Food Journal Jul 30, 2009

breakfast

• cereal (organic frosted wheats from Whole Foods)

lunch

• Panda leftovers

dinner w/ Joy Robin & Jim

• tomato & cucumber salad
• grilled corn (from Susannah's coworker, pale & anemic)
• pulled pork (pork shoulder from Whole Foods, a little fatty but good)
• "chess pie" (by Joy Robin)

Food Journal Jul 29, 2009

lunch

• leftovers from last night

dinner @ Panda Cuisine w/ Oliver & Virgil

• fish & tofu (wish they'd bring it back to its former lip-tingling glory)
• pork & preserved mustard greens (happy times)
• ginger green beans
• "hot flavored" chicken (cold dish w/ handfuls of hot peppers, also not as spicy as it should be)
• tofu hop pot (a Sofia fave)
• shrimp w/ bamboo shoots (my attempt at balancing the meal, very so-so)

Food Journal Jul 28, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch @ Fusion Cafe

• big combo bowl of pho (1. nothing better than fishing for that last bit of tripe in the soup, 2. the waitress/owner asking me, "the usual?")
• chicken skewer
• tea

dinner w/ Maria & Francesc

• olives
• prosciutto & poached pears (the former paper-thin & delicious from Liquor Barn, the latter a little weak as I did not check the recipe on this, my 2nd attempt)
• caprese salad (chopped local tomatoes & so-so mozzarella balls in olive oil from Kroger)
• sausage & 3-cheese agnolotti in mushroom sauce (I need to work on the presentation/appearance of the filled pasta so they don't lose shape/fall apart
• desserts from Fresh Market (Happy Birthday Francesc!)

snacks

• Jarritos

Food Journal Jul 27, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch @ Taste of Thai

• ginger pork & rice (service was slow, pork was tough)

dinner

• 7-ingredient Korean ramen (my last pack of instant ramen?)
• fried eggs
• jellyfish salad

snacks

• chips (gotta give em up)

Food Journal Jul 26, 2009

breakfast @ Cafe Beignet w/ Alycia

• beignets (a little big & way too much powdered sugar)

lunch @ Cafe Classico w/ Alycia

• Belgian style pomme frites (the best fries ever, didn't even need the 3 dipping sauces)
• Cuban sandwich (not bad but too much)
• salad & chips

dinner

• leftover sandwich, chips & fries (not so good cold & soft)
• leftover seaweed salad

Food Journal Jul 25, 2009

brunch

• blueberry pancakes (more like slightly burnt crepes)
• scrambled eggs
• bacon

dinner @ de la Torres w/ Alycia

• artisan cheese plate (manchego, blue, goat, all very nice)
• meat plate (amazing serrano ham, decent chorizo & marinated olives)
• shrimp in garlic & olive oil (terrific oil mixture, soppped up w/ gusto w/ bread)
• mussels al ajillo (small mussels w/ dollops of garlic butter)
• scallops in Romanesco sauce (not my fave)
• chocolate mousse

snacks (in the car on the way to L'ville)

• Tom's sour cream & onion chips
• Lay's regular chips
• corn nuts

Food Journal Jul 24, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch @ Arirang Garden

• buffet (very good, a lil spendy @ $9 but worth it, great daikon & beef soup)

dinner @ Seki w/ Maria

• miso soup
• edamame
• gyoza
• sushi (didn't order too much)

snacks

• chocolate peanut butter ice cream @ Baskin Robbins

Food Journal Jul 22, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch @ Panda Cuisine w/ Maria & Tanya

• misc buffet (a little lackluster but I kept my portions in check)

dinner w/ Ashley

• chicken fricasse (flavor was good but I just don't like chicken)
• corn spoonbread (a bit of work but worth it)
• cucumber & tomato salad (great summer salad, all Elmwood)
• currant grapes (tiny & sweet)

Food Journal Jul 21, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch w/ Maria, Tim & Joy

• grilled sausage
• grilled corn
• sauteed baby squash
• cucumber & tomato salad
• Jarritos

dinner

• seared scallops (fennel & mustard seeds didn't adhere well to the scallops, will continue experiementing)
• mushroom risotto (mildly labor intensive but essentially easy)
• leftover cucumber & tomato salad

snacks

• corn nuts

Food Journal Jul 20, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch

• grilled sausage
• grilled corn
• cucumber & tomato salad

dinner

• leftover fried rice
• seaweed salad
• local bacon

snacks

• pork jerky

Food Journal Jul 19, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch

• leftover pasta
• olives
• cucumber salad
  

dinner @ Punjab

• aloo gobhi (a bit dry)
• garlic naan
• peshwari naan (didn't like this version, contained fruit preserves)
• rice

snacks

• cherries
• corn nuts
• pork jerky

Food Journal Jul 18, 2009

breakfast

• crumpets

lunch @ Masala buffet

• misc decent buffet

dinner @ Leon & Pearl's w/ Elisa, Seth, Soula & Ramsey (Supper Club 2)

• vegetable crudite
• caprese salad
• chilled zucchini soup
• grilled ribeye steak (nicely cooked)
• corn on the cob (microwaved, could used the char from the grill)
• green beans (a bit al dente for me)
• cheese plate (brie always works for me)
• Elisa's homemade chocolate & coffee ice cream (very good)

snacks

• orange cherry tomatoes (sweet & addicting from the farmer's market)

Food Journal Jul 17, 2009

breakfast

• crumpets

lunch

• fried rice
• leftover eggs & tomatoes
• stir-fried broccoli (a tiny bit from Elmwood)
• seaweed salad

dinner

• ultra-rare scallops (a Eric Ripert recipe that would've benefited from better scallops - Lex Seafood Co. was out, had to get em from Kroger)
• cucumber slices in sesame oil (thinly sliced as best I could, couldn't find the mandolin attachment)
• tagliatelle w/ sun-dried tomatoes & sausage (a well-executed standby)

Food Journal Jul 16, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch

• rice
• eggs & tomatoes
• jellyfish salad
• preserved vegetables

dinner @ Abuelo's (we had a coupon)

• chips & salsa
• tilapia w/ shrimp & diver scallops
• corn & vegetables
• rice

snacks

• Arrabiata chips
• pork jerky
• olives

Food Journal Jul 15, 2009

lunch

• noodles w/ spicy sauce & eggs
• napa & dired shrimp
• jellyfish salad

dinner

• grill Italian sausage (a little dry)
• grilled corn (sweeter than the last Elmwood batch)
• grilled zucchini (very nice)
• olives (the big, black mild ones)
• Jarritos

snacks

• movie popcorn (Planet of the Apes @ the KY)

Food Journal Jul 14, 2009

breakfast

• croissant (buttery & flaky from Nut Box)

lunch @ Shanghai Cafe w/ AJ

• soup dumplings (decent)
• cold pig's ears (nice texture)
• shredded pork & preserved cabbage w/ rice cakes (real comfort food)

dinner @ Drake's

• chicken wings (tasty but not a very balanced meal)
• celery & carrots

snacks

• preserved plums

Food Journal Jul 13, 2009

breakfast

• croissant (from a bodega, tasteless)

lunch takeout from Kiku

• spicy crunchy shrimp roll
• spicy tuna roll
• miso soup
• edamame
• shumai

dinner @ nobu Next Door w/ Michelle

• edamame, roast peppers & eggplant chips (perfect little opener)
• new style sashimi (whitefish w/ sesame oil)
• Tiradito Nobu Style
• lobster in lettuce cups (comped to us by Michelle's old coworker)
• rock shrimp tempura (perfectly cooked, couldn't compare to the other stuff tho)
• creamy spicy crab (chunks of dungeness crab, fish roe & creamy sauce)
• broiled black cod in miso served in lettuce cup (perfectly buttery & fall-apart)

Food Journal Jul 12, 2009

breakfast

• sugar donut (fron Dunkin')

lunch @ Clover Club w/ Michelle

• fried egg sandwich w/ duck bacon & salad

dinner @ Kuma Inn w/ Heather & Meredith

• fried fatty pork belly (a little goes a long way but SO good!)
• seared ahi tuna (a ittle heavy on the wasabi)
• sauteed mushrooms & bamboo shoots (a favorite)
• house pickled vegetables (jicama, eggplant, mushrooms, something fennel/celery-esque, good but w/ a bitter aftertaste)
• paella (w/ clams & shrimp)
• noodles w/ Chinese sausage (a little bland)
• seared scallops

snacks

• a bite of hazelnut chocolate ice cream from Grom

Food Journal Jul 11, 2009

lunch takeout from Zaytoons

• combo platter (Zaytoons mix, dolma, babaghanouj, falafel, Fatoosh salad)

dinner @ Eddie's

• ribs (amazing!) & steak
• homemade pickles (also terrific, not at all sour)
• chips
• Nestle lemon iced tea
• avocado salsa

Food Journal Jul 10, 2009

breakfast @ hotel

• eggs
• oatmeal

lunch @ Houston Airport (Harlon's BBQ)

• ribs (dry & mediocre)
• green beans, pickle chips (ditto)

dinner takeout from Ghang Thai

• drunken noodles w/ mock duck (why is my first Brooklyn meal ALWAYS Thai?)
• Thai iced coffee

snacks

• chips
• apple
• peanuts

Food Journal Jul 9, 2009

breakfast @ hotel

• eggs
• bacon
• oatmeal

lunch @ Coco's Crepes w/ Jessica

• crepe w/ sausage, mushrooms, cheese, onions & pesto sauce

dinner @ Pappadeux's w/ Jessica, Leda & Vance (better than Red Lobster but service was amateurish)

• iceberg wedge
• seafood "fondue"
• oysters
• shrimp cocktail
• king crab legs (can't go wrong)

Food Journal Jul 6, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch w/ w/ Chris, Lisa & Lynnette

• leftovers from Sue's
• Jarritos

dinner @ Wallace Station w/ Chris, Lisa, Tom & Lynnette

• fried chicken (batter was a bit underseasoned)
• broccoli casserole (not my favorite)
• biscuits w/ honey
• iced tea
• peanut butter & white chocolate cookie

snacks

• Terra Arrabiata chips
• preserved olives

Food Journal Jul 5, 2009

brunch w/ Chris, Lisa, Tom & Lynnette

• French toast casserole (cheap Italian bread instead of challah made it a bit eggy (bread didn't absorb all the egg/milk mixture)
• shrimp & chive scramble w/ Dutch goat cheese (not soft like Chevre)
• bacon
• mixed greens salad (a bit too tart, maybe needed some apple slices)

dinner @ Jonathan's w/ Chris, Lisa, Tom & Lynnette

• chicken fried local oyster mushrooms (quite good though batter was too salty & buried the mushroom flavor)
• pork prime rib (good & way too big as always)
• raspberry sorbet

snacks

• preserved olives

Food Journal Jul 4, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch @ July 4th festivities downtown

• pulled pork sandwich (decent)
• lemonade

dinner @ Sue's w/ Sue, Gerry, Leda, Chris, Lisa, Tom & Lynnette

• ribs (great rub)
• pulled pork (tender)
• potato salad
• cucumber salad (thrown together by me, a bit pedestrian)
• grilled corn on the cob (from Elmwood, not sweet enough)
• grilled baby zucchini & squash (excellent!)
• chips
• iced tea

Food Journal Jul 2, 2009

lunch

• grilled sausage
• grilled corn
• grilled zucchini & squash

dinner w/ Tom & Lynnette

• poached pears wrapped in prosciutto (from Kroger, tasted like dry ham)
• fennel & orange salad w/ seared scallop (need new mandolin for cutting fennel, scallops from Lex Seafood Co. were great)
• monkfish scallopine (cooked in $10 Spanish wine, not too bad)

snacks

• horse beans

Food Journal Jul 1, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch @ Wallace Station w/ Tim

• Cubano sandwich (good but too big)
• chips

dinner

• grilled corn, sausage, zucchini & squash