"I am SLEEPY~" |
Monday, February 28, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Brunch at Island Creek Oyster Bar
Today we went to one of my favorite restaurants, Island Creek Oyster Bar, for brunch. |
I ordered the lobster omelette. The omelette was very fluffy. |
And it had plenty of lobster meat! |
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Dinner at Shanghai Gate
Today, we were not supposed to, but somehow ended up eating at Shanghai Gate. We were not very hungry so ordered several dishes from the appetizer menu. This dish is the sliced napa cabbage and dried tofu in sesame oil. |
The pork grilled dumplings. Did the chef just dump them onto the plate? Couldn't s/he put them more nicely? |
The marinated tofu with cilantro. A bit too salty to me. |
The mushroom (direct translation of the Chinese name is "wood ear") with sesame oil. I love the texture of this mushroom. |
The sliced rice cake sauteed with pork and Chinese leek. This dish is similar to what we had last night but is the Shanghai version and very light. All the dishes we had looked simple and easy to cook. I should try cooking some of them at home. |
Friday, February 25, 2011
Dinner at Gourmet Dumpling House
今日仕事が終わって帰宅すると、夫がチャイナタウンに行って夕食を食べようと言い出しました。え~、外食にお金使い過ぎだから控えめにしようって言ったのは自分やん。それもつい昨日!でもまあ今日は金曜日だしいいかなってことで南北風味 (Gourmet Dumpling House) へ行ってきました。ここはいつ行っても大人気で待たないと座れないのですが、今日は運良くすぐに席に着くことができました。
When I came home from work, my husband suggested to go to China Town to have our dinner. This suggestion made me very shocked as JUST YESTERDAY he complained that we spent too much money on dining at restaurants and insisted we should go out less frequently!! Well, but it was Friday today and I felt like going out, too, so we decided to go to Gourmet Dumpling House. This tiny restaurant is always busy and packed, but luckily we could get the last table!
When I came home from work, my husband suggested to go to China Town to have our dinner. This suggestion made me very shocked as JUST YESTERDAY he complained that we spent too much money on dining at restaurants and insisted we should go out less frequently!! Well, but it was Friday today and I felt like going out, too, so we decided to go to Gourmet Dumpling House. This tiny restaurant is always busy and packed, but luckily we could get the last table!
The chilled seaweed with garlic. It was a bit spicy and garlicky. I liked it. |
The sauteed Chinese watercress with garlic. According to my husband, this is the Taiwanese style. It had a lot of garlic, too. |
The pan fried pork buns. |
These were the grilled buns and very tasty. But just one bun made me very stuffed. |
The steamed squid. This was nothing special. |
Today I found a new product (?) which looked like sponge cakes, so I got one. This will be our breakfast tomorrow. |
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Dinner at Ristorante Serena
Tonight's dinner was at Restorante Serena in our neighborhood. |
This is the side salad came with my husband's entrée. |
My husband ordered the pork chop saltimbocca. |
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Ugly Poirot
Today, again, Poirot is chewing the rawhide non-stop for hours. |
He looks so ugly... |
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Lunch from Sakanaya
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Snack at Infusion Tea Spa
My husband ordered this weired drink (dessert?) again. It is kind of warm jelley made of Chinese herbs (smells and tastes like medicine!). |
And the popcorn chicken. We asked it spicy, but it was not really spicy.. |
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Dinner at Tico
Tonight we went to a brand-new restaurant, Tico, which opened just a couple of weeks ago. This is the 4th restaurant owned by a famous (in Boston) chef, Michael Schlow (other three are Radius, Via Matta, Alta Strada) and serves the tapas style Spanish and Mexican food. I guess it's the same concept as Toro in South End. |
Crispy fish tacos. The tortilla was thick and could hold all the ingredients without being broken. |
Chorizo risotto. This was a bit too salty and heavy for my taste. |
Fried Manchego cheese. The sauce (pomegranate honey sauce) was sweet and tasted like a dessert. |
Shrimp toast. This was like the Mexican version of Vietnamese shrimp toast. |
Creamed corn with bacon and chiles. It is the simple dish, but was spicy and good. |
Beef a la plancha. The good quality of beef was used - the meat was tender and the green chile sauce gave a nice kick to it. |
Friday, February 18, 2011
Lunch at Pedro's
Today my colleagues and I went to a new Venezuelan restaurant, Pedro's, in Billerica for lunch. There are (fake) palm trees in front of the restaurant. It looked so weired to see palm trees and snow at the same time! |
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