A Food, a Joke, a Thought

Ecuadorian food, Luka's, Main St in Hackensack.

2011-06-26T11:34:00.000-07:00

The Luka's Platter has steak, rice, beans, avocado, fried egg, and maduro, which is a firm sweet cooked plantain. As breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner, it's a ton of food. $11 with tax. Excellent and well cooked. 248 Main Street. No frills, and it helps if you speak Spanish - not to order, just to fit in. The menu does have pictures and translation. :)

2011-06-01T19:35:00.001-07:00

Burger w works. Onion rings, beer battered. Fresh Lobster sandwich. Sno cone, cherry. And the mets lost. Awesome. Citi Field, Queens NY

2011-05-21T18:37:00.001-07:00

Passionfruit juice, guac, camarones al ajo, platanos maduros with hot sauce. Awesome. Cafe nunez, 35th below 8th ave, nyc

2011-01-11T11:32:00.001-08:00

Short ribs, don's bogam, 32nd btwn 5th and madison ave

2010-12-22T09:35:00.001-08:00

Meat-filled flaky empanada with fresh lime, and ocopa, a potato dish with a minty peanut sauce, and chicken. Cinnamon pineapple drink. Peruvian, maywood NJ

2010-12-05T10:12:00.001-08:00

Kalamata olives, red pepper hummous, lettuce and soft white cheese spread onto a warm, toasted, crumbly roll. Homemade greek sandwich. Very satisfying.

2010-12-02T08:39:00.001-08:00

Meat ravioli, sage brown butter sauce, grape blackcurrant soda to drink, Eataly, nyc

2010-11-17T12:15:00.001-08:00

bread w rosemary infused olive oil, calamari, and mushroom stuffed w chorizo & breadcrumbs. Ahi tuna, fingerlings and green beans, yum. The Ginger Man, albany

2010-11-16T15:41:00.001-08:00

Korean appetizers, soup, and sushi. The saba was nice. Keum Gang San on 32 just east of Broadway

2010-11-16T07:47:00.001-08:00

Bbq wrap with spicy mayo, olives and onions. Fries. The bbq pit, newark NJ on the way south into town off route 21

2010-11-16T07:44:00.001-08:00

Scrambled and lox on a bagel, bistro marketplace, 40th near park

2010-11-15T12:28:00.001-08:00

Dinner- Saigon Grill, Amsterdam at 90th. Beef cubes outstanding, chicken satay v good, sweet stir fried noodles tasty. Affordable quick and friendly.

2010-11-15T12:24:00.001-08:00

McRib, Madison Ave at 40th. 3 out of possible 4 stars, improved bread, toppings ok, taste fine. Exceeded expectations. Recommended.

2010-10-24T15:29:00.001-07:00

Lobster, steamed rice and golden curry with carrots onion and corn

2010-10-15T10:23:00.001-07:00

Soft, seared pork potstickers and oily, savory tofu with sliced pork and chilies. Szechuan Gourmet, NYC

2010-09-20T11:39:00.001-07:00

A vietnamese hoagie on Sarcone's bread, shredded pork and carrots, sliced hot peppers, veggies and sweet oil@ Christian Street &8th, Philadelphia. $3.50

2010-06-28T09:19:00.001-07:00

Cold sliced pork loin sandwich on toasted pumpernickel with a couscous basil tomato onion salad as the dressing

2010-05-11T16:30:00.001-07:00

flounder filet with garlic, olive oil and slices of lime, baked at 325 and served with steamed corn over rice.

2010-04-07T16:28:00.001-07:00

Awesome burger the way i like it, tomato mushrooms and bibb lettuce, medium rare. 500, Sansom above fifteenth in Philadelphia

2010-03-31T16:51:00.001-07:00

Best raw squid, super white tuna and yellowtail. The deluxe sushi and sashimi platter, Raw Sushi & Sake Lounge, Philadelphia

2010-03-24T18:53:00.001-07:00

Roast turkey and tofutti fake cream cheese on tuscan bread with bbq sauce

2010-02-22T18:19:00.001-08:00

Dumplings, peking duck rolls, and roast pork and green vegetables over rice, Sang Kee Peking Duck House
238 North 9th Street in
Philadelphia

2010-02-10T14:06:00.001-08:00

Super Dragon Roll and salmon sushi@ Fat Salmon, 719 Walnut Street

2010-01-16T17:11:00.001-08:00

Mushrooms sauteed in olive oil and balsamic with sage, over a bed of green and red lettuce with grape tomatoes and sprouts

2009-12-13T16:51:00.001-08:00

Angel hair pasta with olives, spinach, and shrimp in garlic-infused olive oil. And, crab stuffed salmon in lemon butter, garlic mashed potato/asparagus, @Figs

2009-11-06T20:17:00.001-08:00

Dinner: a Junior Maoz falafel sandwich with avocado, cooked cauliflower, beets and tahini, drizzled w olive oil. Maoz, on Walnut below 12th

2009-10-20T13:14:00.001-07:00

Chicken pork beef shrimp squid bacon and short ribs, and more, Intl Smokeless Bbq, 6th and Washington Ave, south philly. Excess, with trimmings, for cheap

2009-10-10T09:33:00.001-07:00

Avocado lettuce tomato and mozz sandwich, lemon aioli on multigrain toast, Jones. Pumpkin spice bread starter

2009-10-10T09:31:00.001-07:00

Shrimp lo mein, Asia on the Parkway. Unimpressive canned mushrooms, excellent juicy shrimp that redeemed the dish.

2009-09-18T12:49:00.001-07:00

Dinner: Tobiko sashimi, and an "Eternal Sunshine" roll (avocado and sea bass topped with salmon, a blueberry sauce and little crunchies), Umai

2009-09-16T09:28:00.001-07:00

Green curry over rice (microwavable), Trader Joe's, plus scallion I sliced and added myself

2009-09-15T06:48:00.001-07:00

Potato gnocchi with Tuscan meat sauce, Italian Bistro @ Broad and Walnut in Philadelphia. Hearty, filling comfort food, very much a can't-eat-just-1 item

2009-09-08T17:47:00.001-07:00

Dinner: Lettuce and tomato salad, and turkey sausage sauteed with scallion over pasta, both topped with fresh cilantro

2009-09-05T17:42:00.001-07:00

Dinner: toasted Tuscan pane sandwich with roasted red pepper hummus, tofu cream cheese and Boston lettuce

2009-08-29T18:36:00.001-07:00

Thought: as 40y.o.virgin was my fave potty mouth movie with heart of its year, I Love You, Man is now mine for its. Rudd, Jones et al,
great. And Segal rocks

2009-08-29T14:49:00.001-07:00

Dinner: leafy Boston lettuce with chunks of vine tomato, frozen corn and fresh cilantro, and slivered almonds, vinegar and oil (Italian) Good Seasons dressing

2009-08-29T14:10:00.001-07:00

Lunch: lamb shwarma on a pita with tomato and onion, @Jerusalem on Snyder. Dessert: vanilla soft frozen yogurt w strawberries and choc sauce, @Sweet Endings

Dinner: Chinese feast

2009-08-21T11:36:00.000-07:00

Oyster sauce meatballs; shrimp in fish-sauce with basil; chicken and black mushrooms; ban-ban chicken (cold shredded chicken and thin sliced cucumber over rice noodles with a peanutty sauce); ma po tofu; string beans with pork; broccoli with cashew nuts; and more. 10 entrees total, not counting appetizers, with brownies for dessert.

2009-08-16T17:03:00.001-07:00

Side: steamed frozen sweet peas and golden corn, butter.

2009-08-14T13:24:00.001-07:00

Lunch: raw beef and raw egg bi bim bop at So Moon Nan Jip in Palisades, NJ

2009-08-08T10:19:00.001-07:00

Lunch: shrimp and sweet corn salad with mache and tomatoes and mozzarella, Bouchon Bakery at Time Warner building.

2009-08-06T13:06:00.001-07:00

Lunch: fresh turkey with basil pesto, lettuce tomato cucumber and a squeeze of guac on a farmer's roll, @Au Bon Pain. Not cheap but they make a *good* sandwich.

2009-08-04T09:30:00.001-07:00

Early dinner: lobster salad sandwich on multigrain with sliced tomato and lettuce from Cosi. Worth the price premium. Yum!

2009-08-03T19:40:00.001-07:00

Thought: the converse of Trust is Control. As in, because I have no ___, I must use ___ instead.

2009-08-03T12:13:00.001-07:00

Snack: Snyder of Hanover's pretzels (snaps, these cute little square waffle-like variety) mixed with like quantity of roasted unsalted peanuts.

2009-08-03T09:47:00.001-07:00

Shrimp and mango salad with lime dressing, and porcini lasagna. @JEC's place. Seared tuna taco with avocado at Jones. Repeat, and an emerging theme.

2009-07-31T16:01:00.001-07:00

Lunch: bourbon chicken and white rice. 3 pm snack: Jelly doughnut from DD- no, gave that away and had a double chocolate one instead.

2009-07-30T05:56:00.001-07:00

Breakfast: bowl of vanilla rice dream poured over Maple pecan cluster cereal, Trader Joe's, topped with big frozen blueberries, Whole Foods.

2009-07-29T15:01:00.001-07:00

dinner: Sesame seared rare tuna with coconut rice, snow pea salad with a wasabi sweet soy sauce. @Jones

A Food, a Joke, a Thought

2009-07-26T11:03:00.001-07:00

Knowing about a restaurant, a taste, a product or combination without sharing it with others is like only half-enjoying it.

This blog is intended to be a place for me to spread the word about tasty, tasty things I have eaten, bought, found or cooked.

Also, because I abhor singularity of purpose when a multiplicity is possible, I'm going to use this blog to post jokes I like, have written, or am working on for stand-up.

Finally, I like the freedom to write about anything else that I want, so I reserve the right to write about politics or Philly or culture or books or martial arts or other topics, without limitation. Because if you only post what you're s'posed to post, it's as dull as a post.