Asian Fusion at its best

Stepping into Kittichai is like entering a different world. It's a very modern, Asian-inspired and cool atmosphere. The fact that it's in Soho and on a quieter street than Prince Street makes it much more exclusive. My friends and I sat near the beautiful water feature with clear bowls with a candle lighted constantly floating by. The menu had many assortments and the best value is the brunch prix-fix and 3 course lunch prix-fix. For brunch, you can get one brunch entree with unlimited brunch cocktails. Because I do not drink, I opted to go a la carte and order a delicious french toast, coffee, and Canadian ham. The first picture of my entree speaks for itself. The second picture comes from the lunch pix-fix menu with a beef entree and the third was a pad thai with omlette.

I can't wait to come back here with out of town friends so they could feel like they were in another cool and sophisticated world with delicious food.

How I love Royale

Royale, a West Village Bakery and sister to Baked in Brooklyn. It's so rare for me to go to Red Hook because I would need a car to go to Baked, but Royale is just as equal. I love the bright pink focal wall and the assortment they have. Cupcakes, I can never get enough!

Snow Day in NY

Yesterday was my first Snow Day in New York. No school, but lots of sleep! Hooray! In my much needed time to rest after living off of a few hours of sleep in the past few days, I took advantage of Snow Day to get sleep. I didn't go outside but I had that baking feeling I get when I want to do something productive. What do I want to bake? Brownies!

The picture above was a chocolate brownie-like dessert from Chez Panisse Cafe in Berkeley. The dessert was warm, chocolate-y and soulful. I want to recreate that feeling when I bake brownies for the weekend.

Brunch is dessert

There's something about brunch I absolutely love. It could be that I have to wait on the weekends and because I hardly eat waffles or pancakes on the weekdays. Thankfully, my friend took me to Almond in the Flatiron District. I had love at first sight when I saw the menu had a waffle with a Nutella butter spread. It was light, delicious and filling. High five to Nutella!

From Chinatown to Nolita

I miss eating Vietnamese food back in CA. Thankfully, my friend took me to this great Vietnamese place in Chinatown for some noodles and beef rolls. Yummy!

After getting groceries, we walked around the Chinatown area and passed by Nolita. I found this charming ice cream place that sells macarons. The colors are so beautiful and the temptation to go inside to get a macaron was pretty high!