kampuchea

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in the lower east side: kampuchea restaurant. true cambodian food? not really. but who cares?

deep fried chicken (with peppery salt for dipping)

chicken and cabbage salad

(half) catfish sandwich

(half) oxtail sandwich

the deep fried chicken was sooo good. we immediately ordered another once we finished the first batch. the oxtail sandwich was also taste-y.

and since we were in the lower east side...

caramel ice cream sandwich (with ginger cookies)

post-dinner dessert at the meatball shop!

all things green tea

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let's start with the japanese puff.

innards:

i know right. overflowing with green tea flavored custard. <3 .
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green tea custard tart.

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not a word of english on this box.

all was understood when i saw the green tea. and popsicle.

tiny little things. a true green tea flavored ice cream. in tiny popsicle format. double <3.

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tai pan bakery
194 canal st
(for japanese puff and custard tart)

katagiri & co
224 e 59th st

(for green tea popsicles)
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sigerson morrison warehouse sale

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oh, you know i'm a huge fan of sigerson morrison.

i dropped by the metropolitan pavilion today for the warehouse sale of past seasons shoes. shoes were everywhere. on the tables. on the floor. under the table. in the corner. and in the hands of many shoppers.

my new flats <3.




no line to get in... but there was definitely a line to pay. if the organizers are not restocking daily...you might have missed out (!)

sigerson morrison warehouse sale
metropolitan pavilion, 125 w 18th st
april 28 - 30th, (wed 10:30-7, thurs 8-7:30, fri 8-3)

passion fruit. in rice pudding form.

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i usually get the coast to coast cheesecake flavor at rice to riches.

on recent visit, i saw that one of their seasonal flavors was passion fruit. passion fruit, peoples.

i sampled. i liked it. i bought it.

flavor of the week: ginger

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van leeuwen ginger ice cream.

obsessed. ^-^

the insider

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for SC...

epic FAIL, no?

what what!

ues: flex mussels

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flex mussels. within walking distance. good food. what's not to like?

apps:

crab cake: maryland lump crab meat, vegetable slaw, citrus aioli $16

burnt fingers: crispy fried calamari, shrimp, oysters, shallot rings, spicy aioli $16.

i don't know what's up with me and the fried foods. it's an obsession.

mussels:

bombay: indian curry, mango puree, garlic, cinnamon, star anise, white wine $18

(obligatory) frites

dessert:

deep fried whoopee pie. seriously.

the inside of deep fried madness.

a good thing.

nicer weather = new bags (from kooba)

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spring-y-time bags.

kooba nelli bag

kooba charlie bag

kooba sample sale

april 20 - 23rd, 10-8pm (closed 2-3pm)

141 w 36th st, (nr 7th ave, 10th flr)

facebook fan kooba and receive $20 off (per customer, not bag...)

current ice creams

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in my freezer.

bubbies raspberry white chocolate mochi ice cream

because there was no lychee flavour available... nonetheless. pretty good.


kulfi pistachio cardamon

undecided about this flavour. not bad. not great.


van leeuwen espresso

this is the third flavour from van leeuwen i've tried (previous being mint chip and pistachio). i have yet to be disappointed. ^-^

deja vu at a/x

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k. so, i did something i never usually do shopping.

i bought an *almost* duplicate of a dress i already own. the armani/exchange bubble dress.


en rose. because i like it. and it was on sale. (even more on sale than the *almost* identical white bubble dress i bought in miami).

paired with hayden-harnett fall'09 belt :)

the new flats

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oh, poor beloved sigerson morrison flats.

so dead. shapeless.
and majorly causing forefoot pain when walking greater than 5 blocks.

welcome the new walking flats. why hello, dvf from loehmann's.

loving the yellow with the red lips.

magnolia bakery: keylime cheesecake

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my usual go-to at magnolia bakery is definitely the banana pudding. but, i do like cheesecake, too.

magnolia bakery's keylime cheesecake

less dense than the typical nyc cheesecake... fairly taste-y. would i buy it again? likely.

julie haus & lee angel sales

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julie haus sample sale

april 13 - 16th, 10-8pm

39th w 38th st, (b/t 5&6th ave, 6th flr)

lots of samples...equals small sizes :)

i got this chiffon peasant type blouse. and also black pants (which i am too lazy to take a photo of).

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lee angel 'preview' sale. advertised in daily candy, so not exactly a private preview as you can imagine. the place was packed. and why not? $5 most everything...

necklaces purchased:

lee angel

april 14 -16th, (wed & thurs 11-7pm, fri 10-5pm)

524 broadway, (nr spring st, 6th flr)

mackage...but in montreal

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mackage sample sale VIP night
350 saint-paul st e
montreal, on
april 14th (starts 5pm) - april 18th
(invitation required)

oh, boo. if i was anywhere near driving distance of old montreal...you know i would be all over this.

weekend food round-up

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it was a weekend of dining out... friday night at the rye house, saturday at the meatball shop and mole, sunday at al di la in bk.

and the single lonely pic i took for you was of the fried ricotta fritters from al di la. my apologies...

al di la's fried ricotta fritters with chocolate dipping sauce and whipped cream

the breakdown...

the rye house's cocktails are worth mentioning. the rye house punch and the creole daiquiri were fabulous.

the meatball shop's ice cream sandwiches were a surprise winner. (as were the meatballs, of course). the homemade mint ice cream is not your typical store mint ice cream; there are real bits of mint in it :P

and what can i say about al di la? i now consider the best place for pasta to be in brooklyn, not manhattan.

latest addition to the dresses

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one of the few purchases made on vacay...

armani exchange strapless cotton dress

because i'm expecting the nice weather to hold up in the city.

preston's brasserie @ loews miami beach hotel

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final miami meal at preston's brasserie...

tomato carpaccio

squash soup with toasted marshmallows

fettucini alfredo

lamb chops with risotto (de-lish)

keylime & passionfruit tart

and then the usual. pass out from too much food. ^-^

joe's stone crab

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joe's stone crab restaurant. i think every visitor in miami beach was at this place the evening we went.

stone crab claws

lobster macaroni & cheese (to DIE for)

and... a coronary artery clogging fried fisherman's platter.

i don't know what we were thinking.

sushisamba

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sushisamba, miami style. no, i haven't been to any of the nyc locations...yet.

watermelon mojo (watermelon, lime, guava)
berry smash (muddled blackberries, raspberries, lime, sparkling water)

sautéed mushrooms and huancaina fries

rio grande three meats (pork tenderloin, ribeye, chorizo)

samba rolls (sambo dromo roll, top right...and the other is a poor forgotten roll)

sushisamba

600 lincoln road

miami beach, fl