Summer Squash Skewers
Summer to me always signifies BBQ time… and by summer, I mean a proper summer. In a place where seasons actually change. Fortunately, I was back in good ole ‘merica just in time for summer grills to fire up. Within a week, I spearheaded three successful summer BBQs for friends and family across the country … Continue reading
Elote (Mexican Grilled Corn on the Cob)
Dress up your regular corn on the cob Mexican-style for this lovely summer of grilling! I first discovered this zesty dish at Nolita’s famed Café Habana, which is renowned for its bold tasting, Mexican style corn. La Esquina is another elote outpost and one of my favorite local Latin American restaurants. I think it’s blasphemy to dine … Continue reading
Yakitori Totto, NYC
Yakitori Totto Cuisine: Japanese, Yakitori Neighborhood: Midtown West Price: $60-80 per person including drinks, tax, tip Address: 251 West 55th Street 2nd Fl, NYC 10019 Phone: (212) 245-4555 Hours: Lunch: Mon – Fri 11:30am – 2:00pm Dinner: Mon – Thu 5:30pm – 12am // Fri – Sat 5:30pm – 1:00am // Sun & Holidays 5:30pm … Continue reading
Food Trucks, CA
Food trucks are all the rage right now in California. They have been very popular in Southern California and have worked their way over to the Bay Area over the past couple of years. Most of the time the good ones are in San Francisco, but I don’t always have the time to make the … Continue reading
Don’s Bogam BBQ & Wine Bar, NYC
Don’s Bogam BBQ & Wine Bar Cuisine: Korean barbeque Neighborhood: Koreatown Price: $25-30 per person for food + tax/tip Don’s Bogam has been my go-to Korean BBQ restaurant in NYC for the past few years and I personally think it serves the best KBBQ in town. The only time I deviate from Don’s Bogam is … Continue reading
Grilled Tomatoes with Mozzarella
This is how my mom grills tomatoes and it’s my favorite grilled vegetable dish out there! Elote (Mexican grilled corn) is very closely tied though… something about grilled veggies and smothering them in cheese is just irresistable. My mom typically serves this with barbequed spare ribs, corn, and rice. Any barbequed meat will go well … Continue reading
Thai Barbeque Chicken
As an accompaniment to our Papaya Salad, we decided to round out our traditional Thai dinner with a Thai-style marinated barbeque chicken. We served this with store bought Thai Sweet Chili Sauce, although you can try making your own with this recipe. The only thing missing was some steamed sticky rice, but think that shall … Continue reading
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, NYC
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que Cuisine: American Traditional, Barbeque Neighborhood: Harlem Price: $30 per person including several rounds of drinks Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is just one of those places that should be one every New Yorker’s bucket list. My friends and I used to go on BBQ tours around the city, and Dinosaur is one of my top favorite … Continue reading
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