Monday, September 25, 2006

Gluttony

Unbelievable that I have any desire to cook or write about food after the weekend I had. We spent the weekend in Montreal gorging ourselves on my mother's food for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year. In the past few weeks, I have had some great culinary experiences...most of them have not been in my kitchen. Being domestic is sometimes overrated :)

The Tea Box @ Takashimaya (5th Avenue between 54th & 55th in Midtown NY)
If you work in midtown and need a zen like experience (god help us, we all do), consider Takashimaya as an alternative to a yoga class. I like yoga just like the next girl, but for $19, you get a beautiful bento box complete with a heavenly selection of 4 different foods and a nice desert for lunch.
The Tea Box is a spa-like haven from all things NY: cell phones, loud honking noises and rushed people. The Tea Box is located in the basement of an upscale Japanese department store. The bento box is fabulous bang for your buck, nothing else is affordable unless you think four hundy is worth it for coasters.

Koi (40th between 5th and 6th in the Bryant Park Hotel in NYC)
After going to Koi in Los Angeles, I thought that their new New York location may be a disappointment, not so. Koi is a very modern and trendy restaurant across from Bryant Park. All the ceviche and sushi that I've tried there both times was great. The highlight is the crispy rice with spicy tuna, it is one of my favorite dishes anywhere. Imagine pan fried rice topped with spicy tuna, jalapeno, chili oil, mayo and scallions- 'nuf said.


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