they look disgusting, but theyre delicious

they look disgusting, but theyre delicious, originally uploaded by maximilian.lin.

another spot jen and i stopped in boston was this place called neptune oyster. truly amazing. youll spend a pretty penny, but its definitely worth it once in a while... the restaurant itself is tiny, so expect to wait a little bit for a table.

to start off, we each had 5 different oysters on the half shell, each with their own distinct flavor. then we had a black bass (i think?) ceviche), clam chowder, and a spicy stew of fish, shellfish, and saffron rice... all delicious, but the stew was "sop up every drop with the bread" good.

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"a moment on the lips, forever on the hips!"

"a moment on the lips, forever on the hips!", originally uploaded by maximilian.lin.

ive been watching friends lately and i figured this quote from the ever tactful amy green (rachels sister) would be appropriate for this post...

on a previous trip to new york, jen paid dessert truck works a visit. so, we decided to stop by during our spring break trip. we got the bread pudding with bacon sauce and creme brulee. im not a huge sweets person, but i definitely enjoyed the few bites i had. i highly recommend those with sweet tooths (teeth?) pay them a visit.

as a side note, they played the weepies' "gotta have you", which i love, when we were there.

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this is what deliciousness looks like.

this is what deliciousness looks like., originally uploaded by maximilian.lin.

if youre ever in new york and you like chinese food, you should go to flushing and go to nan shian dumpling house... they have other stuff, noodles, veggies, cold dishes, chinese breakfast food... but you really should go for the soup dumplings, aka xiao long bao. they have two varieties, pork and pork and crab, the latter being a dollar more. id just go with the original pork... not that the crab is bad, but the crab just didnt add that much for me...

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k.f.j.

k.f.j., originally uploaded by maximilian.lin.

after watching an episode of man v. food on which its signature roast beef sandwich was featured, jen and i decided to visit brennan and carr in brooklyn, ny during spring break. you can get your sandwich three ways: dipped (beef only), double dipped (beef and bun), or the knife and fork job (aka kfj... double dipped + a ladleful of broth on top). we both got ours double dipped, but in hindsight i wish id gotten mine kfj... anyway, the beef was sliced paperthin... kaiser roll wasnt anything special... but a broth soaked kaiser roll = delish. the core of my roll was without broth, thats why i recommend getting the sandwich kfj. for those who are up for it, they also serve a gargiulo burger... a cheeseburger with roast beef and onions...

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