Late-Night Jerusalem 12/21/2010
 Adam and I are usually pretty predictable with our weekday dinner choices: it’s either the east or west side of the globe for us. So when Adam suggested the crazy idea of Middle East (what a concept!), I was sold. We called up one of the nearby falafel joints, Jerusalem Restaurant (bway btwn 103 & 104) for cheap and tasty delivery.
This hole-in-the-wall spot serves up large portions for way too reasonable prices. The food is always fresh, veg-friendly and (gasp) they’re open till 4am! You’d think that “the city that never sleeps” would stick to its name, but it’s usually more like “the city that passes out around 1am” so the 4am thing is somewhat of a novel concept around here... 3 Comments Kashkaval In Containers 03/09/2010
 What’s better than Kashkaval at Kashkaval? Kashkaval at home, in my sweatpants, as I mindlessly tab through Reddit. Oh, yes.
If you’ve somehow forgotten my favorite restaurant ever, here’s my first gushing post about it. In short, Kashkaval is an adorable Hell’s Kitchen cheese shop that opens up into a wonderfully romantic (and affordable!) Mediterranean tapas and wine bar. And although I always knew this place sold their tapas by the pound, I somehow believed that bringing the lovely spreads outside the shop would make the dining-in experience less… special? Whatever. I had a serious craving for Beet Skordalia and warm pita yesterday, and I needed it satiated ASAP… The Best Baklava At Poseidon Bakery 01/06/2010
 Poseidon pastry photo courtesy alwayshungryny.com Poseidon Bakery is my new favorite pastry shop. Hands down, case closed. Almonds, honey, spinach, feta, handmade Phyllo dough… I think I’m secretly Greek. I’d like to say I “discovered” this little shop- but after 87 years and 4 generations of established success, I finally poke my head in.
Poseidon Bakery is a true fixture of “old New York”- a realization of the classic American dream. It’s comforting to see shops like these flourish in a world of venti soy no-whip vanilla lattes and headset-bearing, superficially enthused employees. The owner and her family even live upstairs, making this den of Greek goodness an extension of their home. It’s also the only bakery in the United States that makes their Phyllo by hand. Impressed yet?... Let's Kick It Off With Kashkaval! 12/16/2009
 photograph courtesy of flickr user pabo76 So I figured I'd kick it off with the most awesomely unexpected restaurant in Hell's Kitchen, and easily my new favorite: Kashkaval. Named after a yellow sheep's milk cheese, Kashkaval, nestled between 55th and 56th on 9th ave, is a wonderful surprise of a Mediterranean tapas bar. By day, it operates as a darling little cheese and gourmet food shop, offering up over 100 varieties of cheeses, olives and the like. But when the sun sets, this place turns into the ultimate date spot. But you didn’t just hear it from me! Get to this place early or you’ll be waiting in line with every other young couple in midtown...
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