Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Yes, it has gotten this bad

For my own personal reference, I guess.

Things I am going to consume immediately upon my arrival in the Bay Area (excluding the obvious, like fresh salads and fruits and grilled fish):

- Cold-brewed iced coffee from Peet's
- Shrimp tempura rolls, tekkamaki, California rolls with real crab, sashimi, miso soup and edamame from Serika
- Every single type of food I can get my hands on at the Oakland Greek Festival
- Some form of chocolate-coconut drink from Bittersweet
- Tamales, mole and horchata from Papalote
- Panini from A.G. Ferrari
- In-N-Out. Just, yes.
- Semifreddi's sourdough baguettes (sourdough bread in general, actually...)
- Stuffed Mediterranean pizza from Zachary's
- Chicken tikka masala from House of Curries/Naan and Curry
- Any salad from Mixt Greens
- Mochi from Trader Joe's
- Small-original-with-blueberries-and-strawberries from Pinkberry
- Pollo con mole rojo tacos from Cactus
- Boba from just about anywhere

And in New York:

- Falafel from Mamoun's
- Green shrimp curry from ThaiNY
- Portobello burger and onion rings from Shake Shack
- Coffee from the coffee cart guy who parks every day in front of Meyer
- Fried plantains prepared lovingly by my former suitemate Carla after I guilt her into it
- Lamb burger, lamingtons and a whinging pom from Sunburnt Cow on Avenue C, in a tradition we have kept up since freshman year (three+ years is totally a tradition, right?)
- Coffee from the Mud Truck in Astor Place
- Cheeseburger and fries from Five Guys in the West Village
- Brunch, in any form, from Hudson Diner (Blake Lively sightings optional, but only if your name isn't Roxanne)
- Moroccan hummus plate (balsamic pomegranate reduction!?) or the challah BLT from the Cornelia Street Cafe
- Aloo paratha and dal from any Indian place on Lexington between 26th and 30th
- Medium-black-daily-roast-and-an-orange-currant-scone-for-here-please from Think Coffee (my last two months in NY in December I noticed that for the past three weeks I had charged the exact same amount at Think every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday because that what I, without fail, ordered...)
- Gyros, spanakopita and baklava from Astoria
- Cheese pizza from 2 Bros in St. Mark's
- Any sandwich from Peanut Butter & Co. (except that one with bananas, or the one with marshmallow fluff)
- Country omelette or apple pancakes with coffee and home fries from Friend of a Farmer
- La Mulata arepas from Caracas Arepas
- Fries with pomegranate teriyaki sauce and Vietnamese pineapple sauce from Pommes Frites
- Gluten-free risotto from Risotteria on Bleecker
- Cajun or masala macaroni and cheese with breadcrumbs from S'mac

That list just grew from "hey, I miss sushi!" into a monster. I think I should just stop, now.

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