Momofuku Noodle Bar in the lower east side of Manhattan is one of those places that actually live up to the hype. I’ve read about it, heard about it and now witnessed the amazingness that is Momofuku. You tend to forget about the hour long wait and over anxious crowd after you sink your teeth into one of those pork buns. Or so I’m told, I had the vegetarian friendly shiitake mushroom buns and yes they were definitely worth the wait. Guess a couple of soju cocktails help as well!
Another reason why I love this place, they are vegetarian friendly and more than happy to accommodate my non-pork-belly eating ways. But carnivores, don’t worry, the pork is amazing. Vini absolutely loved his pork belly ramen… in fact, I think his exact words were, “I think this is better than the one I had in Japan.” Now that says a lot!
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Posted by: Maggie Ha
Category: NY Eats, Reviews
Tags: asian, food, Japanese, New York
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I’m starting a new series of posts called “NY Eats” for all the delicious places I come across in New York. Don’t worry, I’m still cooking and posting all my culinary adventures. But since New York has so many yummy eateries, I figured I’d better start writing them down before I forget. I already have a gigantic to-eat list filled with both famous and not-so-heard-of places, I can’t wait to try them all!
So for my first post of the series, I present to you my foodie friends, Asiadog! Delicious Asian inspired toppings on a hot dog. I absolutely love hot dogs. Well to be precise, veggie dogs. It’s hard to find veggie dogs but Asiadog not only serves veggie dogs, they top it with delicious toppings! And for you carnivores, they have beef and chicken franks as well as an organic option. Now for the toppings… my favorite was Vinh, Vietnamese pickled
carrot and daikon with cilantro and jalapeño. It was so good, I went back for seconds! They have other options like kimchi, curry, bbq pork, and Asian slaw. You can find Asiadog at Fort Greene Flea Market in Brooklyn on Saturdays, among their other locations (see website). I had mine at a special edition of the Brooklyn Bridge flea market on Sundays…. special guest: Martha Stewart!!!!
Don’t even get me started on how excited I was, hot dogs + Martha Stewart sighting, seriously made my day! I am loving New York! 
Posted by: Maggie Ha
Category: NY Eats, Reviews, food, mmmm
Tags: New York, Reviews
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Wow I was so excited last night when I was featured on the homepage of Foodbuzz again! This time for my enchiladas recipe in the Top 9 section. I started out at #5 - at least when I first saw my recipe there - but then buzzes came in and I made my way to #1!Woohoo! Thanks to everyone that buzzed me! Your support is very much appreciated and I hope I can continue making things that you all like. Thanks for the support!!
Posted by: Maggie Ha
Category: Other, Reviews, random
Tags: foodbuzz
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I don’t even know where to start, there’s food everywhere. There’s little stalls for baked potatoes, fries with toppings, fishballs, stinky tofu, fruit smoothies, coconut drinks, crepes, I can really go on forever. But there’s one that I wanted to highlight. They’re called Little Chicken Eggs in Chinese but they’re more like funny looking waffles.
This is the famous one and it’s located here:
No idea how to find it! It’s around the corner from the Wan Chai station. You can try asking around there, or follow the waffle smell! You’ll know when you’re there when you see a huge line and pictures of Chinese celebrities eating these waffle things.
Posted by: Maggie Ha
Category: Other, Reviews, food, mmmm, random, travel
Tags: asia, asian, food, Hong Kong, life, random, snacks, sweets, travel, trip
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Boy was I in heaven. There are plenty of vegetarian restaurants around Hong Kong. Might not have very much luck with street stalls but restaurants are open pretty late and you’re bound to find something. And there’s a street market in just about every area. Most markets have a section that sell fresh fruits.
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Posted by: Maggie Ha
Category: Other, Reviews, food, mmmm, travel
Tags: adventure, asia, asian, food, travel, vacation, vegetables, vegetarian
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Singapore was exactly the type of trip I wanted: SHOPPING & FOOD! We only had 2 days in the city but boy did we take advantage of it! And we sure did eat a lot!
I love that in Singapore, it’s perfectly okay to have about 8 meals. Unfortunately you can’t chew gum, spit or be gay. Not gay as in happy, gay as in homosexual. Apparently it’s illegal?! Well, we still happened to stumble upon 3 lesbian bars on our last night so I guess it can’t be that bad.
We landed in Singapore around 1pm, got to the fabulous Scarlet Hotel and ventured off to do some shopping. We went a little shopping crazy on Orchard Road - I missed Zara so much - and after about 5 hours of shopping we decided, it’s time for food. We made our way back to Chinatown and found the hawker center in the Chinatown Complex. Vini had chicken rice and roast pork with rice for about $5. I had some vegetarian plate for about the same price. SO CHEAP and SO GOOD!
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Posted by: Maggie Ha
Category: Other, Reviews, random, travel
Tags: adventure, asia, asian, holiday, seafood, Singapore, travel, trip, vacation
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Today we were again on the hunt for a decent burrito in Sydney. To date, Mad Mex in Darlinghurst had the best. Until I got a quesadilla with all the toppings inside and half rolled into a taco. It was very odd.
We’ve heard about the Beach Burrito Company and we’ve driven by about a hundred times but never tried it. Mostly because parking around Bondi is just ridiculous. Well we actually made the effort this time and I’m really glad we did. They were we’re too bad! They had almost everything except for refried beans. Their black beans were a bit tough and the rice was a bit dry but still added great flavor to the burritos. I think it’s now my favorite* burrito place in Sydney. I had the garden esalada burrito, random bits of cucumber in there but not a bad thing at all! Vini had the beef and he loved it. They had Tapatio sauce on the tables and had a great beach-side in Mexico feel to it. I think I’ll have to go back and try their taco salads (which are REAL taco salads in the tortilla shell and all!) and some nachos. And their website has a surfcam! It’s no Wahoo’s but it’s got that surf burrito feel down.
* Note: Favorite burrito place in Sydney pretty much means it’s the closest thing to something decent. No where near comparisons to burritos in SoCal… yet.
Speaking of Mexican food, I’ve been meaning to mention El Fuerte. He’s a new character on StreetFighter 4. His story is that he’s a Mexican lucha libre chef looking for recipes that make up great fighters… something like that, it was kind of hard to follow. But point is, how awesome that there’s a Mexican chef as a character!!! His signature throws are Guacamole Leg Throw and Tostada Press, or those are the only ones I know how to use. And my absolute favorite part is at the beginning of each fight he says, “It’s dynamic cooking time!” - no idea what that means.
And now for my Sunday night experiments, this week it’s brownies. I’ve attempted 2 different versions that I’ve made before but I seem to always alter the recipe each time. I made a Mocha Brownie and a Traditional Browie with Walnuts. See individual posts for recipes!
Posted by: Maggie Ha
Category: Reviews, mmmm, random
Tags: random, Reviews, sydney, weekends
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