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Food Tour Archestratus, Bakeri, Cienaga, Meyers Bageri, MilkMade, Nixtamal, Oddfellows, Yunnan Flavour Garden

Published July 15, 2017August 17, 2018by Peter Cucè in Carroll Gardens, Coffee & Tea, Corona, Food Tours, Greenpoint, Italian, Mexican, Williamsburg, Yunnan
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NYC Cafe Roundup May 2017 East One Coffee Roasters, Odd Fox, One Bedford, Patisserie Chanson

Published June 1, 2017August 17, 2018by Peter Cucè in Coffee & Tea, New York
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NYC Cafe Roundup March 2017 Alpha Dominche Extraction Lab, Harlem Coffee Co, Mirror Tea House, Prologue Coffee Room, Toby's Estate LIC

Published March 8, 2017August 17, 2018by Peter Cucè in Brooklyn, Coffee & Tea, Manhattan, New York, Queens
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NYC Cafe Roundup February 2017 Three Seat Espresso & Barber, Bearcat, Blue Bottle Roastery, Cafe Cotton Bean, Coffee Snob, Espresso Me, White Noise

Published February 3, 2017August 17, 2018by Peter Cucè in Brooklyn, Coffee & Tea, Manhattan, New York, Queens
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Flushing’s Hunan Kitchen of Grand Sichuan Now Sucks

Published January 31, 2017August 16, 2018by Peter Cucè in Flushing, Hunan
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  • Loved the lechon kawali @purpleyamnyc, w/ the appealing contrast between the gooey pork inside and crispy skin outside and the vinegar soy sauce for dipping. I also enjoyed the shrimp paste fried rice. The buko pie ー young coconut custard wrapped with a very good crust ー was gone in seconds. Chef Romy @romydorotan has a special touch with ice cream. Lots of interesting Asian flavors on the menu - I wanted to try them all but we settled on dried plum and ube (purple yam). Good flavor, creamy, just a tad oversweet for me. Adobo ribs (not pictured) were lackluster, without a deep spice flavor and somewhat on the dry side. #filipinofood #pinoyfood #nyc #brooklyn #ditmaspark #food #foodporn #foodpic #instagood #foodlover #newforkcity #eeeeeats #foodpost #foodblogger #instagood #instafood #eatingnyc #nyceats #eaterny #美食 #料理 I was shocked when @Foursquare told me I hadn’t been to Purple Yam since June 2010! Time really flies.
  • Soft opening for @coffeeprojectny’s gorgeous new cafe on Fort Greene’s version of Harry Potter’s Diagon Alley (78 Rockwell Place). #coffee #cafe #espresso #cafeculture #thirdwavecoffee #specialtycoffee #coffeebar #espressobar #nyc #brooklyn #fortgreene #咖啡 #コーヒー #steampunk
  • I never thought I could find duck tongues so appealing, but after having them twice, I consider the juicy, appealingly-coated, spicy, stir-fried ones at @kopitiamnyc to be a must-order. I couldn’t lead with them, because my photography skills are not up to the task of making them look as good as they taste. Another fave is the pulut panggang, dried shrimp stuffed glutinous rice wrapped in banana leaf, and the nasi lemak, somewhat different than the Indonesian versions I’ve had but no less appealing. #kopitiam #malaysianfood #nyc #chinatown #food #foodporn #foodpic #instagood #foodlover #newforkcity #eeeeeats #foodpost #foodblogger #instagood #instafood #eatingnyc #nyceats #eaterny #ducktongue btw continuing my commentary on Instagram itself, beyond bot-driven follows/unfollows, I guess there are bot-driven likes too? I am happy to be able to carve out a community here, but the sheer volume of fake engagement is depressing.
  • Thanks to @fattypandablog for the great Malaysian mooncake filled with a not over-sweet lotus seed paste and a bright yellow egg yolk. You can get a box of four of these at Restoran Malaysia on 40th Rd for $28 - Curry Leaves has the same ones for $32. The only sadness was that the durian flavor was in name only - I couldn’t discern even the essence. I’m looking forward to trying the pandan. #nyc #flushing #queens #mooncakes #mooncake #food #foodporn #foodpic #instagood #foodlover #newforkcity #eeeeeats #foodpost #foodblogger #instagood #instafood #eatingnyc #nyceats #eaterny #美食 btw not related but what is it with all these people with 25K followers following me and then unfollowing me a few days later, even if I follow back and like your stuff. I only follow the ones I feel simpatico with in some distant way, such as @brooklynfoodsnob but even this person unfollowed me!
  • My latest column - blog link up top - features @ato_tearoom’s new drink, Einspänner, @coffeeprojectny, @otwaynyc, @cafeannicka, @mekelburgsdomino and @mogeteeusa #food #foodporn #foodpic #instagood #foodlover #newforkcity #eeeeeats #foodpost #foodblogger #instagood #instafood #eatingnyc #nyceats #eaterny
  • I was disenchanted with the items I tried at new Japanese patisserie @fouetnyc. Although pretty, the shiso fromage blanc mousse had no particular flavor beyond sweet, just a muddy confusion. Caramel cheesecake was decent but nothing worth eating again, just a bland, heavy mass. We thought we were ordering ice cream but were served two sorbets - they were fine but nothing special and oversweet for me. My friend bought a whole bunch of the really attractive cookies for a party and said that most of them were inedible. Sad, because it’s a nice looking spot with friendly service. #nyc #greenwichvillage #bakery #patisserie #dessert #japanese #料理 #food #foodporn #foodpic #instagood #foodlover #newforkcity #eeeeeats #foodpost #foodblogger #instagood #instafood #eatingnyc #nyceats #eaterny #美食 #dessert
  • @samanthasafer pulled me a very good shot of @olascoffee on the first day of @otwaynyc’s daytime coffee service. Food tomorrow. #nyc #clintonhill #brooklyn #coffee #cafe #espresso #cafeculture #thirdwavecoffee #specialtycoffee #coffeebar #espressobar #food #foodporn #foodpic #instagood #foodlover #newforkcity #eeeeeats #foodpost #foodblogger #instagood #instafood #eatingnyc #nyceats #eaterny #コーヒー #咖啡 #patiencegray #reading #books #cookbooks
  • Pork belly 3 ways @lahinewyork: lechon kawali (crispy, served w/ liver sauce), dinuguan (w/ spiced pig blood, vinegar, spices), Bicol express (w/ shrimp paste & 🌶 coconut milk). Avocado shake. Bicol was my fave. The dinuguan was good but missing other body parts - usually has many types of offal, not only belly. #pinoyfood #filipinofood #nyc #elmhurst #queens #food #foodporn #foodpic #instagood #foodlover #newforkcity #eeeeeats #foodpost #foodblogger #instagood #instafood #eatingnyc #nyceats #eaterny #美食 #料理 #meat #pork #porkbelly #lechon #lechonkawali #bicolexpress
  • Pigging out @pigbeachnyc w/ my model buddy #nyc #brooklyn #bbq #pigbeach #food #foodporn #foodpic #instagood #foodlover #newforkcity #eeeeeats #foodpost #foodblogger #instagood #instafood #eatingnyc #nyceats #eaterny #料理 #美食 #meat #牛肉
  • 3 good things: @abraco_espresso $2 espresso (keeping it real!), @olascoffee beans and a good book - 🙏 to @mkojulie for the loan. #nyc #eastvillage #abraço #coffee #cafe #espresso #cafeculture #thirdwavecoffee #specialtycoffee #coffeebar #espressobar #reading #bookstagram #food #foodporn #foodpic #instagood #foodlover #newforkcity #eeeeeats #foodpost #foodblogger #instagood #instafood #eatingnyc #nyceats #eaterny

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