Paradou

(source aaronetto.blogspot.com)

A couple friends from D.C. came to visit and we met up for lunch with other friends. This place was picked because some people in the group have been here before. This is a French restaurant, but not your typical "shi shi" French restaurant. This place got its inspiration from Provence, which is a lay back region in South France (Take a look at the front door and the back garden and you will know what i mean). Having spent sometime in South of France, I can attest that this kind of restaurants are much more chill than the "white table clothe" counterparts in Northern France, namely, Paris.

(source: new york mag)

The most important question is "how is the food?" Two of their dishes came highly recommended by my friends
"Duck Rueben Sandwich" and "Lamb burger".

I ordered the duck and Lynn ordered the burger.
We shared half of our sandwich.

(source: Natalie F of Yelp.com)

(source: "try anything once" blog)

I must say this, the duck taste exactly the way "roast duck" taste in Malaysia, a flavor that I love. Caramelized onion and melted cheese can be found between the duck and the bread giving sweetness to the sandwich.

Lynn's lamb burger was stupendously delicious too. I don't think I ever had a lamb burger before until trying this one. Although the picture is kinda small, do you see that little "purplish"piece of thing on the meat? Take a guess, what is it? It is funny how such a small addition to a sandwich makes the whole dish memorable.

Conclusion: I highly highly recommend this place. Make reservation in advance.

Food in Maps.

Thanks to the beauty of Google maps I was able to place all the cool places I like to eat around the city.

Mexican food Mainly Upper East Side.


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Saint Marks

Limited list but good enough to eat :)


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Chinatown

In case you have jury duty.


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Go eat some more!!!

The Skewer Cart

We have been to it and it was amazing!!!!
I have looked for for a while since September and was nowhere to be found but it so happens that it is here again.
Although I think I built it up in my head to much cause it was not as good as I remembered it.

For those of you who don't have a clue of what I am talking about. This is a cart that makes skewers of squid, lamb, beef, hotdog and chicken cooked in coal.

It is like having your own barbecue grill without the cleaning or dealing with the relatives you rather not hangout with, all that for only one dollar per item.

If you want some, go under the Manhattan bridge (Division and Forsyth). I know, this sounds kinda shady to me too :)


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