[mis-tif-fee] - n - 1. tall weird asian girl with a huge appetite and love for food, travel, adventure and fashion.... and she's hungry, always hungry... eating the world in 6in heels... taking her adventures around the world! ...
After a super fun day in Fanueil Hall Downtown Boston…. beers and tons of shopping galore
Yep even changed my outfit part way thru
Headed over to Newbury St. for some delicious eats… at Sonsie’s.. one of my fav places
Mojito..
Pork belly Tacos <3
SOOO GOOOOD
Frites <3
And of course, my favorite, Cheeseburger Pizza
I could eat this every day!!!
J and I have been planning a getaway from everything since January.. we were planning on going to Ultra in March but the prices were sky high so we decided to wait a month. So one drunken food coma night…. as J was passing out and I was still on a drunken high…. I bought us tickets to Miami for 3 nights 4 days. Somehow we got booted up to first class. OH YES. First class bitches!
FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY. I’ve been SO excited to go back…. last year I went but wasn’t really able to enjoy much… didn’t leave the resort and had to play solo… but this timeeeeee… my partner in crime were ready to eat drink and RELAX. I think I deserve it considering my car accident, almost breaking my spine, almost slicing off my finger, 2 trips to the ER, etc all in the past 3 weeks.. yes I deserve a break… and J just works really hard and needs to REEELAX :]
On the way to LGA airport I said bye bye to my pale ass ghost legs.
BYE BYE BYE
We finally got to the airport… got REJECTED from the Admirals club cuz even though we’re first class it has to be international or we need a platinum Amex or a Black card uhhh… good thing we got there with only minutes to spare.
Yeah barely there makeup – was too excited and forgot to put much on.
Front Row, First Class Bitches…
And warm nuts <3 You’re gonna love my nuts!!!!
Altho there was a choice pre-flight online for a buffalo salad or beef wrap they only had beef wraps on this trip. Not sure about the presentation but at least it was a pretty healthy/decent “snack” – Some Carrots and Cucumbers to dip [I actually didn’t get any dip but J got some on his] and while the beef wrap was a bit small and soggy it was pretty decently tasty. I also hadn’t eaten anything all day… sooooo…. big factor. I WANT MORE NUTS
And while not the underbaked cookies I remember from previous AA flights…. these were warm and crispy.. and I got it all over myself. Yep. Completely covered in crumbs and chocolate.
Beautiful….
Our gorgeous Eden Roc Hotel Resort..
Unfortunately we were like this:
Since as soon as we got in the taxi from the airport it was raining like crazyyyyy…
OH so we get to the front desk and it’s “I’m sorry our standard rooms are fully booked, we have to upgrade you for free to an Ocean View Room in our new with with a Balcony and a Hot Tub.
Ohh shucks. Life sucks :]
Our hot tub <3
So since it was raining out, we decided to hot tub it inside… with some champagne of course. OF COURSE.
And then it was time to get ready to get pretty for dinner and play. I had already, in advance, booked us resos at 1500°.. and than later finding out it’s quite a big big deal.
1500°.. Farm to Table eating with the famous Hell’s Kitchen competitor Paula DiSilva as exec chef.
Everything local. And our waiter was kind enough to tell us where all our food was coming from :]
Add a FRIED DUCK EGG TO MY STEAK? Sold! Obviously I have to get it……
And of course we tried the Black Garlic Truffle Butter for our steak [on the side]
We got a lovely bottle of Rioja and some chamapgne… but I found a bucket of these waters next to us hahaha for other tables
Wine art? This belongs in MOMA or the Guggenheim…
We started off with a half dozen Kumomoto Oysters [hehe J usually leaves it up to me for food while he picks out the wines]
The famous Palmetto Creek Farms Pork Belly Tacos with Homemade Kimchi
These were good but not THAT impressive. The fried wonton shells and the kimchi [totally NOT kimchi] were more chinese food than anything.. like chinese takeout-ish… but the pork belly itself was delicious and melt-in-your-mouth
Grilled Octopus on a Zucchini puree, frisse, roasted tomatoes, sheep’s milk feta and kalamata olives
This was amazing. Me and J were tearing this APART – but I gave him the olives and he gave me the tomatoes. Refreshing and the octopus was sooo tender with just amount of chew. Perfection. SOO tender and the smokiness from the char from the grill. AMAZE BALLS.
And then our “Sides”
Swank Farms Shishito Peppers with just simple Sea Salt and Lime
This was actually a sharing plate but we used it as a side dish. I LOVE Shishito peppers… these were so tasty. We both thought the red ones were gonn be really spicy but they weren’t. They were lighter and sweeter.. a few green ones had some kick to them tho. YUM.
Spicy Grilled Zellwood Florida Corn with Cotija
This was my MUST HAVE side dish. I LOVE Mexican Corn and Cotija. AHHH…reminds me of summer in Chicago. This was DELICIOUS!!!!!! Slight heat to it but only to be cooled down by the light tang of the creamy cheese. YUMMMMM
And the main dish, the star of the show
….. we split a 14oz Florida Grass Fed Wagyu Ribeye…. Medium Rare of course…. with the Black Garlic Truffle Butter on the side. And smudge of… red stuff.. hahaha. I think it’s something sweet and tomato-y.
With a fried duck egg [of course] – this they couldn’t split for us since it’s gooey so they just gave it to us in the middle in a skillet.
Best piece of meat I’ve ever had methinks.
This is one of the most amazing pieces of steak I have ever had. Meat even. Tender, melt in my mouth and the perfect size. J and I were so glad we split the steak so we could still move and play after dinner instead of just dying and food coma-ing out.
I’ve had a LOT of meat in my life and a LOT of steak, a lot of good steaks… especially ribeyes, but this was just perfection.
Afterwards we walked around the resort and headed to the Cabana Beach Club for a drink or two…..
Than to the Lobby Bar we picked up a Mojito and a Margarita, put on the hot tub again and enjoyed our amazing view.
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OH Miami how I love you so.
My first trip back to NY in over a year and J picked me up from Penn Station the day before Valentine’s Day, I already found my way to a bar, vodka tonic please, we went back to the apt, drank some delicious wine and headed out to Mayahuel, one of his favorite go-to places. WHAT A CUTE LITTLE PLACE. I adore the decor here.
We started off with the chips with salsa and guacamole. While I’ll unshamefully flaunt that I make amazing salsa verde and guacamole – which J agrees with me, they’re red smokeyyyyy salsa was SOOOO FREAKING GOOD. Time to buy some liquid smoke and try making some :]
J ordered a spicy cocktail.. and I definitely ordered something super strong and yummy….
He got chicken and pork tacos… we both agreed the chicken ones were better, the pork was a bit dry… [which isn’t usually the case according to J]
I got the special, a whitefish or some sort of fish ceviche…. there was quinoa, pineapple, sooooo many flavors and textures, sooooo goood….
After a great simple delicious dinner we headed to J’s favorite bar, Proletariat for a few beers :]
<3
Got to hang out with my buddy B and his girlie friends…. K and A, the other day.. W and I headed over to Oyamel after I was done with work and they were already finishing up a pitcher of margaritas – I gladly joined in and quickly catched up.
SOOO much tequila <3
We decided to order one of everything off of the 4$ each bar menu. YUM. PS their chips were SOO much better than the flimsy ones from Los Cuates
Ceviche verde “El Bajio”
Wild Pacific ono with a creamy avocado, tomatillo, green olives, and jalapeno chiles sauce
W loved it, I thought it needed a bit more crunch or spice to it. Avocados made me happy though. Eating it with chips helped. <3
Taco de barbacoa de res
Beef stewed in a Oaxacan-style guajillo chile sauce with pickled catcus paddle
Beefy, a bit dry but tasty.
Albondigas enchipotladas con queso doble creama
Meatballs in chipotle sauce with crumbled ‘double cream’ cheese and cilantro
Soft small balls of meatballs. I’m a meatball snob but these were good.
Shredded Pork Tacos
Pulled Pork and cabbage. My favorite ones of the night. DELISH!
Taco de cochinita pibil con cebolla en escabeche
Yucatan-style pit-barbecued pork with pickled red onion and Mexican sour orange in a house-made corn tortilla
I thought these were a bit dry too :T Meh.
Bathroom
And then we headed to Jaleo for some tapas and the… DESSERT!!!
I remember ordering a regular bubbly but ended up getting served a rose sparkling wine that cost 4$ more but it WAS tasty. Our waiter was kinda pushy with what we wanted to order. Awkward… but B’s rice pudding was FAB!
My flan <3
BATHROOM!!! Freaky…
But no toilet paper so I left them this HAHA
PORC OUT 2012 happened at Bourbon Steak DC the other sunday. It was a rainy day but it didn’t stop pork lovers everywhere to show up.
Split Roasted Whole Pig * Buffet Style Dining * Oyster Bar*
Grilled Corn on the Cob *Warm Jalepeno Cheddar Corn Bread *
Taco Stand * Home Made Soft Serve Ice Cream *
Warm “Everything Cookies *
and much more!!
Plate number one of many…
Delicious corn, ribs, roast pig.. mmmm pig skin!!!!
And the famous Pork Tacos!!!
I got mine with everything on it… MMMM…
And the dangerous vodka soaked watermelon.. I had endless slices… oopsies ;]
More more more… also had beer, wine, spiked lemonades and punches, etc.. SOOO GOOOOD..
They also had hot dogs in a cute OG hot dog cart outside in the rain haha – same ones we ate the other day.
Bourbon Blind Tasting… how well do you know your bourbon?
Dessert Sundae Bar time!!! WOOT
Strawberry and Chocolate Ice Cream with an everything cookie, boozey Cherries, marshmallows and a Bacon Caramel! NOM
And since W and I got there a bit late we missed the oyster bar… so Chef Sobel was sweet enough to bring me out some :D NOM
YAYAYAYAY… can’t wait for next year :D Went back home and slept off the booze.. only to go out drinking all night hahahaha – I love pig. Life is good.
A night in turned out.. I don’t remember what we, W & I, were doing aside from me working all day – but we ended up at Mixtec with L :]
L immediately ordered the queso with chorzio. OMFG. This stuff is freaking AMAZING!! Scandalous, decadent – SO bad for you but SOOOOO good for your soul. Not greasy or salty, but cheesy, melty, chewy and chunks of chorizo. You pile it up on a soft small flour tortilla and top it with some pico de gallo. HEAVEN. I could get a bucket of this. I’d probably have a heart attack and die from all the clogged arteries but I’d die FREAKING happy!
Queso Fundido Con Chorizo
broiled cheese with mexican sausage and cilantro.
Margarita and Dos Equis… all for MEEEEEE
W’s Tacos al Pastor – mmm porky
soft corn tortilla topped with grilled pork served with pico de gallo and chips.
My Pescado Acapulco
fresh tilapia fish cooked in a sauce of fresh garlic, lime and white wine. served with rice, beans, and salad.
Everything was fresh, quick, cheap and delicious! Such a good go-to spot and so close to W & L’s apt :D YAY
W is finally out of Detroit WOOHOO. We planned it so that we both got in around the same time in DC and headed straight to Costco for some PIZZAAAAAAA – we’re both starved.. so we need a lot of food in us….
A whole large pepperoni pizza please…
I would like some pizza with my chili pepper flakes. K, thanks. And then right after? We took the longest nap, EVER. We woke up just in time for dinner though :] Homemade tacos a la Mama W <3
I see you W :D
She made a yummy minced beef, mexican spiced meat.. and we filled crunchy tortilla shells with the meat, lettuce, tomato, avocado, cheddar and salsa… [no sour cream for me please]
We had a lot…
We took back the leftover shells and meat and a few days later we made a yummy Nachos plate in the middle of the night hahahaha :]
W and I finally met up with Brent, aside from seeing him for a brief second at Proof. After the longest avoidance, laziness and procrastination we FINALLY decided on Mandu [K street one, I didn’t know and suggested we walk there, since we always go to the one closer to W’s apt] for lunch. So off we went. We sat down right as it started pouring and B got a beer, W got some iced tea and I got….
Aloe Sojutini
SO. ME. It was delish with chunks of aloe on the bottom and thru-out, lightly sweetened and – what can I say I MUST be Korean on the inside cuz I love the taste of soju. Love it more than Sake.
Banchan 반찬
Sweet Potato, Sprouts, Cucumber, Cabbage Kimchi, Spicy Mariniated Fried Tofu and Steamed Broccoli
SO good. I loved the tofu :] A nice chew to the skin that gave away to a soft fluffy innard and nice heat to it.
B got the Bar Special, Pint of Beer and Pan Fried Mandu and Shrimp Tacos. YUM.
I forgot what kind of dumplings they were but he loved them. I duno how a big guy like him ate so little.. but then again I think he had like 3 or 4 beers… hahaha..
Soon Doobu
spicy seafood stew w/ soft tofu and egg
Scallops, Squid and Shrimp with Soft fluffy tofu… a poached egg in a spicy broth. SO good. But probably a bad idea for me to be eating this on such a hot summer’s day OOPS. SOOO worth the sweat tho.
And of course W got his
Duru Jjigee
marinated and spiced pork belly sauteed w/
kimchi and rice cakes, served with steamed tofu
With dduk, rice cakes, of course. SO GOOD.
One of the owners, Danny, also one of W’s friends, came by and let us try his favorite summer dish…. With Sliced Beef, Egg, Pickled Radish & Cucumber, a few other things and you add vinegar, mustard and chili sauce to your liking/taste. I think it’s called 물냉면, a Naengmyeon :] YUM
The three of us shared this…
And then I got another Sojutini, since I was between two flavors, I got the other one…
Grape Sojutini
This one had fresh skinless grapes on the bottom, it was sweeter than the aloe one – both were delicious.
For dessert we got mango, strawberry and green tea ice cream mochi. The strawberry one was my favorite!!! The green tea one’s mochi skin was a bit tough and not soft and chewy like the others… it was more cookie like, weird.. maybe it thawed weird or was old?! YUM nonetheless and we gobbled it up in mere seconds.
I tried to open these. WHY WON’T THEY OPEN? I want to climb it as well.. TEEHEE…
You can never go wrong with Korean :]
Sunday was a big day. W has it off. WOOHOO!!! Sunday Funday!
We grabbed some brunch downstairs at the Wolfgang Puck Grill – everytime I write it I write puke first haha oops – with the GM of the restaurant.. at freaking 1030am!!!! My inner kid came out and W made me get up at 930.
I basically got up and faceplanted back in the pillow whining
“Who has BRUNCH at 1030 in the morning? That’s still BREAKFAST!!!”
It’s trueeeeeee!!!!
No pictures tho since I was busy being half asleep. And did you know that they don’t serve alcohol before noon there on Sundays? Not-s0-Sunday funday. No mimosa, bellini or bloody mary for me, just lots of coffee. The boys both got a House-Made Granola Parfait, Yogurt, Fresh Berries and the Smoked Salmon Plate with Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Cream Cheese and a Toasted Bagel. I got the French Style Omelet, Smoked Ham, Cipollini Onions, Gruyere Cheese The food was so-so. I had been craving eggs like crazy lately and actually wanted to order the omelet at 2 in the morning the night before… but was on hold for like 20 minutes. LAME. Finally got my fix and it was okay. The smoked salmon was definitely SUPER fishy :P Not to my liking. I guess there’s a reason why this place is now closed… [yep! No longer at the MGM]
ANYWAYS. Onwards to the highlight of the day —
The Tigers will playing in town so I got me and W tickets to see them….
I ended up buying a hat and a jersey at the park!
We sat just a few rows behind the dugout.. like 4 rows?!… AMAZE-BALLS!
And all I consumed that day was beer, beer, beer, italian ice, beer, peanuts and BEER! bloat to the extreme HAHA
It was a gorgeous sunny warm day, which was GREAT.. I was scared we’d be cold… plus we both got a nice.. burn where our seats were hahaha…
When we got back to the hotel after the game, Tigers won! We chilled at the pool, MMMM cooled the burns, and thennnnn… a quick simple dinner W got a burger and I got Tacos and Nachos… extra meat and cheese and jalapenos!!! HAHAHA.. YAYYY!! We watched a marathon of Baggage Battles.. OMG I’m SO obsessed with that show now.. I want to go to one of those auctions…
Just wanted to share this pic.. hahahahah… I talk to my stuffed animals too…
I had to go to the eye doctor’s today… After finding out I had spots in my right eye, I’m stuck with glasses for a few days and hopefully it’ll clear up…
Along the way to dinner I managed to goof around a bit…
And then off to Nordstroms for dinner at Blue Stove. It’s sort of an Americanized Tapas place. Or more like, all sorts of tastes from around the world… the menu is constantly changing, but they do have amazing constants.. we’ll get into that once the pictures start rolling…
Since it’s restaurant week I decided to order one set of 3 courses w/ wine pairings along with other dishes. I’ll write “RW Course #” by the dishes that were in the set. That’s a REALLY good price for 30.12$, app, entree, dessert, ALL with delicious wine pairings. Winner winner chicken dinner.. and yes I had chicken tonight too
As soon as you sit down they give you water, take your drink order and give you some yummy bread to nibble on while you look over the small, but still extensive menu.
bread with olives and evoo
The must have? Their sweet potato fries.. no seriously.
sweet potato fries with cilantro lime aioli
For some strange reason I feel like the portion is a lot smaller than what it used to be?! Or maybe I’m just fatter.. or actually, I think I used to order two servings at a time…. anyways, DELICIOUS. The fries themselves are seasoned so well you don’t even need to dip it in anything. I’m not a huge sauce person so I loveeeee them without the dippity – which is also good.
salt & pepper calamari with lemon zest
Not greasy at all… a good amount of tentacles – my fav – nicely breaded, and not heavy. Crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, not overly fried, and like I said, not drippingly greasy like some places. YUM! The squeeze of the lemon just adds more pop to the zest.
RW Course 1: mango & apple salad, red belgium endive, great hill blue cheese
I wasn’t sure if I’d like this. I’m iffy about blue cheese, some I love some I don’t. But I had some recent GOOD times with blue cheese.. I wanted something light and refreshing to nibble on, crunchy, fruity, sweet and salty… I LOVE SALADS, good salads, so why not?! Fresh chunks of mango, thin slices of apple…. endives around the plate and chopped up in the salad, tossed in a light dressing and tons of delicious creamy blue cheese…
paired with: pacific rim riesling, columbia valley, washington 2009
The wine went SO well with the salad, and really cut thru the light stinkiness of the blue cheese. IT WAS SOOOOO GOOD, and went SOOO well together. I LOOOOOVE endive, crunchity. Slightly bitter and supppper pretty and fresh MMMM, all the textures, creamy, cheesy, salty, sweet, crisp.. juicy MMMMMMMM I could eat a TUB of this.
And then one of my favs..
cilantro lime chicken tacos
SOOOOO delicious. These are tiny little things, but FULL of amazingness.
And then one of the first things that jumped out from the menu when I looked at it – new additions!!! And the most intriguing one?
bahn mi vietnamese chicken sandwiches
SCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCORE!!!!
It had a nice slice of hot pepper on top.. the bread was fluffy and had a delicious daikon carrot slaw with cilantro and a perfectly cooked chicken… SOOO GOOD
Confession, I ONLY eat the classic super fatty bad-for-you but OH OH SO GOOD Banh Mi. I think the grilled meats and all that other stuff is “fake” HAHAHA…
“The classic version bánh mì thịt nguội, sometimes known as bánh mì đặc biệt or “special combo”, is made with various Vietnamese cold cuts such as sliced pork or pork bellies, chả lụa, and head cheese, along with the liver pâté and vegetables.” – Source
It’s ALL about the headcheese.. okay, so this didn’t have headcheese but it was DELICIOUS, PLUS the delicious lotus root chips on the side. NOM! I wish there was more filling cuz I ate it all up but even inhaled the bread by itself, the sauces were THAT amazing!
roasted garlic chicken with grilled corn & arugula
This is a classic and I’ve had this dish here since… well it was considered a salad… hahaha now it’s a dish… but still oh so good.. get the dressing on the side cuz they tend to overdress the arugula… but yummy kernals of corn sprinkled thru-out it and delicious tender, slighty fatty chicken with a nice crisp skin.
RW Course 2: pan seared red snapper filets, early spring vegetables, meyer lemon emulsion
paired with: acacia pinot noir, carneros, california 2008
This was tender, with a nice crispy skin…. two small pieces on top of a creamy succotash of asparagus, corn, peas and potatoes…. it was a bit on the salty side but delicious nonetheless.. kinda wish they were meatier.. or bigger pieces, but for some weird reason I was already getting full.. [been having stomachaches] so it ended up being the right size.
And then spur of the moment we added on some tuna.
ahi tuna stack with ponzu & crisp wontons
MMMM nothing like a delicious fresh raw tuna, roughly chopped and stacked up with mangos and lightly dressed greens… scoop it on top of a perfectly crunchy wonton chip and you’ve got a great asian alternative to nachos…. and dairy free ;]
RW Course 3: butterscotch pot de creme
paired with: ceretto muscato d’asti 2009
I LOOOOVE butterscotch… and I looooove pot de cremes… and while this was no foie gras this was nice, rich, airy but also light… SOOOOO freaking good with the muscato… which wasn’t as sweet – or the dessert was more sweet, but either way they enhanced each other’s flavors incredibly!
And of course, ended the meal with their complimentary mint chocolate sticks.
NOM!
For some strange reason I was super full after this meal… and a bit tipsy… so OBVIOUSLY I’d go shopping in Nordstroms for jeans #fattie – hahahaha DON’T try on clothes after eating makes you feel pudgey.. BUT I still managed to get a new top and two new jeans…. woohooo.. I bought these AWESOME neon sky blue kiddie jeans that turn into capris on me.. for only 44$ YAYYYYYYYY so happy!
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