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July 31

For dinner tery and I went to vice versa , terys favorite Italian restaurant. We were greeted by the owner himself who owns three restaurants all over. Tery ordered a salad and also raviolis and I ordered the salmon which came with mashed potatoes, spinach, and horse radish. Then of course we had to save room for deserts. Tery didn’t order anything because she wanted the cookies they serve but I ordered the chocolate gelato. When we got the order they gave us a fruit dish with a scoop of coconut sorbet with chunks of coconut as a complement. I was so impressed by the gelato the best I have ever had it was so rich in chocolate. Recommended to anyone that loves Italian food.

July 31

For lunch Tery, Domingo and I went to coffee café a little aways from grand central station. We all ordered a turkey burger with lettuce, cheese, grilled onions, and tomato with a side of herb fries. As we were waiting for our orders, Tery remember hearing that the restaurant was closed months ago. The bar tender gave us a reason, but was it the truth we will never know. When we got the food it looked sooo good but Domingo had a complaint about the grilled onions. It looked like Tery ate he whole thing, but I couldn’t eat the other half of the burger it was just way to much for me, and Domingo I think basically ate everything as well. I personally can say that the herb fries were delicious.

Last night after coming home from an extra long day, Tery and I didn’t feel like we had enough energy to get ready and go out to a restaurant. So we ordered Chinese, and when you think fast delivery food you also think grease. We ordered sweet and sour chicken, jasmine rice, sesame seed noodles with peanut sauce, pork and steamed vegetables, coconut fried rice and fried banana, and a side of fries, yes French fries (lol). I will admit the food did take a little longer than we expected. When we got the food we noticed that we got an extra thing of vegetables, and the proportions were big. Now we got plenty of leftovers.

Without losing a moment Tery and I headed over to Le Singe Vert and indulged in some rich Eggs Benedict with Crab Cakes while Tery munched on eggs and fries.

‘Twas a week before Easter when all through the house, Pop and I cooked and shared our easter dinner. He made a delicious Fish dish with a tomato and onion salsa and I tried a very salty potato recipe. For dessert I broiled some nectarines and served them with freshly whipped cream and maple syrup. Yum!

Pettit Abeille, 1st Avenue and 20th Street: Wait staff was hanging on bar while dirty dishes compete for counter space and guests are aghast. I thought I was going to have a nice peaceful lunch last Sunday but the music was loud and wait staff was buzzing about like little worker bees, would idle at the bar while I was trying to enjoy my lunch.

The burger looks great but it was under cooked for medium and the bacon was almost raw.

I guess that was I should expect while sitting alone at the bar. At one time Pettit Abeille had a great reputation for good service and great food, now I think I’ll have to find another place for relaxing Sunday afternoon lunch.

This is a Daily Eats don’t bother.

Take a look at Jason’s beautiful food porn of tapas in Barcelona! Perfect time to be in Spain.

I saw another twitter of Jason’s in which he’s thinking about opening a tapas place. I love the idea of small plates of food in which you can enjoy so many delicious samples. Especially when you share those tasting with someone special.

I hope he opens a tapas restaurant!

Daily Eats Food Lover’s Podcast #112
Mediterranean & Turkish Cuisine buffet for $10. Lunch with Siegel+Gale Colleagues.

Click to listen:

My colleague, John, at Siegel+Gale, came into my office; he said “I found the best price for my fix.”

“Your fix?”, I questioned.

John, responded, “Yes, I love those yellow lemon bars that are sold at Pax but the price seems to fluctuate all the time.”

Oh I know what John means I went to Chinatown over the weekend to find dark chocolate treats for $5.00 per lb instead of $10.00. Score, I did find dark chocolate treats for $5.00!

So, John, tell us all about those yellow lemon bars and where are you able to get the best prices?

Ok foodies, where do you get your favorite daily treats for best value?
This will be a fun on going discussion! so comment away…

tags: daily treats, Siegel+Gale, dark chocolate, foodies

A good friend my mine called me a second ago. She was all excited and kept asking, “Did you see the chocolate Jesus?” She’s knows I’m a chocolate lover she also knows about my former Catholic upbringing, though I long since left the Church, I do admire the Elaine Pagels’s Jesus.

Being so intrigued and wondering, it is April 1st, could this be an April Fools Prank on this chocolate lover? I didn’t hear anything this morning on NPR and I listen religiously. I did some digging and found these articles on the chocolate Jesue also known as My Sweet Lord:

“With Jesus, Do You Eat The Ears First?” by Colin McEnroe, The Hartford Courant.

“Fire Wasted to Melt Chocolate Jesus“, by The Christian Post

“Chocolate Christ exhibition cancelled“, by Ed Pilkington in New York, The Guardian.

Is it so wrong that Jesus has a penis? or is there a problem with Jesus being chocolate?

I think Jesus would find the humor in the sweet edibleness of the body of Christ. I remember those horrible flat tasteless wafers given during Communion.

Photo courtesy of Massimo Gammacurta, article “Chocolate Jesus Exhibition Canceled” 1010 WINS AUDIO: Al Jones Reports.