Foodie Review: Balthazard

To celebrate my Birthday, I was lucky to book a table at THE French Bistro in SoHo: Balthazar!
Being French, I am usually skeptical with restaurant which claim to be "Authentic French", but I must say, Balthazar made me feel like I was back in my home country! This Parisian-like bistro is outstanding!!! Decor is on point, Atmosphere is as noisy as a typical French bistro, and Food is just delectable!!! Now I do understand why people make reservation weeks in advance, or wait in line for a table at Midnight! Did I mention they serve breakfast, lunch, brunch, dinner, and late night dinner!!! That's just GREAT! Oh and make sure to grab one of their baguette; if you are lucky, they might have one left for you :)

Enjoying the Duck Confit!

BOYFRIEND:


- Frisee aux Lardons: right amount of everything, including the light vinaigrette
-Grilled Branzini: finally a place that knows how to cook fish!
-Profiterole: Chocolate overload


ME:


-Seafood Ceviche: done just right; not too "cooked", not too raw!
-Duck Confit: Pure goodness!!!
-Pavlova: Meringue filled with warm berries...enough said!

Foodie Review: Perch

So last weekend was my last moment of freedom before 32 more working days at my internship from Hell, so the Boyfriend and I decided to go get some good food at relax. For those who think Manhattan has the best restaurants in all the 5 boroughs, well let me tell you how wrong you are! Brooklyn has more 5 stars restaurants than any boroughs of New York! Yeap, that's rights (courtesy of Zagat)! So we decided to go to Perch Cafe on 5th Ave between 5th and 6th street.
This cafe is quite low key, yet the decor is simplistically cool! The restaurant is about Simplicity done at its best! Food is unpretentious, servers are chilled like cucumbers, and drinks and coffee are just yummy to the tummy.


THE BOYFRIEND:


-Bratwurst: served with sauerkraut, sourdough toast, Dijon mustard!


ME:


-Cobb Salad: perfect portion, and flavors balanced each other just right!


Bon Appetit!

Foodie Review: Asian Remixed

Located in the neighborhood of Park Slope (7th Ave, between St Johns Pl and Lincoln Pl), Asian Remixed is a delightful restaurant of Thai done right. It is a breath of fresh air from your typical Thai "curries, noodle, soup" menu. It actually provides some diversity and a zest of elaboration to your Americanized Thai dishes. Although it was our first time trying out this restaurant, the Boyfriend and I were quite satisfied with their lunch menu. For $8.99, you can have a 3course lunch which will delight your taste buds, and fill your belly. Additionally, Asian Remixed has a variety of drinks which will nice accompany your food for about $6 the drink.


THE BOYFRIEND:


-Corn Patties: little, flaky with a sweet after(corn)taste.
-Shrimp Lemongrass Thom Yum: Thom Yum with the right balance of flavors
-Chili Basil  Shrimp: lacked a bit of seasoning, despite the nice portion of shrimp and veggies


ME:


-Pork and Shrimp Shumai: big and flavorful
-Chicken Coconut Thom Kha Gai: delectable 
-Shrimp Pad Thai: lacked a bit of flavor, but overall good

Foodie Review: Home

I love eating sandwich during lunch, but I get frustrated when even thinking about where to find a good sandwich that won't bore the hell out of my taste buds. HOME, located on 5th Ave between 4th and 5th street in Park Slope Brooklyn, is a Vietnamese sandwicherie which offers a wide variety of sandwich (duh!), but also bubble tea, rolls, salads, and rice vermicellis.
On top of being cheap ($6 for full sandwich, or $3 for half during weekdays) and accepting credit cards (for some reason NYC store have exorbitant credit card purchase limits), their food will make your tummy yumming for more!


TOP CHOICE:


- Summer Rolls (fresh look...Spring actually)
- Classic Sandwich (pate, Viet ham, roast pork with cucumber, carrots, daikon radish, cilantro, mayo, and baguette)
-Banh Cuon Cha Lua (rice crepe with pork ... very fulfilling serving of yumminess)
-Thai Tea (favorite drink!)

Foodie Review: The Apiary

Me and the Boyfriend decided to go on a date and try a new restaurant since it is Restaurant Week (as important to my eyes as Fashion Week).
Our first pick was The Apiary in East Village. Even though we had to pay full price due to my honest mistake (I did not check the date), we still had an amazing time! The restaurant is very stylish (notice the chandeliers and light effect), the servers were very nice (a bit pushy though), and our food was very good! Recommended for a nice date


APPETIZER:
BF - Sweatbreads 
ME - Grilled Octopus with sun-dried tomatoes and eggplants


ENTREE:
BF - Pork Chop with pancetta and white beans
ME - Shrimp Chitarra with chorizo, angel hair past, and white wine


DESSERT:
BF - Sorbet trio (raspberry, grapefruit, passion Fruit)
ME - Panna Cotta with raspberry coulis