September 15th 2024: Hanging Out in Stamford CT

 On our way to NYC today, we headed to Stamford CT,

Unitarian Universalist Congregation

Landmark Tower

Latham Park

Old First Congregational Church,
1 Walton Place

Avon Theater Film Center

The Classic Condominium

getting lunch at Kyushu Ramen and Sushi, a Japanese restaurant in town.

We got the Eel, Avocado and Cucumber Roll and Shrimp Tempura Roll,

the Shrimp Tempura Ramen (Shrimp tempura, bamboo shoot, seaweed, soy sauce egg, scallion) and Tonkotshu Ramen (Shio, Chashu pork, kikurage, bamboo shoot, mustard leaf, soy sauce egg, scallion, sesame seed, black garlic oil)

and the Karaage Chicken Bao (Japanese fried chicken, Cucumber, Japanese pickle, spicy mayo).

I have to say that the chicken as a filet was really crispy, but other than that, all the other dishes were just so-so. At least my family enjoyed their meal.

From here, we headed to Brooklyn NY

Leif Ericson Park

for a wedding dinner at Park Asia Restaurant. Pretty nice inside,

although they seemed to rush us along, putting food on our individual plates instead of letting us pick and choose, and breaking down quickly at the end of the day. Really interesting Fuzhou style wedding though.

From here, it was back to our hotel for the night at the Courtyard New York Manhattan/Midtown West

Nice hotel. Looking forward to the Statue of Liberty tomorrow.

July 3rd 2023: Stops Along the Way Home from NYC

 Starting out early this morning in Manhattan NY,

Lyceum Theatre

114 West 47th Street

Sofitel New York

383 Madison Avenue

The Benjamin Royal Sonesta Hotel

Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza

Holy Family Roman Catholic Church

United Nations Headquarters

Turkish House

Ralph Bunche Park

The Manor

The Cloister, 321 East 43rd Street

The Consulate General of Nigeria

New York Crossroads Seventh Day Adventist Church

Bernard B Jacobs Theatre

Booth Theatre

Music Box Theatre

785 Eighth Avenue

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

Morgan Stanley Building

RiseNY

Lexington Hotel

heading to Dominique Ansel Workshop, the second branch of a bakery we visited a while back,

this time getting the Almond Croissant,

the Brown Sugar DKA (Dominique's Kouign Amann, caramelized croissant with dark brown sugar),

the Olive Oil Croissant (With cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil and a hint of rosemary and garlic) and Sea Salt Hazelnut Praliné Flan (A French-style flan with hazelnut pastry cream baked in a laminated brioche nest, hazelnut praliné, and Maldon sea salt).

The flan was pretty good, although the olive oil croissant was too savory for my liking.

With that, we headed out of NYC, stopping by the Stamford Museum and Nature Center in Stamford CT,

before heading for lunch in Fairfield CT at Mecha Noodle Bar, which has several locations in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

We got the VIETNAMESE COFFEE (iced),

the SPICY MISO (red miso, chashu, mushrooms, chili oil)

and the Pho King (fermented bean short ribs, egg, brisket & marrow oil).

Really flavorful I must say, can see why they have many locations.

For dessert, we headed next door to Milkcraft,

getting the Toasted Almond Butter (marcona toasted almonds, sea salt).

Way too much almond flavor for my liking. Not coming back again.

With that, we headed home, ending our 2 day vacation in Connecticut and NYC.