4 posts tagged “food”
I am traditionally not much for snacks or beverages marketed as "diet" or "light". But because I have been hit with some self-consciousness lately, I have tried three such products.
The first was Lays Light. 75 calories a serving, no fat, and amazingly, they taste exactly like regular Lays - maybe with a touch less salt, but still. Better for you than Baked Lays, and tastier, too? I'm sold.
Then, by extension, I tried Ruffles Cheddar & Sour Cream Light. The regular version are possibly my favorite mass-market chips and somehow, these are even better. They taste exactly the same, and again they're 75 calories a serving with no fat. How is that possible? Sold on these too.
I also had a chance to try the new Cherry Coke Zero today. My previous reaction to Coke Zero was merely "blech" - Cherry Coke Zero has the odd distinction of not tasting at all of cherry, but the flavoring that's been added makes it taste almost like regular Coke. Almost but not quite. Going to pass on this.
Ladies and gentlemen, there's a new snack in town.
These are unmatched by any other snack cracker on the market. I could eat them with every meal of every day and not get tired of them. I wish I was home eating them right now.
They are, to put it bluntly, fucking amazing. Purchase immediately.
Maybe this is weird, maybe it isn't: but after having lived in NYC for three years, today was my literally third Indian meal since moving here. Despite having in a relationship with Katie for over eight years, this is the first time that she and I have ever had Indian food together.
Anyhow - we were wandering around Curry Row (1st & 6th), trying desperately to find somewhere for dinner that wasn't going to leave us reeking of curry all night. Lo and behold, we come across Brick Lane Curry House, which fit all criteria perfectly. Soda in pint glasses! Fantastic tikka masala! Good naan! And no smell imparted on our clothing! Big thumbs up from me.
Brick Lane prides itself on being the home of "the real curry"; their curries are organized by heat. The hottest one's description was notable enough that I had to post it:
An excruciatingly hot curry, more pain and sweat than flavor. For our customers who do this on a dare, we will require you to state a verbal disclaimer not holding us liable for any physical or emotional damage after eating this curry. If you do manage to finish your serving of curry, a bottle of beer is on us.
From the NYT Article, Gordon Ramsay Takes Manhattan, Tiptoeing, He Says (emphasis mine):
The menu will feature both à la carte and tasting menus similar to those served at his flagship restaurant in London. While he hasn’t finalized pricing, Mr. Ramsay said “it’s not going to be a basement bargain, but it’s not going to be the most expensive restaurant in New York either.”
Mr. Ramsay described the food only as “very natural” and “very proper,” adding that any patron trying to take pictures of it would be banned.
“We’re not going to stand there and gawk,” he said.
Nothing like a challenge to get the food bloggers going.
