weekend food round-up

*
friday night mad for chicken.

leftovers.

is it bad when the restaurant ambiance is better than the food? (not to say that the chicken was bad, it was o-k.) the spicy flavor is tastier than the soy garlic flavor...

*
after reading reviews about spot, i was really curious to try the desserts there. we ended up picking 3 of the plated desserts:

melted chocolate cake. definitely for the chocoholic...it was a bit on the too sweet side.

poached persimmon. best dessert of the 3.

yuzu ice cream sandwich. pretty good.

and with the opening promotion of 2 for 1 cookies this weekend, cookies-to-go (in duplicates:)

2 green tea cookies.

2 peanut butter cookies.

these peanut butter cookies are so good! crunchy, yet chewy...and with sprinkles of sea salt on the top, a nice touch. you can't tell from the photo...but these cookies are nearly an inch thick.

and because obao isn't open on sundays O_o, sunday brunch at markt. (^_^)

restaurant review: markt

*
bottom line: if you like moules et frites, then you must eat here.

reminiscent of rue des bouchers in brussels, markt is a belgian pub serving hearty fare best eaten on a dark & gloomy day. the generous portion of mussels comes in your own hot stone pot and there are variety of moules options ranging from the classic Moules À La Crême Et L'ail (mussels with garlic and fresh cream) to Moules À La Coriandre (mussels steamed with cilantro, curry and a dash of cream). the Carbonades Flamandes (belgian beef stew prepared with leffe brown beer) is also taste-y.

markt
676 6th ave, at 21 st