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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009Falafel (at last)
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
Nine times out of ten, Phil and I are discussing food in the car. Ten times out of ten, Phil and I are discussing food on the way into New York. “Where are we going to eat? What are we going to eat? Let’s get something we can’t get in Bethlehem (which, if you live here, you already know is pretty much everything). Let’s get FALAFEL.” I swear to you, we talk about falafel every trip into the city.
Ironically, we’ve never actually purchased falafel – together, that is – until today. I don’t know what made today different .. Maybe it was the crisp fall air? Maybe the yummy drinks at 202 gave us the kick we needed? Who knows. The stars aligned and 20 minutes after business was wrapped up for the day, we found ourselves standing outside Taim Falafel & Smoothie Bar in the West Village.
I went with the traditional green and Phil chose harissa (Where’s the fun if we both get the same thing?). Honestly, it might have been the best falafel I have ever eaten – no lie. And to top off the sheer deliciousness of our lunch, they were perfectly constructed too. This means that I not only bit into freshly fried and perfectly crispy falafel when I started my lunch, but there was also freshly fried and perfectly crispy falafel at the bottom of my pita. Brilliant! Just when I thought I was down to lettuce and dressing, Voila – more freshly fried and perfectly crunchy falafel!
So the next time you’re in the city TALKING about falafel, do yourself a favor and hit up Taim at 222 Waverly Place. It’s so much better than just TALKING about falafel.
housing falafel from taim in t…
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009housing falafel from taim in the village. i went green. phil went harissa.
Who wants cake?
Friday, October 2nd, 2009
OK, so I’ve never had a birthday cake – well, I’ve never had a traditional birthday cake. For my 29 birthdays, it’s always been ice cream cake, chocolate chip cookie (pizza) pies, even fruit salad, but NEVER cake. Cake is dry and crumbly. Cake is tasteless. Cake is nothing more than a vehicle for icing, and between you and me, there’s too much cake in relation to buttercream!
This is how I felt until I met my husband’s mom, Cheets (I’m still lost on the nickname!). Cheets absolutely adores cake; Actually, the entire family adores cake, making it crucial for me to find something about cake to love. My number of family celebrations where cake is sure to be served has now doubled – It’s sink or swim time!
Back to Momma F. I knew I could trust Cheets to show me the very best that cake has to offer, so I decided to share a slice (baby steps!) when she picked up a cake from The Flour Shop in Bethlehem. The cake was amazing. It was like no other cake I’d ever tasted .. and I’ve tasted a lot of cake over the years. The cake was moist, slightly sticky and tasted like real dark chocolate. The buttercream was velvety and perfectly not-too-sweet. It was true cake perfection.
Since my first Flour Shop experience, I’ve happily indulged in any piece of Flour Shop cake I can get my hands on. Especially the Perfectly Pink Seashell Cake served at our wedding celebration this past Saturday (check out the nice shots my brother-in-law took!). And just to explain how serious I am about this bakery, we dragged this pretty little cake all the way to Cape May, NJ so that I could eat cake at my wedding. Lol! Actually, Cheets dragged it (thanks mom!).
So if you’re one of those people who has sworn of dry, tasteless cake forever, you owe it to yourself to check out The Flour Shop and GIVE CAKE ONE MORE SHOT. I promise you won’t be disappointed.
damn it’s cold! a bowl of lobs…
Friday, October 2nd, 2009damn it’s cold! a bowl of lobster bisque at the black duck in cape may would surely do the trick 
