Friday, September 27, 2013
(New) New York Food Discoveries
Remember last year when I ordered Spicy Chicken? Well, I just made the mistake of asking for my dish to be made spicy.
I ate about ten of them before I gave up. Interestingly, the pepper contains a chemical that numbs your tongue. Eventually you can't taste anything. That explains how they expect you to eat this many of them. What do you think would happen if I called and complained that there weren't enough peppers?
I don't know what this is. I didn't order it, but I did eat some of it. It's sort of like eating slightly sweet melted plastic.
A slightly strange version of bahn mi.
You could eat it in one bite, although I decided to do it in two so I could take a picture.
Marche Artisan Foods. Try it out next time you want tasty southern food and live music.
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| I picked out a few of the peppers to tone it down. |
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| Purple blob dessert. |
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| Who doesn't throw an over-easy egg on their sandwich? |
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| The world's smallest hamburger. |
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| OK, this is actually from Nashville, but it was too tasty not to include in this photo array. |
Never Go Hungry
This picture shows one of the things I love most about living here.
On the far left is the famous Katz Deli. Then we have a Coldstone Creamery,Lobster Joint, Ray's pizza, an Arab grocery, Philly's (who ripped off the Disney logo), Empanada Mama (one of the best places ever), and a Turkish Kebab place.
If you can't find something to eat on that stretch, you have some serious dietary restrictions.
Good luck finding anything except the Coldstone Creamery elsewhere.
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| Maximum variety. |
If you can't find something to eat on that stretch, you have some serious dietary restrictions.
Good luck finding anything except the Coldstone Creamery elsewhere.
Bicycle Graveyard
I guess bike thieves went wild while I was away.
These pictures were all taken on the same day. Do they sell bike insurance?
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| Locked the frame and back tire, but this guy will still have to learn to unicycle. |
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| On the other hand, this guy is just screwed. |
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| Maybe if they combined these with that red frame? |
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| Some more spare parts... |
Old Buildings
Sometimes you get desensitized to just how amazing the buildings are here. These buildings are on my street, just one avenue down.
This doesn't even include all the Columbia buildings. After living in Texas for the summer, you appreciate the older designs.
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| I see this every day. |
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| This is a different one, same street. |
Back to New York!
I'm excited to be back!
Green grass instead of dead grass!
Let's get started with a few of the wonderful things I have found since returning.
Fashion!
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| Overalls! |
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| Women with half-shaved heads! |
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| Hipsters! |
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| Blue velvet pants...purple socks...I have no idea... |
Food festivals!
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| A random festival on Broadway in Morningside Heights. |
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| Not overcrowded. |
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| Cheap Thai food from a stand. |
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| Some pretty stellar clam chowder. (Chow-dah!) |
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| Old people playing...something? |
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| Let's go bowling on the lawn? |
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| Central Park |
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| It sort of looks like paradise. |
Restaurants that serve nothing but dessert!
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| I was good and didn't order anything, but my other half wasn't as reserved. |
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| Erin's order. |
Hotel workers that look like the flying monkeys from the Wizard of Oz!
Vacation Highlights
We spent a week in Curacao and Bonaire. Here are the highlights. Actually, Erin won't let me share all the real highlights, so these are the Erin-approved highlights. (I thought she was a highlight, but she disagreed.)
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| Marriott Curacao restaurant. |
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| Some sort of fruity island drink. |
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| Marriott lobby. |
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| Erin on the famous floating bridge. |
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| Me with a local fish dish. |
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| Erin is excited about her clear water! |
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| Yellow crabs invaded the beach. |
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| Me in one of the picturesque bays. |
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| "Downtown" Curacao. |
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| Erin was really excited to find vegetables. |
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| Taking the ferry across the water because the bridge was open. |
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| Our Bonaire hotel had a pet chicken. |
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| Erin's paradise. |
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| A friendly hotel iguana. |
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| Doesn't she look happy about vacation? |
Donkeys
We visited a donkey sanctuary in Bonaire. I learned that donkeys are pretty hilarious.
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| Donkey petting area. |
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| Roadblock. |
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| Erin likes her new friends. |
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| It's totally normal for donkeys to hang out in your car. |
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| Two vegetarians! |
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| Who ate the top of the carrot? |
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| Quintuplets? |
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| No caption necessary! |
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| One donkey gets a little aggressive. |
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| Yes, you're eating a tree. |
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| Nice donkey...good donkey... |
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