[mis-tif-fee] - n - 1. tall weird asian girl with a huge appetite for food, travel, adventure and fashion. and she's hungry, always hungry. eating the world in 6in heels...
Decided I wanted pizza so me W and L headed down to the Mellow Mushroom for some pizza….
A delicious salad. I LOVEEEE Alfalfa
All wee delicious except for my weird hawaiian pizza on the bottom right that made me sad and we didn’t eat it. The top was the best.. L’s gluten-free pizza YUM
A delicious beer, DUH
And for dessert we got from froyo — Thanks L for the yogurt <3
I headed into DC early the other day, W was back for a few days so obviously I was gonna visit. Squish face. Why? Freaking HANGRY. I woke up super early, got into the airport early and had the most LONG WAIT in the “more speed” line and “bag drop” line ever. I barely had time to pee… but then PLANE WAS DELAYED. PER USUAL. Nothing in my belly and no sense of how long the delay was – I was cranky… and hangry…
Thankfully I ended up having time to buy a salad…. which reminded me of Detroit. RIP Wolfgang Puck resto at the MGM in Detroit HA HA.
Soon after we got there, W and his mama picked me up and after debating over where to eat lunch we headed to Costco to buy some things and to get food…
I found a shed and ME being ME I opened it and found bears. I wanna take them home and cuddle with them, they’re huge. I also ended up inside the shed, closed, and staring at people outside the window holding a giant bear. I RULE. Poor bf thinks I’m CRAJEEEE…
We got Berry Froyos and Pepperoni Pizza. YUM!
And when we got back to W’s parents’ house we swapped bday gifts!!!
MINE
W got me Gold Snakeprint Alexander McQueen heels with a heart cut out and a beautiful gold ring!
I got baby a SEXY Burberry watch… no pic of it here, just him opening the box :] TEEHEE
SHOES <3
LOVE! I can’t wear them til my Birthday trip in Vegas tho.. I promised him.
:D Pretty Furbabies
Chigga what?
And after some QT with his mama at the grocery store we came home with groceries and we popped open some delicious Chilean wine and made spaghetti.
CARB OVERLOAD, I passed out EASILY that night watching MasterChef with W….
Next morning…
Mac & Cheese MAC MAC MAC & Cheese… I already inhaled W’s mama’s homemade fresh Fried Chicken Thighs HAHAHA.. OOPS
Okay, fine. It was the AFTERNOON after. We didn’t really drink close to enough to be hungover but WHY NOT eat for it? W and I slept in, obviously, but A worked so she met up with us for lunch….. we were gonna head to Cafeteria [MMM Mac&Cheese]… but it was kinda crappy out and W wasn’t feeling well [and had to buy pants!] so we went to Wagamama. MMMM, always a tasty noodly treat.
After going back and forth between a lot of items… we chose.
A got the Veggie Itame - rice noodles in a spicy green coconut and lemongrass soup topped with stir-fried chicken breast or fried tofu, beansprouts, chillies, red onions, scallions, bok choy, peppers and mushrooms. garnished with cilantro and lime
She let me have a slurp and it was tasty!!!! I find coconut broths to be heavy but this was pretty good. Altho fav one would still have to be from Urban Belly. Anyways. You dont miss the meat at all.
ONE COMPLAINT: They served A’s dish to someone else… next to us.. apparently they always eff up orders here.. it’s good but srsly?! And then “rushed” the re-order but she got hers sooooo long after ours. UGH. Annoying.
I got the Chicken Chili Ramen - spicy broth and ramen noodles topped with fresh chilies, red onion, bean sprouts, cilantro, scallion and a wedge of lime
And W got the same as me but with grilled steak. I should’ve gotten steak :[ My chicken SUCKED and I only had like 1.5 pieces. But I added a lot of shichimi 七味唐辛子, "seven flavor chili pepper" in it and made it even spicier. My nose got sweaty. They also have soy sauce and chili oil for condiments.
After our bellies were full... A and I hurried over to Pinkberry, right next to Wagamama.. at first W resisted but he gave in and got a cup of froyo too. BUT, OMG, they have SAVORY toppings now?!?!?!
Yep, those are diced peppers, tomatoes, olives, cucumbers and basil....
Since we're curious we got given samples. I tried the cucumber, pepper, EVOO and a tasty spice.. maybe paprika?! And a salty sunflower cracker. A had the one with olives, pesto, tomato and another cracker :] It’s actually served with their Greek Yogurt and was surprisingly really tasty. *cue W’s face squishing in disgust* hahaha…
I ended up with this tho, sweet for me !!!
Half strawberry, half salted caramel with mangoes and raspberries!
DEEEEEEEEEELISH!
After shopping around a bit and relaxing W went to prep for the dinner and I did a little work.. and by little I mean little… cuz soon I was dressed and ready to head out for drinks and dinner with the chefs.
When I finally got to shake Ken Oringer’s hand, I may have a giggled one too many times. OOPS. These may have been to blame. I had a champagne cocktail, some of W’s drink and this tequila/jalapeno smokey drink [with mango ice cube YUM].
We ended up not eating dinner with the chefs, just had a few drinks and then W and I went to O Sushi for a delicious sushi/sashimi dinner.
It was the first time I had their Hamachi Kama – only disappointment was this Tako [octopus] dish that was just salmon and octopus chopped in cubes with cubed tomatoes and cuc and etc… meh. But Hamachi Kama had crispy skin and juicy moist meat. YUM – I had a delicious Lychee Saketini along with the meal as well :] NOM! They give you a shaker full so you get about two martini glasses!!!
I had another relaxing weekend in DC… After watching The Ant Bully and Ramona & Beezus and half napping from bad allergies, we grabbed some yummy chicken… but I got horribly sick so we stayed in with me curled up in a ball for the longest time. I woke up feeling SO SO much better on Saturday and we both were craving oysters… so we headed over to Old Ebbitt Grill for some raw oysters and other yummies… I had my first bus ride in DC woooo!!!
Of course as soon as we sat down at the bar – the place was PACKED – we ordered some of what we came for. A glass of bubbly for me and a lick of the lips, we were ready
A dozen delicious Oysters
Starting Left and Clockwise…
Barcats, Battle Creek, Blue Island, Quonset Pio, Sewansecott, Wellfleets
These were delicious. Each one had some shell stuck in it but they were deliciousssss!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE.
Fried Calamari
Ancho Chili Pepper Dipping Sauce
They were good, it’s hard to mess up fried calamari… but NO TENTACLES :[ So that made me a little sad. Didn’t try the dipping sauce since I’m not really into mayo-based sauces usually teehee… PLUS I was busy with my choices…
Avocado Citrus Salad
Mixed Spring Greens, Clementines, Avocado, Scallions, Toasted Almonds, Gorgonzola Cheese and Citrus Vinaigrette
Totally lacking in avocado… and not sure if I saw scallions.. but the cheese was delicious and creamy, I loved the crisp fresh greens and crunchy almonds, NOM! Sweet and slightly tart clementines MMMMMM… I asked for the vinaigrette on the sad but I guess they forgot – THANKFULLY it wasn’t too overly dressed… a bit goopy, but still good. Definitely needed more avocado, I think I only got like 3 or 4 pieces and only one big chunk, I think only a quarter of a avocado :[ Sad. If it’s the first thing in the name, it should be showcased atop of the salad!
Steamed Canadian Cove Mussels
PEI Mussels, Tomatoes, Fresh Herbs and a Garlic-White Wine Sauce
These were really really good :D A nice garlicky buttery wine sauce, nice fresh tomatoes and super yummy juicy mussels. NOM! I had this as basically my main… well this and the salad. It was a nice light fluffy meal, SOOOO delicious… I also had a nibble of W’s lunch….
He got a yummy Reuben
First Cut Corned Beef, Sauerkraut, Swiss Cheese and Thousand Island Dressing on Rye Bread
It was big and tasty. MMM fries.
Yay for LUNCH!
Afterwards, the weather was beautiful and we walked over to the Spy Museum to play!!!
We didn’t take pictures cuz we’re not supposed to, but W couldn’t stop himself from taking pics of me being silly and being a ninja spy crawling thru the shaft.
PEEEEKABOOBOO
I passed the quiet test :D I was wicked hush hush :D
We were already hungry by the end of the museum trip.. so after thinking of possibilities, from ramen to pizza to etc etc, we decided to opt for something sweet and cold first before dinner.
W’s mandarin orange commited suicide on the way back to the apt :[
We came back to Curly :D The cutie L was babysitting for the weekend. SUCH A CUTIE!
And the three of us decided to get pho for dinner! Lots of TEEVEE, playing with Curly and just REEEE-LAXING!!!!!
Large, extra broth, extra sprouts, basil, jalapenos, with EVERYTHING – tendon, tripe, raw beef, etc… AND meat balls <3 OH HAPPY DAY!
I also had a Code Red, the first one I’ve had since Freshman year in college… like what?!… 2001 or 2002?! HAHAHAH.. it’s been awhile… W was scared I’d be off the wall, and I was….
We stayed in…. and played Uno til 4 in the morning :D BEST LIFE EVER!
…but now it’s Sahara Kabob.
I’m sorry but the former name is so much more badussy (in the words of Onch ;])
BUT THE WEBSITE is still: www.bigbunsandpita.com :D woot!
So I like Greek/Med food but it’s been awhile… I used to eat it all the time when I worked at Directory M since a ton of my coworkers were from that region… and there was an amazing Med place right by work… but I’m lame and always got the Chicken Shwarma.. (so loves it) since it came with amazing rice with tiny pieces of noodles, the sauce.. and just delicious chicken. I’ve had a falafel ONCE in my life and it was there and I wasn’t impressed.. it made me hesitant to ever eat it again.. until now…
Boyfriend LOVES this place.. and I trust him. So I go along with it. He used to come here all the time.. trekking thru rain and snow… and he has good stories about the place and people there. So I enjoy listening as we walk and eat there :]
To start… we had the Baba Ghanouj, Boorek, & Medames, as appetizers…. I LOVE the rice with sweet carrots and raisins that the dishes come with. YUM! They also give you soup or salad (we got the delicious lentil soup) and pickled jalapeno, beets, onions, etc… to munch on… and of course pita!!!
This weekend, I got a special visitor early Friday morning :] And so began our amazing food journey for the entire weekend… enjoy :D
Friday
First stop was one of my favorite sushi places. It’s also really close to my house… so Oishii Too we go.
Yaki Ika (Grilled squid)
Toro Tata: minced Fatty Tuna in wasabi and ponzu sauce topped with Sterling Caivar
Guy Tataki: seared beef with mesculin green
His hand roll cherry got popped today :D He had his first hand roll.. mmm unagi!!! ♥ … Haha I even had to show him how to take a bite first.. lol… or maybe he just wanted to see me chomp….
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