison Gezellig, Restaurant Review |
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May 11th, 2007 at 2:14 pm
Welcome back, Kristen!
Landmarc does sound like a great place. Of course, the dumpling joints sounds pretty wonderful too. So maybe I’m hungry, you think?
May 11th, 2007 at 3:31 pm
Well, I know this isn’t about food, but I demand to know more about this school business, ie, what you’re taking etc etc etc.
Perhaps an email is in order?
May 11th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
Lisa: Would you prefer electronic or analog mail?
Terry: I’m just sorry I missed out on the roasted marrow bones because I was really intrigued by those. Oh! I forgot to mention, after they clear your plates and before they bring you dessert, they bring you the most unexpected treat ever: a cone of pink cotton candy.
May 11th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
Digital, if possible! I’m v curious about details.
Besides, I owe you a letter.
May 11th, 2007 at 8:44 pm
You’ve been busy. Congratulations on the New School thing.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:32 am
Landmarc is wonderful - and the food is terrific, though I am only familiar with the downtown location of it. Are they only slightly marking up their wines in the uptown one as well? Because that’s one of the main appeals of the restaurant in Tribeca - excellent food AND a superb winelist, that’s not obscenely priced/marked up. The bone marrow appetizer is particularly good there, if you’re into that sort of thing!
May 14th, 2007 at 5:32 am
oh and congratulations on the New School acceptance!
May 14th, 2007 at 9:29 am
Aw, thanks.
Y’know, I’m not much of a wine drinker, but yeah, the wine list at the TWC location did seem really reasonable.
I am still so intrigued by the bone marrow appetizer! I would have ordered it, but I didn’t want anything keeping me from inhaling that steak.
May 14th, 2007 at 8:12 pm
Congrats on the new school thing!! What are you going to be taking classes in?
May 18th, 2007 at 3:00 pm
This semester: journalism basics, copy editing, and public speaking.
May 18th, 2007 at 4:03 pm
Yes, congrats on The New School! I’m going to try Landmarc soon.
June 5th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
I meant to ask you what kind of coffee maker you got - because I am deeply interested in all things coffee related as you know - but then I never did.
June 5th, 2007 at 2:44 pm
At the risk of having you stop talking to me, I use the Senseo machine with the little coffee pods.
My anxiety disorder leaves me really sensitive to caffeine, and making coffee in the French press eventually became too much of a gamble, risking a panic attack if I made the coffee just a smidge too strong that day.
So, the Senseo makes me a little measured dosage of tasty caffeine. Sadly, American Senseo brand pods are undrinkable shite, but FreshDirect makes a dozen or so different pods that are all pretty great.