Looks like this is becoming a regular column. The other three articles in these series are here, here and here.
At Hank’s Oyster Bar‘s new Dupont location:
The fried olives and potato chips were very good; try them. The lobster roll was good (although I’ve had other ones that were at least that good in the area).
CJ Foods Spicy Chicken Garlic Korean Crispy Crescent Dumplings:
CJ Foods is a Korean company with a new line of Asian food in the US. The Crispy Crescent dumplings are very flavorful, and fry up well (crispy) in vegetable oil. Their dumplings are sold frozen in several varieties, and Costco is now carrying two of them. I made a dipping sauce with soy sauce, sesame and red pepper flakes. Try this product. I have the Chicken & Cilantro Mini Wontons in my freezer but haven’t tried them yet.
Miso soup at Hikaro. Why, oh why... is it so good?
This Clarendon sushi joint has some good sushi and noodle dishes, but the miso soup is exceptional. Not sure why it tastes so good.
We ate their recently and was impressed by their curry dishes. The banana roti dessert was good as well.
We were at a Day of the Dead eventat Oyamel last week, where they highlighted this new menu which features
Oyamel's Rainbow Trout. I ate two plates of it.
the region of Michoacan and will run from October 17 through November 2. I tried a variety of dishes, many of which had unfamiliar flavors and textures. Everyone seemed to favor (or not favor) different dishes, but for me, some of the standouts (which you HAVE to try) were:
- Pan-Seared Idaho Rainbow Trout with Black Garlic-Roasted Pee Wee Potatoes and Lemon-Olive Oil Herb Oil
- House-Made Platano Liqueur (with Piloncillo, Vanilla and Mexican Cinnamon)
- Tableside Guacamole with Chips and Salsa
- House-Made Corn Tortilla with Crispy Pork Belly and Orange Jalapeno salsa
- Silky Butternut Squash Soup with Annato, Mexican Cinnamon, Habanero Chile and Crispy Chicharron
-JAY
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