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Craving of the Day: Wafels & Dinges

shyema — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:36:16 +0000

Waffle with Speculoos spread

Belgian waffle from the Wafels & Dinges truck. Raspberry Ripple ice cream. Sliced strawberries. Whipped Cream. and Spekuloos spread*.

*Life-changing

shyema — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:33:10 +0000

Some people like to eat hamburgers. Some like to wear them.

My friend Ah Reem's hamburger earring

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Craving of the Day: PB&C ‘wich at Norma’s

shyema — Mon, 16 May 2011 14:57:06 +0000

People often ask me about what restaurants to check out when they come to NY, but rarely do I get a full recap on how their experience went afterwards. So I was totally not caught off guard when I received an email of one, including these pictures of the couple’s visit to Norma’s in Le Parker Meridien recently from my friend Hamaad:

PB&C Waffle ‘Wich

From what I gather, others that I’ve talked to have had sort of a hit-or-miss experience with Norma’s (though, I loved my birthday brunch there). This counts as one of the times it was on point. The PB&C ‘wich is essentially a chocolate Waffle with a peanut butter and toffee crunch filling. If I loved peanut butter more, I would have went for this, but the toffee crunch could probably sway me anyway.

I think my favorite part of the email though was, “I have officially crowned you the food diva of NYC.” (Such a lie, but totally don’t mind ).

Pics by Hamaad Chippa

Restaurant Info:
Norma’s at Le Parker Meridien Hotel
119 W 56th St.
btw 6th & 7th Ave
New York, NY 10019
212-708-7460
Midtown

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PS I’ve been asked to create my current ‘best of’ list for visitors, which I thought was a great suggestion. Working on that post soon for you all!

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Drink of choice when playing Mafia…

shyema — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 14:00:13 +0000

A Bloody Mocktail

In line with a Mafia-themed party on Feb. 14th, we were served a Bloody Mocktail — check out the black gun-shaped ice! Perfectly appropriate drink/game for Valentine’s Day I say…thanks, Nadia!

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Brunch at Norma’s, Le Parker Meridien, Midtown

shyema — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 14:00:24 +0000

Cute syrup bottles at Norma's

I got a wee bit spoiled this year for my birthday due to my lovely, sent-straight-from-heaven friends. And it involved LOTS of food, just the way I would have hoped! One pit stop included a fancy lil brunch at Norma’s in Le Parker Meridien. It was my first time here, even though it’s practically my neighbor — only one avenue away! How could I have ignored its existence until now?? It’s not just one of those pricey places that has nothing to show for itself. The dishes are creative, generous, and most of all, DELICIOUS. It was actually pretty difficult to choose what to order — every single thing looked SO.GOOD.

We finally decided to order two sweet dishes and two savory ones, which turned out to be perfect and maybe even too much for four girls. I ordered the Waz-Za, which is one of the recommended items on the menu. It’s a waffle stuffed with a raspberry creme fraiche, a crackly brûlée top, and buried under a million blueberries (my favorite!!).

If the following pictures don’t make you salivate, I would just pause for a minute and check your pulse.

Waz-Zawaffle, $22

We also ordered crabcakes, spiced with habañero pepper and served with a dill yogurt mustard sauce; the “Irresistible Banana-Macadamia Nut Flap Jacks” (aka AMAZING pancakes) with whipped banana brown sugar butter; and Huevos Rancheros which was brilliantly topped over cheesey quesadilla triangles. Cheese makes everything better. We ate everything as if we had an imaginary lazy Susan in the middle so we could each try all the food and we STILL couldn’t finish everything. I think it was the first time I took pancakes home in a to-go bag and it still tasted good the next day.

Flat-As-A-Pancake Crabcake, $24

Irresistible Banana-Macadamia Nut Flap Jacks, $21

Normalita’s Huevos Rancheros, $23

We were also served a bottomless pitcher of coffee, tall glasses of orange juice, and a complimentary shot glass size of pineapple smoothies.

Orange juice and smoothies

Just when I thought I literally couldn’t BREATHE anymore from all the food we just indulged in, out comes a decadent chocolate cake with whip cream and fruits, and birthday candle .

Best burdday brunch ever

Thank you my lovelies! Post on birthday meal part deux to come…

Restaurant Info:
Norma’s at Le Parker Meridien Hotel
119 W 56th St.
btw 6th & 7th Ave
New York, NY 10019
212-708-7460
Midtown

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CRAVING OF THE DAY: Nutella Doughnut Burger

shyema — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 21:46:40 +0000

(Haven’t had one of these posts in a while). But how amazing does this Nutella Burger look?? It’s from Chef Hubert Keller’s Burger Bar in San Francisco.

Nutella Burger

Warm doughnut, Nutella mousse, M&M’s, passion fruit, fresh strawberries, kiwis, and mint.

Restaurant Info:
Burger Bar
251 Geary Street
(Enter Macy’s on Geary St. between Powell and Stockton, 6th Floor)
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 296-4272
Union Square

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