Long Island is an interesting place. Being from upstate NY, the people, the weather, and the pure volume of cars on the road is much different from what I'm used to. I don't pop my shirt collar. I don't own designer anything. I don't spend an hour in my car to drive 10 miles. It might sound like I'm complaining, but it's not really that bad. If you have never been to NYC or the downstate NY area, I reccomend visiting. There's tons of things to do, and if you're poor, people watching can be your national pastime. But let's not kid ourselves here. There's like 10 million people on this rock... So the ultimate reason to go...
The grand daddy, the big kahuna, the numero uno, the head hancho...
Food
This weekend a few friends and I went down for the Mets/Rangers down in Flushing. We also checked out China town and Little Italy also. It's quite a sight because they are just a street down from each other. On one street I was surrounded by Asians and words I couldn't read, and then I take another step and like globe warp to Pasta Land. There's whole chickens roasting, rice frying, pasteries galore, and pizzas being thrown around Definately a cool feeling.
Here's some cool things I tried and ate...
Budda's Delight / Coconut Juice / Chinese Sponge Cake / Local Market
So... after our gastronomical adventure in the afternoon, we took the train to Shea Stadium to see the New York Mets play the Texas Rangers. It was a bit raining and gloomy, but we were optimistic about it.
Um, that was a mistake.
The rain
Apparently it was monsoon season on Saturday. I felt like I was on the set of Lost and it just randomly pours an ocean on you. We were cold and wet, but Mets fans are diehards. With every lightning bolt we got louder and louder, as if cheering defied the weather and pushes it away. Even the players goof around, which was sweet.
Wright, Reyes, and others sliding
So, no baking today. Thought I would take a break and show you some cool things I saw this weekend. Thanks for reading and I'll make sure I whip something sweet up in few days.
The grand daddy, the big kahuna, the numero uno, the head hancho...
Food
This weekend a few friends and I went down for the Mets/Rangers down in Flushing. We also checked out China town and Little Italy also. It's quite a sight because they are just a street down from each other. On one street I was surrounded by Asians and words I couldn't read, and then I take another step and like globe warp to Pasta Land. There's whole chickens roasting, rice frying, pasteries galore, and pizzas being thrown around Definately a cool feeling.
Here's some cool things I tried and ate...
Budda's Delight / Coconut Juice / Chinese Sponge Cake / Local Market
So... after our gastronomical adventure in the afternoon, we took the train to Shea Stadium to see the New York Mets play the Texas Rangers. It was a bit raining and gloomy, but we were optimistic about it.
Um, that was a mistake.
The rain
Apparently it was monsoon season on Saturday. I felt like I was on the set of Lost and it just randomly pours an ocean on you. We were cold and wet, but Mets fans are diehards. With every lightning bolt we got louder and louder, as if cheering defied the weather and pushes it away. Even the players goof around, which was sweet.
Wright, Reyes, and others sliding
So, no baking today. Thought I would take a break and show you some cool things I saw this weekend. Thanks for reading and I'll make sure I whip something sweet up in few days.
Comments
NYC is where my heart is - it's such an exhilarating location, unlike any other place in the world.
I want to go to NYC! You're lucky you can just drive there.
Sorry about the rain. Yesterday it poured here, then we had hail for 10 minutes. Awful.
Em - Yeah the sponge cake is pretty awesome. We should try anad collaborate on it sometime. If it ever stops hailing, come fly to NYC.
Shorty - Ha I'm glad I spoke like a true Albany kid.
Steph - My roomate is Vietnamese. Asian food is very very diverse from each other.