Food Photo Friday - Macaron Cafe NYC

While I was in NYC a couple months ago, I was on the search for some macarons. There was one place I had bookmarked, but I didn't get to try it til our last day. It took me FOREVER to find this place because I kept getting lost // kept walking to the wrong street.. LOL I'm terrible with directions! But when I finally found this place and bit into one of these chewy morsels, my stomach and heart were truly satisfied. 

A fellow foodie friend, Shelley, tweeted about this article, Airy Macarons That Rise Above the Rest (courtesy of NY Times), that was about the macaron craze going on in NYC right now. I was surprised Macaron Cafe wasn't on the list. But no fear... They SOON will be! ;]

Not only were these the BEST macarons I ever ate, they were breathtakingly beautiful. My favorite was the peanut butter macaron. Two things I love in one. YAY! 

Macaron Cafe
161 West 36th Street
New York, NY 10018
&
625 Madison Ave. Entrance on 59th Street
New York, NY 10022

I just realized that they ship nationwide. Now I can have these lovely macarons anytime I want without paying for that plane ticket!

You can place your order here if you'd like to try these heavenly macarons.

Happy eatings!! =)

Food Photo Friday - Ippudo NY

Best. Ramen. Ever.

In NYC I had the best ramen I've ever had in my whole entire life. There's not may places in Austin with ramen. So when I saw this place on Yelp, I knew I had to drag my hubby here. The place was nice and cozy since it was a little small. There was a huge crowd and the wait was about an hour to an hour&a half. The lovely hostess told us it would probably be less because people would leave (which would bump us up on the list!!!). Hubby and I decided this place must be worth it, so we stuck it out and waited. Luckily we only waited about 30-40 minutes. The staff was amazingly friendly. The food was even better! It was like a party in my mouth. I definitely recommend Ippudo if you're in NYC!

Ippudo NY
65 4th Ave.
New York, NY 10003

Hirata Buns

Pork belly buns w/ Ippudo's Spicy Bun Sauce

Honey's Akamaru Ramen w/ Kakuni (Pork Belly)

My Karaka Miso Ramen w/ Soft Poached Egg

"Matcha Brulee" 

Green Tee Creme Brulee w/ Green Tea Gelato

Hehehee =P

My love and I <3

I miss NYC.. I want more Ramen. Wish we had Ramen like this in Austin. It would be a HIT!!!

Happy eatings!!!! =D

Food Photo Friday - BonChon Chicken

I hate travelling some times because when you get back home, you can no longer eat those delicious foods you had while on vacation. This is exactly how I feel when it comes to BonChon Chicken... Besides being able to escape reality, BonChon is what I miss the most from NYC. On our second night, we decided to try BonChon for dinner. I put on some hott heels hubby got me, but man oh man I did not know that they would hurt so much. Especially when BonChon was a mile away from our hotel room. But once I started eating those chicken wings, all the pain was worth it. 

BonChon Chicken (Multiple Locations)

207 W. 38th Street

New York, NY 10018

Chicken Combo -- Two drumsticks + Wings (Soy Garlic & Spicy)

Sides: Picked Daikon, Kimchi, Rice

&& Those are not beers, just beer glasses ;) teehee!

Best fried chicken I've ever had!!!

Two thumbs up!!!!

Hope I can go back SOON. I miss NYC so much! Maybe not all the weight I gained, but I miss the city!

Maybe when I'm baller enough, I can franchise my own BonChon in Austin, TX!!! =D

Happy eatings! <3

Food Photo Friday - Joe's Shangai

AHH! It's my first day in NYC and I'm super excited. I'm really tired though! So I'm gonna try to make this quick. We got into NYC around 4 o'clock and were stuck in traffic for a good while. We got to our hotel around 5:30 and after we checked in and got situated, we headed out to NYC in search for dinner. ALLLLL of my friends have been raving about Joe's Shangai so we decided it would be a good meal after a long flight (long in my terms since I HATE flying!) There are a couple locations in New York, but we went to the one closest to our hotel.

Joe's Shanghai
24 W 56th Street
New York, New York 10019

Dipping sauces

Left: For pan fried dumplings

Right: For soup dumplings

Pan Fried Pork Dumplings $7

Soup Dumplings $9

Soup dumplings? I asked the waiter if soup came WITH the dumplings. I didn't think it was so literal. It's all in the name. SOUP. DUMPLINGS. The soup is IN the dumplings!!!!!! FUCKING AMAZEBALLS MAN!!!

Best dumplings I've ever eaten!

More NYC sightings & eatings to come!

Happy eatings!!!!!