Food – Page 2

FINE DINING: MOMOFUKU CCDC

There’s been one restaurant in DC that’s been on my bucket list for a while. Everyone probably heard about Momofuku, it’s a restaurant brand established by the chef David Chang, and it’s a well-known noodle bar place in New York.

I haven’t been to the restaurants in New York, but I definitely have heard about the name Momofuku quite often. Once I heard there is a Momofuku opened in CityCenter in DC, I’ve always wanted to check it out. The only thing was I highly recommend making a reservation ahead of time because every other time I’ve tried to go and walk in, the place was always packed and the wait time would be over an hour.

When I went, I made a reservation ahead of time and I have to say for a Friday night, I was surprised it wasn’t super packed. The environment was somewhat elegant-looking, but casual and the inside was a lot bigger than I thought. The food was great though I have to say for the price, the portions a bit smaller than I expected.

Including myself we had two people and we got a bing bread plate, a large plate, and then 2 desserts to share. To start, we got the and the chicken liver mousse bing bread, which may sound weird, but it was creamy and sweet as it had some type of jam on top of it. Our large plate/main entree was the grilled chicken with cilantro yogurt sauce on top of it that came with pickled onions & olives and rice.

Chicken liver mousse Bing bread

Grilled chicken w/ cilantro yogurt sauce + rice & pickled onions & olives

One thing great about Momofuku CCDC is Milk Bar is right next to it so for dessert we got the cereal milk soft serve from Milk Bar and then from the dessert menu of Momofuku we got the Coconut Panna Cotta. I loved panna cotta cause personally I’m not a huge fun of coconut, but the coconut flavor wasn’t strong. I also loved the grapefruit and the frozen calamansi on top it. The frozen calamansi tasted like a fruit sherbet.

Cereal Milk Soft Serve

Coconut Panna Cotta w/ Grapefruit & Calamansi

I’ll definitely go back so I can try some of the other things on the menu.

For the full menu options, check out the restaurant’s website below. For reservations, you can make reservations through OpenTable.

Restaurant Website: https://ccdc.momofuku.com/

*Disclaimer: This post is based on personal opinion and is not sponsored. Photos are my own photos I took at the restaurant. The website above is an affiliate link.

My favorite food….

Hello from KOREA!! While being in Korea, this post seems the most appropriate to post while I am here.

In addition to trying new places to eat, I enjoy cooking as well. One of my favorite foods and the first thing I eat whenever I arrive in Korea is ddeokbokgi 떡볶이or Korean spicy rice cakes. It’s also something I make when I crave something spicy or just want some soul food.

Making ddeokbokgi isn’t hard so I thought I’ll share my recipe:

*Others may make it differently

Ingredients:

rice cakes
fish cakes
red pepper paste
soy sauce
sugar/honey
sesame oil
onions
carrot
garlic

Chop onions, carrots, and fish cakes
Add 3 tbsp of sesame oil in heated fry pan
Cook onions, carrots, and 1/2 tbsp of chopped garlic in sesame oil
Add fish cakes, rice cakes (ddeok), and add water to pan till it covers ingredients in pan

5. Add 2 1/2 tbsp of red pepper paste (add more based on preference of spiciness), 1 tbsp of sugar/honey, and 1 tbsp of soy sauce *if it’s too spicy add more sugar/honey, if it’s too bland, add more soy sauce

6. Boil and cook until rice cakes are done

MEMORIAL DAY 🇺🇸 WEEKEND TRIP: BOSTON

This is long past due, but I finally got around to posting it! As mentioned in my About Me Post, I lived in Boston for 5 years before I moved to DC/MD for grad school. It’s not because I lived there for so long, but I loved living in Boston that as a first ever sister trip I went up during Memorial Day weekend.

I’ll admit there was more eating than sightseeing so it is mostly restaurants, but I will put sights to see in the area. I definitely recommend stopping by these places! I also put below other places I didn’t go on this trip, but are favorites as well.

Quincy Market

*Sights: Boston Harbor, Fanueil Hall, Boston Public Market

North End

Neptune Oyster (as mentioned in a previous Lobster Rolls, the wait time is on average 2-3hrs so I recommend going to put your name down on the waiting list before you plan on eating and then go shopping/sightseeing the area)

Oysters

Lobster Rolls w/ Fries & Salad

Mike’s Pastery (You need to get a cannoli!!)

The Juicery
Gelateria (delicious gelato)

Chinatown/Downtown

Gourmet Dumpling House (no reservations: first come first serve & make sure all the members of your party are there to be seated)

Soup Dumplings

Szechuan Style Fish

Hotpot Buffet (it’s ALL YOU CAN EAT)

Tatte Bakery (favorite place to get a GREAT cheesecake and chai latte)

Regular & Blueberry cheesecake

*Sights: Boston Commons, Boston Public Garden (beautiful flowers in the spring/summer), Newbury Street (a whole street of different shops, restaurants, and cafes)

Other Favorite Restaurants:

*location is italicized

The Daily Catch (no reservations: first come, first serve) North End
Shabu Zen Chinatown
Pho Pasteur Chinatown
The Cafeteria Newbury Street
Joe’s American Bar & Grill Newbury Street
Pavement Newbury Street
Thinking Cup Newbury Street
Winsor Dim Sum Cafe (if you go on the weekend, it will be busy and the wait time can be from 30 min-1hr) Chinatown
Border Cafe Harvard Square
Mr. Bartley’s Gourmet Burgers Harvard Square

Craving Lobster Rolls

Who doesn’t love food? Cause I sure love it! I love trying new restaurants and I’m one of those if I crave it, I either go eat it or make it.

One food I have been craving in particular is at one of my favorite restaurants in Boston. I know there are places here in DC/Maryland that sells the food I am craving, but I’ve been thinking of this one restaurant. This is the one restaurant I always go whenever someone visited me in Boston or if someone tells me they are visiting Boston, I always recommend this place

The place is called Neptune Oyster. It is located in the North End area of Boston, near Government Center/Quincy Market. They are well known for their oyster bar and lobster roll. I will admit that it can be pricey since the lobster roll depends on market price, BUT it is WORTH IT!! 😁

The lobster roll can be served hot with butter/cold with mayo and you can choose salad/fries as your side. I usually tend to get it hot and with a side salad.

One thing to note is this place does not reservations. You need to go to the restaurant and put your name down on a waiting list. You provide your phone number so they can give you a call when it gets close to your turn. The average wait time can be 30 minutes to an hour. However, during tourist season and dinner times, the wait can be as long as 2-3 hours so my recommendation is before you start sightseeing around Quincy Market/Government, I would go and put your name down first.

So… for anyone who is in Boston and haven’t been here or if anyone is planning on going to Boston, I definitely recommend to check this place out! 👍🏻

*This is my personal opinion some may feel differently about this place