Crave

Have you craved for something? Sometimes there’s something you want to nibble but you don’t know what it is. You can’t pin down what type of food you wish to munch. Last night I was out with my “foreign” friends and went to this special place in Lower Manhattan called Petite Abeille, a Belgian restaurant in the Meatpacking district. I knew I was hungry but I sat there browsing the menu for about 15 minutes, which is long enough if someone was waiting for you to take your order while all your friends had already ordered.

Side comment: Notice that I used the word “foreign” loosely. I learned that from Bettina whom I’ve met two months ago through Honey. There’s a story behind that word which I think it’s sort of funny.

Back to my craving, I got beef stew Belgian-style with a glass of red wine.

I was on my way home around 11 P.M. I was on the subway train when suddenly my craving came back to me. I realized what I wanted. I want to eat “sinigang na baboy”.

So this morning I went to Lou Cheng Market and bought pork belly. Then I asked the butcher to cut it in cubes. I also picked tamarind-based soup and some vegetables to mix with it.

I might have cooked too much. I would probably be eating the leftovers for three days.

So this is craving. Now I feel nauseous just looking at it :))

Tomadachi

Pictures were taken in NYC on Sunday, October 19, 2008. Friends from Japan came to visit me on my birthday; with Yuri, Dizza, Yugi, and Christopher

Mesa Grill

My birthday is not until this Sunday, but my brother (along with my sister-in-law and my 10-year-old niece), and my two sisters took me out for dinner at one of my favorite restaurants – Mesa Grill (owner Food Network star chef Bobby Flay). The last time I’d eaten in Mesa Grill was two years ago and I’ve always wanted to go back. But it’s been holding me and my friends back because of its high price (and yet it is worth every bite). And tonight it was awesome! Not only that I was with the company of my loving and dear family, the food was simply mouth-watering and the service was charming and pleasant. I can’t wait to go back for another scrumptious experience.