#the way my mini bagel pizza dropped from my mouth

[bunnyywritings]

Could you please do Akaashi, kuroo, suga and Tsukishima comforting reader because she has an ED and feels disgusting and gross every time she eats? I’ve been feeling like shit lately and my ED is getting worse and I just need comfort rn, it’d mean a lot to me thank u:)

comforting fem!s/o with an ED

[a/n: hi hi anon! Thank you for the request I’m sorry that this is a little late but I really hope you feel better soon and that these can bring you some comfort!💓💓 i love u sweetheart!! I made these kinda like mini scenarios? drabbles? instead of hcs -yours truly, bunnyy -`ღ´- ]

TW: mentions of an ED, throwing up, nothing too explicit

❁ akaashi keiji

It didn’t take him long to figure out that you were acting a bit strange. Whenever he suggested going to grab lunch after school, you had always shrugged and said you weren’t too hungry and you were still full from lunch, but he knew you hadn’t eaten then either but he didn’t say anything so you two would just go to a cafe or something. He was starting to get very worried when you were getting headaches or when he saw that you were just less energetic than usual.

“(Y/n), you know you could tell me anything right? I would never judge you for being honest with me.” He held your hand from across the table, gently running his thumb over your knuckles.

You guys had just returned from a date where you had barely touched your food, again. Sighing, you stared at the table before nervously looking back up at him.

“I-“ Mouth opening an closing a few times in indecision. Should you be honest? Or should you tell another little white lie? He noticed the internal struggle that you were having as your eyes started to swirl with tears and panic started to bubble in his chest.

“You don’t have to say anything, my love. I just want you to know that I’m here for you.” The warmth and concern in his words made the tears drop as you nodded.

“I just...I haven’t been r-really eating.” He nodded, his suspicions confirmed as he calmly waited for you to continue. “It feels wrong, just the thought of eating makes me sick to my stomach.” A frown wrinkled his face as a bitter laugh rumbled from your chest. “Even if I was sick to my stomach, it’s not like anything would come up.” Your shoulder started to shake as you looked down at your lap, taking your hand from his and covering your mouth. Quickly rushing to you, he pulled you up from your seat and pulled you into his chest. An arm wrapped tightly around your waist and the other around your shoulder, gently pressing your head into the crook of his neck. His heart clenching painfully as you tightly clutched onto his shirt.

He held you tightly, waiting until your tears subsided.

“I can’t say I know what that feels like but-“ he softly peeled you away from him, holding you at arms length. “You don’t have to go through it alone. I still love you and will make sure to do the most that I can to show you every day.” His hand came up and carefully caressed your cheek. “I can help you in any way you want me to, just know that I will always be here for you.”

The two of you had cuddled afterwards where he whispered sweet nothings into your ear. He loves you, there’s nothing that can stop him from being there for the most important person in his life.

❁ kuroo tetsuro

It would take him a little longer than Akaashi to figure out that you were having trouble. It’s not that he isn’t observant, you’re just really good at hiding it. You took every precaution possible. If you two were on a date where there was food involved, you’d take advantage of whenever he went into the bathroom. Throwing away or hiding your meal so it looks like you had eaten. However, recently it had gotten worse.

You had worked up the courage to eat at least one small thing/meal a day. Whether it was a granola bar, some onigiri, or even half a sandwich. You were proud of yourself for being able to keep your disgust down but other days just weren’t as good. The moment any food touched your tongue, you gagged and spit it out or it would even go as far as you having to rush to the toilet and throw it up.

Kuroo had invited you over to his place, he was having Kenma and a few of the boys over for a video game/movie night so, he thought why not invite my amazing, gorgeous girlfriend. You had survived the night so far, dodging offers of snacks with the ‘I’m full’ or ‘I had dinner before coming’ but when they had ordered some pizza is when things went downhill.

You figured that if you waited a few minutes, all the slides would be claimed and inhaled by the boys and it was working so far...until Kuroo insisted that you at least have a piece and with every bodies eyes on you, you felt pressured and took the tiniest slice there was. You were a little surprised when you hadn’t immediately spit it back out but the moment you swallowed it, you felt your body lurch in disgust. Willing yourself to keep it down was hard, but you did so and distracted yourself with beating Lev at Super Smash Bro’s. Once it was time for everyone to go, you felt a little guilty at the relief that spread through your body but when Kuroo had gone outside to see everyone off, that’s when you took your chance. You rushed over to the restroom and started to purge anything that was in your stomach. What you hadn’t accounted for was how long it actually took you.

“Hey kitten, if you’re still h-“ He paused when he caught you hunched over the toilet, expelling what little was in your stomach. “Oh my god! (Y/n) are you okay?!” He got onto his knees beside you and comfortingly rubbed your back. This is kinda the moment where he put two and two together. He was besides you through the whole thing, rubbing your back and holding your hand as you rinsed out your mouth. The two of you had sat down to talk about it. Instant guilt flooding his body as he remembered on how insistent he was to get you to eat.

“I’m so sorry kitten...”

“I-It’s okay Tetsu, you didn’t know.” A surprised squeal left your mouth as he pulled you onto his lap, pressing little kisses all over your face. Whispering words of love and encouragement after each one. He vowed to help you and to shower you with encouragement and love every damn day.

❁ sugawara koushi

He knows. He’s known for a bit but he didn’t want to make you uncomfortable and bring it up. He would encourage you to eat, or he’d slip little snack into your bag along with a cute little note. At that point, you knew that he knew. So you worked with him to come up with a way that he could be involved with helping you slowly get to being able to stomach whole meals.

What neither of you really expected was the sudden relapse that you had experienced. And it hit you hard.

He had come over one morning and found you absolutely distraught. There was a plate in front of you and a half eaten bagel, but beside it was a little bit of the bagel that you had spit out. He rushed to your side and pulled you into his arms.

“I-I’m sorry Koushi, I-“

“Darling, why are you apologizing?” He asked quietly, hand raking through your hair in a comforting manner.

“B-Because, after all t-the hard work t-that you helped me w-with...it was all for nothing.” You cried into his chest.

“Of course it wasn’t.” He placed a gentle kiss to your forehead. “If anything, I’m proud of you darling. You didn’t spit out all of it right?” You mumbled a small ‘no.’ “You got the rest of it down, and that’s all that matters.”

You guys spent that morning in each other’s arms, before he helped you run your errands. He had gotten you to eat a little bit of granola bar throughout the day and some water so you could at least get some of the necessary nutrients for the day. Once you guys had made it back to your place and he grinned widely, holding the empty wrapper in front of you.

“See, you finished an ENTIRE granola bar today. You should be proud, I know I am.”

He always reminded you that even the smallest victories are the biggest ones.

“I love you darling.” He gently grasped your chin between his fingers. “You’re making amazing progress and I’m greatful that you’re letting me be apart of it.” He presses a loving kiss on your lips, both of your mouths moving together lovingly and softly. You were blown away at how supportive he was, but honestly, he coudn’t help it. He loved you and that was enough reason to help you on your journey.

❁ tsukishima kei

Kei understood to some degree. Some weeks he would go without eating for a couple days in a row. Not on purpose really, just because he forgets. Plus, it’s not like he eats a ton on a daily basis.

He’s very observant, so he notices very quickly that you’re not really eating. He doesn’t really know how to approach it so he just...doesn’t. He finally does when he notices that you’re slowly slipping and you’re less and less like yourself. He feels guilty that he hadn’t brought it up sooner. He just isn’t good with talking about sensitive/vulnerable things. He surprisingly asks Suga and Daichi for help, not mentioning what the topic is but just for advice on how to bring up a sensitive topic and how to encourage someone.

Both are almost in tears at his serious question.

They give him the best advice they can with what little information they have but their happy to help.

He’s contemplating on when to bring it up but when he catches you throwing away your untouched lunch. It was very awkward and blunt but it was in normal Kei fashion. You could hear the concerned undertone to his question. Watching and listening calmly when you tried to stutter out an excuse.

“I know you’re not eating, (y/n)...why?” He sighed. If you hadn’t known him, you would’ve thought he was annoyed.

“I-well I’m just not feeling very hungry t-today...” You laughed nervously, watching as he gave you a bit of a harsh look and you sighed. “Okay, okay. I not feeling hungry, ever.” You groaned quietly. “It’s hard to explain...I just don’t like how it feels when I eat. Whenever the food just touches my tongue, it-“ he watched as you shuddered in disgust.

“But you know you need to eat right? You can’t be skipping meals every day.” Your face quickly turned sour.

“You’re one to talk, you barely even eat most days too.” You frowned, he could basically see steam coming out of your nose as you stood up from your seat. “So how are you gonna sit there and tell me that eating is important. I KNOW it is okay?! You don’t think I get frustrated that I can’t even stomach a freaking banana, Kei.” You laughed bitterly but his heart broke once he saw your tears. “A banana...” He frowned, making his way to you and wrapping you in his arms. Your legs were trembling, both of you falling to your knees.

“I-I’m sorry (y/n), I didn’t really think about it like that...” He’s beating himself up for upsetting you further.

So, he did his research. He read up on a bunch of studies and articles about EDs and how they work. The psychological damage and the difficult process of recovery. He didn’t care. If the process took months or years, he’d be there right by your side. He wanted you in his life for a long, long time.

You were a bit surprised at how hands on he was. He was helping you start off slow. He was also making sure to eat everyday so he wasn’t being a hypocrite and so you could see that he was there with your. You can see the little smile on his lips when you make progress, and if you digress or you have a relapse, he still has that smile and tells you how much he loves you and how thrilled he was about your development.

“You’re not sick of me right?” Your voice was echoed because you were currently hunched over the toilet bowl, you had felt the need to throw up but nothing came up.

“Of course not. I love you, you idiot.” He gently massages your thigh, “I see us having a future together...I want us to have a future together.” You sat upright, eyes glistening and lips twitched up in a grin.

“I do too...” You leaned forward to kiss him but he put a hand in front of your mouth.

“Not until you at least rinse.”

“But I didn’t even throw up~” You whined. He shook his head, fighting the smile threatening to split his lips.

God he loved you. So, so much.

hehehe basically all these boys would 100% support you in your recovery and shower you with love and cuddles

#akaashi keiji x reader #akaashi x reader #kuroo tetsuro x reader #kuroo x reader #sugawara koshi x reader #tsukishima kei x reader #tsukishima x reader #haikyuu x reader #anon ask #anon request

[youarestellarverse]

Sneaking in with WIP Wednesday - HIOB Ch. 16 (prostitution)

The improvement once Percy positions the tape around the aching joint is almost immediate— he's taken care of Jason enough that he doesn't need to be told where the pain points are. After so many strains and sprains and dislocations, Jason's knee is probably always going to be unstable, and any support is a little more than the tendons around it can give on their own. 

Jason gets up to check on the pot as Percy sweeps the hair off the floor. The pasta hits the boiling water in a plume of steam, and there's a noise from down the hall. Shit.

He drops the box on the counter, strides over to Percy and grabs him by the o-ring to drag him into his bedroom, shutting the door behind them.

There's a feeling of sadness when the collar comes off, but Percy's giggling over the manhandling, and Thalia has enough to worry about when she's getting ready for work— she doesn't need to do it with that image making her want to bleach her eyeballs. 

"You're a good brother," Percy whispers, putting a hand flat on Jason's chest as he leans up for a kiss. "Did you put on a timer for the macky?" 

"Fuck." 

Jason rubs at his face. Percy laughs again, putting a hand on Jason's shoulder as he heads for the door. "Don't worry about it. You can test them by just trying one and seeing if it's the right texture." 

It's obvious as soon as Percy says it, but he doesn't make Jason feel bad about it. He never has— sure, he was surprised to learn that at fifteen years old, Jason had never so much as made himself a pizza bagel, but just took that as an opportunity to teach him how. 

Thalia's out and dressed by the time they emerge, staring at the contents of the fridge with a scowl. She softens when she hears them, glancing over her shoulder. 

"Good mornfternight."

"The vampire has arisen," Percy crows. "Do you want breakfast?"

"You know you can't bribe me with food, right?" She shuts the fridge and turns around, her arms crossed over her narrow chest. "I mean, I'll accept it, but your fate rests on how you treat my son."

Jason blushes, hot enough to be self-conscious about it and trigger a self-sustaining loop. He's done it so often in reverse that he should be used to the dynamic by now, but there's something about it that always makes him happy. 

"Mom, you'd know if he hurt me," he assures her. She goes just as pink as he feels, her face lighting up with her smile. 

"And he better hope he doesn't make you prove it." 

"This is why everyone thinks you're a foot taller than you actually are." Percy starts rifling through the cupboards and pulling out ingredients. "You're a pomeranian, but you have the presence of a gray wolf." 

"Fuck you." Thalia snatches a pear from a basket on the island and heads over to the sink to rinse it. "I'm at least a mini spitz." 

"Fair." Percy gives up on whatever he was going to make with flour and pie spices, and instead pulls a log of goat cheese from the fridge. "I've met tinier, and you do look a lot smaller next to the record-breaking mastiff over there." 

"Everyone looks small next to me, except for other football players." Jason raises an eyebrow as he stirs the noodles. "But I thought I was a golden retriever." 

"In temperament, yeah— maybe a yellow lab. They're a little less in your face." Percy hands Thalia the cheese, then grabs her a plate and a butter knife. "But we're talking size. If your sister's a mini spitz, you have to be fuckin' Zorba. Even I look like a toy breed when I'm with you, and in this alternate universe, I'm a hundred-pound pit bull."

"Who thinks he's a lapdog," Thalia adds, mouth full as she carries her meal over to the island. She bumps Percy's hip in thanks on her way— 

And Percy does a spectacular job keeping his composure. The flinch is barely noticeable. There's a reason he's so good at hiding his pain, and the thought deflates Jason a little as he drains the pasta. 

Thalia picks up on it, but she misses the reason. Jason prefers it that way, honestly— he'd rather hear her reassure him than see how she'd react to something that, besides Jason, Percy's only told his mother and his therapist. 

#wip wednesday #i wrote this #jercy

[skythealmighty]

A girl in a spider costume zooms through the sky on webs strung from her hand, whooping. A narration cuts in of a sassy teenage girl. 

“All right, let’s get this part over with. I’m not the first, and I’m certainly not the last. Cut to backstory!” she said, then snapped. The scene changed.

The girl, outside her costume, is eating a bagel. She has blond-brown hair in a messy bob, blue-green eyes, and pale skin. She’s wearing simple clothes. “My name is Skye King. In my universe, I’m one of two spider-people, though I’m the only Spider-Girl. Spider-Man is in New York. My business is in Seattle. One day, during summer break, I was bitten by a radioactive spider after my 15th birthday. You get the jist, right? Then I had spider powers, yadda yadda yadda. We’ve all heard it before. Well, the thing is, not really. That spider was from another universe (at least I'm 99% sure).” While she said all that, in the cutscene, a spider bit her on the hand and she threw it outside. “I could tell something was wrong, so I decided to cancel my hangout with my friend the next day, telling her I was sick. I couldn’t have been more wrong, but it was a good call. I absolutely trashed my room that day.” It showed Skye in her room, sticking to the bedcovers and the ceiling and her books. “Needless to say, my parents were kinda, okay super mad. Oh well, small price for a little superpower! I discovered during the next few days that I could create portals with my webs, and the first one led to the universe with the graffiti Spider-Man, Miles Morales.” Another scene showed her fistbumping with Miles, masks down on their spider costumes as they sat on top of a building. “There, I officially got my suit from Aunt May with some help. I wanted a little piece of everyone I met, so I asked Miles to decorate my costume a bit. He got the left arm, and I gotta say, it looked pretty sweet! Over the next week, I visited other universes and added to my suit a little at a time. You name them from Miles’s movie, I’ve probably visited them. Peni Parker (got a robotics upgrade from her), Noir (the guns were cool, but he also got a bit of space on my mask), Gwen (I stole her hoodie idea and went to gymnastics), Peter B. (not much, his suit’s the same as the original), and even Peter Porker (got a cartoon hammer, I love Looney Tunes)! They were all really cool, but my story isn’t about meeting them. Way too cliche, and probably done before, too. This little mini story takes place in the universe where that spider came from. So why don’t we finally get started, now that you know who I am?” The scene returned to Spider-Girl swinging from the Seattle Space Needle. She winked at the camera, and the screen turned black.

Skye yawned, sitting up in bed as her alarm went off. “Hey Google, alarm off,” she said tiredly, getting out of bed and getting dressed off-camera. She ate her breakfast, said hi to her family, packed up her backpack (not forgetting her Spider Suit), and jogged out the door to her bus stop. She napped on the bus until it arrived at school, where she was woken up by her Spidey senses. She got off the bus. “Hello again, Edison High,” she sighed, walking into the cafeteria and sitting down at a table full of older students. The narration starts. “This is my average, everyday high school, Edison High. These are my art club friends, Olivia, Jack, Darth, and.. well, they’re important to me, but maybe not to you. My other friends are Sofia, Haylie, Mitchell, AJ, and Micheal. At my high school, nobody apart from Sofia, AJ, and Haylie know I’m Spider-Girl, even though she’s the main topic of gossip. School’s boring, so I’ma skip it.” 

The scene of a high school day is fast forwarded until the very end, where she goes to the bathroom. “I’ve long since made a secret exit, and most girls don’t check the bathroom mirror, so I get dressed in my onesie there. It’s really not that hard, and I have a drone get my backpack home. That does mean I have to do my homework in class, but I’m pretty smart, so I can do it most of the time.” Skye, in her Spider-Girl suit, exits the stall and opens the mirror like a door, walking inside. She drops her backpack into a carrier drone, then opens a secret door from the inside and webs to the top of the school. “All in all, a pretty normal day. No crime at the moment, so I decided to visit another universe again. I mean, why not?” She spun her web in a circle, creating a portal, which she swung into. “I wanted a little something to add to my outfit. But that day? Fate didn’t like me one bit.” She looked around at the other portals, which had markings on them, the logos of the different Spider-Men she’d met. One of the portals was unmarked, and that was the one she swung into. As soon as she did, she attempted to make another web, but failed. “Aw, what? Talk about bad timing..” the Skye in the scene said, before yelling and slamming into the ground. “I think I’ll stop the narration now, so you can focus on the story.”

The screen was black, but then Skye opened her eyes. In front of her was a rainbow Spider-Man, upside down in front of her. She yelped and scrambled backwards in surprise, bonking her head. “Ow..” she muttered, rubbing her head. She flicked her wrist, trying to spin her web. Nothing happened. “Damnit!” she cursed.

“You okay?” the rainbow Spider-Man asked, letting go of his web (which was unsurprisingly rainbow as well) and landing on the ground. “You hit your head pretty hard.”

Skye grinned under the mask. “I’ve had worse. I mean, when you’re Spider-Girl, you gotta be able to take a few hits, right?” She got up, standing in front of the walking rainbow and looking him up and down. “I like the sugar glider wings,” she complimented. “I bet those come in handy a lot, huh?”

He smiled too (though only shown with the eyes of his mask). “Yeah, they do. So, how’d you get here anyway? Super collider?”

She shook her head. “Nah, got here on my own. Part of my powers include going to other universes, weirdly enough. My webs aren’t working, though,” she flicked her hand for emphasis, “so I’m stuck here for the moment. I don’t think that’ll last for more than a couple days, so no need to worry.”

He sighed in relief. “Good, I’m already taking care of four Spider-Children, so I don’t need more.. why are you looking at me like that?” he asked, after seeing her starstruck expression. 

“There’s more!?” she said, sort of high-pitched. She covered her mouth. “Oops. Um, basically, when I run into another Spider-Person, I want a way of remembering, so I add to my outfit.. I was looking to upgrade mine for a while, so this is perfect!”

He laughed. “Alright, I’ll take you to them. Be warned though, they’re all pretty extra in their own way.” The scene cut to him swinging her up to an apartment, setting her down.

“Thanks for that,” she said, embarrassed. “If I had my webs, I wouldn’t need you to do that, though..”

“Nah, it’s fine!” He took off his mask, grinning. “I don’t mind. I’m Thomas.” He held out his hand.

“Skye,” she said, taking it after pulling her own mask off. “Now if you don’t mind, you got some thread and needles?” He pointed her to a room. “Sweet!” she said, running in. “I’ll be back!”

After a few minutes, she came out with the same sugar glider extensions he had, but they were the bi flag instead of the gay flag. “Ta-daa!”

“Nice,” he nodded in approval. “There’s some spare clothes in the closet if you don’t mind sweats and t-shirts.”

She grinned. “That’s what I usually wear anyway!”

The screen showed a Spongebob ‘one hour later’ cutscene, then showed Thomas and Skye watching a movie. She was wearing a blue t-shirt and purple sweats. There was a knock on the door. “Come in, guys,” Thomas said, not taking his eyes off the movie. Skye, however, looked towards the door to see four different Spider-Men come through. One wore a royal outfit with flowers, hair uncovered, one wore a pink outfit with hearts and a baseball cap, one wore an outfit similar to Gwen’s with a V, and the last one wore a blue outfit that had a tie design on it and four robotic spider legs on his back. Her eyes widened.

“Okay, now I definitely need to update my outfit again!” She grinned, dashing into the room she’d been in before where her suit was. The others looked at her.

“Uh… who was that?” the one in the royal outfit asked, looking perplexed.

“You’ll see,” Thomas answered.

After a half hour, while everyone was on the couch with masks down, she came out with the suit on and mask up. The hoodie was up, and on top of it, there was a gray V like the Gwen lookalike’s mask. One of the legs had pink hearts and red flowers, and the other had the same design as the tie design but only up to below the knee. She was grinning, until she realized something. “Oh, right, I never introduced myself. I’m Skye, Spider-Girl!” she said, pulling her mask down and bowing. 

“Virgil,” said the Gwen lookalike.

“Roman!” introduced the royal one.

“Hi, I’m Patton!” grinned the pink one.

“Salutations, my name is Logan,” said the one in the tie.

“Nice to meet all of you!” said Skye, grinning and sitting down with the rest. 

A timelapse showed the day going by, nothing super interesting. The timelapse stopped at the next day during lunch, because that’s where the action is. Besides, this is supposed to be a short story, so I won’t bore you too much.

Everyone was having pizza. “Mm, they do not make pizza like this in Seattle, let me tell you,” Skye said after finishing her first slice. “I almost wish they did, but then I’d never cook for myself!”

Suddenly, everyone froze, Spidey senses going off. “Oh no, why in the middle of lunch?” Roman groaned, setting down his slice and going into one of the stalls in the corner. Everyone but Skye followed him, her going into the suit touch up room. One by one, they all emerged in their Spider suits. Thomas and his gang swung out, while Skye took a deep breath and glided after them using the addition she’d just added yesterday, since she still couldn’t use her webs. They arrived in Times Square to see the Scorpion causing trouble with the Tinkerer, again. 

“Peter always has to deal with these guys, why don’t they ever quit?” Skye asked, perched next to the others on top of a building. 

“Evil never rests?” Logan offered.

“Nah, these guys are just really annoying,” Thomas sighed. 

They all jumped down, standing in front of either the Tinkerer or the Scorpion. Virgil, Logan, and Skye were in front of the Tinkerer, while Thomas, Patton, and Roman were in front of the Scorpion. “Time to kick some ass!” Skye said, crawling up a building and launching herself at the Tinkerer. Soon after, Virgil and Logan swung at him in turn, Logan knocking the Tinkerer out of his own vehicle and taking control, which he then used to stun the Tinkerer while Virgil tied him up. Thomas swung and glided onto the Scorpion’s face, blinding him. Patton and Roman tied the Scorpion up, then Thomas kicked the Scorpion over and over in the face, temporarily stunning him. As if it was second nature for her, Skye swung using her webs and tied the Scorpion up some more, knowing her webs were stronger than the others’ by nature. As she landed on the ground, she looked at her hands and smiled. “Looks like I can go home now,” she grinned to the others. “Sorry for overstaying my welcome.”

“Nah, you’re fun to hang around with. Come back anytime,” Thomas said, waving goodbye. She nodded and made a portal, swinging through as it closed behind her. She hung in place in the middle of all the universes, making five webs above the top of the portal she just came in from. The middle one was a rainbow spider, and the other four were a gray V, a red rose, a pink heart, and a blue tie. She grinned and swung through the portal labeled ‘home’, swinging above the city. She was lucky it was Saturday, so she didn’t miss any school. But how would she explain it to her parents? She shook her head to clear her thoughts as she spotted a robbery. Good never sleeps, she thought, webbing one of the criminals with a sigh. The scene faded to black.

“Hey, don't get mad, I told you it’d be short. Cut!”

@ask-spiderverse-virgil

[gao-rar]

Consider the following: Alex is a morning person and Shane absolutely is not.

It took an insurmountable amount of effort for Shane to peel his eyes open. He grimaced at the sunlight pouring through the open blinds. “Shut the fuck up,” he growled, his voice a barely intelligible rasp.

“Bro,” Alex said, reaching the end of his morning push-up set. He hopped nimbly from the floor and stretched. “That’s pretty rude.”

“Please shut the fuck up,” Shane corrected. His head was pounding and the aftermath of a night spent drunkenly eating three, no, was it four? A night drunkenly eating too many mini pizzas was reeking hell on his guts. He rolled onto his back and noticed the sheet was wrapped uncomfortably around his torso.

There were gridball posters pinned to the ceiling, but nothing for the Tunnelers. Shane snorted a chuckle; he never could get Alex to understand why his team was superior.

“I’m going for my run,” Alex said from the doorway. 

Shane leaned up on his elbows and yawned. Alex was wearing a forest green tank top and gray basketball shorts. He already had one earbud in. His shoes were probably by the house’s entrance. They were muddy by the time they walked through the summer storm from the bar the night before. Alex, ever the diligent grandson, came into himself enough to force them apart and insist on keeping the floor clean.

“Yeah, yeah, I get it,” Shane had said, leaning bodily against the wall to keep from falling as he kicked his shoes off. “Stop talking about your granny, you’re killing the mood.”

Presently Shane said, “I’ll be out in a little.” At least his voice was coming back to its usual timbre.

Alex laughed, his vibrant, sunny cheerfulness making Shane’s headache worse. “Go back to bed. I’ll ask grandma to make you something for breakfast when I get back.”

Shane frowned and looked away, “I don’t want to wear out my welcome.”

“Get some Zs bro,” Alex insisted,patting the door frame. “I’ll see ya!”

The door pulled shut, leaving Shane alone. He flopped back on the bedding and let his eyes idly scan the signs and flags on the ceiling. After a while he rolled over and pressed his face into the pillow. It smelled like Alex’s shampoo. 

He wanted to leave. The idea of being an extra mouth to feed, an extra mess to clean, made his skin crawl. He couldn’t ask Evelyn to take care of him. This hangover was his own stupid fault, after all. Alex hadn’t drank a drop - it went against his diet, apparently - so he didn’t have the same splitting headache Shane was enduring.

With huge effort, Shane pulled himself completely out of bed. The floorboards were cold under his feet as he went to the window. His mouth felt sticky. Shane grabbed the curtains to pull them tightly shut when he caught his reflection in the mirror on the wall to the right of window.

His hair was sticking up in messy chunks. When was the last time he washed it? He desperately needed a shave, his eyes were blood-shot and darkly lined, and there was a pink indent from the pillow across his left cheek. A dark hickey stretched from his adam’s apple to the notch of his neck. Shane scowled at himself and yanked the curtains shut.

-

When Alex got home, his grandparents were getting ready for their day. Shane’s shoes were gone, like they always were the mornings after their nights together. Strangely, no matter how many times it happened, he couldn’t help but to be disappointed.

Alex checked the clock on his way back to his room: 8:20AM. He grabbed a hand towel from the bathroom on his way and used it to dab the sweat from his forehead. His morning run was one of his favorite work outs of his day. It gave him time alone to think. The crisp morning air kept his temperature comfortable and the quiet of the sleepy Valley was deeply relaxing.

He wished Shane could experience it, but there was no way he could convince the man to even try the Tuesday classes with Caroline, much less to get up at the crack of dawn to take a lap around the entire town.

It keeps him soft though, Alex thought and smiled. For all his harsh words, Shane was a cuddler and the soft press of his body felt wonderful.

When Alex got to his room, he was shocked to find Shane curled up on his bed. His shoes, clean and dry, were sitting beside the dresser.

Alex hurried over to the other side of the room, threw the blinds open, and dropped to his knees beside the bed. He patted the other man on the cheek until he woke up with an irritated groan. “Bro, hey, bro, wake up for a sec.”

Shane said something that was so sleep-slurred that Alex couldn’t understand him.

“What do you want to eat?” Alex asked.

“Wha’ever,” Shane mumbled.

“We have pancakes, eggs, toast, bagels, hash br-”

“A’ex,” he grumbled.

“What?”

“Shu’ a fuck up.”

Alex folded his arms on the bed and rested his chin on them. With a smile he said, “That’s pretty rude.”

Shane licked his lips, eyes still shut, and said, “Please.”

#stardew valley #alex #shane #alex x shane #myfic #i was playing and suddenly got this idea so

[thelittleredheadedmusician]

The Girls Who Wear the Bat

Batfam Week day 5 is Legacy! Since the Batgirls are my all time favorite DC characters I just had to write this one about them. Please enjoy my (and Cass’s) short take on what comes from being Batgirl. You can also read it here on my ao3. Rating: G Words: 1,654 Gen

Cass smiled as she tightened the straps on her backpack. It was specially designed to fit over her cape and still allow her to ride her motorcycle. She was sitting on the bike as she pulled her helmet on. Kick starting the ignition she waved to Alfred as she peeled out of the cave.

She raced through the back roads of Bristol into the city. Weaving through the outer suburbs deeper into traffic. She turned off suddenly and pulled into an underground parking garage. Pressing a button on the bike caused a section of the wall to open up, allowing Cass to drive right in to the hidden elevator. She cut the engine and rode up to the top floor. Cass walked her bike into the middle of the penthouse apartment that was technically in her name though she rarely used it for its intended purpose, instead staying at the manor or one of her siblings’. Leaving the helmet on the floor and she shook her head to resettle her short hair. Cass pressed her Black Bat domino mask to her face and climbed the ladder out the skylight.

She took a deep breath of the night air, smiling at the stars and skyline. Walking to the edge of the roof she spun on her toes before leaping off of the ledge. She fired a grapple line as she fell, swinging in graceful arch to the next rooftop. As soon as her feet hit pavement Cass began running, as she made her way deeper into the heart of the city the buildings were closer together allowing her to merely leap from one to the other rather than using her grapple. She pulled it from her belt though as the Clocktower loomed closer. Firing it Cass launched herself off the roof she was currently on and zipped up the side. The tips of her hair and cape fluttered in the breeze, as did the wrappings on her wrists. She soared past the huge clock face and landed neatly on the window ledge above it.

Slipping in Cass set the grapple down on the desk of the bedroom that she had landed in. The one reserved for her and Stephanie’s use. She set her mask next to the grapple but kept the backpack on as she left. Creeping down the steps Cass paused before entering the main space of the Clocktower. A mix of high-tech command center and studio apartment that Barbara had always made feel like home for her.

On one of the large computer screens was the menu scene for 10 Things I Hate About You, the jaunty music just barely reaching Cass’s finetuned ears. On another screen was video footage of Black Canary, Huntress, and Lady Blackhawk. The Birds were coming back from a mission and their banter could be heard over the speakers. Babs was slouched in her chair, laughing.

Cass smiled as she looked at her mentor, seeing the relief, happiness, pride, and just a hair of exasperation that she had for her friends. A snort from the couch drew Cass’s attention. Steph was stretched out across it still half in uniform. Her cowl and boots were off and her cape had been flung across the armchair. She wiggled her toes as she continued to giggle at the Birds’ jibs coming in over the comms. Relaxation and ease practically oozed off of her. In spite of this there was a smidge of anticipation in Steph’s frame, likely because they were still waiting on Cass to officially start Batgirl Bonding.

She padded into the room, moving to sit herself on the chair that Steph’s cape was currently occupying. The blonde had her neck craned to see the screen with Barbara’s team on it so she never saw Cass. When Steph rolled over with a laugh her eyes were squeezed shut. Cass stifled a laugh of her own as she slipped the backpack off her shoulders and onto the floor.

Cass schooled her features into a deadpan expression as she stared at her best friend. When Steph opened her eyes and saw Cass sitting there she jumped and launched herself to a wobbly standing position on the couch cushions.

“Mother of Rao!” Steph cried wide-eyed. Cass’s face broke into a wide grin.

Babs whirled around at Steph’s outcry. “Holy crap, Cass,” Babs sighed as her hand fluttered to her chest.

“Too much time with Kara,” Cass pointed at Stephanie with a raised brow. The blonde put her hands on her hips and glared at Cass, though in just the black and purple Batgirl leotard it wasn’t too threatening.

Cass tilted her head at Steph and began to slowly cross her eyes. Steph’s composure began to crack and Babs snorted. “She’s got an excellent point Steph. Hold up,” she said before turning back to the computer. “Gotta go, the girls are here. You three don’t party too hard without me.”

“Wouldn’t dream of it boss!”

“Why would we do that?”

“No promises,” were all the replies that came over the comms. Babs rolled her eyes and signed off while Cass exchanged goofy faces with Steph. She let out a short laugh before dropping back onto the couch.

As Steph settled with a bounce Babs wheeled over towards them and shot Steph a look. “Don’t break my sofa.”

Steph shrugged. “No promises,” she gave Babs a toothy grin.

Barbara maneuvered herself from her chair to the sofa while Cass removed Steph’s cape from her chair. She bent and grabbed the backpack from the floor, tossing it to Steph with a “Here.” The other girl caught it with ease and Cass continued to pull her boots off before removing her utility belt and shrugging her own cape off. At last she too sat in Barbara’s overstuffed chair in just her costume’s armored leotard.

Steph had been unzipping and emptying the contents of Cass’s bag. Setting bottles of nail polish, various hair supplies and articles of clothing, and dishes filled with food on the coffee table. “Alfred you wonderful butler you!” Steph cried when she pulled the Tupperware dish filled with brownies out.

Babs chuckled and snatched up the one filled with mini pizza bagels, glee written in every line of the movement. Cass pulled her legs up and tucked her feet underneath herself. Babs bit into the still warm snack with relish and Cass loved watching as her friend melted into the back of the couch with a smile, her whole frame radiating contentment.

Steph was eagerly digging into the brownies, her excitement at the food and the night ahead was so strong that to Cass she was practically screaming through a megaphone. Her blue eyes sparkled as she chewed. Steph caught Cass watching them and raised a brow, holding the container out she asked, “You want one Cass?”

Cass smiled and shook her head, enjoying the feel of her short hair flair out. “Good. Happy.”

Steph nodded understandingly and Babs gave her a small smile. “Do you want tea Cass? I can make us some.”

“Don’t bother. Got it.” Cass told her as she got to her feet and moved to the kitchen. Rummaging around in the cabinets Cass found the mug that Babs had bought especially for her. It was bright yellow with a bat on the one side and the words World’s Best Batman on the other. It always made her smirk and made Bruce chuckle. She grabbed the ones meant for Babs and for Steph too, a blue GCPD and purple one with Disney’s Rapunzel on it respectively. She filled the kettle before setting it on the stove and flicking on the burner.

“Cass! What do you want us to save for you cause this Batgirl is starving!” Steph called over the back of the couch.

“Everything?” Cass asked with a careful head tilt, she furrowed her brows and internally grinned. “I work hard too.” She took on a wounded air and waited.

Steph’s eyes widened and she blanched. Cass barely contained herself as she watched the different emotions flash across her friend’s face. Shock, confusion, guilt, suspicion. Cass felt the corners of her mouth creeping upward, suddenly Steph’s expression settled on an entertaining mix of betrayal, annoyance, and amusement.

“You turd. Ok, you get some of everything but not all! Alfred made enough to share,” Steph turned back so fast her blonde hair whirled around to whip her in the face.

Babs snorted as she ate, causing Stephanie to laugh which only made Barbara laugh even more. Cass turned back to the now whistling kettle, still smiling at the two women who were as much her family as her brothers, Bruce, and Alfred. Maybe more so because the one was her mentor and the originator of the identity that allowed her to become herself and make Gotham her own. The closest thing to a true mother Cass ever had. The other was the one to whom she passed that identity onto, in hopes that it would allow Steph to become herself as much as Batgirl had allowed Cass and before her Babs. Now looking at her best friend, her sister in arms, she knew that she had made the right decision. Steph was glowing, she was proud of herself and for good reason.

Having filled the mugs with tea and the respective owner’s preferences of milk and sugar she easily carried them back to the living area. She set them down on the coffee table before squeezing herself onto the couch between Babs and Steph. The other two grumbled and swatted at her but moved let her get comfy. Once again tucking her feet beneath her.

Cass picked up her mug and sipped it happily. “We ready?” Babs asked, pointing the remote towards the DVD player.

“J Gordon-Levitt and Heath Ledger here we come!” Steph whooped, shaking a bottle of nail polish.

Cass gave Babs a thumbs up and settled in.

#batfamweek #dc comics #writing #own writing #my fic #cassandra cain #barbara gordon #stephanie brown #minor characters #alfred pennyworth #dinah lance #helena bertinelli #zinda blake #the batgirls are better than you #yes alfred #love dinah laurel lance #the birds of prey kick butt and take names

[jessekranzler]

Everything I ate in 2018

It’s been a long time since I updated this page. What a better way to update it then give you an exhaustive list of everything I ate last year.

Some quick disclaimers:

- This is a list of everything I ate and drank between 1/14/18 - 1/14/19. This counts everything swallowed excluding little bits of toothpaste here and there, and also includes gum and marijuana in edible format.

- Unless otherwise stated, all bowls of cereal were eaten dry. That is, without milk, alt-milk, or any other form of lubrication. I know it's weird, but deal with it.

- All food items are recorded to the best of my ability. Since I do not drink, most alcohol sips and samples over the course of the year are documented poorly and inconsistently, and for that I am truly sorry.

- You'll notice many entries for Trader Joe's mini mint ice cream sandwiches. I could never quite recall the exact name of them, but just know any combination of the words "mini", "mouthful", "mint", & "ice cream" are referring to the same item.

- Logging all of this made me realize I don’t know the canonical names for the various generic mint gum flavors, so I have just referred to them by the color of their packaging (since that usually indicates the flavor within.) My New Years Resolution for 2019 is to learn the names of these flavors.

OK, on with the list...

1/14 Four Horsemen - Farro ciabatta w olive oil - kale salad w tahini, sapore del piave, toasted sesame - Roasted kabocha squash, hazelnuts, pickled raisins, cilantro - Lentil stew, beets, celery root, yogurt, mint - Sour cream tart, blood orange, lemon - Persimmon leaf tea Home - One bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch Brooke & Ian's Apartment - Tortilla chips, guac, and salsa - Fennel salad w castelvetrano olives, provelone, citrus, & breadcrumb - Veggie burger w mustard, tomato, cornichon, & avocado - Perrier pink grapefruit Delivery from "Mango Mango Dessert" - mango juice sago with pomelo & mango ice cream - "Snow White juice" with mango and black rice - mango pancakes - mixed fresh fruit (pinapple, mango, durian) with sago and grass jelly 1/15 Home - one bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch - one mint weed chocolate - one half bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch (one full bowl split with Erica) - green curry from sripraphai - 3 handfuls of spinach - 1 wasabi kit kat 1/16 Home - 3 leaves of spinach - orange chicken, white rice, hot & sour soup, and 2 fortune cookies from Home's Kitchen - 1 Cinnamon Toast biscotti 1/17 1/2 turkey, salami, provolone sandwich, 1/2 chorizo and manchego sandwich from Lamazou Chapli roll and jaal moori from thelewala One piece of winter green trident 1/18 - pulled pork bahn mi with red curry sauce, cilantro, carrots, & mushrooms from BonMi - 1 beef stick and cubed pinapple - 1 snikiddy cheddar baked fry, one package of peanut butter cheese crackers, 1 orange - 1 glass of orange juice 1/19 - egg and cheese on a roll with hot sauce, salt, and pepper from cart in union square - 1 French fry from shake shack - 1 gross, cold piece of Buffalo chicken pizza with ranch dressing & 2 pretzel rods - pinapple / mint juice & cornichon, butter, and saucison sec sandwich from Maison Kayser 1/20 - 1 almond croissant from revolution, 1 glass of orange juice - 1 bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, 1 mug of orange juice - 1/4 lb spicy beef jerky from Li King Beef jerky - 1 chicken wing, 2 chicken skin, and 2 squid leg yakitori skewers with rice, miso soup, potato salad, salad, spaghetti, and pickled daikon at oh Taisho - 1 scoop of cardamom lemon jam ice cream with pickled pinapple from Morgenstern's 1/21 Four horsemen - sesame ciabatta with Paola Bea olive oil - little gem salad with radishes, creme fraiche, hazelnuts, mint - potato gratin with caciocavallo - grilled pork chop with Dijon mustard & peppercress - baked golden russet Apple with cardamom & sweet cream St Agnes (medieval) feast - turnip tart with mozzarella and rose water - artichokes with cinnamon sugar and vegan butter - pompys (meatballs) in almond milk gravy - compost (root vegetable salad) - spice cake - mascarpone fritters - ossau iraty , Gouda , and one more cheese with crackers - wassail (spiced cider) - clementines studded with cloves - kumquats 1/22 - everything bagel with cream cheese - one bag of goldfish Honey's - Winter Salad with tardivo, treviso, grumolo, persimmon, cashew, & hemp - Polenta with spicy cauliflower, carrots, fermented ramps, & breadcrumbs - apple, pecan, and einkorn tart - a very large amount of orange juice 1/23 - mighty mango naked juice - witch finger grapes - pinapple - piece of epi baguette from Maison Kayser - crispy pork belly pad gra paw from sripraphi - lots of orange juice 1/24 - bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch - 2 beef sticks - one huge red Gatorade - leftover pork belly pad gra paw from sripraphi Ato - uni with soy reduction & wasabi - masu (trout?) with ginger, apple, & carrots - sashimi assortment: fatty tuna, stripe jack, Aji (horse mackerel), baby sea bream - sawara (Spanish mackerel), eggplant, gochujiang bouillabaisse - chirashizushi: ikura, shimaji, tuna, Madai, fatty tuna, uni, barracuda, cuttlefish - miso, egg drop, Japanese pickles - matcha panna cotta with azuki bean & sesame 1/25 - one banana - farro w butternut squash, grilled apples, jasper hill Mac & cheese, roasted kale w butter bean ragout, and tarragon mustard from dig inn - shoyu ramen with roasted mackerel from yuji - double chocolate cookie & cookies & cream ice cream sandwich from coolhaus 1/26 - plié au chocolat from Mayson Kaiser Gramercy Tavern - cheddar, apple, & thyme bread - chickpea soup with pickled cauliflower, yogurt, and chili oil - pork Toulouse sausage with sauerkraut, and apple cider mustard - brisket with pickles, pickled chilies, and picked onions and vinegar slaw from Mighty Quinn's 1/27 - glass of orange juice - bucatini with parmesan, parsley, butter, olive oil, and pepper - one glass of orange juice - one bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch Café Mogador - chicken tagine with preserved lemon, olives, and cous cous - grilled chicken & vegetable skewers with rice & Arabic salad - coolhaus double chocolate cookie with peanut butter ice cream 1/28 - fontina and onion focaccia from Lilia Caffe - mighty mango naked juice Barney Greengrass - sturgeon, cream cheese, onions, and capers on a toasted sesame bagel - 2 rainbow cookies - watermelon, cantaloupe, pineapple, mango, kiwi, & blueberries - leftover bucatini from yesterday morning 1/29 - one banana - chicken thigh teriyaki over white rice, salad with carrot ginger dressing from Glaze - tomato soup Hanoi House - pho bac (beef pho) with filet mignon, brisket, oxtail, & quay crispy breadstick - clams & congee (chao hao): broken rice porridge with roasted Manila clams, peanuts, scallions & crispy garlic - one scoop of strawberry sour cream streusel ice cream from morgensterns 1/30 - toasted plain bagel with cream cheese - grilled chicken poblano over white rice with corn, zucchini, lettuce, escabeche, suisa sauce, & smoked jalapeño salsa from Oxido - grilled steak with teriyaki sauce over white rice, salad with sesame dressing from Glaze - a glass of orange juice in the bathtub 1/31 -two apple cider cinnamon donuts from Breezy Hill Orchard - orange chicken, vegetable fried rice, & hot and sour soup from Homes Kitchen (split with Justin), 1.5 fortune cookies - grilled chicken thigh over white rice, salad with carrot ginger dressing from Glaze - baby carrots - 1 mini mint mouthful ice cream sandwich from Trader Joe's 2/1 - baby carrots - a bowl of Special K Red Berries - bahn mi xuong nuong (grilled pork chop) from Luu's Baguette Otway - bread with butter & sea salt - aged beef fat fried chickpeas - marinated mushrooms - kohlrabi with bayonne ham & chervil - grilled snails with sunchoke, garlic, & parsley - dorade with sauce american & potatoes - coconut pot de creme with passion fruit and toasted coconut 2/2 - one banana - paneer tikka biryani with pineapple raita from IndiKitch - one fortune cookie El Gran Canario - pollo a las brasas (rotisserie chicken) - moro (rice, beans, et al) - chinola (passion fruit juice) 2/3 - leftover chicken and moro from 2/2 - glass of orange juice - chocolate croissant & a bite of a chocolate almond croissant from Runner & Stone - La Quercia spicy borsellino salami - seared squid, soba noodles, baby bok choy, roasted maitake & baby shiitake mushrooms, charred scallions, roasted garlic, in a dashi (with added chicken fat & yuzu kosho) - double chocolate cookie with cream & cookies ice cream from Coolhaus 2/4 Four Horsemen - farro ciabatta with paolo bea olive oil - beet salad with yogurt, toasted walnuts, upland cress - savoy cabbage with black pepper and lemon - roasted chicken with herb butter - pear crumble with sweet potato ice cream - one bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch - La Quercia spicy borsellino salami - one glass of orange juice - 1 mini mint mouthful ice cream sandwich from Trader Joe's 2/5 - half everything bagel with cream cheese - one banana - chicken drunken noodles, spring rolls, & salad from Chaamlex - two mentos mints - ankimo miso ramen from yuji ramen - one mini mint ice cream mouthful from Trader Joe's - one glass of orange juice 2/6 - bacon, egg, and cheese from Shake Shack - grilled chicken breast platter with rice & salad from Tony's Dragon Grille - two mentos mints Samurai Mama - 3 veggie gyoza - 3 soft shell shrimp with spicy cod roe - tsukune udon with leek, yuzu, and togarashi - one scoop of vegan strawberry shortcake ice cream in a sugar cone from Oddfellows 2/7 - one banana - mojo chicken thigh over rice with elote from fields good chicken - smoothie samples from Blix - a large quantity of orange juice - one weed mint chocolate - a handful of mixed nuts - green curry and rice from sripraphai - black truffle salami from Charlito's Cocina - 5 ice cream mini mint mouthfuls from Trader Joe's 2/8 - two vitamin c cough drops (one grapefruit one lemon) - pernil with a twist (pernil, onions, sweet plantains, green sauce) sandwich from Sophie's Four Horsemen - bread, cultured butter, cantabrian anchovies - beef tartare, seeds, buttermilk, sesame cracker - montauk scallops, chilled dashi, finger lime, white soy - citrus salad, pistachio, cilantro, Calabrian chili, ricotta salata - spaghetti, Meyer lemon, spicy breadcrumbs, cured tuna heart - St. Louis ribs, plum glaze, togarashi, kaffir lime - sweet potato ice cream, pumpkin seed brittle - sesame semifreddo, orange marmalade, chocolate 2/9 Maison Kayser - iberico ham, manchego, figs, & mustard on a seeded baguette - plie au chocolat - black truffle salami from Charlito's Cocina - one macoun apple - dashi, roasted garlic, mushrooms, & scallions, bok choy, soba noodles - salad with macoun apples, grapefruit, shallot, olive oil, garlic, and lemon juice - 2 ice cream mint mini mouthfuls from Trader Joe's 2/10 - one apple cake donut, one sugar raised donut, and one orange juice from Mo's Doughs - one hot dog with brown mustard, a bag of "Scrabble Jr." themed cheez-itz, and a package of Oreos from Rahway High School - salami, mozzarella, lettuce, pickle, and mustard on a roll - glass of orange juice 2/11 - smoked sturgeon, cream cheese, onion, tomato, and capers on a sesame bagel from Frankels - two Harry's strawberries - one sparkling ice grapefruit - two slices of cantaloupe, four slices of pineapple, two burnt cocktail weenies, two burnt potato knishes, one gross egg roll at Zeide's wedding - butternut squash soup with croutons, two onion breadsticks, two sugar cookie with dairy-less strawberry cream sandwiches, one peanut butter rice crispie bar, & a sip of red wine at Zeide's wedding - grilled chicken thigh over rice, salad with carrot ginger dressing from Glaze - one glass of orange juice 2/12 - one banana - two spring rolls, clear soup (the kind that tastes like bath water, but in a sort of pleasant way), and chicken drunken noodles from ChaamLex Honey's - two different kinds of mead that I don't remember - salad of radicchios, persimmon, & seeds - squash, cashew, miche toast - mushroom, sorana bean, wild broccoli stew - one tangerine 2/13 - two bites of an extremely green banana - sesame bagel with cream cheese - general tso's chicken, vegetable fried rice, hot and sour soup from Home's Kitchen (split with Justin) - tunakotsu ramen with yuzu kosho, broccoli raab, tuna chashu from Yuji Ramen (also had two kinds of sake, but I don't remember them) - black sesame, ash, chocolate cake ice cream with blackberry compote, charcoal honeycomb candy, and whipped cream from Van Leeuwen - one glass of orange juice 2/14 - two apple cider donuts from Breezy Hill Orchard - salt & pepper grilled chicken, butter lettuce with tarragon dressing, mashed potatoes from Tender Greens - one chocolate cupcake with those gross Valentines sweetheart candies - two slices of sourdough bread with melted vegan cheese 2/15 - one banana Pippali - Chana masala - mutter paneer - basmati rice - saag - yellow daal - naan - okra & potato curry - salad - 3 mentos mints Alta Calidad - hiramasa ceviche, blood orange, Meyer lemon, fennel, habanero - Mexican roti, burrata, pickled onions, cilantro, bone marrow - mahi mahi tacos, olive veracruzana, crispy onions, saffron aioli - charred steak tacos, crispy chihuahua cheese, tomatillo salsa, cilantro 2/16 - one banana Tender Greens - grilled steak - arugula salad with fennel, Parmesan, and lemon - mashed potatoes - salted caramel cookie - samples of various macarons: passion fruit, honey / lavender, lychee / rose, pistachio, matcha, & coconut Cafe Mogador - merguez cous cous - baba ganoush with pita - olives 2/17 Four Horsemen - buttermilk biscuits, honey butter - Savoy cabbage slaw, mustard dressing, poppy seeds - jimmy red grits - St. Louis pork ribs, molasses glaze - 1.5 golden russet Apple hand pie with sweet potato ice cream - one altoid™ small mint Olmsted - hot apple cider - beer battered delicata squash rings with green tomato glaze - carrot crepe with little neck clams and sunflower - rutabaga "tagliatelle" with burgundy black truffle and brown butter - Long Island grilled duck breast and laab made from the legs, watercress - frozen yogurt with lavender honey - old school chocolate mousse with vanilla creme fraiche - citrus gummy 2/18 - roasted turkey breast sandwich on a baguette with pears and pecorino from Eataly - bottle of grapefruit juice - grilled hanger steak w onion soubise and maitre'd butter at Saison (the bistro in Newark airport, not the real restaurant in SF) - bag of United Airlines brand pretzels - 6 oz of raspberries 2/19 - half a bowl of special k red berries mixed with half a bowl of regular special k - glass of grapefruit juice - raspberries & yellow mango - 3 different cured meats The Patio (San Diego) - roasted vegetable flatbread with shishito pesto, broccolini, carrot, mozzarella, & Parmesan - open-faced steelhead trout sandwich with tomato, arugula, citrus aioli, asiago crusted sourdough & French fries - grapefruit mint soda - Moroccan chicken stew with citrus cabbage slaw - grapefruit Izze 2/20 - half a container of raspberries - spicy salami - container of blackberries - bake penne with feta, broccoli, and olives - fried chicken sandwich with pickled chilies & aioli on brioche, butter lettuce salad with tarragon dressing - beef stroganoff, cauliflower - 2 ice cream mint mini mouthfuls from Trader Joe's 2/21 - two bowls of half regular special K half special K red berries - container of raspberries - baked penne with feta, broccoli and olives - grapefruit Izze - red Gatorade Starlite Diner - chickpea battered winter greens with aioli - grilled flatiron steak with chorizo saffron rice and pickled chilies 2/22 - bowl of half regular special k half special k red berries - container of blackberries - leftover steak from 2/21 - container of raspberries - one loquat - baby carrots - corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, baby carrots, mustard - grapefruit juice 2/23 - one container of raspberries - grapefruit juice - a bowl of half regular special k mixed with half special k red berries - four lemon creme cookies - glass of grapefruit juice - baked penne with feta, broccoli, and olives - grapefruit izze Tacos Libertad - duck confit taco with Oaxaca cheese, blue cheese, caramelized onions, balsamic reduction, arugula, corn tortilla - caja china pork belly, sweet potato, cilantro aji crema, salsa criolla, corn tortilla - chips and guacamole - tonic water with lime 2/24 - a bowl of half regular special k mixed with half special k red berries - two mugs of grapefruit juice Guisado's - one chicharron taco - one chicken mole poblano taco - one cochinita pibil taco - cantaloupe Agua Fresca - one piece of chocolate toffee weed chocolate - toblerone - one spicy potato cheese taco from Taco Bell Jitlada - plaa pear (fried red snapper with basil and chilies) - green curry with squid - sticky rice - crudités 2/25 - tropical acai bowl - bottle of squirt - chicken fingers and French fries - two glasses of grapefruit juice - salad of red romaine, apple, carrot with honey lime vinaigrette 2/26 - one carrot - lots of Touchdown Crunch (football themed Crunch Berries) - container of blackberries - another carrot - container of raspberries Dune - lamb sandwich, flatbread, toum, lemon tumeric yogurt, marinated onions, seasonal greens, house s'rug, Bulgarian feta - baklava with saffron honey - one al pastor taco Honda-Ya - one chicken skin skewer - one chicken tail skewer - one squid leg skewer - one ginkgo nut skewer - side of yuzu kosho - pickled cucumbers - tako wasabi 2/27 - strawberries - one carrot Jon & Vinny's - ricotta, orange blossom honey, & sesame seeds on grilled Gjusta ciabatta - LA Woman pizza: burrata, tomato, basil, olive oil, sea salt - spicy fusilli, vodka, basil, Parmesan Night + Market Song - moo yang nom khon: fatty pork shoulder soaked in turmeric / condensed milk and grilled, w cucumber relish - larb lanna: chiang rai style larb, pork, pork liver, & pork blood with dry spices - khao soi neua: mae sai curried noodles with braised hanger steak and tendon - fortune cookie - one piece of toffee weed chocolate 2/28 - blackberries - grapefruit juice Destroyer - beef tartare, smoked egg cream, pickled mushrooms, radish sprouts - rice porridge, caramelized broccoli, burnt onion, puffed rice - chicken confit, heirloom grits, spigarello, roasted strawberry - Green gage plums, Bavarian cream, pistachio streusel Kismet - harissa olives - spring vegetable crudités with kumquats and almond aioli - marinated feta, roasted onion, beet, & orange blossom - avocado, puffed wild rice, crispy lentils, coconut vinaigrette - spiced carrots, chickpeas, cilantro, almond broth - kabocha squash, peanut, citrus, Aleppo pepper - Barbari bread with labne - jeweled crispy rice with egg yolk - honey mousse with kumquat, walnut, and puff pastry - two rosewater lemonades 3/1 - grapefruit juice - leftovers from Kismet (2/28) - a bowl of half regular special k and half special k red berries - grapefruit Izze - spicy salami - container of raspberries - grapefruit Izze Underbelly - Underbelly ramen: tonkotsu broth, soft boiled egg, chashu pork, adobo pulled pork - one piece of toffee weed chocolate 3/2 - one container of raspberries - one bowl of half regular special k half special k red berries - grapefruit Izze - dad's famous pasta - grapefruit Izze - berry weed gummy - two ice cream mint mini mouthfuls Oscar's Mexican Seafood - one battered fish taco - one skirt steak taco - one spicy grilled shrimp taco - one piece of Trident™ lime passionfruit gum - one grapefruit Izze - three lemon cookies - one piece of toffee weed chocolate 3/3 Davanti Enoteca - one sip of spoiled orange juice - orchiette with sausage, broccoli rabe, chili, lemon, and Parmesan - Biscoff cookies Bottle & Barlow - grapefruit, ginger beer, pepper, lime cocktail from Bottle and Barlow - Booch Craft ginger lime rosehip high alcohol kombucha - glass of Squirt - shot of Pappy Van Winkle 15 year - shot of Weller whiskey - glass of orange juice - bag of black pepper beef jerky - one Girl Scout lemonade cookie - a few ounces Modern Times passion fruit and guava gose - sample of an Old Fashioned Localis - ceviche, green curry, coconut, chard, parsnip - spring vegetable & "egg", roast, pickled, and raw vegetables, cider vinegar, pasture egg, blossoms - fire roasted octopus, romesco, potato, lemon, brussels - full barn chicken, mushrooms, fava greens, pilaf, Chardonnay - Risotto Milanese, osso buco, sundried tomato, olive - lemon olive oil cake, kiwi sorbet, fresh kiwi, olive oil powder, fennel cream, pistachio crumb - Rose geranium sorbet Kru - sip of sake - spicy tuna handroll - bite of chicken/pork bone broth ramen with crispy pork belly, enoki - 2 bites of wagyu burger, greens, relish, pickle, caramelized onion - 2 more sips of sake Bottle & Barlow - some grapefruit n/a cocktail - a sip of green chartreuse 3/4 - half of an apple cinnamon hand pie from Camelia Coffee Canon - ricotta pancakes, apple filling, Rosemary powdered sugar - Frank's special, fried egg, fried rice, sausage, shrimp, chicken drumstick, peppers, peas, pickled ginger - Smoked trout hash, dill creme fraiche, spinach, egg crepe - mixed grain bowl, pickled vegetables, artichoke hearts, pork belly, soft boiled egg, sunchoke, fried chickpeas, Caesar dressing - avocado Toast, Dungeness crab, preserved lemon, roasted tomato, brioche - smoked sturgeon, fromage blanc, beet greens, rye - chicken apple sausage - kimchi home fries - sweet potato cinnamon roll - fruit bowl, chamomile-lemon curd, lavender - grapefruit juice - grapefruit juice with ginger beer from Bottle & Barlow - grapefruit juice with ginger beer from Bottle & Barlow Masullo - 3 slices of Margarita pizza - 4 slices of cremini, bacon, cream pizza - 4 slices of arugula, chorizo, garlic pizza - 4 slices of salami, mozzarella pizza 3/5 Pho City - baked catfish, pinapple, sawtooth, garlic, rice paper, lettuce, rice noodles - bahn xeo, pork, shrimp - one peppermint candy Lalo's - piece of a fried potato quesadilla - bite of a Suegra (milanesa & pork loin) torta - chips, salsa, and beans - strawberry agua fresca - bite of an adobada taco 3/6 Camellia Coffee - bacon breakfast sandwich Lam kwong market - 1 egg roll Canon - bite of a chicken drumstick with urfa chile sauce, orange, dried garlic, Greek yogurt - sip of a martini - non alcoholic cocktail: grapefruit, lime, peach bitters, ginger beer, green tea, and edible flowers - sip of De Garde Hose Ginger Elizabeth Chocolates (ate 1 3/6, 1 3/7, 4 3/8) - raspberry rose geranium chocolate - california passionfruit chocolate - grapefruit fennel pollen chocolate - bergamot pale ale chocolate - wildflower honey yogurt chocolate - brown butter chocolate Kru - 2 Kumamoto oysters with sturgeon caviar, yuzu kosho - sip of sake juice box - sip of Gerard Bertrand 2014 sparkling rosé - pickled cucumbers with kelp jerky - pot of genmatcha - Sashimi (below) - shirako from Hokkaido poached then grilled with yuzu soy sauce - smoked sawara (king mackerel) with barley miso with bay berry - royal miyagi oyster bbq'd with butter, garlic and togarashi - poached ankimo with ponzu & hot sauce - Kushiyaki (below) - tea smoked duck breast , plum wine sauce - chicken tsukune - kimchi beef - ground beef with wagyu fat - jidori chicken egg yolk - hotaru (firefly squid) with mustard miso, tempura, and sesame - Nigiri (below) - scallop - akami (lean tuna) - chu-toro (medium fatty tuna) - o-toro (fatty tuna) - kanburi (winter yellow tail) - kinmedai (golden eye snapper) - kamasu (barracuda) - shima aji (jack mackerel) - madai (Japanese sea bream) - poached and marinated sturgeon, fried sturgeon skin, sturgeon caviar - marinated blue fin tuna head meat with torched Santa Barbara uni - flounder with ankimo, shiso, torched flounder fin muscle - Hokkaido uni - torched wagyu beef, quail egg, lemon, truffle oil, salt - negi toro maki - Australian wagyu rib eye cured in koji, grilled with spring vegetables and white soy hollandaise - sip of Fernet - mochi brownie cake, vanilla ice cream, sesame powder, lychee dots, edible flowers, coffee cremeaux, green birthday candle Bottle & Barlow - Non alcoholic cocktail: grapefruit, ginger beer, chili oil - 4-6 sips of two variations of whiskey, passionfruit, honey, salt, lemon, angosturra bitters 3/7 - grilled asparagus, jalapeño, avocado, micro cilantro, fried leek, pickled wasabi, shiso hand roll from Kru - leftover wagyu from 3/6 - one ginger Elizabeth chocolate (see 3/6) South - fried chicken, biscuit, honey butter, and kale greens - roasted carrots Louie's Gen-Gen Room / Liholiho Yacht Club - ginger beer with passion fruit non alcoholic cocktail - wagyu beef jerky, 5 spice - hamachi poke, octopus puff, radish, spicy mayo, black sesame - coconut and pinapple non alcoholic cocktail - sip of Gamay Rosé "Les Griottes" Beaujolais 2016 Domaine Vissoux - sip of skin fermented vermentino "his" carneros 2015 Ryme PCH - non alcoholic cocktail: lime, ginger beer, mint - sip of Oh Snap cocktail - sip of Lucky Melon cocktail - non alcoholic cocktail: snap pea, soda water, citrus, simple syrup Mister Jiu's - sip of Year of the Dog (rum, sesame, orange curaçao, orgeat, pineapple, lime - wild mushroom bao - crispy scarlet turnip cakes - Dutch crunch BBQ pork buns - fermented cabbage, Sichuan oil, cilantro - tendrils, greens, & stems with meyer lemon & roasted garlic - hodo tofu skin with yellow foot mushrooms, chives, cured egg yolk - carrot 'ma jiang mian', mustard greens, chanterelle, sesame, bergamot - brûléed Dan tat (egg custard tart) 3/8 - 4 ginger Elizabeth chocolates (see 3/6) Tartine Manufactory - morning bun, cinnamon, sugar, orange zest - shelling beans, asparagus, fava & pea greens, mint, soft boiled egg, ricotta salata - beet shrub soda - bite of halibut crudo, mango, puffed rice, cilantro, mint - bite of wild mushroom tartine, ricotta, Parmesan, arugula - mango la croix State Bird Provisions - yellow eyed bean falafel, preserved lemon, pink peppercorn yogurt - oysters with kolrhabi kraut, chili oil and white sesame - roasted root vegetables with black sesame aioli - silken tofu with kimchi beans, pickled clams, aged tamari - Jamaican jerk style octopus with potatoes - crispy pork belly, Vietnamese vinaigrette, grapefruit, herbs - state bird with Provisions, sour onions, Parmesan - heart of Palm salad, kiwi, lilikoi vinaigrette - kiwi / long pepper soda - sourdough garlic fry bread with burrata - half moon bay spot prawn, chili jam, brown butter - guinea hen / shiitake dumping, aromatic broth, preserved lemon - poppyseed buckwheat beef tongue pastrami pancake - pineapple granita, elderflower tapioca, Cara Cara, kumquat, yuzu curd - chocolate ganache passionfruit tart, apricot jam, pink peppercorn - creme fraiche ice cream sandwich, black sesame macaron, awesome sauce (chocolate / honey), cocoa granola - peanut, muscavado, chocolate, milk shot True Laurel - sip of Grandma's to Blame (islay gin, clarified grapefruit, manzanilla, lavender, honey ferment, salt) - sip of Top Dawg (fermented shinko tonic, rancio wine, black sudachi, & smoked salt) 3/9 - honey oat nutrigrain bar - glass of orange juice - half of a watermelon basil THC sublingual strip Mourad - strawberry & tumeric non alcoholic cocktail: strawberry, beet, black pepper, turmeric, lemon - kefta meatballs: tomato, cucumber, feta, basil - couscous, broccoli, sesame, beet, harissa, radish - basteeya, duck, verjus, aziza curry, banana, turnip, almond AL's Place - winter citrus shrub - brine pickled French fries, smoked apple sauce - brassicas, bravocado, burrata, pumpkin spiced furikake, green tomato - asparagus, green peach mayo, white beech, yuzu cucumber, burnt miso - sunchoke curry, black lime-cod, citrus jewels, persimmon jam - grits, goat's milk curds, chimichurri, figs, spicy Brussels, hedgehogs - red bow trout, tom yum nam khon sauce - steak tartare, pickled kohlrabi, black mandarin, horseradish - crisp brisket, garden variety greens, awesome sauce, j-nards - winter citrus, avocado mousse, cardamom crunch - warm brownie, PB ice cream, "payday" filling Liholiho Yacht Club - passion fruit & ginger beer - tuna poke, sesame oil, radish, nori cracker - beef carpaccio, fried oyster, 1000 island, butter lettuce 3/10 - 3/4s of a nutrigrain honey oat bar - 1/4 of a tarragon citrus THC sublingual strip Fish - Monterey squid with fresh fettuccine - Portuguese red chowder: tomato, linguica, clams, Madeira, smoked paprika, cilantro, watercress - peacemaker sandwich: cornmeal crusted oysters, Fra'Mani ham, shredded lettuce, tabasco mayo, roll - chili lime coleslaw - crab roll: Dungeness crab, torpedo roll, butter, chives - shoestring fries Shed - bite of nougat - chocolate passionfruit truffle - segment of TDE tangerine SingleThread - barley tea with herbs - late winter in Sonoma (details below) - cauliflower panna cotta with osetra caviar - Japanese needle fish, oro blanco, wasabi from half moon bay - shallow water bream, negi, kombu - barracuda, radish, ponzu - komatsuna, sauce of sesame - kyoto red carrots, Green garlic sheep's milk yogurt - geoduck, soy cream, winter citrus - firefly squid, mustard miso, mustard flowers - big eye tuna, smoked avocado - shigoku oysters, malted potato - chawan mushi with braised greens - non-alcoholic gin with sparkling frilly mustard and citrus - Akabana kanpachi: jelly of local citrus, daikon radish, imperial miso, and komatsuna - sparkling cucumber with meyer lemon reserve & blood orange - Dungeness crab: heirloom pumpkin, yuba, makrut lime, kani miso - mulled kombu dashi - ora king salmon "ibushi-gin": shio-koji vinaigrette, steelhead roe, & myoga - Pinot noir juice with buddha's hand and smoked cherry - poached fois gras: dried and fermented beets, black truffle, wild winter greens, and roasted chicken broth - amazake and liquid shio koji - black cod "fukkura-san": broth of ember grilled cod bones and saikyo miso - lacto-fermented apple steeped in sencha leaves - American wagyu: roasted broccoli, nettle cream, and sunchoke - hibiscus kombucha with smoked beet and black tea - Sonoma grains: braised wagyu short rib, pickled vegetables, shiitake tea, ice-filtered beef broth - sunset oolong with hawthorn berry and white tamari - yogurt tarragon sherbet: blood orange, sumac, and sablé breton - pecan ice cream: Cara Cara orange, miso financier, and pecan - apple cider and honey with fig balsamic - wagashi: pine nut praline, Japanese cheesecake with kumquat, coriander and citrus custard True Laurel - bar nuts: warm, savory, candied, brassicas, meyer lemon - non alcoholic cocktail: seedlip non alcoholic gin lavender fizz 3/11 In Situ - bread with sesame butter - cuttlefish cappuccino: potato, braised cuttlefish, ink (Massimiliano Alajmo, Le Calendre, Rubano, Italy, 1996) - dill-brined cabbage: wasabi emulsion, stout vinegar, black truffle, mushroom (Simon Rogan, L'Enclume, Cartmel, England, 2013) - wasabi lobster: mango jelly, Thai vinaigrette, wasabi marshmallow (Tim Raue, Restaurant Tim Raue, Berlin, Germany, 2013) - Jokbal Ssam: lettuce wraps with pig's trotter, sesame leaf (Byung Jin Kim, Gaon, Seoul, South Korea, 2015) - beef & pumpkin molé: cranberry beans, radish, cashew (In Situ) - Oops! I dropped the lemon tart (Massimo Bottura, Osteria Francescana, Modena, Italy, 2012) - Jasper Hill Farm cheesecake: Hazelnut, white chocolate, cookie (Albert Adrià, Tickets, Barcelona, Spain, 2015) - Dang™ original flavor sticky-rice chips Pagliacci Pizza - one salami piccante pizza: rosmarino salami from Salumi, sweet peppers, mozzarella, Rosemary, tomato sauce - one goat cheese primo pizza: goat cheese, fresh and sun ripened tomatoes, green peppers, mozzarella, mushrooms, garlic, olive oil 3/12 - leftover pizza from 3/11 - BLT with egg sandwich from Le Panier - white peach ginger beer - 1/4 tarragon citrus thc strip - tarragon cucumber ginger beer - red grapes - salad with chickpeas, salami, roasted red peppers, and cheese - bucatini with snap peas, Parmesan, butter, smoked bacon, & shiitakes - 1/2 tarragon citrus thc strip - pistachio gelato & raspberry sorbet 3/13 - 3 piece dark and white mixed fried chicken and a roll from Ezell's - grapefruit izze - a few bites of a veggie sandwich from Le Panier - two slices of pizza from 3/11 - calamansi soda - slice of marionberry tart and a few bites of a pear tart from Le Panier 3/14 - salad of butter lettuce, raddichio, pea shoots, snap peas, radishes, mandarin, oro blanco grapefruit, Fresno chili, basil-lemon vinaigrette - oro blanco grapefruit and mandarin juice - 1/2 watermelon basil thc strip - waffle cone from Molly Moon's Salare - sourdough bread - salumi & charcuterie: pickled carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, eggplant, cornichon, mustard, pork rillette, pork terrine with pistachio, pork terrine with carrot, whipped lardo with Rosemary, spicy salami, sesame cracker - lamb tartare, yacón, kimchi, smoked egg, & rye - gnocchi, shishitos, & black pepper - white asparagus, hen egg, sauerkraut, spring garlic, & sunflower seed romesco - cavatelli, squid ink, calamari, jalapeño, preserved lemon, & sea beans - pork, broccolini, Hakurei turnips, freekeh, alliums, & apple butter - passionfruit soda - rhubarb tart, almond cream, Rosemary rhubarb coulis, orange tuile & thyme ice cream - bergamot crème brûlée, lemon creme fraiche, mango, Cocoa nib tuile, blood orange & earl grey macaron - ginger hibiscus tarragon jelly 3/15 - leftover pizza from 3/11 - mandarin & oro blanco grapefruit - 1/2 watermelon basil thc strip - fresh waffle cone from Molly Moon's Annapurna - tensing momos (Himalayan chicken momos) with peanut, sesame, and tomato chutnies - Himalayan lamb curry: Tibetan herbs, Sichuan pepper, tomatoes, onions, sweet peas, potatoes - beet strawberry rose sorbet with rhubarb yuzu yogurt vegan ice cream from Frankie & Jo's 3/16 - half finnochiona half mole salami sandwich with fresh mozzarella, onions, and peppers on Giuseppe bread from Salumi - fresh waffle cone from Molly Moon's - dry sparkling rhubarb soda - weed mint chocolate - blackberry jalapeño margarita: tequila jalapeño infusion , Cointreau, lemon juice, blackberries Tsukushinbo - miso soup Nigiri - salmon roe - eel - yellowtail - scallop - tuna - salmon - shrimp - surf clam - sea bass - tuna roll - Two French fries with ketchup - one piece of that green Orbit mint gum - pinapple cake and a bite of an almond cookie - part of a porchetta sandwich from Salumi 3/17 Hi-Spot Cafe - corned beef hash, 2 eggs over medium, wheat toast - orange juice Salt & Straw - one scoop strawberry honey balsamic with black pepper ice cream, one scoop of Ellenos Yogurt & matcha ice cream in a waffle cone Ooink - spicy ayam goreng: fried chicken with Malaysian spices (curry leaf, galangal, ginger, lemongrass, turmeric, garlic) - spicy kotteri ramen 3/18 - slice of cheese pizza from Two Bros - 6 pan-fried Mimi Cheng's (chicken and zucchini) dumplings from Mimi Cheng's Cha An Teahouse - hojicha - raindrop cake with Sakura flower and Mochi - strawberry / raspberry tart with cheesecake pieces - cookie plate: black sesame / matcha, matcha shortbread, yuzu shortbread, chocolate - Amy's vegetable lasagna - bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch - glass of orange juice 3/19 - bag of Cinnamon Toast Crunch - charred chicken with brown rice, grilled heirloom apples, roasted kale with butter bean ragout and tarragon mustard from Dig Inn Yuji Ramen - chawan mushi with rhubarb and arare (toasted mochi) - shoyu ramen with roasted monkfish Honey's - radicchios, kumquat, seeds - chaga chocolate cake 3/20 ChaamLex - chicken drunken noodle - clear (bathwater) soup - veggie spring rolls - beef tartare smørrebrød, chive mayonnaise, pickled pearl onions, mustard, rye crumble from Open Rye Los Tacos No 1 - one adobada taco - one pollo asado quesadilla - 1/2 watermelon basil thc strip - Mighty mango naked juice 3/21 - Chicken kebab, basmati rice, hummus, babaganouj, salad from Dar 525 - 2 glasses of orange juice - 1 umeboshi onigiri & 1 kombu onigiri from Dianobu - 1 matcha Joe's O 3/22 - grilled chicken rice bowl with olives, pickled carrots, green pea hummus, greens, feta, roasted red pepper sauce, grilled zucchini & tomato, cucumber tomato salad, & fennel salad - grilled steak with mashed potatoes, arugula, fennel, Parmesan salad with lemon vinaigrette from Tender Greens - 4 tagalong cookies 3/23 - shackburger & fries from Shake Shack - 2 tagalong cookies SriPraPhai - crispy Chinese watercress salad, tofu, king oyster mushroom, snow mushroom, cashews, chili, lime - pad see ew with vegetables - green curry with vegetables 3/24 - leftover pad see ew from 3/23 - 3 tagalong cookies Ugly Baby - kang kua supparod: mushroom pinapple curry - laab ped udon: duck laab - pla tod kamin: fried tumeric sea bream - Sticky rice - rhubarb semolina pound cake from Bien Cuit - 1/2 tarragon citrus thc strip 3/25 Four Horsemen - sesame baguette with paolo bea olive oil - little gem salad, green goddess dressing, anchovy, parmigiana reggiano - broccolini, pine nuts, Calabrian chili, currants - roasted pork loin, fennel, pimiento de espelette - hazelnut ice cream, dulcinea coffee, chocolate crumble - sip of 1712 sake - two tagalong cookies - 1/2 citrus tarragon thc strip - one tagalong cookie - leftover green curry from 3/23 - one mandarin 3/26 - half of a croissant - Frenchman's lunch: cantaloupe, sweet coppa, Calabrian chilies, mozzarella, epi baguette, apricot jam, genoa salami, & brocollini - pinapple Alon shaya cookbook event - 2 pieces of zaatar fried chicken - 2 cherry pistachio cookies - 1 laatke - roasted tomato summer vegetable Israeli cous cous 3/27 - another Frenchman's lunch (see 3/26 for the wares) Oh Taisho - 2 squid leg skewers - 2 chicken skin skewers - 1 chicken wing skewer - pickled daikon - rice - miso soup - potato salad - spaghetti - green salad - pistachio ripple gelato and apricot tangerine sorbet from Superiority Burger 3/28 - two apple cider donuts from Breezy Hill Orchards - continuation of Frenchman's lunch (3/26) minus Calabrian chiles & broccolini plus macoun apple, two carrots, and honey oat sourdough from She Wolf Bakery - broccoli with garlic from Westville - chocolate pistachio halvah from Seed + Mill - pineapple & sugar snap peas 3/29 Gramercy Tavern - cheddar apple bread - short rib French dip sandwich with pickled vegetable giardiniera & beef au jus - beef broth with oyster mushrooms, Serrano chili, and egg noodle - green curry ice cream sundae, sticky toffee cake, puffed rice, kumquat compote - pesto tortellini from Trader Joe's - sugar snap peas - glass of tangerine juice - one mandarin 3/30 - spicy beef noodle soup from Burp Bowl - spuma chinotto soda - scoop of vegan peanut butter chocolate ice cream and a bite of vegan cookie crumble strawberry jam from Van Leeuwan - 1/2 tarragon citrus thc strip - 1 mandarin - ricotta and spinach tortelloni with red pesto from Trader Joe's 3/31 - spaghetti with turkey bolognese, shiitake mushrooms, & chilies - 1/2 tarragon citrus thc strip - tangerine juice - sip of hawberry tea and a few bites of tiger vegetable salad from Xi'an Famous Foods Okonomi - barley tea - squid, irazake (reduced sake with umeboshi), peas, shiso, tangerine oil, chrysanthemum - sashimi: surf clam foot, big eye tuna, fluke cured in kombu with yuzu kosho and soy sauce with bonito flake - surf clam adductor muscle , chickpea, scallop liver - sunchokes, surf clam guts, swordfish bacon, fermented ramp & vinegar - clam lip, scallop, mustard miso, scallion - chawan mushi, rhubarb sauce, arare, seaweed - poached tilefish, ginger, scallion, meyer lemon, pea shoots, dashi - scallop, maitake broth, olive oil, miner's lettuce, horseradish, lemon zest - sip of Yamahai sake - miso roasted Spanish mackerel, puntarelle with sesame and garlic pickled in miso - ushiojiro miso soup, leek - maitake mushroom cooked in clay pot with fish bones, rice, sweet soy cured egg yolk - pickled vegetables - miso fermented tofu - glass of Brooklyn kura namazake - buckwheat chiffon cake, whipped cream - matcha 4/1 - four frozen Thin Mints - one mandarin - pasta with turkey bolognese, shiitake mushrooms, and chilies - one mandarin - matzah ball soup, parsnip, carrot, turkey, dill - lamb, rosemary - shmura matzah - asparagus, dukkah, lemon zest - roasted sweet potatoes - arancita soda - coconut gelato, pineapple, chocolate macaroon 4/2 - Frenchman's delight: (see below) - salad of Belgian endive, Boston lettuce, little gem, broccolini, Calabrian chilies, Italian dressing - fresh mozzarella - epi baguette from Maison Kayser - genoa salami - bresaola - cantaloupe - 7 mini sweet cakes from a cart on Canal St Locanda Verde - focaccia - fresh sheep's milk ricotta with grilled bread - squid ink linguine, frutti di mare, soppresata, shishito pepper - malfaldine verde, white veal bolognese, aged parmesan, pink peppercorn 4/3 - Frenchman's delight (see 4/2) - one mentos mint - bite of Royce Sakura fromage chocolate King - Sardinian flatbread - panisse - grilled mackerel with preserved lemon, capers, and parsley - ravioli with spinach, nutmeg, butter, and parmesan - lombatello chargrilled over Rosemary branches, smashed ceci, rainbow chard, marinated chili 4/4 - Frenchman's delight (see 4/2) plus butter and apricot jam - chocolate ice cream cone with chocolate crunch from Mr Softee - three samples of bread from Meyer's Bageri: rugbrød, sesame rye, and sourdough Karczma - ogorkowa - breaded chicken cutlet with mashed potatoes and sauerkraut - one mint - 4 chewable Aspirin (orange-flavored) - pineapple - two pieces of rainbow cake 4/5 - charred chicken, quinoa with preserved lemon & lime leaf, charred green beans with pumpkin seed romesco, radishes & sweet pea leaves from Dig Inn - dashi with mountain yam soba, baby bok choy, hon shimeji mushrooms, roasted shiitakes, & roasted scallions - two pieces of Royce Sakura fromage chocolate 4/6 - spicy basil fried rice with tofu, clear soup with hon shimeji mushrooms & cabbage, veggie spring rolls from Thai Villa - 1 mint thc chocolate Yuji Ramen - ankimo miso ramen with squid - barley tea - 1/2 CoolHaus strawberry snickernoodle ice cream sandwich, 1/2 CoolHaus chocolate cookies and cream ice cream sandwich - lots of Tangerine juice - piece of rainbow cake 4/7 - bite of She Wolf miche bread - 1/2 of "big breakfast" (Belgian waffle with whipped cream, Canadian bacon, sausage, bacon, two over medium eggs, Cholula hot sauce) & an orange juice from Clark's Diner - 1/2 mint thc chocolate - one bite of black pepper off a tree and oxalis from the ground at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden - one slice of white pizza from Best Pizza - roasted potatoes, sunchokes, & shiitake mushrooms with Calabrian chilies and citrus zest - duck breast cured in 5-ish spice basted with white pine butter - salad of blood orange, pea shoots, micro wasabi greens, red veined sorrel, butter lettuce, radicchio, ricotta salata with citrus chili dressing - one piece of Royce Sakura fromage chocolate - one piece of rainbow cake - two frozen thin mints - hojicha tea - grapefruit juice - 1/2 thc mint chocolate 4/8 Four Horsemen - whole wheat baguette, paolo bea olive oil - grilled chicories, lemon, parmigiano reggiano - marinated mushrooms - chicken thigh skewers, oregano, yogurt - mint chocolate chip ice cream - one bite of chocoberry cookie sandwich and a bite of chocolate marshmallow cookie from Ovenly Babu Ji - papadum with cumin-spiced yogurt, chili hot sauce, tamarind chutney, pickled mango, mint chutney, sweet mango sauce - short rib korma, fresh curry leaves, cardamom, coriander, coconut, & cashew curry - tandoori chicken, spiced yogurt, sprout salad 4/9 - one jelly donut, one glazed donut - Frenchman's delight: butter lettuce, Boston lettuce, pea tendrils, micro wasabi greens, Italian dressing, head cheese, She Wolf miche croutons, mozzarella, Calabrian chili - one BelVita cranberry orange breakfast biscuit - leftovers from Babu Ji (see 4/8) - 1/2 thc mint chocolate 4/10 - Frenchman's delight (see 4/9) Contra - non alcoholic cocktail - shrimp, red shiso, beet purée - sourdough bread & butter - black bass & lobster tartare, castelvatrano olive, finger lime, kumquat, nasturtium, Hokkaido uni - potato & spelt crepe, boudin noir, onion, herbs - olive oil poached halibut, spring onion, morels, green peppercorn broth - guinea hen, white asparagus, hazelnut - Winninere cheese (Jasper hill), potato, honey - elderflower, pistachio, vanilla mousse, pickled celery - mango semifreddo, vanilla olive oil - strawberry, lavender ice cream, milk meringue - 1/2 thc mint chocolate - Tangerine juice 4/11 - Frenchman's Delight (see 4/9) Honey's - salad of wild pennycress, fennel, scallion, claytonia, Rupert reserve - butter beans, nettle pesto, breadcrumbs - Chaga chocolate cake 4/12 - Frenchman's delight (see 4/9) - grapefruit juice Barano - pizza with green garlic, ricotta, shaved asparagus, stracciatella, pea greens - beet caramelle, goat cheese, feta, golden beets, nigella seed - fusilli lunghi, lamb shoulder, roasted peppers, preserved lemon, fennel - saffron gigli, Calabrian honey, pecorino, black pepper - grapefruit juice 4/13 - two eggs, cheddar, tomato, avocado, spinach, lemon aioli on baguette from Au Bon Pan - mini pretzels Centurion Lounge at MIA - arroz con pollo, olives, roast peppers, cous cous with cumin, annato chicken - Mexican style corn - heirloom tomatoes - vanilla pudding, whipped cream, graham cracker crumble - blackberry lemonade - pesto pasta - mini pretzels - can of Sierra Mist - stale crackers with processed "gruyere" (aka cheddar / American cheese) spread - salad (aka romaine with red bell peppers) - chocolate caramel brownie - one lemon hard candy 4/14 - chicken chili - lomo saltado - strawberries - scrambled eggs - bacon - queso fresco - peach juice - cantaloupe juice - pineapple - hearts of palm Astrid y Gastón - Santo Morado n/a cocktail: purple corn, grapefruit, Tangerine, pineapple, and mint - sip of pisco sour - sip of Lima passion (passion fruit syrup, orange, cedron, lime) - three sea bass ceviche tasting: 19th century style with sour orange, 20th century with lemon and limo chili, 21th century street food style - arroz con pato: duck leg and breast with coriander rice, egg, salsa criollo and banana - strawberry, basil flower cocktail with some sort of alcohol I can't quite identify but i'm pretty sure it's white wine - blue corn & berry bread, potato cheese aromatic herb roll, cheese croissant, focaccia with rosemary with avocado butter, smoked tomato butter, and plain butter - bite of grouper with mole corn stew, tamarillo, and cilantro tortillas - bite of norteño style sea bass with wheat, peaks, and a cebiche-ski amarillo emulsion - King Kong: pineapple, quince, homemade caramelized milk, lúcuma, coffee and saffron ice cream - bite of 70% chocolate Central: - (with non-alcoholic & alcohol pairings throughout) - Rock Molluscs: sea snail, mussel, sargassum, limpet - Desert Plants: huarango, cactus, sweet potato leaf, loche - Mil Moray: potato, tree tomato, alpaca, muña mint - Thick Stems: olluco, chincho, onion, field mustard - Waters of Nanay: piranhas, cocona, achiote, huampo bark - Forest Cotton: river shrimp, llanten, huito, pacae - High Jungle: macambo, cassava, copoazu, air potato - Marine Soil: sea urchin, pepino melon, razor clam, seaweed - Tree Points: avocado, kiwicha, arracacha, lake algae - Land of Corn: kculli, purple, chulpi, piscorunto - Amazonian Plain: churo, cecina, black chili pepper, bellaco - Coastal Harvest: scallops, yellow chili pepper, milk, tumbo - Sea Coral: octopus, crab, squid, sea lettuce - High Andes Mountains: pork belly, yellow mashwa, kañiwa - Amazonian White: yacon, coconut, wrinkled lemon - Lower Andes: cacao, Chaco clay, cushuro, muña - Medicinals and Plant Dyes: congona, matico, malva, pilipili - (and various samples of the vegetarian equivalent courses) 4/15 - cup of coca tea - samples of salt (in the form of sea salt, salt water and salt in water that was almost ready to harvest), various varieties of dried corn, salted chocolate, and dried banana - frutillada (chicha with strawberry) & chicha Mil - tasting of chocolate: 72% chocolate, cocoa nibs, chocolate that has been ground for 3 days, strawberry chocolate truffle - Preservation: freeze dried potato chuño, corn, wild uchucuta, black maca - smoked lettuce, pampanis drink - Plateau: cabuya nectar, lamb, kanihua grain, white quinoa - Cabuya, tumbo drink - Andean forest: lupinus legume, pork belly, avocado, rocoto pepper - leche de kiwicha, cedron drink - Diversity of Corn: piscoronto, chullpi, white corn, queso fresco - kombucha with cacao nib - Extreme Altitude: duck stew, black quinoa, lake blue-green algae, chicchipa - airampo, konuka drink - Central Andes: potatoes, stems, chaco clay, wild chincha - chirimoya, coca, muña drink - Frozen Cordillera: wild muña, mint, tuber ash cream - maiz, sacha inchi, molle drink - Huatia of Cacao: mashwa coca leaf, cacao, sacha inchi - muña tea - sip of black coffee and cappuccino - one miscellaneous macaron 4/16 - strawberry yogurt with mango, pineapple, and corn flakes - bread - avocado, ham, cheese, scrambled eggs - orange juice - coca tea - chocolate oatmeal raisin cookie that tasted like none of the aforementioned ingredients (more of a mild sawdust cookie) - one Peruvian passionfruit - quinoa with sofrito and aji criolla - Electrolight™ piña flavor - one Tangerine - bacon salad sandwich? (I think that's what it was?) - granola bar of puffed kiwicha, large raisins, and maybe some form corn - three coca leaves - passionfruit ice cream - inca soup: dried potatoes, beef, Lima beans, quinoa - lomo saltado - two slices of salami & pepperoni pizza 4/17 - pineapple, avocado, baguette, queso fresco - one coca candy - scoop of passion fruit gelato, scoop of strawberry gelato, scoop of chocolate gelato - penne with mixed vegetables, garlic, and Parmesan - one bite of grilled chicken with honey lime sauce delivered via the classic "here comes the helicopter" method - vegetarian sandwich: brown bread, olives, carrots, zucchini, and roasted red peppers - half of a chocolate brownie - muña tea - chicken Caesar salad with quail egg & cashews - one bread roll - a few bites of penne with tomato, basil, cream sauce 4/18 - 2 chocolate coffee bon bons Los Toldos - 1/2 Peruvian roast chicken with French fries - avocado with salt and tobacco onions - sample of lucuma ice cream, sample of aguaymanto ice cream - passion fruit mousse Chicha - corn bread, potato bread, rocoto butter - alpaca carpaccio, turnip flowers, cipriani sauce, chips, & Andean pesto - tumbo, passionfruit, Tangerine juice - oven baked lamb foreshank, vegetable huatia, & tubers - strawberry & tumbo: Quillabamba tumbo mousse, kiwicha, arroz con leche foam, strawberry compote, and Manjar blanco ice cream - 2 alfajores (Peruvian cookie) 4/19 - salami - country ham - two mini baguettes - scrambled eggs - queso fresco - marinated trout - pineapple - green & black olives - orange juice - pineapple juice - one croissant - lemonade with muña - rice - fried white river fish (paramo) with orange - fried rice with jerky and banana - salad - papaya - pineapple - flan - one cocoa bean eaten from a fruit picked in the rainforest - cocoa bread & Brazil nut bread - eggplant timbale with sachatomate sauce and citrus from the jungle - farfalle with regional vegetables, curcuma sauce - cold watermelon soup, copoazu, green apple 4/20 - spaghetti with ham, olives, & cheese - vegetable fried rice with pork - fried BBQ chicken with citrus - beans - mashed potatoes - lemon pie - pineapple - one fish eye chili picked and eaten in the rainforest - beet cream soup with green plantains - beef tenderloin with black pepper sauce, potato croquettes, sautéed vegetables - fruit napoleon, cream, chocolate truffles 4/21 - one piece of white bread toast with butter - queso fresco - one slice of ham - pineapple - pineapple juice - roasted potatoes - one tiny croissant - one tiny chocolate croissant - one tiny ciabatta roll - one bite of the soggy equivalent of corn flakes - one Nestlé Sublime™ ice cream bar (I think it was chocolate, coffee, and peanuts?) Maido - passion fruit, Tangerine, spiced soda - tuna tartare, sushi rice cracker, soy, avocado, squash purée - sansei ceviche: silverside fish, scallops, limpets, smoked yellow pepper leche de tigre, avocado, kizanda nori, Peruvian corn - grouper & fried calamari ceviche with red onion & corn - toro, mustard seed, torikara sauce nigiri - scallop, rocoto chimichurri, aji negro sauce - steamed bun, crispy devil fish, tartar sauce - grouper, sudado reduction, vongoles, black crackers, shrimp & crab dumpling - bite of miso black cod - bite of 50 hour short rib - bite of cold hot chocolate (chocolate brownie with hazelnut cream, wild berries, vanilla ice cream, & hot Nutella) - dessert ceviche: lime ice cream, sweet potato paper, Peruvian corn powder, limo pepper macaroons, chirimoya, & Tangerine - one glass genmaicha 4/22 - 1/2 salami and cheese sandwich - one bite of some sort of hot ham and cheese sandwich that tasted like a freezer - one airplane equivalent of a croissant - mixed fruit - one small ham, cheese, and mustard sandwich - one ginger ale - one personal pan supreme pizza from Pizza Hut - one mint thc chocolate - one bag of BBQ potato chips - two mini mint chocolate ice cream sandwiches 4/23 - sample of pecorino gigante Frenchman's delight: - salad of cress, spinach, castelfranco, snap peas - molé salami from Salumi - fresh mozzarella - rainbow carrots - epi baguette with butter Ferris - bread & butter - iberico katsu sandwich - duck leg, ginger scallion paste - octopus, egg custard, squid ink, confit potato, Pedro ximenez - carrot agnolotti, lamb neck, pickled squash - grilled lobster tail, hearts of palm, white curry - chocolate mousse, malted espalette & jasmine meringue - yuzu frozen yogurt, Japanese mountain peaches, olive oil 4/24 - Frenchman's delight (see 4/23) Lilia - radishes, whipped ricotta, olive oil, salt - grilled clams, Calabrian chilies, breadcrumbs - sheep's milk filled agnolotti, saffron, dried tomato, honey - rigatoni diavola, tomato, chilies, oregano, pecorino - cacio e pepe fritters Patisserie Tomoko - bite of sakura flan - chocolate soufflé, berry sauce - pinapple cake, coconut cookie, black sesame caramel cookie with nuts 4/25 - Frenchman's delight (see 4/23) - cup of genmai cha - two slices of Trader Joe's pesto, tomato, broccoli pizza - three frozen thin mints 4/26 - Frenchman's delight (see 4/23) - Evolution strawberry lemonade Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong - marinated short rib - seafood soft tofu stew - various ban chan 4/27 - pork clouds with malabar pepper - Vegan Rob's Brussels sprout puffs - 3 small pieces of pita with za'atar Little Tong Noodle Shop - salted cucumber, bang bang sauce, mint - house pickles - sample of vegetarian mala Dan Dan mixian - jumbo Alaskan king crab mixian, spicy Singaporean laksa broth, tea egg, pea shoots, crispy shallots 4/28 - three frozen Thin Mints Four Horsemen - ramp focaccia, freshly milled rye - pearled farro, pine nuts, asparagus - sugar snap peas, tomme de fayette, radish, bacon - olive oil poached cod, butter beans, salsa verde - vanilla bean panna cotta, roasted strawberries -beet rose soda - 1 thc mint chocolate - at least 7 apple cider donuts (aka dronuts) - lamb & beef kefta flatbread with turmeric labne, herby salad, white cheese from Alimentary Café 4/29 - red machine naked juice - two French fries fried in beef tallow with sauerkraut from Radegast Fu Ran (fka Fu Run) - two cups of tea - green bean sheet jelly with chili oil, peanuts, & cabbage - crispy fried fish filet with cumin and chili Guan Fu - razor clam with green pepper & chili - dry sautéed eggplant with green pepper - white rice - cup of tea - beef rice roll with egg, cilantro, lettuce, corn, and sesame from Joe's Steam Rice Roll Spot Dessert Bar - golden toast: honey butter toast, condensed milk ice cream, strawberries, cookie crumbs, whipped cream - winter yuzu: frozen citrus cream bar, oreo crust, raspberry foam, strawberries - one stick of Wrigley's mint gum (the stick is white; I'm not sure what kind of mint that entails) 4/30 Make Sandwich - 1/2 tri-tip sandwich w salsa verde & Tunisian olive oil on baguette - 1/2 roasted mushroom, miso charred zucchini, piquillo pepper, artichoke, lemon-harissa hummus, alfalfa sprouts on ciabatta Chez Ma Tante - kohlrabi and apple salad - steak tartare with celery & potato chips - stracciatella with English peas & fave beans - kedgeree, curried rice, poached cod, celery salad - half chicken with romesco sauce - maple creme brûlée - chocolate cake 5/1 - grilled teriyaki chicken thigh over white rice, salad with carrot ginger dressing from Glaze Teriyaki - one bottle Boylan's ginger ale Uncle Boons - fried pig ears, whiskey, chili - green curry snails, crispy garlic, herbs - roti - sticky rice - lamb laab, toasted rice, mint, cilantro, pickled onion, cucumber, chilies - Thai blood sausage, kaffir lime & herbs wrapped in banana leaf - charcoal grilled baby octopus, lime, nam prik - boneless beef rib, massaman curry, potato, red onion, peanut, green peppercorn - pea shoots, garlic, Thai bird chilies, salted soy bean - toasted coconut ice cream sundae, peanuts 5/2 Lamazou - 1/3 smoked duck, cornichon, brie, & dijon sandwich - 1/3 manchego & chorizo sandwich - san pelligrino grapefruit soda Miss Lily's - sorrel soda - calamari, spicy escovitch, scotch bonnet mayo - red stripe battered mahi mahi tacos, spicy escovitch - jerk chicken, mango chutney, cucumber escovitch - braised greens - one sweet plantain - coconut rum cake 5/3 - grilled steak, arugula salad with fennel & Parmesan, & mashed potatoes from Tender Greens - San pelligrino blood orange soda - chocolate frozen custard from Shake Shack (in observance of National Chocolate Custard Day) - one red marigold petal - asparagus, arugula, spicy broccoli, dill, basil, feta, za'atar breadcrumbs, lemon, cucumber tahini dressing and a little avocado from Sweetgreen 5/4 - plie au chocolate from Maison Kayser - chicken sausage bahn mi, chicken liver pâté, pickled vegetables, herbs, spicy mayo from Made Nice - one lemon Ricola cough drop Yuji Ramen - sea cucumber, wakame, cucumber, ground ivy, sesame - yuzu ricotta: beet, sugar snap pea, garlic mustard, meyer lemon, ramp oil - clam shiro shoyu: topneck clam, white soy, garlic mustard, mitsuba, yuzu - cup of brown rice sake - bonito sashimi, soy, yuzu kosho - picked radish and knotweed - one scoop of saffron passionfruit ice cream with dried apricot and pistachio from Oddfellows 5/5 - one bite of a fritelle San Giuseppe from Lilia - glass of pomegranate rose kombucha from Pilot - spicy beef jerky from Ling Kee Beef Jerkey (misspelling is theirs, not mine) - chrysanthemum monaka with honey from The Little One - Perrier pink grapefruit sparkling water - soppresata slice from Corner Slice - bowl of gnocchi sorrentina from Trader Joe's 5/6 Four Horsemen - ramp focaccia, freshly milled rye - spring peas & beans, buratta, mustard flowers - grilled bok choi, garlic chili oil, blood orange - slow roasted short rib, gremolata - strawberry semifreddo - spaghetti with asparagus, peas, mint, pecorino, lemon, & Calabrian chili - glass of orange juice 5/7 - glass of strawberry rose lemonade from Noon - sample of cheese from Eataly Frenchman's delight: - salad of radicchio, little gem, arugula, brocollini - mole salami, finocchiona - mozzarella - Calabrian chilies - cantaloupe - epi baguette from Maison Kayser - two Mentos mints Yuji Ramen - barley tea - shiitake tan tan, chili, sesame, onsen egg - clam shiro shoyu ramen (see 5/4) 5/8 - Frenchman's delight (see 5/7) (with monge baguette instead of epi) Faro - bread with cultured butter - lamb tartare, ramps, fennel, labneh - bucatini, chicken confit, alpine cheese, chili - strawberry panna cotta, vanilla cream, oat streusel 5/9 - mighty mango naked juice - Frenchman's delight (see 5/7) Ootoya - shrimp, salmon roe, scallop over sushi rice - Roasted salmon marinated in yuan sauce - vinegared octopus - broccoli rabe - mushroom & wakame clear soup - pickles - chawan mushi - strawberries, milk meringue, shortbread, vanilla soft serve from Made Nice 5/10 Yale Club - scrambled eggs - bacon - home fries - croissant - strawberries - cantaloupe - Frenchman's delight (see 5/7) - 1/2 thc mint chocolate - fried rice with wakame, ramps, edamame, asparagus, peas, yuzu kosho - one thin mint - three ice cream mint mini mouthfuls from Trader Joe's 5/11 - soft shell crab sandwich with kohlrabi slaw, preserved lemon aioli, pickles with kale chips from Tender Greens - 2 mentos mints - buckwheat ice cream monaka, toasted buckwheat groats, chocolate fudge from The Little One - bucatini with peas, asparagus, ramps, Calabrian chili, mint, pecorino, & breadcrumbs - mug of orange juice 5/12 - mug of orange juice Four Horsemen - nettle focaccia - grilled Nantes carrots, orange gremolata, cress - bloomsdale spinach salad, cashews, pickled chilies - chili mafaldine, lamb ragu, oregano, whipped ricotta - cherry pavlova, lemon verbena The Little One - corn ice cream monaka, lime zest, toasted coconut - bite of chrysanthemum ice cream monaka with honey - strawberry kakigōri, Harry's berries strawberry sauce, condensed milk, roasted strawberries, whipped cream - hojicha - 3 nasturtium leaves picked out of my window box - "famous original" pizza (tomato, mozzarella, parmigiano, caciocavallo, oregano, chili) from Roberta's - mug of orange juice 5/13 Otto - cacio e pepe pizza: mozzarella, pecorino, parmigiano, cacio, black pepper - chopped salad - English peas & prosciutto - bread & olive oil - grissini - sample of "au lait" nama chocolate from Royce - one bite of a rice crispy treat - one cup of fresh squeezed orange juice Thelewala - thelewala chicken roll, fried egg, green sauce, red onion - jaal muri, puffed rice, peanut, potato, lime 5/14 Frenchman's Delight - salad of mixed greens, brocollini and purslane - Gorgonzola dolce - cantaloupe - finochionna salami & bresaola - baguette monge from Maison Kayser - one scoop of strawberry ice cream from Van Leeuwen Yuji Ramen - clam shiro shoyu: topneck clam, white soy, yuzu, garlic mustard, pea shoots - barley tea - glass of sake 5/15 - Frenchman's delight (see 5/14) - 5 pieces of honeydew - strawberries from Harry's Berries Tørst - Dorset cheese, fennel pollen crackers, buckwheat honey - stracciatella, green garlic, basil, miche toast - marble potatoes, black garlic vinaigrette, pea tendrils, scallion 5/16 - Frenchman's delight (see 5/14) - Nancy's chopped salad (romaine, kale, salami, Parmesan, dried oregano, hot chickpeas, tomato, cucumber, pickled celery, onion, Italian dressing) from Sweetgreen 5/17 Mighty Quinn's - brisket sandwich with pickled celery, pickled cucumbers, pickled chilies, & vinegar slaw - smoked sausage - sweet corn fritters with honey chili dipping sauce - mug of orange juice - nasturtiums picked from my window box - 3 tagalong cookies 5/18 - plié au chocolat from Maison Kayser - Frenchman's delight (see 5/14) - penne with asparagus & ramp pesto, pecorino, lemon, breadcrumb, & Calabrian chili 5/19 - roasted fish donburi with tsukemono, vegetables, and okaka over seven grain rice from Osakana - 3 tagalong cookies Okozushi - 6 pieces porgy hakozushi with various toppings (blue cheese, umeboshi, preserved strawberry with honey, radish with preserved orange, olive tapenade with dill, rhubarb ) - fish broth - tsukemono - tuna temari with shoyu koji - ricotta temari with shoyu koji - spicy tuna temaki - dogfish temaki - kona-cha green tea with matcha from Fukuoka - 2 frozen tagalong cookies - flourless orange almond cake with creme fraiche from Café Mogador 5/20 - plain bagel with pastrami salmon, pickles, scallion cream cheese from Frankel's - two frozen Thin Mints - one bottle of grapefruit juice - raspberry almond smoothie bowl (raspberry, banana, almond butter, honey, & vanilla almond milk with strawberry, banana, coconut, and granola on top) from Liquiteria 5/21 - chicken burrito bowl with white rice, black beans, corn, cheese, medium salsa, & lettuce from Chipotle - half of a hot dog from Shake Shack - bite of Royce Sakura fromage chocolate - grilled razor clams - grilled scallops with yuzu kosho - grilled asparagus & ramps with grated radish & lemon, & nasturtiums - sorrel salad 5/22 Frenchman's Delight: - Gorgonzola dolce - fino finichionna salami & coppa sweet giorgio - cantaloupe - nectarines - salad of Boston lettuce, cress, & little gem lettuce Yuji Ramen - barley tea - cup of Brooklyn Kura sake - bonito sashimi - yuzu ricotta mazeman - tunakotsu ramen 5/23 - Frenchman's delight (see 5/22) (with epi baguette instead of monge, vegan Caesar dressing instead of standard vinaigrette) Empellón - white asparagus salad, grapefruit, queso fresco - sticky rice tamal with red chile duck - short rib confit, picadillo garnish (almond, olive, grape, chile), corn tortillas - avocado mousse, lime, olive oil, eucalyptus yogurt - pinapple with piloncillo, bee pollen, & chamomile ice cream - tequila barrel ice cream , anejo tequila caramel, meringue 5/24 - Frenchmen's delight (see 5/22) Contra - blackberry & lemon mocktail - potato chip, uni, shallot - lobster crudo, green asparagus, walnut - spinach, sorrel, pancetta, sorrento lemon - halibut, pickled white asparagus, green almond - beef, rhubarb, squid ink, black sesame, turnip - Winnimere cheese, Rosemary, potato, honey - blackberry, bitter almond - lavender ice cream, strawberry - passion fruit semifreddo, vanilla, olive oil 5/25 - Frenchman's delight (see 5/22) Four Horsemen - bread with butter and Cantabrian anchovies - chicken wings, plum sauce, togarashi - amberjack crudo, scallion, fermented pepper - yellowfin tuna crudo, tonnato, smoked dulse, yuzu kosho - burrata toast, 'nduja, black maitake mushrooms - little gem salad, green goddess dressing, radishes, fried croutons - spaghetti, meyer lemon, parsley, bottarga, breadcrumb - 3 mugs of persimmon leaf tea - 1/2 thc mint chocolate - 1 frozen thin mint 5/26 Norman - Puffed millet granola with yogurt & rhubarb - Smoked salmon smørrebrød, pickled beets, dill Momofuku Ko Bar - apple cider: apple cider, yuzu, apple - scallop crudo, pineapple, shiso - pickle sandwich, potato roll - cold fried chicken (fried 4 times), pickles - dry aged beef strip loin - rice, nori, smoked duck - asparagus & anchovy - Japanese cheesecake (with meyer lemon & deeply caramelized onion purée), maple syrup - Alfonso mango, sea salt, olive oil - cherry blossom ice cream, fermented cranberry, broken rice The Little One - buckwheat ice cream monaka, toasted groats, chocolate fudge - corn ice cream monaka, toasted coconut, lime zest 5/27 Four Horsemen - spelt & olive ciabatta, paolo bea olive oil - spring lettuces, hazelnuts, gran pepe, sherry vinaigrette - Spanish tortilla, aioli - baked skate wing, Tokyo turnips, espelette butter - flan de queso - persimmon leaf tea Café Mogador - hummus plate, chickpeas, pita, hot sauce, Israeli salad - halibut tagine, spicy tomato, saffron & cilantro sauce, potato, carrot, red pepper, herbed cous cous - chicken tagine, preserved lemon & olive, cous cous 5/28 Norman - farro porridge with wild mushrooms - grilled cheese with havarti & apple - blueberry shrub Mani in pasta - fennel salad, baby arugula, celery, pomegranate, endive, lemon dressing - Regina pizza - one scoop rhubarb ice cream and one scoop strawberry sorbet from Il Labritorio Del Gelato 5/29 - sample of Apple, orange, spinach & Apple, orange, banana smoothies from The Economist magazine cart Frenchman's Delight - salad of frisée, arugula, Boston lettuce, lemon, olive oil, Parmesan - mole salami from Salumi - kumquats & strawberries - baguette monge - fresh mozzarella - 18 month aged raw milk Parmesan - Calabrian chilies - one Cepacol extra strength cherry throat lozenge The Musket Room - Prince Edward Island blue mussel, dashi - spring flower tart - pork rillette, huckleberry, sage shortbread - sourdough roll, chive butter - Spanish mackerel, farmstead buttermilk, dill, cucumber - cheddar brioche - quail, blackberry, bread sauce, roasted onion - Colorado lamb, peas, heirloom grains - white chocolate & passionfruit tea bon bon - raspberry, pomegranate, olive oil - passionfruit pavlova, passionfruit curd, whipped cream, strawberries - one cepacol extra strength cherry throat lozenge - another cepacol extra strength cherry throat lozenge 5/30 - one cepacol extra strength cherry throat lozenge - Frenchman's delight (see 5/29) - one cepacol extra strength cherry throat lozenge - another cepacol extra strength cherry throat lozenge Honey's - hiyashi chuka mazeman: chilled noodles, wild bamboo, cucumber, radish, lettuce, chive blossoms, asparagus - shoyu ramen: mushrooms, scallion, broccoli - one slice of Brooklyn Blackout chocolate cake from Bake Shop 5/31 - Frenchman's delight (see 5/29) - one Cepacol extra strength cherry throat lozenge Okozushi - 6 pieces bluefish hakozushi with various toppings (olive & dill, blue cheese & wasabi, yuzu kosho & cucumber, umeboshi basil & rhubarb, peach & shiso, salted orange & ginger) - ricotta, wasabi, & olive oil temari sushi - tuna & shoyu koji temari sushi - clam & cucumber temaki - spicy tuna temaki - fish broth - konacha green tea 6/1 - Frenchman's delight (see 5/29) - one Cepacol extra strength cherry throat lozenge - one slice of white pizza with caramelized onions & sesame from Best Pizza - two tacos with corn, squash, guacamole, queso fresco, & radish - pineapple & mango - Pilot peach lavender kombucha 6/2 - Roberts's Famous Original pizza - 2 frozen thin mints - 9.4 Korean fried chicken wings (half soy, half spicy; part of a set of 10 that was unfinished) from Garlic to the Chicken - 12 frozen trefoil cookies 6/3 Four Horsemen - cornmeal flatbread, sesame seeds, garlic oil - kohlrabi, lime, cucumber, jalapeño, flowering cilantro - bintje potatoes, queso fundido, chives - grilled kurabuta pork collar, tropea onions - banana bread, dulce de leche, almonds Dianobu - 5 pieces tuna nigiri with yuzu kosho - one cooked eel onigiri - one umeboshi onigiri 6/4 Frenchman's delight - salad of frisé, Boston lettuce, arugula, 18 mo raw milk Parmesan - peacharines - cantaloupe - fino finicchiona - breasola - fresh mozzarella - Calabrian chilies - Epi baguette from Maison Kayser Olmsted - snap pea sushi, fluke, lemon - fried fiddlehead fern pickles - asparagus som tum, Thai basil, crispy shallot - beef tartare Polonaise, broccoli, hard boiled egg, sauce Bearnaise - carrot crepe, sunflower, littleneck clam - grilled scallops, celeriac, honeycrisp apple, spicy peanuts, xo sauce - grilled duck breast & sausage, ramps, truffles, sour cherry jus - s'mores, runner & stone graham crackers, hershey's chocolate (the single worst dessert I've ever had in a restaurant) - sour grapefruit gummy 6/5 - chicken souvlaki, pita, habanero tzatziki, Aegean slaw from GRK - plie au chocolat from Maison Kayser Samurai Mama - hamachi toro roll - pork gyoza - chilled ume oroshi udon 6/6 - Frenchman's delight (see 6/4) - sample of chocolate halvah from Seed + Mill - Misfit S.C.R.E.A.M. Juice (strawberry, pear, lemon, ginger) - 3 pickle pieces - 2 French fries - beef noodle soup from Vanessa's Dumplings - sample of passion fruit smoothie from Vanessa's Dumplings - four frozen trefoils 6/7 - Frenchman's delight (see 6/4) - one chocolate crunchy crunch cone from Mister Softee (in observance of National Chocolate Ice Cream Day) - one scoop saffron passionfruit ice cream with dried apricots & pistachios from Oddfellows - sample of banana pudding ice cream from Oddfellows - cochinita pibil, blue corn tortillas, salsa verde from Molé 6/8 - Frenchman's delight (see 6/4) - 1/2 mint thc chocolate - 3 chocolate strawberry Pocky™ Yuji Ramen - striped bass sashimi - shoyu ramen with blue fish - one sip of apple cider vinegar, blackstrap molasses, pink lemonade, & prosecco - one piece of Orbit™ winter mint gum 6/9 - yogurt with puffed millet & rhubarb from Norman Honeys - sip of apple mead - Yesfolk jasmine kombucha - one "No Reservations" skewer: lion's mane & oyster mushrooms, SheWolf miche bread, scallion, sumac - Parts Unknown: noodles, funky rhubarb, hemp cream, nigella, brackenfern, borage, black locust blossom - The Layover: hakurei turnips, radishes, sugar snap peas, cucumber, flame snow pea, za'atar leaf, hazelnuts - sweet birch custard, strawberry chia goo - one piece burnt hallumi - pita with tzatziki & taramosalata - pork souvlaki skewer - one piece grilled but not burnt hallumi with another piece of pita 6/10 Four Horsemen - rye & spelt focaccia, flowering thyme, smoked pork fat, sea salt - melon & prosciutto, lime, Calabrian chili, red shiso - marinated chard, whipped ricotta, pine nuts - cavatelli, short rib ragu, English peas, mint - rice pudding, poached peaches, brown sugar crumble - one spicy 1/2 sour pickle & 1/2 spicy full sour pickle from The Pickle Guys - spicy beef jerky from Li King Beef Jerky The Little One - pineapple dorayaki: caramelized pineapple, yogurt cream, shortbread crumble - rhubarb rose sorbet with mini strawberry meringues - one bottle pink grapefruit Sparkling Ice™ Little Tong Noodle Shop - spring ceviche: green & white asparagus, shrimp, wood ear mushrooms - cold crab-o-cado: lump crab, citrus soy glazed avocado, pumpkin seeds, spiced green curry, celtuce, market herbs - grandma chicken mixian: chicken broth, chicken confit, black sesame garlic oil, tea egg, pickles, flowers, fermented chili - one pot of Dragon Well green tea from Cha-An Tea House 6/11 Frenchman's Delight - gaeta olives - molé salami from Salumi - Gorgonzola dolce - salad of Belgian endive, frissé, arugula, lemon, olive oil, and 18 mo aged raw milk Parmesan - kiwi - galia melon - baguette from Maison Kayser (epi for 2 days, monge for 2 days) - 2 Mentos™ mints - one scoop maple gelato one scoop strawberry jam sorbet from Superiority Burger Honey's - prosciutto & melon, flowering greens, lovage pesto - pickled fruit & white anchovies: strawberries, plums, celery, spring onion, fresh herbs, white anchovies - sunshine spaghetti: garlic, Calabrian chili, lemon peel, fresh herbs, spruce powder, sage flowers, cured egg yolk - whole wheat lavender focaccia - angel food cake with marinated berries & wheat grass whipped cream 6/12 - Frenchman's delight (see 6/11) Torishin - tsukemono: pickled cucumber & daikon - cold fried chicken wing, vinegar, edamame, yellow bell pepper, chili thread - grated daikon with soy - chicken breast, shiso, umeboshi skewer - tsukune (chicken meatball) skewer - shishito pepper skewer - chicken wing skewer - zucchini skewer with mentaiko (spicy cod roe) - pork belly skewer with red miso & lemon - beefsteak tomato, sweet onion, shiso, dashi - chicken diaphragm skewer - chicken inner thigh skewer - chicken oyster skewer - chicken knee bone skewer - chicken main artery skewer - chicken belly skin skewer - oyako don - cup of chicken broth - strawberry sorbet - bite of hojicha creme brûlée 6/13 - 1/2 asiago roll from Maison Kayser - Frenchman's delight (see 6/11) - teriyaki grilled chicken thigh over white rice, salad with carrot ginger dressing from Glaze - macerated strawberries with trefoils 6/14 - one bottle Mighty Mango Naked juice - 2 chocolate chip cookies, one oatmeal raisin cookie, one molasses cookie - 3 pieces salmon avocado roll, 3 pieces salmon maki, 3 pieces salmon nigiri from Itsu - 3 Mentos™ mints - one chip with salsa from Oxido abcv - Alphonso mango, tomato, Serrano, spearmint - heart of palm, passion fruit, basil, avocado - saison battered chicken of the woods mushrooms, sage, chili, honey, lemon - basmati lemon rice, saffron, jungle peanuts, bamboo, peas, asparagus, herbs - guava sorbet & vanilla gelato from Superiority Burger 6/15 - Frenchman's delight (see 6/11) - one sip Tea's Tea™ mango yuzu green tea - washed Hollander cheese (sheepsmilk) - selles sur cher cheese - She Wolf miche bread - pork pate - one piece of prosciutto - grilled dry aged NY strip steak with Thai vinaigrette (fish sauce, lime, chili garlic sauce, shallot, thai bird chili, ginger, mint, toasted rice powder), pickled strawberries, charred cabbage, radish, cilantro - macerated strawberries (and a few raspberries) with Jeni's brambleberry crisp ice cream 6/16 - one small hunk of cranberry walnut loaf from Whole Foods - a few sips of a spoiled tangerine juice - one bottle not spoiled blood orange juice - one honey dip donut from Peter Pan - one fried chicken leg, one fried chicken thigh, and fries at Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken Wildair - bread & olive oil - topneck clams, XO, almond broth - little gem lettuce, pistachio, chili, herbs - mussel, endive, smoked egg yolk, olive - crispy grain salad, asparagus, tarragon - chocolate hazelnut tart - vanilla panna cotta, strawberry granita, milk crumble 6/17 Four Horsemen - spelt ciabatta with schmaltz - chicken liver mousse - frisée salad, shallot vinaigrette, bacon lardons, poached egg - bloomsdale spinach, roasted garlic, black pepper - roasted sasso chicken - crème brûlée tart, rhubarb The Little One - chrysanthemum ice cream monaka with honey - cashew ice cream monaka with olive oil and sea salt Rahi - dahi chilli paneer: paneer, 5 chilli blend, guava compote - eggplant bharta: charcoal smoke, onion, cumin, coriander - smoked salmon chaat: Russ & Daughters lox, sunchokes, date chutney, vermicelli - banana leaf chicken: Kerala coconut curry, basmati rice - dabba gosht: bohri lamb curry, ginger, cumin, clove smoke - herbaceous dhokla: chickpea flour, herbs, radish, yogurt kadhi - dal - butter naan - basmati rice - a sample of Thai chili chocolate gelato, one scoop mango gelato, & one scoop pink peppercorn gelato from il laboratorio del gelato 6/18 - chicken drunken noodle, vegetable dumplings, & salad from ChaamLex - 1/2 thc mint chocolate Café Mogador - 1 grilled chicken kebab, 1 grilled vegetable kebab - a whole lotta basmati rice - 1 piece of pita - some hummus - you know I had that Greek salad too (with feta) - 3 frozen trefoils with macerated strawberries 6/19 - Marvé watermelon juice Frenchman's Delight - salad of grilled little gem lettuce, frisée, Boston lettuce, broccolini, radish, 18 mo raw milk Parmesan and honey, lime, olive oil, roasted garlic dressing - bresaola - peach - strawberries - selles sur cher cheese - balsamic belevitano cheese - pork liver pate - monge baguette from Maison Kayser Yuji Ramen - spicy tuna mazemen: tuna confit, sesame oil, spigarello, chili - shoyu ramen, roasted bluefish, broccoli rabe - sunomono: sea cucumber, cucumber, wakame - 2 frozen trefoils with macerated strawberries 6/20 - Frenchman's Dwight (see 6/19) - 1/2 avocado - salad of arugula, mint, basil, buckwheat baguette croutons, Parmesan, radishes, strawberries, snap peas, lemon, olive oil - tomatoes, peaches, basil, olive oil, sea salt 6/21 - one orange starburst - Frenchman's Delight (see 6/19) - one orange starburst - salad of arugula, snap peas, mint, basil, radishes, buckwheat croutons, strawberries, Parmesan, lemon, olive oil - 1/2 chocolate strawberry kit-Kat 6/22 - grilled chicken bowl with white rice, black beans, corn, medium salsa, cheese, lettuce, & tortilla from Chipotle Honey's - 1/3 Hell Chicken with shmaltz rice, chopped garden vegetables, & spicy spring onions - chopped liver & anchovies with turnip & dandelion greens - 4 mulberries & many strawberries - 2 sugar snap peas 6/23 Four Horsemen - spelt fougasse, sesame, paolo bea olive oil - castelfranco, fennel, basil, cantabrian anchovy - long-cooked romano beans, smoked tomato - striped bass en papillote, Socrates cucumbers, yogurt - tristar strawberry parfait - 2 mini mint ice cream mouthfuls from Trader Joe's - buttered popcorn from Williamsburg Cinemas - leftover salad from 6/21 - leftover Hell Chicken from 6/22 - 4 sugar snap peas 6/24 - one mighty mango naked juice - one grandma slice from Best Pizza Tacombi - one yellowfin tuna tostada - one al pastor taco - chips and guacamole - pinapple, ginger, mint juice - choripan (Portuguese chorizo, chimichurri, & potato sticks on baguette) from Beco - two mini mint ice cream sandwiches from Trader Joe's 6/25 Frenchman's Delight - salad of frisée, arugula, radicchio, lemon, olive oil, and Parmesan - 1/2 peach & raspberries - finocchiona & Rosemary salami from Salumi - mozzarella - Calabrian chilies - epi baguette from Maison Kayser - one cup of genmai-cha from Sei Tomoko Oh Taisho - miso soup - 2 chicken skin skewers - 2 squid leg skewers - one chicken wing skewer - rice with soy and togarashi - potato salad - spaghetti with ketchup - salad - pickled daikon - green tea parfait (matcha ice cream, matcha whipped cream, matcha jelly, chestnut, mochi, red bean) & a bite of hojicha ice cream from Cha-An Teahouse 6/26 - two of Marc's spicy peanuts - Frenchman's Delight (see 6/25) Wildair - guacamole, salsas (one was sunflower seed based, the other was a real sesame fest), blue corn tostada - octopus ceviche, pasilla mixe - lamb belly taco, pineapple, green mango - fried chicken taco, papaya, cashew mole - pork jowl taco, fluke, black beans - sweet corn ice cream, strawberries 6/27 - Frenchman's Delight (see 6/25) - salad of sugar snap peas, radishes, cilantro, basil, strawberries, arugula, SheWolf miche croutons, lime, olive oil 6/28 - Frenchman's Delight (see 6/25) Contra - shrimp, red shiso, fermented kohlrabi - bread with butter - lobster, green asparagus, walnut, lemon verbena oil - spinach, pancetta, sorrento lemon, smoked butter - halibut, cucumber, hyssop, chamomile - guinea hen, potato, agretti - blackberry, bitter almond, vanilla olive oil - burnt vanilla, raspberry, caramel - samples of wine pairing throughout Wildair - glass of pet'nat (Les capriades, Pépin la Bulle, Methode Ancestrale, 2013 magnum) - samples of two other wines - fluke, pineapple, turnip, 'nduja, pine nut - beef tartare, smoked cheddar, horseradish, Brazil nuts - little gem lettuce, pistachio, herbs - crispy grain salad, asparagus, tarragon - chocolate hazelnut tart 6/29 - one bottle Mighty Mango Naked juice Atla - sips of txakolina, mauzac, & Fledermaus (white wines) - rhubarb, strawberry, peppercorn agua fresca Momofuku Ko - sips of one red and one white wine - scallop crudo, pineapple, shiso - pickle sandwich - cold fried chicken wing - 45-day dry aged strip loin - pork rib tips - rice, nori, smoked duck - Japanese cheesecake, maple syrup - cherry blossom ice cream, fermented cranberry, broken rice - watermelon lemonade from Bar Goto - one glass grapefruit juice Four Horsemen - beef tartare, seeds, buttermilk, sesame cracker - fluke, English peas, trout roe, herb juice - roasted pork sausage, grilled broccolini, scallion vinaigrette - sesame semifreddo, bittersweet chocolate 6/30 - bites of kanelsnurre & frøsnapper pastries from Norman - spicy beef tendon skewer from a cart on Main St in Flushing Fu Ran - green bean sheet jelly in red oil, peanuts, cabbage - triple delight vegetable - crispy sliced fish with cumin & chili - white rice Guan Fu - Chinese kimchi - chongqing fried chicken - razor clam with green pepper in home sauce - green tea - one stick Wrigley's™ gum (it's the white mint one, but I don't remember which flavor that's considered) - one Portuguese egg custard tart and two bites of sponge cake from New Flushing Bakery - 1/2 of a weed caramel - 3 sips of a rum punch - 2 sips of Campari, countreau, gin, & lemon juice (shaken) - 1/4 orange TGIFriday's - one French fry - Friday's™ big ribs (pork ribs) - Cajun shrimp & chicken pasta 7/1 Four Horsemen - sparkling yuzu soda - blue corn ciabatta - summer squash, basil, lemon, nasturtium - razor clams, kohlrabi, Thai chili, cucumber - pork pozole, radish, hominy, cabbage, cilantro, lime - 3 servings of horchata ice cream with almond & peaches Hemlock - sweet potato bread with burnt leaf butter - Tokyo turnips with lavender - fluke crudo, cucumber, chamomile - razor clams, roasted garlic, dandelion - bone in skate wing, cumin, mint - duck breast, fennel, basil - one scoop labne tahini gelato & one scoop cherry verbena sorbet from Superiority Burger 7/2 - most of a grilled pork chop bahn mi & one shrimp summer roll from Luu's Baguette - 2 Mentos™ mints Una Pizza Napoletana - carne cruda, pistachio, castelvetrano olives - filetti pizza: fresh tomato, buffalo mozzarella, basil - pistachio gelato & malted milk gelato - strawberry panna cotta - tiramisu - 1/4 of a grapefruit sparkling ice - 1 nasturtium from my window box 7/3 - caprese sandwich (mozzarella, roasted tomato, & basil on a baguette) from Eataly Atomix - seaweed chip, potato chip, perilla leaf chip - cabbage chip, dungeness crab, mayo - guk: burdock, eomuk, baby corn, maesil - hoe: sea bream, uni, chungjang - twigim: langoustine, nasturtium, chopi, anise hyssop - sukchae: golden osetra caviar, artichoke, fresh curd, pine nut - pyogo, whelk, ma - jeon: golden eye snapper, ginjang, mustard sauce - tot & dubu rice - jjim: eggplant, smoked eel, doenjang - poached oyster mul-kimchi - jorim: turbot, ssukgat, mungbean sprouts - moo namul rice - gui: wagyu strip loin, fermented fruit juice, garlic - ipgasim: creme fraiche, strawberry, tteok - husik: nurungji, pine honey, milk - lots of sips of wine from Four Horsemen - sip of Piña Colada from Maison Premiere 7/4 Frankel's - 1/2 sesame bagel with pastrami salmon, pickled cucumbers, scallion cream cheese - 1/2 sesame bagel, smoked sturgeon, tomato, red onion, capers, cream cheese - 2 bites of a carrot - one glass of orange juice - chips and guacamole - bite of soy sauce sausage and pork dumpling sausage - 2 cups of sangria with strawberries, cherries, blackberries, and blueberries Claro - sip of michelada with mezcal - aguachile de sepia, cucumber-melon, charred habanero - 1.5 lengua tacos - pork rib memela, chile de arbol, farm cheese - mole rojo, pork cheek, cherry & dandelion salad - one sip mezcal - a few sips of wine 7/5 Home's Kitchen - hot & sour soup - 1/2 order of fried rice (full order split with Justin) - 1/2 order orange chicken (same) - one fortune cookie - one Coolhaus chocolate cookies and cream ice cream sandwich - gazpacho ramen (shrimp, squid, zucchini, corn, kikurage mushroom, scallion) from Samurai Papa 7/6 - Mediterranean steak salad (grilled tri-tip, heirloom tomatoes, marinated feta, pickled cucumbers, green olives, lemon dressing) from Tender Greens - buttered popcorn Ootoya - 1/2 piece grilled Scottish salmon with saikyo miso - tsukemono, seaweed, & kombu - pumpkin - white rice - 2 bowls pork and vegetable miso soup - grated daikon - 1/2 bara chirashi don (blue fin tuna, shrimp, scallop, amberjack, salmon, egg, ikura, and shiso over sushi rice with pickled ginger and wasabi) - 1 chocolate ice cream cone with crunchy crunch topping from New York Ice Cream truck 7/7 Café Habana - one glass of orange juice - chicken chilaquiles with black beans - 2 bites of elote The Little One - buckwheat ice cream monaka, toasted groats, chocolate fudge - bite of cucumber rose sorbet with meringue - bite of chrysanthemum ice cream monaka with honey - one slice veggie pizza (radish, potato, kale, corn, zucchini, cheese, asparagus) from Best Pizza - mint chocolate and Oreo cookies and cream Dippin' Dots - 9 or 10 frozen trefoils - the remainder of an old bottle of grapefruit juice 7/8 Four Horsemen - spelt focaccia, zucchini flowers, paolo bea olive oil - green tomato salad, buttermilk, dill, crispy garlic - padrón peppers, whipped ricotta, tomato vinegar, fennel pollen - grilled New York strip steak, spring onions, basil pesto - chocolate cherry ice cream - 2 Zapp's voodoo chips - one slice cheese pizza & one slice white pizza from Best Pizza 7/9 - samples of Calabrian olive oil and bread from Eataly - sample of cinnamon raisin brioche from Maison Kayser Frenchman's Delight - genoa salami - Gorgonzola dolce - salad of arugula, frisée, radicchio, Parmesan, lemon, and olive oil - castelvetrano olives - 1/2 peach - apricot or plum (alternating days) - Monge or epi baguette from Maison Kayser (alternating days) Chefs Club: Maison x Roberta's - marinated maguro, cacao vinegar, kohlrabi - mushroom pizza: fermented mushrooms, shallots, Parmesan - bucatini alla carbonara: pecorino, black pepper, guanciale - mangalista pork collar, soy sauce, green sauce, cherry - Oreo cookies and cream Dippin' Dots 7/10 Frenchman's Delight (see 7/9) Contra - raw shrimp, red shiso, kohlrabi - bread & butter - scallop crudo, lemon cucumber, hyssop - summer squash, uni, nasturtium, onion - pollock, peas, shishito - guinea hen, potato, agretti - blackberry, bitter almond - cherry kernel ice cream, caramel, cherries - passion fruit semifreddo, vanilla olive oil 7/11 - Frenchman's Delight (see 7/9) - Mexican corn elote bowl (roasted corn & peppers, tomatoes, shredded cabbage, cilantro, goat cheese, spicy sunflower seeds, quinoa, arugula, cilantro jalapeño lime vinaigrette) from Sweetgreen (and a bite of the salami pickled vegetable salad) - 1/2 Oreo cookies & cream & 1/2 mint chocolate Dippin' Dots - 1/2 watermelon basil THC strip (NOTE: I think I've been eating the watermelon basil flavor all along and thinking it was the tarragon citrus) - 1 small peach - 1 mini mint ice cream mouthful from Trader Joe's 7/12 - Frenchman's Delight (see 7/9) - 1/2 Oreo cookies and cream and 1/2 mint chocolate Dippin' Dots - sardine toast, radish, lemon from Lefthand Path - turkey, Swiss, lettuce, pickle, and mustard on a roll from the bodega next door 7/13 - salt & pepper grilled chicken, mashed potatoes, & Caesar salad from Tender Greens Yuji Ramen - barley tea - potage: sake kasu, potato, leek - sunomono: sea cucumber, cucumber, wakame, sesame - eggplant escabeche, basil - 1/2 clam shiro shoyu ramen: topneck clam & fennel broth, garlic scapes, yuzu - 1/2 spicy tuna mazemen: tuna confit, sesame oil, chili thread, togarashi, onsen egg - one cup banana split Dippin' Dots - one scoop strawberry sour cream streusel ice cream from Morgenstern's 7/14 Four Horsemen - spelt focaccia, zucchini flowers, paolo bea olive oil - beefsteak tomato, stracciatella, breadcrumbs, bronze fennel - red norland potatoes, tarragon aioli, boquerones, celery - grilled head-on shrimp - sour cream cake, blueberries, lemon balm - 1/2 rainbow sherbet MiniMelts™ ice cream (NOT DIPPIN' DOTS) - one package rainbow ice Dippin' Dots (and one spoonful of Cotton Candy flavor) - pasta with meatball ragu, ricotta, lemon, & parmesan - sweet cherries - one bag chocolate Dippin' Dots (and a spoonful of Oreo cookies and cream dippin dots) 7/15 Maison Kayser - baguette with salami, cornichon, and butter - apple, strawberry, basil juice - one scoop corn gelato and one scoop blueberry / blackberry sorbet from Superiority Burger Somtum Der - tum Thai kai kem: papaya salad with salted egg - moo ping Kati sod: grilled coconut milk pork skewers - laab ped: spicy minced duck salad with green vegetables & chilies - sticky rice Cha An Teahouse - pot of chiran sencha - one scoop of hojicha ice cream, one scoop of cherry blossom ice cream 7/16 - one Krispy Kreme glazed donut - ratatouille, goat cheese, pesto sandwich from Whichcraft - 1/2 mini sesame baguette from Breads Bakery Okozushi - 6 pieces bluefish hakozushi (topped with peach cured in black rice vinegar, radish with orange & ginger, olive & dill, cucumber & yuzu kosho, rhubarb & basil, blue cheese & wasabi) - sockeye salmon temari with wasabi - smoked swordfish temari with koji - whitefish salad temaki with scallion - amberjack tartare temaki with cucumber and yuzu kosho - pickles - fish broth - sweet cherries - 2 mini mint ice cream mouthfuls from Trader Joe's - one small peach 7/17 Los Tacos No 1 - one pollo asado quesadilla - one carne asada taco - one adobada taco - one bottle of Squirt (from Mexico) Gohan - roasted eggplant with miso tofu - multigrain rice - miso soup - hijiki with chickpea and carrot - kabocha squash with adzuki bean - one piece orbit mint gum - one glass grapefruit juice 7/18 Tender Greens - salt & pepper chicken sandwich, aioli, roasted red peppers - arugula, fennel, Parmesan, lemon vinaigrette - Nature's Angus uncured hot beef stick - one scoop vegan passion fruit ice cream from Van Leeuwen - falafel sandwich from Oasis - one nasturtium from my window box 7/19 - two peaches - 1/2 chorizo and manchego sandwich & 1/2 smoked duck, brie, and cornichon sandwich from Lamazou - one scoop cardamom gelato and one scoop plum sorbet from Superiority Burger - pasta al pomodoro from Antica Pesa - one glass of grapefruit juice - one peach 7/20 - one peach - grilled chicken thigh, white rice, salad with carrot ginger dressing from Glaze - cheeseburger from Burger Joint (at JFK airport) - 4 IceBreakers cinnamon mints - 1 IceBreakers cinnamon mint - one bowl of pasta with pesto and herb goat cheese 7/21 - toasted raisin bagel with honey almond cream cheese - 2 IceBreakers cinnamon mints - small sample of balsamic berry caramel - cucumber mint soda from Soda Jerks Fresh Soda - Dungeness crab roll, celery, shallot, herbs, lettuce, lemon, cayenne aioli from Meet the Moon Kamonegi - chilled corn soup - king oyster mushroom tempura, umeboshi ponzu, daikon - geoduck ceviche, yuzu gelee, avocado, shiso - duck tsukune with soft egg - corn butter scallop nanban soba: Japanese baby scallop, corn, butter, leek - kamonegi nanban soba: duck breast, tsukune, leek, mitsuba - red shiso plum soda - sip of elderflower grapefruit soda 7/22 Bakery Noveau - 1/2 caprese sandwich - 1/2 roasted lamb sandwich with mint jelly, feta cheese, pickled red onions, tomato, arugula - raspberry flower croissant - 2 icebreakers cinnamon mints - one tiny bottle of strawberry juice - some romenesco cauliflower - cherries - one slice of brownie with chocolate ganache - 1/2 mint thc chocolate - 3 slices of pizza with olives, tomatoes, mushrooms, & feta cheese from Pagliacci Pizza - strawberry pistachio genoise: pistachio genoise, strawberry mousse, strawberry gelee, pistachio madame - raspberries 7/23 Il Corvo - rigatoni alla bolognese - conchiglie, garlic scapes, clams - gigli, sun gold tomatoes, white wine, rosemary - raspberry limeade Sparkling Ice from SeaTac Airport - one scoop boysenberry ice cream & samples of cherry ice cream & lemon verbena ice cream from Kurt Farm Shop - turkey, havarti, artichoke spread, tomato, arugula, & avocado aioli on a baguette on a plane 7/24 - one IceBreakers cinnamon mint Scarpetta - bread: stromboli with salami & smoked mozzarella, focaccia with parmesan, & ciabatta with olive oil, eggplant caponata - polenta with truffled mushrooms - roast chicken with peas, favas, potatoes, and chicken jus - olive oil cake with whipped mascarpone and citrus 7/25 - The Boss (hot capicola, hot soppresata, mozzarella, prosciutto cotto, arugula, tomato, chili oil, banana peppers) from Lorimer Market - 2 IceBreakers cinnamon mints - one small glass of grapefruit juice - 2 frozen thin mints - chicken cous cous with bullion, vegetables, raisins, chickpeas, & caramelized onions from Café Mogador 7/26 Homes Kitchen - hot & sour soup - Szechuan spicy chicken with cucumber - Mapo tofu - white rice - vegetable fried rice - 2 fortune cookies - one package of Smarties (shared with Goldberg) Racines - chilled cherry soup, tomato granita - espelette madeleine, creme fraiche, purple chrysanthemum - phô, peekytoe crab, kaffir lime, English pea - heirloom melons, white corn, buckwheat, white peach vinegar - bread & butter - lobster 'Paris-Brest', yuzu mayo, green apple, squid ink pate a choux - summer lamb, black olive, orange flower water, cranberry beans - chocolate, black caramel, sesame crepe - sip of a chenin blanc and a red wine - candied kalamansi 7/27 - grilled mojo chicken thigh with brown rice, Mexican corn off the cob, and Brussels & blue (Brussels sproutsz, blue cheese, pomegranate seeds, & walnuts) from Fields Good Chicken - one glass grapefruit juice - leftover cous cous from 7/25 Superiority Burger - cava gelato & nectarine basil sorbet - one Superiority Burger - cherry tomatoes, corn, basil, & okra 7/28 Four Horsemen - ciabatta, roasted garlic oil, sumac - radish salad, walnuts, feta, mint, cumin vinaigrette - chickpeas, romano beans, zhoug, delfino cilantro - lamb leg skewers, grilled onions, yogurt, dill - orange-almond cake, cardamom, pistachio cream - a few little tomatoes - 6 frozen thin mints - mole salami from Salumi - one glass of grapefruit juice - lots of chips with salsa and guacamole - one fried cod taco - one carnitas taco 7/29 - a few tomatoes - mole salami from Salumi - one glass of grapefruit juice National Lasagna Day - 1.5 glasses of a pet nat by Les Capriades Method Ancestrale (a red) - the rest of a container of grapefruit juice - "raw" lasagna: tomato salad (with anise hyssop, thyme, lemon basil, Calabrian chilies, olive oil), ricotta with lemon zest & thyme, guanciale, and pane carasau - lasagna bolognese - peso genovese in the style of lasagna with potato disguised as noodle along with green beans - 27-layer "artistic suicide" lasagna: layers of ricotta, Marinara, mozzarella, and bechamel ad naseum - corn, shishito pepper, & tomato lasagna with brie or some other sort of creamy cheese and Japanese Worcestershire sauce - ice cream that couldn't quite pass as lasagna: layers of Haagen Dazs (or is it Dasz?) rocky road, Ben & Jerry's Chunky Monkey™, anise hyssop, lemon basil, and frozen thin mints 7/30 - 2 red starburst, 1 pink starburst Frenchman's Delight - salad of arugula, frisée, raddichio, lemon, and olive oil - genoa salami - Coppa sweet Giorgio - mozzarella - Gorgonzola dolce - peaches - epi or monge baguette from Maison Kayser Nonono - chicken skin skewer - chicken knee cartilage skewer - chicken heart tissue skewer - chicken oyster skewer - chicken skirt meat skewer - chicken neck meat skewer - baby scallop skewer - lime cilantro chicken thigh skewer - saba oni on: marinated egg yolk, smoked mackerel, radish sprouts, and onion sauce sushi roll - grilled squid with lemon butter sauce - grilled corn with tobanjan, miso, and parmesan - shisamo skewer - chicken wing skewer - milk soft serve, caramelized peaches, candied almonds, & whipped cream from Made Nice 7/31 - Frenchman's Delight (see 7/30) - pasta with butter, garlic, olive oil, lemon basil, anise hyssop, thyme, Calabrian chili, and parmesan - leftover parmesan rind - 6 frozen thin mints 8/1 - Frenchman's Delight (see 7/30) - 1 red starburst, 1 orange starburst - grilled steak, brown rice with parsley , marinated Persian cucumbers, peaches with chili lime salt, and tarragon mustard from Dig Inn 8/2 - Frenchman's Delight (see 7/30) - 3 pieces of shishito, corn, tomato, and Camembert lasagna - one piece of raw spaghetti - multiple leaves of anise hyssop - 6 (maybe 7) frozen thin mints 8/3 - grilled chicken, roasted vegetables (corn, green beans, summer squash with pesto), & arugula, fennel, Parmesan salad from Tender Greens - uncured hot beef stick from Nature's Angus - one peach Estela - burrata, salsa verde, charred bread - summer squash with miso and pine nuts - endive, walnuts, anchovy, and ubriaco rosso - fried arroz negro with squid and romesco - ricotta dumplings with mushroom and pecorino sardo - monkfish, salt-baked cabbage, and capers -milk ice cream with cherries and halvah - chocolate cake with whipped cream 8/4 - rigatoni with sungold tomatoes, garlic, thyme, lemon basil, anise hyssop, Calabrian chili, butter, and olive oil Oh Taisho! - 2 chicken skin skewers - 1 squid leg skewer - 1 shishito skewer - 1 chicken wing skewer - white rice - potato salad - green salad - pickled daikon - miso soup - one scoop nectarine sorbet and one scoop poppy gelato from Superiority Burger 8/5 Four Horsemen - rye focaccia with roasted garlic oil - yellow romano beans, toasted pine nuts, anchovy - mozzarella, marinated peppers & onions, basil - lumache, sweet corn, calabrian chili, whipped ricotta - pistachio ice cream - one bottle of grapefruit juice from Maison Kayser Somtum Der - tum thai kai kem: green papaya salad with salted egg - tum pla too & kao mun: Thai mackerel in papaya salad with coconut rice - nue dad dieo: deep-fried sun-dried beef - sa poak kai tod der: fried chicken thigh - ping kati sod: grilled coconut milk marinated beef skewer - larb ped: duck larb with green vegetables and chilies - kuay tieo pad see eiw talay: fried flat noodles with shrimp and calamari - pad Thai min poo: pad Thai with crabmeat and crab paste - 1.5 slices of mocha and vanilla ice cream cake with chocolate chunks and cookie from Chinatown Ice Cream Factory 8/6 - one chocolate croissant from Pret A Manger Frenchman's Delight - salad of arugula, frisée, radicchio, basil, parmesan, lemon, and olive oil - Rosemary salami from Salumi - La Quercia spicy prosciutto - mozzarella, tomato, basil - 1/2 peach - epi or monge baguette from Maison Kayser - one IceBreakers cinnamon mint Yuji Ramen - whelk tsukudani: soy-braised whelk - seaweed-cured fluke with yuzu kosho and soy - clam shiro shoyu: topneck clam, corn, fennel broth with garlic scapes & sweet corn - one peach 8/7 - Frenchman's Delight (see 8/6) - one IceBreakers cinnamon mint - 1/2 thc mint chocolate Outback Steakhouse - bone-in natural cut ribeye - bloomin' onion with smuggled in okonomiyaki fixings (kewpie mayo, okonomi sauce, nori flakes, and bonito flakes) - lobster tail - Gold Coast coconut shrimp - green salad - Mac n' cheese - grilled shrimp on the Barbie with garlic herb butter - chocolate thunder from down under: pecan brownie, vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, chocolate sauce, and chocolate shavings - salted caramel cookie skillet: salted caramel cookie, white chocolate, almond toffee, pretzels, and vanilla ice cream 8/8 - Frenchman's Delight (see 8/6) - one IceBreakers cinnamon mint - spaghetti with sun gold tomatoes, Calabrian chilies, anise hyssop, thyme, lemon basil, garlic, olive oil, and butter - one nasturtium flower 8/9 - one peach - Frenchman's Delight (see 8/6) Bombay Kitchen - potato and pea samosas - chicken tikka masala - basmati rice - naan 8/10 - peanut butter and dark chocolate Kind bar - mighty mango Naked juice - Nature's Angus uncured hot beef stick Momofuku Ko - grilled octopus, blueberry tare - pickle sandwich - cold fried chicken with pickled - grilled duck - animal sausage - rice, smoked duck, nori - spicy pickled vegetables - Japanese cheesecake, maple syrup - strawberry, jasmine rice, banana pepper - one peach - peaches with Van Leeuwen vanilla ice cream, anise hyssop, rose salt, and olive oil - 2 cups of persimmon leaf tea - some pieces of boiled peaches - Van Leeuwen vanilla ice cream with sansho pepper & olive oil 8/11 Four Horsemen - sticky rice wrapped in fuki leaves - beef tendon, melon, seasoning peppers - fried fish salad, summer beans, grilled okra, strawberries, banana peppers - cabbage, raddichio, & perilla leaves - chili oil, fermented blueberry and anchovy salsa - beet cake, sour cream, husk cherries - 2 nasturtium flowers - cherry tomatoes Honey's - sip of RTR mead - popcorn - piece of orange segment - Yesfolk jasmine kombucha Bunker - grilled lemongrass short ribs, peanuts, crab spring roll, rice vermicelli - one bite of beef jerky papaya salad 8/12 Okonomi - roasted bluefish with saikyo miso - 7 grain rice with onsen egg - clam lip sashimi with yuzu kosho and soy with egg yolk - soy marinated tuna sashimi - tsukemono - zuchinni & eggplant with blueberry miso - green bean with mustard miso - grilled shishito and tomato with sake kasu - tamagoyaki - roasted eggplant, squash and dashi - one Nature's Angus spicy beef stick - kielbasa, pretzel bun, German mustard, sauerkraut from Radegast - one scoop "hot Brooklyn summer" (sweet corn with mulberry jam & honey) ice cream and one scoop of strawberry ice cream from Van Leeuwen 8/13 Frenchman's Delight - monge or epi baguette from Maison Kayser - culatello - salad of spinach, arugula, frisée, lemon, olive oil, and red cow parmesan - chorizo seca from Charlito's Cocina - black pepper salami from Elevation Charcuterie - Gorgonzola dolce - peaches, watermelon, and cantaloupe Yuji Ramen - cup of Brooklyn Kura sake - cup of barley tea - sunomono: sea cucumber, cucumber, wakame - kampachi (amberjack) sashimi, soy, yuzu kosho - tunakotsu ramen: tuna paitan broth, yuzu kosho, tuna belly chashu, leek - one mini mint ice cream mouthful from Trader Joe's 8/14 - Frenchman's Delight (see 8/13) Osakana - mixed sashimi with soy sauce and yuzu kosho - spicy tuna confit, seven grain rice, cabbage - 1/2 thc mint chocolate - mixed bowl of jalapeño potato chips, Maui onion potato chips, and dill pickle potato chips - 1/2 Andes mint bar 8/15 - Frenchman's Delight (see 8/13) - 2 nasturtium flowers - 2 pieces of dark chocolate Dig Inn - brown rice with parsley - charred chicken thigh - cauliflower with onion ash and pickled chilies - arugula salad with husk cherries & parmesan Four Horsemen - pine nut tart, creme fraiche - sesame semifreddo with dark chocolate 8/16 - Frenchman's Delight (see 8/13; though I didn't have the salad since I was still full from the previous evening's desserts) Fat Rice at Chef's Club - bacalhau spread & bread, olives, chili, mint - arroz de tomate: Carolina gold rice, heirloom tomato, refogado, cilantro, kale, fried garlic - chili prawns, vinho verde butter sauce - cavala recheado: masala stuffed whole mackerel, green tomato, coconut, cilantro - po kok gai: chicken thighs, chouriço, potato, tomato, hen egg, coconut curry, sao jorge, black olive - beef ambilla: shoulder roast in tamarind and fresh herb curry, kara pok, eggplant, long beans, rambutan - coconut rice, fried shallot, sesame - papo seco (Portuguese bread) - watermelon cendol: watermelon sorbet, summer corn, adzuki beans, pandan jellies, coconut 8/17 - Frenchman's Delight (see 8/13; added a mango peach) - pasta with summer squash and garlic - vanilla ice cream with olive oil & raspberries 8/18 - grilled marinated summer squash & pickled cucumbers & mint over lemon ricotta - peaches with basil and olive oil - salad of cherry tomatoes, corn, purslane, garlic, basil, mint, Persian cucumbers, lemon, and olive oil - blistered shishitos - one scoop of vegan peach cobbler ice cream in a cone from Van Leeuwen - a few pieces of SheWolf miche bread - 2 pieces of SheWolf miche toast with grilled marinated summer squash, pickled cucumbers, and lemon ricotta 8/19 - 2 pieces of SheWolf miche toast with lemon ricotta and nasturtium (leaves and flowers) - one peach - one piece of cold SheWolf miche toast - a few raspberries with a very small amount of passionfruit curd Four Horsemen - chicken liver mousse, fennel pollen crackers - yellowfin tuna, tonnato, yuzu kosho, smoked dulse - beef tartare, seeds, buttermilk, sesame cracker - red endive, shiro plum, pistachios, pink peppercorn, gran pepe - lumache, jonah crab, meyer lemon, calabrian chili, chervil - pork sausage, grilled jimmy nardello peppers - vanilla frozen yogurt, wild huckleberries - sesame semifreddo, dark chocolate 8/20 Frenchman's Delight - salad of arugula, spinach, watercress, endive, lemon, olive oil, and parmesan - loukanika from Olympia Provisions - breasola with porcini and black pepper from Brooklyn Cured - peaches - cantaloupe - mozzarella - epi or monge baguette from Maison Kayser Hao Noodle & Tea - pork intestine skewer with Sichuan peppercorn - shishito skewer with sweet and sour sauce - ginkgo nuts with butter - hot pot beef noodle soup with rice noodle & cabbage - mung bean jelly with peanuts and Sichuan style sauce - silver needle tea - one scoop cucumber gelato & one scoop passion fruit gelato from il labritorio del gelato 8/21 - Frenchman's Delight (see 8/20) SriPraPhai - beef green curry - white rice - chicken drunken noodle - 5 strawberry sour punch straws - a small handful of nerds - vanilla ice cream with olive oil, sea salt, and sansho pepper - more nerds (a lot more than I wanted to have) 8/22 - mountain Gorgonzola, young manchego, and Maroilles (pasteurized French cow's milk cheese) with crackers - Frenchman's Delight (see 8/20)(cheeses added to the rest of the week's Delight) - 2 IceBreakers cinnamon mints - bread and olive oil and some crackers - leftover drunken noodles and green curry from 8/21 - Maroilles cheese with crackers - frozen Andes chocolate mint 8/23 - Frenchman's Delight (see 8/20) - one IceBreakers cinnamon mint - one walnut brownie from Maison Kayser (warmed up at home) - salad of sweet corn, pickled cucumbers, arugula, purslane, nasturtiums, lemon, and olive oil 8/24 - one sample of strawberry, banana, pineapple, coconut water smoothie from the street (from whatever café is next door to my office) - Frenchman's Delight (see 8/20) - one IceBreakers cinnamon mint Red Lobster - virgin passion colada - snow crab claws with yuzu kosho butter (I brought my own yuzu kosho) - king crab claws with yuzu kosho butter - cheddar bay biscuits with uni and ikura (also brought our own uni and ikura) - shrimp linguine with ikura - shrimp cocktail - shrimp scampi with uni butter - Caesar salad - baked potato with uni butter and sour cream - French fries - broccoli - a small bite of lobster tail 8/25 Four Horsemen - rye focaccia, roasted garlic oil - arancini, black pepper, parmigiano reggiano - avocado squash, yuzu oil, basil, tropea onions - charred cucumbers, salmoriglio - flourless chocolate cake, zabaglione cream - a bite of fried chicken from Norman - salted cucumbers - one deviled egg - 2 baby carrots - 3 olives Wu's Wonton King - roast suckling pig, steamed buns, hoisin, scallion - snow pea leaves - Chinese broccoli - golden fried rice - wonton soup - dry sautéed string beans - mapo tofu - crispy pig intestines - cold jelly fish - small glass of Brut Cremant De Bourgogne - mango jelly - a "splash" of prosecco - 3 or 4 slices of strawberry shortcake from Veniero's 8/26 - spaghetti with sweet corn & Calabrian chili - one mini mint ice cream mouthful from Trader Joe's - some crumbs of everything bagel seasoned pretzels 1 or 8 - miso soup - tuna akami roll - edamame - white rice - miso eggplant, coconut, egg yolk - skate, yuzu, almond, parsley, watercress, soy koji, butter - futomaki roll: dried squash, egg, pickled daikon, shiitake, cucumber, shiso 8/27 - Dr Smood grapefruit, lemon, açai, green coffee bean, garcina cambogia juice - sample of Roman margarita pizza from Eataly Alla Panza - sample of flax bread from Maison Kayser - sample of Beyond burger on a pretzel bun from The Economist Magazine Frenchman's Delight - erborinnato san carlo guffanti - mole salami from Salumi - salad of spinach, arugula, watercress, castelfranco, parmesan, lemon, and olive oil - peaches (and cantaloupe for days 2 & 3) - monge baguette from Maison Kayser - one bag of Dr Smood "wild berry beauty mix" trail mix - heirloom tomato, watermelon, feta, mint, pickled red onion, and olive salad from The Meat Hook at Three's Brewing 8/28 - Frenchman's Delight (see 8/27) - 2 IceBreakers cinnamon mints Marlow & Sons - roasted chile kefir dip, bread - fried summer vegetables: zucchini, spring onions, string beans, shiso - cucumbers, whipped feta, mint - eggplant toast, sesame, mint - chilled corn soup, miso, roasted sungolds 8/29 - Frenchman's Delight (see 8/27) - a few sips strawberry pineapple purée with some sort of alcohol - one plain square pizza slice - one cup of strawberry pineapple purée watered down with WeWork spa water - grilled teriyaki chicken thigh over white rice from Glaze Teriyaki - leftover strawberry shortcake from 8/25 - one peach 8/30 - grilled chicken, saffron rice, beets, cucumber tomato salad, roasted broccoli, roasted sweet potatoes, spicy hummus, cucumber yogurt, bademjan, olives, roasted garlic, and Persian bread from Skewr - 2 IceBreakers cinnamon mints - 1/2 thc mint chocolate - one plie au chocolat from Maison Kayser - 1/2 thc mint chocolate - Lil' Stinker (tomato, mozzarella, parmigiano, double garlic, onion, pepperoncini) pizza from Roberta's 8/31 - paneer tikka biryani with fried onions, pineapple raita, and peanut mirchi from Indikitch Yuji Ramen - asazuke tsukumono - sunomono: cucumber, sea cucumber, wakame - yakibitashi: chilled dashi, eggplant, squash - porgy sashimi with sweet soy and yuzu kosho - clam shiro shoyu ramen: topneck clam and fennel broth, sweet corn, garlic scapes - one Starbucks peppermint - one red nasturtium flower from my window box 9/1 - one peach - 3 pieces of old, cold SheWolf miche toast - one bottle of Power C (or whatever the redesigned equivalent is called) Naked Juice - one plain slice with pickled chilies and parmesan from Di Fara Pizza Café Mogador - mixed mezze plate: hummus, eggplant, tahini, Arabic salad, pita - cod tagine, spicy tomato, saffron and cilantro sauce, potato, carrot, red pepper, and herbed couscous - 2 mini mint ice cream mouthfuls from Trader Joe's 9/2 Four Horsemen - rye focaccia, olive oil - fried walla walla onions, green peppercorn aioli - tomatoes, coriander berry vinaigrette, opal basil, ricotta salata - cockles, lipstick pepper sofrito, sorana beans, speck broth - charred lemon tart, creme fraiche - bread, cultured butter Yakitori Totto - isobemaki: Japanese pickle, dry bonito, & sticky yam wrapped in seaweed - nasu mizore gake: deep fried eggplant & mochi with daikon & nameko sauce - chicken skin skewer - chicken wing skewer - chicken thigh skewer - negima skewer - chicken tail skewer - hatsu moto (heart's source) skewer - asparagus skewer - shiitake skewer - eggplant with miso skewer - grilled rice ball with tare - chocolate crunchy crunch cone from an overpriced Mr Softee knockoff truck near Radio City Music Hall 9/3 - samples of tomatoes & lemon verbena at the Union Square Greenmarket - duck confit with roasted fairy tale eggplant, cherry tomatoes, pickled cucumbers, and a real bastardized romesco / gazpacho style sauce (with roasted lipstick & cayenne peppers, tomatoes, basil, sugar cube melon, peaches, olive oil, & garlic) - sugarcube melon and peaches - the rest of the duck confit, vegetables, melon (an entire melon was consumed), and peaches (2 large peaches in total) - 2 mini mint ice cream mouthfuls from Trader Joe's - 4 frozen Thin Mints 9/4 - one Krispy Kreme glazed donut - "Mo' Miso" (grilled chicken, brown rice, avocado, sesame veggies, cucumber, panko, spicy miso dressing) bowl from Fields Good Chicken - penne with garlic, basil, butter, and olive oil - one peach 9/5 - grilled teriyaki chicken thigh over white rice with salad with carrot ginger dressing from Glaze Teriyaki - one IceBreakers cinnamon mint - one peach (minus one bite) - 2 bites of a crunchy pear whose variety I didn't know - 1/2 shroomami salad from Sweetgreen - one bowl of the Spanish no-name brand equivalent of Rice Crispies (1/2 of this bowl was eaten in the bath) 9/6 - salt and pepper grilled chicken, Caesar salad, and mashed potatoes from Tender Greens - baked pork bun at Mei Lei Wah - Crawfish, mussels, shrimp, corn, & French fries at Vietnamese Cajun Crawfish Boil pop-up at the Basement 9/7 - salami, pepperoncini, mozzarella sandwich from The Mill - turkey, bacon, avocado sandwich from The Mill - Kettle brand salt and vinegar potato chips - pretzels Sunday in Brooklyn - stracciatella, smoked chili oil, focaccia - cucumbers, frog melon, pistachios, mint - roasted potatoes, buttermilk, garlic scapes - tomatoes, tonnato, black olive oil, basil - spicy togarashi fried chicken - applewood smoked chicken, crispy herbs, romesco - one scoop of strawberry ice cream in a sugar cone from Van Leeuwen - 1/2 THC mint chocolate 9/8 Four Horsemen - rye focaccia - spigarello, wood ear mushrooms, green yuzu - fennel salad, castelvetrano olives, parmigiano reggiano - grilled swordfish, Japanese cucumbers, yogurt ramp kimchi - grape nut semifreddo, honey - calamari sandwich with aji panca, aji amarillo, charred scallion from Llamita - mini waffle cakes from a cart on Canal St - one slice of strawberry shortcake from Veniero's - 1/2 THC mint chocolate 9/9 Riverpark - rainbow connection: pineapple, basil, yuzu, cherry - cinnamon donuts, spiced chocolate sauce - 1/2 of brisket hash, fingerling potatoes, heirloom tomatoes, pearl onions, sunny side up egg - 'nduja & scrambled eggs, country bread, cherry tomato, dressed greens - 1/2 kouign-amann - 1/2 blueberry muffin - lavender pavlova, vanilla cream, summer berries, basil chantilly - one bite strawberry black pepper ice cream, one bite almond cherry ice cream Bombay Kitchen (delivery) - chana masala - saag paneer - papadum - garlic naan - basmati rice 9/10 Frenchman's Delight - monge baguette from Maison Kayser - pleasant ridge reserve (Upland's) - peaches, red pears, comice pears, and honey crisp apples - salad of mustard lettuce, dandelion greens, endive, parmesan, lemon, and olive oil - genoa salami - marinated grilled artichokes - one biscuit with honey butter from the Commodore Four Horsemen - red endive, pluots, pistachios, gran pepe, pink peppercorn - polenta, chanterelle mushrooms, gremolata, peppers - grapenut semifreddo, honey 9/11 - Frenchman's Delight (see 9/10) Pasquale Jones - fluke crudo, basil, sea beans, watermelon - littleneck clam pizza, garlic, lemon, broccoli rabe, cream - suckling pig agnolotti, sage, parmigiano reggiano - lamb, Sicilian eggplant, olive, pine nut - yogurt gelato, pecans, olive oil cake, peaches (just a few bites of this since it was, to date, the worst dessert of 2018) - two dark chocolate covered pretzels at Dakota's apartment 9/12 - Frenchman's Delight (see 9/10) Ikura Sushi (Delivery) - one eel cucumber hand roll - 5 pieces yellowtail nigiri - 6 pieces yellowtail jalapeño roll - pickled ginger - one peach - couple of handfuls and chopsticks-fuls of cold, old basmati rice - one bowl of Crisp Rice™ - two more bowls of Crisp Rice™ 9/13 - pork yeero pita with onion, tomato, and tzatziki from GRK - 2 IceBreakers cinnamon mints - another IceBreakers cinnamon mint - one more IceBreakers cinnamon mint - 1/2 thc mint chocolate bomb bon - one bite of a wine biscuit Yuji Ramen - clam shiro shoyu ramen with garlic scapes and fennel - one cup barley tea - 1/3 of a yellow peach (split with Bonnie and Jess) 9/14 - chicken drunken noodles and veggie spring rolls from ChaamLex - one peach Ghenet - one sip of Barbaresco - injera - kitfo - misir wett - shiro wett - shiro aletcha - yedubba wett - aterkik aletcha - atkilt wett - fasolia - gomen - azifa - engoudaye tibs - doro wett - siga wett - siga aletcha - 1/2 THC mint chocolate bomb bon 9/15 The Little One - mango semifreddo doriyaki, coconut - chrysanthemum ice cream monaka, honey - a few sips of sparkling rose lemonade Kopitiam - kaya butter toast - Malaysian style half boiled eggs, soy sauce, pepper - pulut panggang (glutinous rice, dried shrimp, sambal) - penne Mediterranea & arugula salad from Café Reggio - 1/2 THC mint chocolate bomb bon Estela - chocolate cake, whipped cream - sip of rye cocktail (I think it had "Greenpoint" in the name) - 2 pieces of cold fried chicken with pickles from Momofuku Ko 9/16 Four Horsemen - a few sips of Allez Goutons (white wine) - rye focaccia - grilled courgettes, preserved lemon butter, chives - chicory salad, somerset grapes, walnuts, cava vinaigrette - stoneground polenta, smoked sungold tomatoes, pumpkin seeds - bomboloni, peach jam - six french fries from McDonald's - 4 or 5 sips of various jungle juice concoctions at Soul Summit - one hellboy slice and one cheese slice from Paulie Gee's Slice Shop 9/17 - everything bagel with cream cheese - one IceBreakers cinnamon mint - trofie al pesto with green bean and potato and 2 slices of bread from Obica - 1/2 thc mint chocolate bomb bon - a tiny additional sample of that bomb bon - 1 sesame bagel from Ess-A-Bagel - the rest of that bomb bon - grandma chicken mixian (chicken broth, chicken confit, black sesame garlic oil, tea egg, pickles, flowers, fermented chili) from Little Tong Noodle Shop 9/18 Homes Kitchen - Sichuan spicy chicken with cucumber - white rice - hot and sour soup - fortune cookie - one yellow peach - one peanut butter dark chocolate Kind bar 9/19 - one yellow peach - salt & pepper grilled chicken, mashed potatoes, and baby lettuces with sherry vinaigrette from Tender Greens - rigatoni bolognese from Atlas Café - one scoop of chocolate fudge brownie in two sugar cones from Van Leeuwen 9/20 - grilled khmer sausage sandwich from Num Pang - one spicy mentaiko onigiri & pickle / umeboshi maki from Dianobu - cardinal tart (vanilla and raspberry mousse) from Maison Kayser - one peach - one bowl of Crisp Rice™️ 9/21 - grilled steak sandwich with roasted red peppers and aioli & Caesar salad from Tender Greens Honey’s (Mid-Coast Maine foraged dinner) - one sip each of Dagger, Memento Mori, and St Crimson mead - one can of Yesfolk jasmine kombucha - pickles - Maine uni - mackerel sashimi - clam onigiri - pickled beet top onigiri - clam chowder - grilled mushroom skewer (puffball, porcini, maitake, chicken of the woods, chanterelle, & bolete mushrooms with wild sea bean oil) 9/22 - one half bottle of mighty mango Naked Juice - one raspberry almond tart from Maison Kayser (split with Brendon and Tristan) - chapli roll from Thelewala - one grandma slice from Williamsburg Pizza (split with Bonnie) and a can of San Pellegrino sparkling grapefruit soda - 1/2 THC mint chocolate bomb bon - sort of ratatouille (eggplant, summer squash, fennel, tomato, aromatics, & herbs) with Runner + Stone buckwheat baguette 9/23 Four Horsemen - whole wheat focaccia - roasted beets, radicchio, arugula, pistachio - hand-pulled mozzarella, tomato oil, squash blossom - end of summer bean stew, zucchini, turnips, lovage - chocolate custard, hazelnut, salted caramel - 1/2 bottle mighty mango Naked Juice - the rest of that ratatouille and buckwheat baguette from 9/22 9/24 - salt & pepper grilled chicken sandwich with aioli & roasted red peppers & Caesar salad from Tender Greens - one CVS brand cherry throat lozenge - another CVS brand cherry throat lozenge - crispy pork belly pad gra paw with jasmine rice from SriPraPhai - 2 large glasses of orange juice - one cepacol extra strength throat lozenge 9/25 - one cepacol extra strength throat lozenge - another cepacol extra strength throat lozenge Tender Greens - grilled steak - kale salad with parmesan and roasted garlic vinaigrette - roasted vegetables (zucchini, green beans, mushrooms) Honey’s - wild apple & onion flatbread, black garlic, hyssop - squash & potato, peach, tomato, chili - grits, mushrooms, shishito, wild cherry, egg - chaga cacao cake - 1/2 can Yesfolk jasmine kombucha 9/26 - prosciutto brioche from Lilia Caffé - one IceBreakers cinnamon mint - pernil, white rice, sweet plantains, green sauce, and avocado from Sophie’s - one CVS brand cherry throat lozenge - one mug of orange juice - left over pad gra paw and jasmine rice from 9/24 - spaghetti with leftover ratatouille from 9/22 - one bite of a stale Tate’s chocolate chip cookie - 5 frozen thin mints - 2 rice cakes 9/27 - sample of sopressata from Salumi - sample of pecorino gigante Frenchman’s Delight - salad of mesclun greens, watercress, lemon, grana padano, and olive oil - chorizo seco from charlito’s cocina - peaches - mozzarella - monge baguette from Maison Kayser - one Cepacol extra strength throat lozenge Balaboosta - fried olives, labneh, harissa oil - pita, hummus, red baba, labneh - red snapper ceviche, watermelon curry, kataif, sumac pickled onions, pistachio dukkah - cauliflower, lemon, currants, pine nuts, parsley - octopus, lamb belly, black chickpeas, amba aioli - lamb neck, dates, preserved lemon, freekah, chestnuts - brick chicken, walnut fasanjoon, tahdiq rice - coconut malabi, apricot jam, pistachio, kataif - one cepacol extra strength throat lozenge 9/28 - Frenchman’s Delight (see 9/27) - one cepacol extra strength throat lozenge - one small bag of popcorn (half popped, half unpopped) - one cepacol extra strength throat lozenge Wildair - bread & olive oil - shishitos, yuba, yuzu, sesame - potato darphin, maine uni, jalapeño - little gem lettuce, pistachio, herbs, chili - squash blossom, stracciatella, chicken skin, tomatillo, corn nuts - crispy grain salad, hearts of palm, tarragon - spicy tuna on toast, nduja, tomato, sesame - panna cotta, watermelon granita - chocolate hazelnut tart - lots of fries and a bite of a chicken tender from Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken - one mug of houjicha 9/29 - grapefruit juice with strawberry from John’s Juice Four Horsemen - rye & whole wheat focaccia - german butterball potatoes, pearl onions - little gems, crème fraîche, anise hyssop, sesame croutons - hanger steak, anchovy butter, jimmy nardello peppers - pound cake, tristar strawberries, fennel pollen - one cup of houjicha Five Leaves - heirloom tomato & leek terrine, sunflower crisps, borage, pea shoots, pine nut mayo - crispy oyster mushrooms, miso, shiso - crispy black rice, fried duck egg, fermented radish, spicy mayo, pickled vegetables - spent grain fettuccini, charred corn, chanterelles, kale stem pesto, buttermilk curd - ora king salmon, golden beet tzatziki, cucumber, bitter melon, salted orange, radish, and basil - rosewater pavlova, passion fruit curd, kiwi, whipped cream -1/2 thc mint chocolate bomb bon 9/30 Mo’s Doughs - 1/2 bow tie donut -1/2 pistachio cake donut - 1/2 egg & cheese with hot sauce on a sesame bagel - one small bottle of orange juice - 1.5 nougat apricot candies and a bite of a date ma’amoul from Kalustyan’s Samurai Mama - veggie gyoza - hamachi belly & scallion roll - anago tempura udon, wakame, shiso, scallion, yuzu 10/1 - one bowl of cinnamon raisin granola - chipotle chicken sandwich with roasted red peppers & aioli with caesar salad from Tender Greens - matcha gelato in a waffle bowl from Frozen Palm (at Instagram) Alfio Ghezzi at Chef’s Club Counter - beetroot & apple tartare, mustard ice cream - porcini mushrooms & their essence - basil ravioli, buffalo mozzarella jus - bread & olive oil - veal tonnato, caper powder, coffee, jerusalem artichoke chips - panna cotta, raspberry, rose petal - a piece of chocolate 10/2 - samples of various cheddars, goudas, soppressata, and bresaola from Eataly - sample of Roman margarita pizza from Eataly - sample of sourdough bread from Maison Kayser Frenchman’s Delight - forelle pears - honeycrisp apples - bresaola bellese - grafton cheddar - sola di bufala - salad of castelfranco, arugula, boston lettuce, lemon, olive oil Bar Boulud - gourges - bread & butter - beef tartare, baby gem lettuce, capers, mustard - lapin à la moutarde: braised rabbit, fresh plums, fall vegetables, whole grain mustard - one bite of coq au vin 10/3 - one cepacol extra strength throat lozenge - mean green smoothie (kale, spinach, mango, banana, golden pineapple) from Liquiteria - Frenchman’s Delight (see 10/2) - stoneground polenta with pickled chiogga beets, braised kale, & charred poblanos 10/4 - skinny smoothie (banana, strawberry, apple cider, fat burner, & vegan protein) from Liquiteria - Frenchman’s Delight (see 10/2) Speedy Romeo - caesar salad - grilled octopus, hazelnut romesco, crispy potato, chili oil, celery - chicken wings, celery, scallion, ranch - speedy romeo pizza: grilled dough, ricotta, marinated heirloom tomatoes, basil, lemon - margarita pizza - marinara pizza: anchovy, basil, oregano, chili flake - white album pizza: béchamel, roasted garlic, mozzarella, ricotta, provel, pecorino, parm - st louie pizza: provel, italian sausage, hot soppresatta, pickled chilies - dangerfield pizza: béchamel, pork/veal meatballs, ricotta, basil, garlic chips - chocolate cake, marshmallow, graham cracker - olive oil cake, blackberry, vanilla gelato - vanilla gelato from il labratorio del gelato 10/5 - sample of bandaged goat cheddar, black & blue goat cheese, smoked fiore sardo, & pecorino gran riserva from Eataly - spinach lasagna, salad, and two slices of bread from Obica - one fortune cookie - 4 Kirkland brand peanut butter-filled pretzel nuggets (let’s just assume from here on out that this is the make and model of all PB pretzels I consume for the remainder of the year, unless explicitly stated otherwise) - one bottle Suja Passionfruit Paradise Ootoya - grilled butterfish - white rice - miso soup - pickles - grated daikon - kabocha squash - hijiki seaweed - the remainder of Bonnie’s yakitori ju - tastes of items cooked to be consumed the morning of 10/6 10/6 - duck fat potatoes, caramelized onions, rosemary, pickled carrots with a fried egg - roasted SheWolf honey oat bread with lemon ricotta & nasturtium leaves and flowers from my window box - the remainder of a large bottle of orange juice - 1/2 mint chocolate thc bomb bon - lots and lots more SheWolf honey oat sourdough (the remainder of the loaf, partially shared with Bonnie) - an excessive amount of freeze dried strawberries from Kalustyan’s Wildair - bread & olive oil - topneck clam, almond broth, xo sauce - beef tartare, smoked cheddar, horseradish, brazil nuts - little gem lettuce, pistachio, chili, herbs - black maitake, stracciatella, corn nuts, tomatillo, chicken skin - crispy grain salad, tarragon, hearts of palm - spicy tuna toast, tomato, sesame, ‘nduja - chocolate hazelnut tart - vanilla frozen yogurt with tristar strawberries & sips of various wines from Four Horsemen 10/7 - soft scrambled eggs with caramelized onions & pickled carrots - one bowl of Crisp Rice cereal with freeze dried strawberries - 1/2 green tea mille crepe cake & 1/2 chocolate mille crepe cake from Lady M Chez Ma Tante - oyster with parsley - falafel with hummus, harissa, & cucumber - chicken, boudin blanc, & red wine sauce 10/8 - one bottle Mighty Mango Naked Juice - toasted sesame bagel with cream cheese at Newark Airport - one cup of orange juice on Alaska flight 1187 - Alaska Airlines signature fruit & cheese platter: Beecher’s flagship, Tilamook cheddar, brie, red & green grapes, apple, crackers, chocolate truffle Nopalito - spiced chickpeas - tepache with piloncillo & star anise - 2 rockfish tacos al pastor (ancho chili adobo, orange, onion, cilantro, tomatillo salsa, pickled vegetables) - rotisserie 1/2 chicken with chicken jus, mashed potatoes, carrots, & zucchini from Scratch - 1/2 chocolate chip cookie from Hotel Vue, Mountain View 10/9 Hotel Vue, Mountain View - Cheerios with cantaloupe, strawberries, & grapes - one bite of a pancake - bacon - potatoes with rosemary - bacon - blueberry muffin - one cup of orange juice - carne asada burrito and a can of squirt from Chavela’s - one AlterEco mint creme truffle Bushido - yaki onigiri - chicken thigh skewer - chicken cartilage skewer - miso black cod - two pieces of watermelon radish 10/10 - toasted bagel with cream cheese and some strawberries from Hotel Vue, Mountain View El Roy’s - three tacos dorados al pastor (hard shell with sour cream, onion, cotija, monterey jack, lettuce, tomato) - pineapple agua fresca - a few sips of horchata - chips and salsa - radishes Camper - yellowfin tuna crudo, olio nuovo, yuzu, daikon, ginger - bread & olive oil - toasted durum fusilli, little neck clams, oreganata, chili flake 10/11 - toasted bagel with cream cheese, bacon, and 2 cups of orange juice from Hotel Vue, Mountain View Tyler Florence @ SFO Terminal 2 - roasted pork shoulder, fennel seed, smoked brown sugar, honey glaze - fall baked ziti, red sauce, pesto, cottage cheese, artichoke, spinach, mozzarella - chickpeas, chorizo, roasted fennel, orange zest, aioli - one cup of Sprite Zero on Alaska flight 1178 - strawberries, cantaloupe, honeydew, & pineapple - 1/2 avocado grapefruit salad with arugula, fennel, & macadamia nut dressing from The Plant in SFO airport 10/12 - steak sandwich with roasted red peppers and aioli & caesar salad from Tender Greens - 2 IceBreakers cinnamon mints - polenta with roasted shiitake & hen of the woods mushrooms, parmesan, lemon, & bread crumb - salad of frisée, red endive, nasturtium leaves & flowers (from my window box), honeycrisp apple, lemon, white wine vinegar, olive oil - 1/2 mint chocolate thc bomb bon - 1/2 Coolhaus snickerdoodle strawberry ice cream sandwich 10/13 - one Roberta’s sticky bun from Whole Foods - one sesame pancake with kimchi from Vanessa’s Dumplings Ugly Baby - sai tod: fried pork intestine and jaew - kang kua supparod: mushroom pineapple curry - khoong muk kai kem: shrimp, squid, & salted egg yolk - laab ped udon: duck laab, long beans, cabbage - pla tod kamin: fried tumeric sea bream - 1/2 slice of green tea mille crepe cake from Pattiserie Tomoko 10/14 - 2 over medium eggs, whole wheat toast, sausage, home fries, and orange juice from Lite Bites - 1/2 chocolate orange THC CBD bomb bon - more buttered popcorn than I should have eaten at Nitehawk Cinemas (while watching Mandy) Samurai Mama - two pork gyoza - cold ume oroshi udon Four Horsemen - 1/2 glass of Val Frison blanc de noir brut nature - sesame semifreddo, dark chocolate - pine nut tart, creme fraiche 10/15 - chipotle chicken sandwich with roasted red peppers & aioli & Caesar salad from Tender Greens - one fortune cookie from Home’s Kitchen - spaghetti (not actually spaghetti shaped but who cares, no one is reading this), brisket meatballs, parmesan - 1/2 slice of semi-frozen crumb cake from a shop near Hackensack, NJ that claims to have the best crumb cake (I cannot comment on that claim, though I can say the semi-frozen version was not the best semi-frozen crumb cake I’ve ever had) 10/16 - fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and green salad from Tender Greens - pepper turkey, mozzarella, tomato, basil, roasted red peppers, olive oil on a toasted hero from Milano Market 10/17 - one blueberry pancake with maple syrup, one sausage link, and 2 strips of bacon - ginger bbq brisket sandwich from Num Pang - 1/2 walnut brownie from Maison Kayser - 1/2 mint chocolate thc bomb bon Honey’s - oat milk & einkorn flatbread, grilled mushrooms, radicchio, tomatillo & pepper sauce - one can of Yesfolk jasmine kombucha (split with Bonnie) - one green mint lifesaver plus a lick of a second one 10/18 - beef noodle soup from Burp Bowl - 15 peanut butter filled pretzel nuggets - 1/2 of a honeycrisp apple - penne with butter and parmesan - salad of frisée, red endive, watercress, honeycrisp apple, & blood orange - another 1/2 honeycrisp apple - more salad & pasta 10/19 - 1/2 chicken & chorizo sandwich & 1/2 chicken parmesan sandwich from Make Sandwich - 17 peanut butter filled pretzel nuggets - 1 slice of white pizza with chili oil from Best Pizza - 1 mango hi-chew - 1/2 thc chocolate - panzanella with tomato, cucumber, roasted garlic, roasted red peppers, & red onion - potato salad with radish, caper, veganaise, orange, & mustard - salad of frisée, watercress, red endive, red onion, and blood orange - SheWolf honey oat toast with whipped sweet potatoes 10/20 - scrambled eggs with asparagus - leftover panzanella from 10/19 - Maison Kayser apple walnut toast with whipped sweet potatoes - a hunk of french baguette - one small *magic* mushroom - one mango hi-chew - one sip of a chocolate peanut butter shake at the Sheep & Wool Festival at the Duchess County fairgrounds - one bratwurst & one “snacking kielbasy” (aka Slim Jim) from Janek’s at the Sheep & Wool festival - one bite of whole roasted lamb - one bottle of Gold Emblem (CVS generic brand) sparkling pink grapefruit soda - 3 double stuf™️ oreos - 2.5 more double stuf™️ oreos - a small bite of yellow cake - 1/2 mint chocolate thc bomb bon - salad of kale, pickled cucumbers, asparagus, red onion, & arugula - a little bit of fettuccine with roasted tomato & herb sauce with parmesan - one glass of orange juice - another one of those *zany* mushrooms, but this time it was larger - another glass of orange juice 10/21 Murray’s Tivoli - two sips of golden ticket (apple cider, turmeric, cayenne, garlic, ginger, agave) - one sip chicken broth - egg sandwich with bacon, cheddar, & pickled peppers - one scoop chocolate peanut butter ice cream and one scoop strawberry ice cream from Holy Cow Osakana - paitan / dashi broth with spanish mackerel tsukune and scallion - sashimi of torched spanish mackerel, sea trout, & kobia with sweet soy - radish, cucumber, apple, fennel, chili oil & torched Boston mackerel - triple tail sashimi with nasturtium, radish, peach habanero hot sauce, & nori salsa - nimono: shiitake dashi, indonesian eggplants, tokyo turnips, butterball potatoes - shio koji & awase miso marinated monkfish with cabbage & shiitake, mutsu squash and nasturtium - onigiri cooked in maitake and shiitake tea with daikon, cucumber, and carrot - miso soup - one cup of matcha - mutsu apple, snap dragon apple, & suckle pears - 2 squares of a honey salted almond Ritter sport 10/22 - bbq grilled chicken salad with radish, avocado, tortilla chips, and green goddess from Tender Greens - 8 peanut butter-filled pretzel nuggets - one cinnamon raisin insomnia cookie Karczma - one bowl of ogorkowa - 6 fried potato and cheese pierogis 10/23 - one mini blueberry muffin - tondo sandwich (sopressata, prosciutto, mozzarella, provolone, tomato, green olive) from Covina - 2 IceBreakers cinnamon mints - one cup of apple cider Frenchette - bread & butter - spanish tortilla with trout roe - blowfish tails a la diable - spaghetti bottarga, espelette, lemon - duck frites - fig tarte, ricotta, fig leaf ice cream 10/24 - NY style pizza (mozzerella, parmesan, tomato sauce, chili, oregano, garlic) pizza from Follia Tikka Indian Grill - sabji mughlai biryani (vegetable biryani) - chana masala - basmati rice - aloo gobi samosa 10/25 - grilled chicken, mixed greens, apple, grape, walnut, parmesan salad with white balsamic vinaigrette from Tender Greens - 12 peanut butter-filled pretzel nuggets - 9 peanut butter-filled pretzel nuggets - leftover chana masala, rice, and biryani from 10/24 - dried strawberries from Kalustyan’s 10/26 - chipotle chicken sandwich, roasted red peppers, aioli & Caesar salad from Tender Greens - 8 peanut butter-filled pretzel nuggets - 1/2 box of chocolate Hello Panda cookies - spaghetti with lemon, butter, and parmesan - salad of roasted sunchokes, baby shiitakes, honeycrisp apple, frisée, & citrus dressing - 1/2 mint chocolate thc bomb bon - leftover pasta - kettle potato chips with vanilla ice cream & olive oil 10/27 - 1/2 piece of grape & fennel focaccia & 1/2 piece of cheese focaccia from Lilia Caffe - roasted monkfish marinated in awase miso, roasted honey nut squash with black sesame and mirin, baby bok choi, charred scallions, roasted garlic, roasted shiitake mushrooms with chicken fat, chicken broth, dashi (with dried squid) - squash skin chips with maine uni - one cup of orange juice - 1/2 red pear - one sleeve of smarties - lots and lots of pretzels - most of a bag of trolli sour bite crawlers minis - one strawberry now n’ later - one apple now n’ later 10/28 Four Horsemen - garlic bread - broccoli rabe, chili oil, lemon - caesar salad, anchovy, croutons, parmesan - lasagna bolognese - tiramisu - most of a red pear - 1/2 bee sting pizza and 1/2 lil stinker pizza from Roberta’s 10/29 - 9 peanut butter-filled pretzel nuggets - one liege waffle with chocolate fudge and crickets from the Economist magazine food truck - ginger bowl with shio koji pork, kale, corn, & scallion from Roast Kitchen - one fortune cookie from Homes Kitchen - 10 peanut butter-filled pretzel nuggets - 6/10 of grilled chicken, mozzarella, roasted red pepper, lettuce, and caesar dressing hero (the rest was thrown away after I almost puked) - 4 frozen thin mints - one bowl of Crisp Rice cereal with freeze dried strawberry powder from Kalustyan’s - one sleeve of smarties 10/30 - plié au chocolat from Maison Kayser - grilled steak, arugula salad, roasted mushrooms, carrots, potatoes, and squash from Tender Greens - 9 peanut butter-filled pretzel nuggets - one scoop passion fruit sorbet, one scoop toasted white sesame gelato, and one scoop Mexican cinnamon gelato (& samples of Concord grape & honeycrisp apple sorbets) from il laboratorio del gelato - grilled teriyaki chicken thigh over rice from Glaze 10/31 - matter paneer, daal, & basmati rice from Pippali - spaghetti with roasted honeynut squash, braised kale, garlic, and chili - epi baguette from Maison Kayser - roasted squash seeds with cinnamon and black sesame - one Justin’s dark chocolate peanut butter cup - one mug of orange juice 11/1 - one piece of leftover epi baguette from 10/31 - grilled chicken harvest salad with walnuts, cheddar, grapes, & apple from Tender Greens - 10 peanut butter-filled pretzels - one fortune cookie from Home’s Kitchen - one bag of cheddar goldfish crackers - one oreo ice cream sandwich - leftover spaghetti from 10/31 11/2 - 1/2 smart duck (smoked duck breast, brie, cornichons, mustard) sandwich & 1/2 troubadour (chorizo & manchego) sandwich - one can of San Pellegrino sparkling clementina soda Birds of a Feather - wood eat mushrooms with pickled peppers & cucumber - mung bean noodles northern style - poached pork wontons in chili sauce - fried rice with shredded duck and egg - fried eggplant with sweet and sour sauce - one piece of Wrigley’s mint gum (the white kind) - 2 frozen thin mints - 1/2 thc mint bomb bon - some leftover squash seeds from 10/31 11/3 - 1/2 of a honeycrisp apple (shared with Bonnie) - one mug of orange juice - one cold subway churro - one scoop of french fry ice cream, one scoop of strawberry passion fruit ice cream (& samples of raspberry long pepper & chocolate olive oil orange) from Morgenstern’s - roasted yellowfin tuna belly marinated in sake kasu, roasted sunchokes, matsutake mushrooms cooked in dashi, yuzu kosho, leftover rice and eggplant from 11/2 - 1 d’anjou pear - 4.5 Oreos (last 1/2 was the creamless cookie) 11/4 - soft scrambled eggs - one pancake with an Oreo inside - one mug of orange juice - 2 nasturtium leaves and a flower - one hellboy slice and one mootz slice from Paulie Gee’s Slice Shop - one bottle of Natalie’s tangerine juice - one box of raspberries (split with Bonnie) - 1/2 mint thc bomb bon Olive Garden - a sample of house sangria (with an added Driscoll’s raspberry brought as a supplement) - lasagna fritti with alfredo sauce - famous original salad with Calabrian chili (DIY supplement) - many breadsticks - chicken Alfredo with shaved burgundy black truffles & red cow parmesan (DIY supplement) - shrimp scampi with angel hair pasta, asparagus, tomato , and red cow parmesan - apple crostata with vanilla ice cream, caramel, & shaved black truffle (somehow maybe one of the best desserts of 2018) - tiramisu with shaved black truffle - 2 Andes mint chocolates 11/5 Thai Villa - steamed pork and shrimp dumplings - clear soup with enoki mushroom and cabbage - green curry with chicken, heart of palm, and pineapple - jasmine rice - roasted king mackerel with awase miso - one frozen thin mint - 5 oreos 11/6 - spicy & tingly beef noodles from Xi’an Famous Foods - one fun-size pack of skittles - 12 peanut butter-filled pretzel nuggets - one mug of orange juice - spaghetti with parmesan and black truffle - one mug of orange juice 11/7 - one waffle with whipped cream and cinnamon - chicken burrito bowl with corn, medium salsa, cheese, lettuce & tortilla on the side from Chipotle Honey’s - popcorn - calcots with romesco sauce - grilled koginut squash with brazil chili - little gem lettuce, apple, hyssop, & mint - Haagen Dazs vanilla French almond ice cream with sea salt kettle potato chips 11/8 - one bag Miss Vickie’s salt & vinegar potato chips - one large shrimp tempura onigiri & one small umeboshi onigiri from Yaya Tea - one IceBreakers cinnamon mint - one nasturtium leaf from my window box - a few bites of red cow parmesan - one small glass of orange juice - roasted matsutake mushrooms - one hellboy slice and one Freddy prince slice from Paulie Gee’s Slice Shop - sample of mint chip ice cream from Van Leeuwen 11/9 - one bow tie donut and 1/2 chocolate glazed donut from Peter Pan - orange chicken, vegetable fried rice, hot & sour soup from Home’s Kitchen (split with Kevin) - 3 slices of marinara pizza, 2 slices of iron age pizza (mushrooms, mozzarella, parmesan, herbs) & house salad (with radicchio, apples, & hazelnuts) from Op’s Pizza - one bite of a banana 11/10 - egg & cheese on a toasted sesame bagel from Moe’s Doughs - one bottle of Natalie’s orange juice Oiji - a few sips of Flying Lotus cocktail - mushroom (maitake, shiitake, woodear) salad with pine nuts and romaine - scallops “hwe”, jellyfish, snow crab, gooseberry, Korean mustard vinaigrette - oiji bowl: maine uni, sweet shrimp, pickles, seaweed rice - baby octopus, butter gochujang, chayote - butter-poached halibut, rice porridge, pickled artichoke, mushroom perilla broth - honey butter chips with vanilla ice cream 11/11 Four Horsemen - garlic focaccia - brussels sprouts, red onion, cilantro, cumin vinaigrette - delicata squash, pickled raisins, mint, ricotta salata - longfin squid a la plancha, spinach, garlic chili oil - orange upside-down cake, whipped cream Leonti - chickpea farinata - beef brodo with warm spices - cinnamon fettuccine with wild boar ragu - one bite of porcini pasta with chianti braised snails - a few bites of agnolotti with fennel, marcona almond, & grapefruit - milk-braised lamb, tarbais beans, rosemary - Apricot pate a feuille - Chocolate meringue - Pistachio marzipan with luxardo cherry - Chocolate coconut meltaway - Almond cookie - persimmon leaf tea 11/12 - chipotle bbq chicken salad with blue corn tortilla chips, radishes, cotija, & avocado from Tender Greens - one yellow & one red starburst - one orange and one red starburst - roasted red snapper with baby bok choi & yuzu kosho in smoked squid dashi - pickles from Osakana - 4 mini mint ice cream mouthfuls - lots of unseasoned rice cakes - 1/2 bag of haribo peach gummies (split with Becca) 11/13 - Italian hero (salumi, hot peppers, lettuce, & aioli) & potato chips from Tender Greens - four slices of margarita pizza from Folia - one small glass of orange juice (extra pulp) - 2 more slices of margarita pizza from Folia - arugula salad with fennel, parmesan & lemon vinaigrette from Tender Green 11/14 - mean green smoothie from Liquiteria - plie au chocolat and sample of seeded baguette from Maison Kayser - ankimo miso ramen & 1/2 of miso roasted vegetable mazeman from Yuji Ramen - one package of mini Oreos 11/15 - grilled chicken harvest salad with hazelnuts, apples, & grapes from Tender Greens - 2 pink starbursts - grandma chicken mixian with chicken confit, chili oil, and tea egg from Little Tong Noodle Shop - 2 glasses of orange juice (extra pulp) - 1 rainbow cookie and 1 finger cookie with raspberry jam and chocolate from Veniero’s 11/16 - one finger cookie with raspberry jam and chocolate from Veniero’s - chipotle bbq chicken sandwich with roasted red peppers and aioli & Caesar salad from Tender Greens Reynard - bread & butter - dayboat scallops, quince purée, pancetta, parsnip - lamb sausage, sourdough flatbread, roasted peppers, yogurt - roasted chicken, whipped pumpkin, savory, pan sauce - grass fed steak, coal-roasted chanterelles, whipped bone marrow - warm chocolate torte, chestnut, wild huckleberries, candy cap ice cream - pine ice cream - one spoonful of cookies n cream dippin dots 11/17 - orzo salad with kalamata olives, feta, & tomato from Apartment 7B at JFK terminal 7 - one bottle of mighty mango Naked Juice - two biscoff cookies aboard Alaska flight 1411 (JFK>LAX) - grilled chicken pesto sandwich with roasted red pepper, arugula, and aioli aboard Alaska flight 1411 (JFK>LAX) - cookies n cream dippin dots on the Santa Monica Pier (split with Bonnie & Bryna) Felix Trattoria - sfincione: focaccia siciliana, rosemary, sea salt, olive oil - grapefruit, honey, & lime mocktail - margarita pizza - dama bianca: honeycrisp apple, fennel, celery, parmesan - panzanella: tomato, cucumbers, herbs, burrata pugliese, & pane fritto - fried squash blossoms, crema di ricotta - tonnarelli cacio e pepe - rigatoni all’amatriciana - busiati: pesto trapanese, sungold tomatoes, pecorino siciliano - gnocchi di patate, oxtail ragu, & pecorino romano - torta della nonna: olive oil cake, pear, lemon gelato & pine nuts - torta caprese: flourless chocolate cake, gianduja, & hazelnut croccante 11/18 - scrambled egg, avocado, & pesto on a toasted croissant (split with Bonnie) from The Larder at LAX Aboard Flight SQ11 (LAX > NRT) - one cup of orange juice - another cup of orange juice - fried fish with gin-an sauce, capsicum omelette, vegetables (carrot, snap pea, fish/taro ball), and steamed rice - cantaloupe & grapefruit - one container strawberry greek yogurt - one bite of a bread roll - blue bunny cookies and cream ice cream sandwich - another glass of orange juice - zensai: burdock, pickled daikon, mackerel - cold noodles with wasabi, nori, and dashi - yuzu sesame chicken with steamed rice, pumpkin, broccoli, and some sort of mushroomy gelatin thing - seaweed cracker - one bite of a bread roll - one cup of sprite - a few bites of a toffee crunch blondie 11/19 - one carton of Tropicana essentials mango blend - one package of “oishii salami” - one glass of grapefruit juice from the Moxy hotel in Tokyo Torikizoku - kawa shio skewer - bonjiri (chicken tail) skewer - 2 hiza nankotsu (knee gristle) shio skewers - tsukune skewer - ajitsuke nitamago (soy sauce eggs) with japanese mustard - edamame - sasami wasabi skewer - momo kizokuyaki (thigh with leek) skewer - kuromitsu matcha ice cream 11/20 - a few sips of leftover watered-down grapefruit juice - one cup of fresh-squeezed orange juice at the Moxy Hotel Tokyo - one umeboshi onigiri from 7/11 Tsukiji Market - boiled octopus in teriyaki - broiled scallop in butter from Kaki Koya - fried chicken skin - one tamagoyaki skewer - one matcha strawberry daifuku from Iroha - two strawberries - one o-toro nigiri - one strawberry (and lots more strawberries) - one sansho chocolate from Le Chocolate de H - one sakura (red bean and salted cherry) anpan from Kimuraya - lasagna sample from Dean & Deluca Ginza - thick snapper ramen with greens & smoked pork chashu from Madai Ramen Mengyo 11/21 Moxy Hotel Breakfast - rice with baby sardines, pickled mustard greens, & umeboshi - mushrooms with butter & soy - 2 sausages - japanese omelet - 3 pieces of mackerel - one cup of fresh-squeezed orange juice - 2 mini waffles - 1 mini croissant - 1 mug of grapefruit juice Flipper’s Pancakes - kiseki pancakes with maple butter & whipped cream (split with Bonnie) - “millennium” kiseki pancakes with strawberries, yogurt, and strawberry jam (split with Bonnie) Sushizanmai Okunoin - miso soup - shirako - leatherfish with liver - uni - ikura - tai (red snapper) - chu-toro - o-toro - anago - ebi (red shrimp) - squid with shiso - ark shell clam - tamago - chive nigiri - aji - herring roe on kelp - abalone - whelk - gizzard shad - live octopus 11/22 Moxy Hotel breakfast - rice with umeboshi, baby sardines / sansho, & pickled mustard greens - mushroom, cabbage, & carrots - japanese omelet - 3 pieces of mackerel - Maile whole-grain mustard - one cup of fresh-squeezed orange juice - one mini croissant - 2 mini chocolate croissants - one cup of orange juice from concentrate - one ikura onigiri & one umeboshi & seaweed onigiri from 7/11 Savoy Pizza - marinated octopus with peppers & onions - one margarita pizza (split with Bonnie) - two marinara pizzas (split with Bonnie) 11/23 - one cup of pineapple juice at the Moxy Hotel - caramel apple cinnamon bun with almond from Boulangerie Asanoya (at Kinshicho Station) Harajuku Gyōza Rō - cucumber with miso sauce - pickled cabbage - 6 pork gyoza - 3 garlic & chive gyoza - 1/2 mug of Kirin beer - Morinaga jumbo monaka from 7/11 Jiromaru Akihabara - bowl of white rice - king oyster mushroom - shiitake mushroom - asparagus - various yakiniku to follow (all A4-A5 wagyu, cut names don’t translate to American cuts well) served with wasabi, citrus ponzu, & salt - beef shoulder - beef tenderloin - beef belly - beef leg / forearm? - A5 brisket 11/24 Moxy Hotel breakfast - rice with baby sardines / sansho, pickled mustard greens, & umeboshi - japanese omelet - chicken & vegetables with butter and soy - 3 pieces of spanish mackerel - one glass of fresh-squeezed orange juice - one bowl of cocoa crispies Seto Udon - bukkake udon with tempura flake, negi, & nori - mini maguro rice bowl with wasabi & soy (plus half of Bonnie’s maguro bowl) - anago bento box from Shinagawa Station with mushroom, tofu, bamboo, carrot, pickled japanese eggplant, daikon, rice, & sansho pepper - Meiji dark chocolate almonds (split with Bonnie) - most of an orange 11/25 Yassa Hotel breakfast, Mihara - miso soup with wheat gluten - braised daikon in meat ragu - broiled salmon with kombu & nori - pickled daikon, mustard greens, & plum - white rice with raw egg & soy sauce - tofu with bonito flake - some sort of sesame vegetable salad - one sip of green tea that tasted like a chlorinated pool - 1/2 thc mint chocolate bomb bon - bolt & washer-shaped chocolates from Mihara ferry cafe - a few sips of Minute Maid “Qoo” - two strawberry Pocky Tokishou - teriyaki octopus with shiso - live octopus sashimi with wasabi, shiso, & umeboshi dipping sauce - tempura octopus, kabocha squash, & eggplant with lime & salt - tsukemono - octopus hot pot with tofu, hon shimeji, enoki, negi, bean sprout, & cabbage in smoky/sweet broth - rice with octopus, edamame, & carrot - dashi with fish cake & some herb I couldn’t identify (I think it was mitsuba; looked similar to cilantro but more floral) - 2.5 slices of Asian pear - morinaga jumbo monaka from Lawson at Mihara Station 11/26 Yassa Hotel breakfast - broiled salmon with kombu - miso soup with wheat gluten & tofu - white rice with nori - fried egg - tsukemono (cucumber, kombu, & sesame) - wheat gluten with green bean - pickled daikon, mustard greens, & umeboshi - half tangerine (or maybe satsuma?) & a piece of persimmon - one sip of that chlorine-esque green tea - 3 tiny sausages (the 7/11 equivalent of “Lil’ Smokies”) Sanjobo (Nara Station) - bukakke udon with tempura maitake mushrooms, grated daikon & ginger, negi, & tempura soft-boiled egg - chocolate croissant from Vie de France (Nara Station) - one bottle of Mets grapefruit (bottled by Kirin) (*Note: this is the best grapefruit soda I’ve had besides Squirt*) - one persimmon cookie Tsukijitei - 2 cups of hojicha - 4 pieces of persimmon leaf sushi (mackerel, red snapper, horse mackerel, & salmon) with pickled ginger - nyumen noodle soup with mushroom - simmered vegetables with clam & egg - tempura: shrimp, mushroom, kabocha squash, eggplant, & shishito pepper - some premium-ass strawberries & the remainder of a bottle of Mets in the bathtub (*Note: by this time, Mets has surpassed Squirt as the preeminent grapefruit soda*) 11/27 - 2 deer-shaped kanoko with white bean paste in Nara Deer Park - one tsukune skewer with tare & one ship chicken wing skewer from the yakitori shop at Nara Station - one bottle of Mets grapefruit (see 11/26) Isetan Kyoto Station food court - squid & shiso maki with soy and pickled daikon - butter & scallop onigiri - European pear & yellow peach juice from Vegetaria - one cup of hojicha at Kyomachiya Ryokan Sakura Hongangi Gokomachi Tagawa - one cup of green tea - chawan mushi with burdock, spring onion, minced duck, sansho pepper, & yuba sauce - snapper (tai) sashimi with seaweed soy sauce, wasabi, and shiso flowers - yellowtail sashimi with spicy daikon, chili powder, & green onion with ponzu & salt - white miso soup with crayfish (grilled head, brains, and body) with taro & sansho leaf - grilled conger eel with ginger soy - oyster from Hokkaido - ginkgo & lily with tofu sauce - deep fried persimmon with chestnut & cream cheese - sea bass sushi presented as onigiri (fish was seared with charcoal brick before serving) - grilled Touchigi beef (H-bone & rump) with roasted walnuts, aka miso & walnut sauce - crab from Taiza (? I don’t know my japanese cities, sorry) with roe, brain, & vinegar jelly - turnip & mizuna soup with kue (grouper) back with dried scallop broth & yuzu - tsukemono (carrot, daikon, & cucumber), lotus root, & ginger beef Achilles’ tendon - miso soup with shimeji mushroom - rice from Kyoto - two cups of hojicha from Ippodo tea - persimmon with lime jelly & mint with a birthday candle in it - Haagen Dasz strawberry crispy ice cream sandwich with a taller, more impressive birthday candle in it 11/28 Kyomachiya Ryokan Sakura Hongangi breakfast - salt-grilled mackerel with grated daikon - pickled daikon & carrot - rolled tamago omelet - rice with furikake - simmered mushroom, eggplant, carrot, & edamame - miso soup - one glass of hojicha - 1/2 mint chocolate thc bomb bon - one bottle of Mets - one red bean mochi with strawberry - matcha kyo roll from Arinca Kyo Roll - lotus root & ginger beef Achilles’ tendon onigiri (take-home from Gokomachi Tagawa) - sugar snap peas - roasted sweet potato (from Chiba) (split with Bonnie) on the street in Arashiyama, Kyoto - a few roasted chestnuts from Yakigori (directly next to the sweet potato vendor) Muromachi Kaji - sweet potato fried with pork - kamo (burdock root) - yam with hairy crab - sawada (spanish mackerel) fried with onion sauce - yurine soup with mochi - yuba with soy milk sauce - sashimi (with soy, umeboshi, & red snapper / flounder liver dipping sauces): buri, hirame (flounder), smoked bonito, Kyoto-style presser mackerel - burdock with sesame - one large cup of hojicha - chawan mushi (with abalone liquor instead of dashi) with wheat gluten, scallop, & crayfish - grilled spanish mackerel with potato, eggplant sauce, & green onion - grilled sesame dough with soy sauce - kabura radish, carrot, ginkgo, & amadai soup with wasabi & seaweed - rice from Shiga with mukago (tiny japanese yam seasonal in autumn) with yuzu - tsukemono (carrot & radish), baby sardines with sansho, & kombu - matcha sorbet with some sort of roasted rice powder (the same powder on mochi kinako)(*Note: this was the best sorbet of 2018 to date*) 11/29 Kikunoi Roan - a sip of yuzu-scented sake - 4 cups of hojicha - Nanzenji mushi (steamed egg custard with soy milk) with ginger - hassun course: smoked salmon sushi, lotus root stuffed with mustard, sea cucumber & turnip salad, poached anglerfish liver, haddock roe terrine, mustard-dressed canola flower, tofu pickled in white miso - sashimi of tai (red sea bream) and koshibi (young bluefin tuna) with chrysanthemum petals, soy, & wasabi - sashimi of yellowtail, grated Kyoto radish, soy sauce - red tilefish steamed with grated kabura turnip, wood ear mushroom, lily bulb, mitsuba, uni from Hokkaido, ginkgo nut, wasabi - miso-marinated karei (flatfish) with yuzu fragrance - strawberry & wasabi sorbet (*Note: this has been my favorite sorbet of 2017 & is a close second to 11/28’s sorbet*) - hot pot of duck breast, duck meatballs, kujo onion, shimonita onion, & sansho pepper - rice with salmon roe & japanese pickles (kombu & burdock, I think) - Kintoki carrot soup with fu (wheat gluten) - yuzu sorbet, kaki (persimmon), tea jelly - many a sip of Mets grapefruit - onigiri from Muromachi Kaji (see 11/28): rice, mukago, & yuzu - onigiri from Kikunoi Roan: rice, ikura, and seaweed - more sips of Mets grapefruit - two cups of Meiji-brand matcha pudding - you know I capped those off with the sweet refreshment of Mets grapefruit soda 11/30 - a couple of sips of Mets grapefruit soda to start the day off right - chocolate croissant & Asiago roll from Boulangerie DONQ Française in Kyoto Station - one piece of NOTIME gum - samples of grilled dried/ salted horse mackerel & komasu from a fish store on the side of the road in Hakone - a few sips of kombu tea from the same store - one white bean manju from another shop in Hakone - ikura onigiri from 7/11 - 6 pieces cucumber maki, 6 pieces of dried gourd maki, 6 pieces of pickled daikon maki from a shop next to the Hakone open-air museum - one cone of coffee milk soft-serve from Café Adanté Hakone Hakoneyumoto Onsen Yaeikan dinner - LOTS of Mets grapefruit (a 1.5 liter bottle was consumed over the evening; half in the onsen, half at dinner) - mochi kinako - one sip of sake - sashimi: ika, hamachi kana, tai, & maguro with shiso flowers, soy, & wasabi - almond-coated shrimp - poached daikon - fish cake with something resembling jicama (or Asian pear but not sweet) - sardine - rolled omelet with herbs (mitsuba maybe?) - mochi with ikura - mochi vegetable salad - chicken dashi with mushroom & daikon - steamed tai with shimeji & negi - duck tsukune (I think) with bell pepper, sansho leaf, & daikon - sumono (I think that’s what she said? It resembled squid but with texture closer to scallop) sashimi with grated mountain yam, chrysanthemum, & canola flower - pork belly hot pot with fried tofu, grated daikon, mochi, & cabbage - rice with daikon - swampy miso soup with shimeji - tsukemono: pearl onion, daikon with yuzu, mustard greens - pound cake with strawberry, whipped cream, & black sesame 12/1 Hakoneyumoto Onsen Yaeikan breakfast - maguro with grated mountain yam & soy - rice with pickled daikon & mustard greens - rolled tamago with seaweed - stewed eggplant with sansho leaf & bean curd - potato salad - roasted saba mackerel with umeboshi-pickled daikon - wakame & edamame salad, mentaiko, mountain yam, & miso - spinach (or some equivalent) with sesame oil & mountain yam - hot pot with tsukune, soft tofu, enoki mushroom, & cabbage - miso soup with mountain yam - most of a bottle of Mets+ lemon squash - kiwi & pink grapefruit juice from Kinokuniya Fruits at Shinagawa Station Yakitori Imaiya Sohonten - soft tofu with wasabi & nori - chicken breast with sweet soy - 1 negima skewer - 1 kawa skewer - 2 bonjiri skewers - 1 hatsu (chicken heart) skewer - 1 sasami wasabi skewer - 1 tsukune skewer with raw egg - 2 chicken wing tip skewers (2 tips each, so I guess 4 wings) - 1 ginkgo nut skewer - 1 shiitake skewer - 1 momo skewer - green tea - pound cake with Haagen Dasz vanilla ice cream & strawberries (the remaining strawberries were eaten in a jacuzzi tub) 12/2 Sakura Prince Hotel (Tokyo) breakfast - bacon - 2 pieces of marjoram sausage - 1 mini croissant - 1 mini chocolate croissant - rice with pickled mustard greens - 2 slices of melon - orange juice - a few slices of grana padono - jamon y brie baguette from Brasserie Viron, Tokyo Station - one glass of grapefruit juice at Sakura Prince *executive lounge* Unagi Uomasa - green tea - deep fried eel bones - eel liver with wasabi - clear soup with mitsuba, eel liver, & rice puff - tsukemono - unagijyu with sansho pepper 12/3 Florilège - sweet potato with roasted hojicha leaves - scallop, turnip, fennel flowers, finger lime, kombu powder, fromage blanc with lemon sauce - bread roll made from the byproduct of rice wine - n/a cocktail: ginger, Japanese mandarin, shiso, & shiso flower - pacific saury with its liver, ikura, ginger, Japanese spinach (?), & parsley oil - suppon, kinomi (?), wild shiitake, cabbage, caviar, suppon broth - miyazaki sirloin carpaccio (7-8 year-old cow), pommes / mushroom purée, Japanese herbs, beef consommé - sea eel, eggplant, port wine sauce, beet, red shiso ice - abalone with sauce of is liver, shiso with pumpkin purée, maitake & mixed mushroom noodles - whole wheat sourdough - guinea fowl with miso rice - ginger / lemongrass gel & foam, Japanese mandarin served fresh, powdered, & as sorbet - deconstructed apple tarts tatin with vanilla ice cream - chocolate omelet, espresso sauce, whipped chantilly cream - ground cherry with apricot glaze - 2 cups of green tea - 1/2 mint chocolate thc bomb bon Han No Daidikoro Kedochika - nishio matcha & shochu - spicy salad with sesame oil & red pepper - roast beef - kimchi - pickled cucumbers - nori chips - white rice - 5 cuts of wagyu beef (+1 cut of Omi wagyu as a gift) - mascarpone ice cream - more mascarpone ice cream with a “happy anniversary” sparkler in it - 2 cans of Mets grapefruit (drank while taking a foot bath) 12/4 Sakura Prince Hotel breakfast - white rice with whitebait & mustard greens - 4 cubes of pineapple - many strips of bacon - a can of Mets grapefruit soda - lots of strawberries (Smile Monkeys brand ¥500 container) Aboard Singapore Airlines flight SQ12 (NRT > LAX) - one cup of orange juice - one bag Singapore Airlines brand peas and crackers - zensai: shrimp ball, vegetables, and stewed bean curd - cold soba noodles with wasabi, nori, negi, and dipping broth - gyuniku sigureni: simmered beef with burdock, sweet potatoes, & flavored rice - bread roll - Haagen Dazs cookies and cream ice cream - one banana - nasi lemak: coconut rice, peanuts, fried chicken & shrimp, dried baby anchovies, sambal, hard-boiled egg, green beans - bamboo shoot salad - Haagen Dazs vanilla ice cream - Insalata pizza (mozzarella, basil pesto, baby greens) from WPizza @ LAX - one lifesavers mint (the green kind) 12/5 - salad with avocado, blu di bufula, tomato, olives, almonds, & vinaigrette & two small slices of bread from Obica - 15 peanut butter-filled pretzel nuggets - 3.5 slices of pepperoni, bell pepper, extra black olive and extra mushroom pizza & 2 parmesan bread twists from Domino’s Pizza 12/6 - one bottle mighty mango Naked Juice - chicken harvest salad with apples, walnuts, grapes, and cheddar from Tender Greens - one sleeve of Smarties (note the smaller sleeve size in the 2018 holiday season) - one latke with sour cream at WeWork Gramercy - 3 handfuls of Cinnamon Toast Crunch - steak with wild rice, butternut squash, cranberries, & parsley leftover from Nordstrom’s catering - 4 handfuls of Cinnamon Toast Crunch 12/7 - chipotle bbq chicken sandwich with aioli & roasted red peppers & Caesar salad from Tender Greens - sample of cured aged bonito and soy cured tuna from Osakana - roasted gochugiang and sake kasu-cured swordfish, roasted mushrooms with soy and yuzu kosho, komatsu with ginger and black sesame 12/8 - bacon, egg, & cheese on a roll from a bodega in BedStuy - some grapes, pineapple, watermelon, and salami leftover from Nordstrom’s catering - one mini clementine - one mini chocolate macabee - kale, broccolini, radicchio, and nuts with jasmine rice with black bean and corn leftover from Nordstrom’s catering - turkey, swiss cheese, lettuce, pickles, and a comical amount of mustard on a roll from a bodega in Dumbo - simply mango brand orange mango juice 12/9 - two bowls of Special K red berries - one nasturtium from my window box - 2 slices of leftover pizza from 12/5 - one big ol’ nasturtium from my window box - 2 scoops of Ben & Jerry’s non-dairy PB & cookies ice cream - basil fried rice with vegetables from SriPraPhai 12/10 - grilled albacore tuna, roasted carrots & Brussels sprouts, arugula salad with fennel, parmesan, and lemon vinaigrette from Tender Greens - one mini sleeve of Smarties Four Horsemen - salt cod fritters, chermoula - chicken liver mousse - bread, cultured butter, cantabrian anchovies - la marotte (pasteurized sheep’s milk cheese), tomato jam, fennel pollen crackers - shima aji, yuzu, lemon oil, calabrian chili - spanish mackerel, coriander, garlic oil, lemon - sea scallops, leche de tigre, kohlrabi, fish sauce - beef tartare, seeds, buttermilk, sesame cracker - shrimp a la plancha, salmoriglio, meyer lemon, oregano - red endive, honeycrisp apple, pistachios, pecorino pepato, pink peppercorn - crispy potatoes, aioli, tomato chipotle sauce - roasted rack of lamb, beluga lentils, pickled aji dulce, celery root - almond cake with quince - butterscotch budino, hazelnuts, salted caramel - fior di latte ice cream, marsala zabaglione 12/11 - cup of hot chocolate from some Jaguar promo campaign in Flatiron - roasted chicken salad with grapes, smoked almonds, & capers from Sarabeth’s - some sea salt & caramel Buc’ee’s beaver nuggets - salt & pepper grilled chicken sandwich with roasted red peppers and aioli & mashed potatoes from Tender Greens - Israeli couscous with herbs & radishes leftover from Nordstrom’s catering 12/12 - fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and baby lettuces with sherry vinaigrette from Tender Greens - 13 peanut butter filled pretzel nuggets Atla - pineapple, canela, passion fruit agua fresca - quesadilla with maitake mushrooms - striped bass black aguachile - mole blanco, leeks, cabbage - fish milanese, cucumber, lime, tortillas 12/13 - one bosc pear - grilled chicken harvest salad with strawberries, blueberries, walnuts, cheddar, and champagne vinaigrette from Tender Greens - one crusty old yellow starburst and a slightly less crusty red starburst Sweetwater - bread with olive oil and balsamic - pappardelle with slow roasted lamb, sun dried tomatoes, cream & parmesan 12/14 - chipotle bbq chicken sandwich with roasted red peppers & aioli & Caesar salad from Tender Greens - one mini sleeve of smarties - one bottle of Natalie’s orange juice - a few pieces of SheWolf miche - chicken broth with sunchokes, fingerlings, & chestnut mushrooms 12/15 - everything bagel with vegetable cream cheese and tomato from Hot Bagels and Deli - leftover SheWolf miche Kajitsu - sweetened sparkling matcha soda - soup of kabura turnip, wood ear mushroom, and wasabi - sake lee and white miso soup with carrot, shiitake, and namafu - daikon rice with turnip greens and sesame - spinach in dashi with nori - grilled black sesame tofu, soy sauce, wasabi, monaka - seasonal assortment: endive and chrysanthemum petal in dashi - maitake mushroom with apple - lotus root with red bean - namafu wrapped in Napa cabbage with shiitake jelly - pickled Japanese artichoke (crosne) - tofu, persimmon, pomegranate - fried potato & romenesco cauliflower - namafu coated with nori - fried yuba - grilled pumpkin, ginkgo nut, and namafu in white miso and yuzu - fried mushroom & ginkgo nut spring roll with yuzu kosho - unsweetened sparkling matcha - simmered daikon with yuzu - chilled cabbage, lotus root, shiitake with sesame dressing - black truffle rice with scallion and kudzu root sauce - green apple sorbet, honeycrisp apple sorbet, apple gelee, pistachio and goji berry - lily bulb with red bean, strawberry, mochi flake - grape sorbet with fresh berry and tofu purée - yuzu soda - matcha - sugar candies 12/16 - oeuf gamin (poached egg, potato and goat cheese nest, ratatouille) from Le Gamin - 2 bowls of half regular Special K half Special K red berries - one bottle of Egils Grape (grapefruit soda from Iceland) - one bag of Dirty jalapeño kettle chips 12/17 - strawberry almond quinoa crunch with granola clusters Joy Böl - shio koji pork, white rice, bean sprouts, corn, and kale from Roast Kitchen - one handful of Buc’ee’s beaver nuggets - one IceBreakers cinnamon mint Frankie’s 457 Spuntino - Sicilian white anchovy on Sullivan Street Bakery stiratto bread - fennel, celery root, parsley, red onion, pumpkin seed, pecorino romano with lemon vinaigrette - cavatelli with hot sausage and sage brown butter - a few bites of gnocchi marinara with fresh ricotta - one candy cane 12/18 - chicken and chorizo sandwich with queso fresco, pickled onions, and jalapeño from Make Sandwich - one mini sleeve of Smarties - walnut brownie from Maison Kayser - one bite of a holiday cookies 21 Greenpoint - meg ryan pizza: arrabiata sauce, garlic confit, mozzarella, basil - pepperoni pizza 12/19 - beef noodle soup with baby bok choi from Burp Bowl - one mini sleeve of Smarties Pasta Flyer - whole wheat rigatoni with meat ragu - tri-colore side salad: romaine, arugula, radicchio, watercress, baby kale, farro, cucumber, young pecorino, red wine vinaigrette - one bowl of half Special K red berries half regular Special K 12/20 - grilled chicken harvest salad with grapes, apples, walnuts, and cheddar from Tender Greens - one bag of pretzel Goldfish Saint Julivert - cantabrian anchovies, vanilla butter, bread - sorullitos, hush puppies, chili-caper mayo, - pickled wild shrimp, sweet onion, saltines - pig ear terrine, kombu, chili oil, oysters - raw scallop, shiso tacos, salsa macha - squid carbonara, parmesan, spicy squid ink, endive - pozole, wild shrimp, avocado, lime - hamachi collar, jerk seasoning, lime - budín: Cuban bread pudding, mezcal ice cream - flourless chocolate cake, cocoa nib frozen yogurt, candied fennel seed 12/21 Aquavit - two pieces of rye bread with butter - one sourdough roll - matjes herring - mustard herring - glassblower herring - gravlax with havmäster - shrimp skagen egg - cheese pie - peanut potato - swedish meatballs with lingonberry - christmas ham with mustard - glazed spare rib with braised red cabbage - prinskorv - jansson’s temptation - one cup of glögg - saffron custard - 1/2 double chocolate cookie (note: this might legally count as one full chocolate cookie) - 1 earl gray or bergamot cookie - 1/2 sugar cookie Cote - one glass of frosé - pickled cauliflower - pickled chayote with jalapeño - American wagyu flatiron - 45 day dry aged ribeye - galbi - hanger steak - ssamjiang (with the meats) - pink radicchio - egg soufflé - fermented soy bean and tofu stew - spicy kimchi and pork belly stew - radish kimchi - white rice - Korean sweet potato - shiitake mushroom - vanilla soft serve with soy sauce caramel Momofuku Ko Bar - one sip of Momofuku Shacksbury cider - one piece of cold fried chicken with pickles - pepper, steak, & cheese hot pocket - naked pruner ice cream, pickled mulberries, olive oil 12/22 Four Horsemen - house-milled rye focaccia - chicory salad, mulled cider vinaigrette, pears, pecans - roasted turnips, pickled golden raisins, whole grain mustard - rigatoni cacio e pepe, pecorino romano, parmigiano reggiano - flourless chocolate cake, soft cream, salted caramel Aboard American Airlines flight AA2218 (JFK > SAN) - one bag of mini pretzels - one can of Sierra Mist - 12 ounces of raspberries 12/23 - one grapefruit Izze Hillcrest farmer’s market - one chicken taco, one al pastor, & one carne asada taco with guacamole, pico de gallo, and salsa rojo - sample of grapefruit juice from Valley Center Growers - sample of black olive bread from Bread & Cie - hard cider salami from small goods - small goods chicken liver pate - andante cheese bel canto (goat cheese) - point Reyes 2 year Gouda - mt Townsend creamery trufflestack - Cabot black label cheddar - sample of ginger beer from SD ginger beer co - chilaquiles verde: 2 eggs, cilantro cream, black beans, cotija, guacamole, latin gremolata from Hundred Proof - a hunk of Bread & Cie olive bread - one grapefruit Izze El Jardin - jalisco style quesadillas: fresh masa, cotija, caldillo - red snapper pozole verde - beet aguachile, yellowtail, chiltepin chili, carrot, citrus - yellow corn tostadas that were sorta like papadums - blue corn tortillas with salsa macha - seared tuna tiradito, black garlic & orange chiltepin sauce - grilled octopus, sour orange glaze, root purée, romanesco, chorizo, pickled red onion & habanero - arroz con leche with poached quince & amaranth crunch - one glass of champagne or prosecco or whatever - another hunk of Bread & Cie olive bread 12/24 - tangerine curd & vanilla cream morning bun and cinnamon roll from Wayfairer - one mug of grapefruit juice - point reyes two-year gouda with bread and cie olive bread crostini - one bottle of grapefruit Izze - one mug of grapefruit juice - 3 pieces of bread and cie olive bread crostini Campfire - sprouted porridge bread, whipped butter, lava salt - roasted beet, persimmon, sunflower, coffee, chocolate meringue - grilled brassicas, korean chili vinaigrette, buratta, yeast - blistered wax beans, opah, soft boiled egg, olive, shallot - potato cooked in chicken broth, celeriac purée, garlic, peppers, celery - beef filet, sage, pepita pesto, pumpkin béarnaise - buckwheat cake, walnut, apple butter, apple ice cream, creme fraiche, clove 12/25 - chocolate croissant from Wayfairer (toasted day-old version) - point reyes two-year gouda with bread & cie olive crostini - one mug of grapefruit juice - bites of daikon, carrots, dried cherries and dried apricots - more bread & cie olive crostini with gouda - pomegranate-braised brisket with turnips, daikon, and carrots - one can of Canada Dry ginger ale - a couple of spoonfuls of some sort of soup that may or may not have been ribolita (note: some of the sips were spoon-fed from Thomas and Brooke) 12/26 - more gouda and bread & cie olive crostini - two squares of Ritter Sport George’s California Modern - bread & butter - honeynut squash, honey vinaigrette, toasted squash seed and bee pollen dukkah, tangerine, espellete yogurt, chili - carrot campanelle pasta, alba white truffle, soft egg, pickled ramps, peas, parmesan, potato crumble - San Diego spiny lobster, foraged herb and flower butter - Rohan duck, preserved kumquat, grilled broccoli, toasted peanut, scallion pain perdu, pickled vegetables, crispy duck leg - dry-aged ribeye, smoked pastrami crust, brassicas, pickled mustard seed jus, sunchoke gratin with mornay sauce - tangerine & quince vacherin, cream cheese mousse, tangerine sherbet, burnt mandarin meringue - doughnuts & dips: almond cookie butter, bourbon caramel, meyer lemon marshmallow creme, salted maple frosting - 3 mini mint ice cream mouthfuls from Trader Joe’s - one fortune cookie from Panda Express 12/27 - one bottle of grapefruit Izze - pesto pasta salad with tomato from Jetbox at San Diego airport - one bag of Deep River zesty jalapeño kettle chips (note: these were EXTREMELY zesty, almost dangerously so) - spicy chicken teriyaki, some salad, and some gyoza from Shodai Teriyaki - one glass of orange juice 12/28 - one grapefruit - northern gold cheese with cranberry and hazelnut rainforest crisps - a few handfuls of Life cereal - 1.5 glasses of orange juice - several handfuls of white cheddar pirates booty - 2 rock goat cheese with cranberry and hazelnut rainforest crisps Kedai Makan - roti jala (net bread) with lamb curry - kam heong clams “golden fragrant” with bird’s eye chili, shallots, curry powder, oyster sauce, rice wine, dried shrimp, jasmine rice, & kerabu taugeh - one bite of mushroom pan mee 12/29 - full house (one pancake with maple syrup, 2 over medium eggs with green tabasco, & 2 strips of bacon) with a large glass of orange juice from Hi Spot Cafe - 1 mint thc chocolate (Phoenix Cannabis) - salt & pepper peanuts - cornmeal crust pizza with pesto, pickled garlic, onion, arugula, egg, parmesan, mozzarella, giardinara, and mushroom powder - spinach and arugula salad with white onion & mushroom-powder covered mushrooms - 1 can of Cawston Press ginger beer - 1 mini bottle of Prosecco - 1 lime lacroix - a silly amount of bolthouse farms amazing mango juice 12/30 - 2 waffles with strawberries, blueberries, pineapple, and butter - 1/2 bockwurst - 1 serenekake - 2 krumkake No Anchor - kumamoto oyster, No Anchor beer vinegar, dill oil - endive salad, compressed persimmon, fromage blanc, yuzu jelly, honey - smoked sturgeon, beet mostarda, beet meringue, egg, green elderberry capers, sourdough rye - beetroot vareniki: cheese & potato dumplings, roasted oyster mushrooms, sour cream, rye & sage crumble - wagyu zabuton, pickled onion soubise, hakurei turnip, garum - frozen yogurt semifreddo, maple gel, aquavit meringue, fig leaf oil - dark chocolate sorbet, maple caramel, whipped olive oil - a small glass of bolthouse farms amazing mango juice - one mint thc chocolate (Phoenix Cannabis) - another glass of bolthouse farms amazing mango juice - 2 rock goat cheese and clothbound cheddar with cranberry and hazelnut rainforest crisps 12/31 Coastal Kitchen - jok congee: ginger fish sauce, pork sausage, carrots, pickled ginger, bell peppers, cilantro, green onion, egg - apple crumble with rosemary - one slice of green apple - one large glass of orange juice - thc mint chocolate (Phoenix Cannabis) - 2 arbutus strawberries picked on the side of the road - 1/2 roast chicken with mashed potatoes from Red Apple Market - one glass Simply Orange extra pulp - another glass of simply orange extra pulp - another phoenix thc mint chocolate 1/1 - two two-bite brownies - two glasses of simply orange high pulp - hash browns and one fried egg with cholula Aboard Alaska Air flight 14 (SEA>EWR) - fall harvest salad: spinach, maple-miso roasted sweet potatoes, quinoa, feta, farro, & rotisserie chicken with avocado coconut curry dressing - 2 biscoff cookies 1/2 - chicken and chorizo bowl with spinach, basmati rice, & salsa verde from Roast Kitchen The Meatball Shop - meatball smash with spicy pork meatballs, spicy meat sauce, and mozzarella cheese - simple salad with apple, chive, & apple cider vinaigrette - roasted broccoli with garlic and chili 1/3 - harvest salad with grilled chicken, grapes, apples, and walnuts from Tender Greens - 8 peanut butter-filled pretzel nuggets - one IceBreakers cinnamon mint Yakitori Taisho - 2 squid leg skewers - 2 chicken skin skewers - 1 chicken wing skewer - potato salad with kewpie, ponzu, and togarashi - spaghetti with ketchup - rice with sansho and soy - miso soup - pickled daikon - salad with tomato and cucumber 1/4 - chipotle bbq chicken sandwich with aioli & roasted red peppers & Caesar salad from Tender Greens - tunakotsu ramen, tuna belly chashu, yuzu kosho, onsen egg from Yuji Ramen - 1.25 CoolHaus IM Pei-nut butter ice cream sandwiches with chocolate cookies and peanut butter ice cream 1/5 Frankel’s - 1/2 aunt Blanche (scallion cream cheese, roasted and pickled beets and carrots, watercress, vinaigrette) on a toasted sesame bagel - 1/2 number one (pastrami salmon, scallion cream cheese, pickles, and dill) on a toasted sesame bagel The Islands - jerk chicken - esvoveitched red snapper - rice & peas - steamed vegetables - salad - one peppermint in the Lyft ride home 1/6 - one fried egg over medium with cholula, one pancake with butter and maple syrup, bacon, & one large orange juice from Kellogg’s Diner - 1/2 orange cbd chocolate bomb bon Aris Pollos A La Brasa - 1/2 roast chicken (split with Bonnie) - mashed potatoes - sweet plantains - octopus / shrimp salad 1/7 - shio koji marinated pork bowl with kale, roasted corn, basmati rice, ginger scallion sauce from Roast Kitchen - 12 peanut butter-filled pretzel nuggets - 7 peanut butter-filled pretzel nuggets - lots of cantaloupe - African peanut stew with sweet potatoes, bell peppers, and vaped weed over white rice - one sour orange gummy bear - one sour watermelon & one sour grapefruit gummy bear 1/8 - beef noodle soup, chili oil, baby bok choi from Burp Bowl Racines - lots of bread & butter - winter citrus, kaffir lime, tardivo - warm scallops, bonito butter, meyer lemon - sepia, asian pear, white soy - grilled leeks, lovage, anchovy - roasted chicken thigh “catalane”, walnut, espelette - miso ice cream monaka with oat crumble & feulletine from the Little One 1/9 - grilled chicken, lettuce, tomato, & pesto mayo on a plain bagel with a bag of jalapeño potato chips from Zucker’s Bagels & Smoked Fish - bites of honeycrisp apple & SheWolf miche bread - borscht with beets, potatoes, dill, and honeycrisp apple - SheWolf miche bread - 1/2 (partially) baked honeycrisp apple with oats, cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg 1/10 - chicken tikka biryani with peanut mirchi dressing, pineapple raita, and crispy onions - earl gray dark chocolate truffle from Eh Chocolatier Just for Fen - marinated beef rice noodle: beef shank, pickled radish, sour string bean, baby bok choi, scallion, cilantro, peanuts - crispy cucumber - one bowl 1/2 special k red berries 1/2 regular Special k 1/11 - grilled chicken sandwich with roasted red peppers and aioli with Caesar salad from Tender Greens Wu’s Wonton King - three cups of jasmine tea - cold jellyfish salad with pickled carrot and daikon - 3 bowls of wonton soup - garlic aromatic crispy chicken - golden fried rice - mango jelly - buckwheat ice cream monaka with toasted buckwheat & chocolate fudge from The Little One - a few sips of chamomile tea - one cutie (are those tangerines or clementines?) 1/12 Chez Ma Tante - salmon gravlax with sesame, lemon, creme fraiche, and crackers - 1/2 of one pancake - one bottle of Natalie’s grapefruit juice Racines - lots of bread & butter - sepia, asian pear, red shiso, white soy - fluke crudo, yuzu, swiss chard, apple - roasted sunchokes, coffee, black cardamom, jamon - grilled cabbage, duck fat, banyuls vinegar - steelhead trout mi-cuite, sorrel, butter - most of a bag of matcha Hello Panda - one bottle Elite Organic blackberry juice 1/13 - steamed rice roll with beef, bean sprout, cilantro, corn, & sesame from Joe’s Steam Rice Roll - one peking duck bun with hoisin & scallion from Peking Duck Sandwich Stall Fu Run - cumin and chili crusted crispy fish - triple delight vegetable: potato, long pepper, and eggplant - green bean sheet jelly with peanuts, cabbage, cilantro, cucumber and chili oil - white rice - five pours of sichuan green tea from Fang Gourmet Tea - Portuguese egg custard tart from New Flushing Bakery Ian’s house - fresh bread with handmade butter, fermented garlic honey - green salad - tomatoes with fresh ricotta - radishes with garlic and vinegar - fresh buttermilk vanilla ice cream, pears cooked in honey - strawberry shortcake from Veniero’s 1/14 - one mimosa with a slice of strawberry from WeWork - grilled albacore tuna, mashed potatoes, arugula salad with fennel & lemon vinaigrette from Tender Greens Num Pang - grilled khmer sausage sandwich with sriracha mayo, pickled carrot, jalapeño, & cilantro - charred broccoli with spicy green goddess dressing - one cutie (are those tangerines or clementines?) - one sip of penicillin (scotch, ginger, honey, lemon, & laphroaig 10 yr) from The Exley

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[365-money-diary]

DAYS 342 - 348

DAY THREE HUNDRED FORTY-TWO

8:00 AM - I am so tired. Holy cow.

8:30 AM - I make it to work on time (we have to be here at 8:30 on Mondays) and I kind of feel terrible. I make my assistant and I coffee and I toast a piece of bread.

9:00 AM - I call Guitar Center because I need to authorize the charge I made last week for the mixer I’ve been saving up for. The charge won’t hit my account until the product is shipped so I have a couple weeks before recording this charge in this diary.

10:00 AM - I make a new goal in Simple for a king sized bed and frame. I’ll put my DJ money in this specific goal and after I buy my CR-V, I’ll put $100-200 of my savings into this goal every month depending on what my car payment ends up being. I set the goal for January 1, 2019 with the hopes that if I don’t have all the money saved up by then that I’ll pay for the rest with my bonus.

12:00 PM - I walk to Sprouts and buy 3 avocados, a cucumber, two lite goddess dressings, a bag of potato chips, grape tomatoes, kale, an onion, and a chocolate bar. $15.34

4:58 PM - I stop in and get Blaze pizza for dinner on my way home. They’re doing a promo where if you stop in before 5:00, you get a $5 pizza with the purchase of a drink. $7.84

5:30 PM - I hang out with my dog and watch the new season of Love while I eat.

7:30 PM - I head to IKEA. I buy candles, a few plates to hold the candles in, a wooden board for charcuterie, and a small pitcher. $66.38

9:00 PM - I set up all the new candles and my living room looks rad. I pour myself a glass of wine and continue to watch Love.

2:00 AM - I finish the third season in one sitting. Whoops.

DAY THREE HUNDRED FORTY-TWO TOTAL: $89.56

DAY THREE HUNDRED FORTY-THREE

9:15 AM - I arrive at work and make coffee for me and my colleague.

12:00 PM - I eat some green chili chips. Today is one of those days where I really want to not eat at the office but I bought so much stuff yesterday that I can’t really justify it.

12:45 PM - I open a tangerine La Croix and make a salad for lunch. I’m not sure about the intensity of this goddess dressing. I feel like the vinegar is tearing apart every part of my mouth.

3:30 PM - My colleague and I are working alone today and we decide to get froyo. $4

5:00 PM - I arrive home from work and am feeling terrible. I have a really good conversation with my mom about how I might be wasting my time at work since the flow’s been so slow for the past year and a half and I’m wondering how much longer I can take it.

6:00 PM - I eat leftover bbq jackfruit and coleslaw but I know I’ll be hungry later. I also browse amazon / the internet for a few ingredients so I can start making my own vegan cheese. I buy kappa carrageenan and lactic acid powder from a weird marketplace but it’s $15 cheaper than amazon. $21.97

7:00 PM - I meet a friend for a glass of wine at Gracie’s. I buy myself a glass of wine and it comes in like a 6 ounce container. I feel like I keep striking out here for some reason. Wish I liked beer better. $7

10:15 PM - I drop my friend off at home and realize that I’m starving. We don’t really have food at home for meals right now so I stop at Del Taco and order a small fry and an 8 layer veggie burrito with no cheese or sour cream. $5.73

11:00 PM - I finish watching Vanderpump Rules and then head to bed.

DAY THREE HUNDRED FORTY-THREE TOTAL: $38.70

DAY THREE HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR

8:15 AM - I peel myself out of bed and hop in the shower.

9:00 AM - I roll into work around the same time as my colleague. I make us coffee and skip the toast.

10:00 AM - I discover Amazon has a deal for trying all of the Bubly seltzer. I buy a pack of 18 for $11. $12.49

11:00 AM - I’m knee deep in some illustrator work so I much on some green chili chips at my desk.

12:00 PM - I’m out of kale, so I run to Sprouts super quick to pick some up. I feel really good about only buying kale! $0.89

12:30 PM - I make my salad with the leftover tomatoes, onion, avocado, cucumber, and goddess dressing and open up my last can of tangerine La Croix. I finish my salad and enjoy a sea salt dark chocolate square.

3:00 PM - I head over to an appointment I have with an otorhinolaryngologist. It takes a while for them to call me back. $85

5:00 PM - I leave the doctor with some heaviness in my heart. It appears that my ears are probably fucked. As a consolation to myself, I run next door to Whole Foods and buy a bottle of wine, natural Pringles (spoiler alert: they’re terrible), a piece of vegan pizza, Field Roast mini corn dogs, and a 6 pack of peach seltzer. $32.62

6:00 PM - I eat the pizza and preheat the oven for my corn dogs and pour myself a glass of wine. Today is stupid.

7:00 PM - I literally spend the rest of my night looking at my phone. I fall asleep talking to a friend via Facebook chat around midnight.

DAY THREE HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR TOTAL: $131.00

DAY THREE HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE

9:30 AM - I roll into work a little late today, but I’m the only one here. I make coffee for my assistant who is coming late today and a piece of toast.

10:00 AM - I venmo my sister money for our hair and makeup for the wedding. $150

11:00 AM - I get a text from my boyfriend and he says he’ll be heading home this afternoon. Makes me feel bad because I really haven’t had the motivation to clean our house before he arrives home.

12:00 PM - Our coworker picks us up and we all go out to lunch. I wouldn’t normally do this, but she took the week off and is bored and wants company. I oblige. We go to Handcut and I get a cocktail, a burger, and fries. I kind of needed the drink from last night’s news, but am kicking myself for spending $30 on lunch! Tomorrow I will eat salad like a good girl. $33

4:30 PM - I leave work early and head home.

6:00 PM - I pick up my boyfriend’s prescription on my way home. $5.94

7:00 PM - We order JJ for dinner. Boyfriend pays.

9:00 PM - We watch a doc on Netflix about doping in the Olympics and how Russia cheated the system every year.

11:00 PM - Bed.

DAY THREE HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE TOTAL: $188.94

DAY THREE HUNDRED FORTY-SIX

9:00 AM - Coffee and toast.

11:30 AM - My boss takes us out to lunch at Bevvy. I get a veggie burger and a beer. He pays!

4:00 PM - I stop at QT on the way home from work and get gas and a bottle of Gatorade. $28.91

7:00 PM - My boyfriend orders us Jimmy Johns for dinner.

9:30 PM - I stop at Cartel for a tea before going out. Friends are working so it’s free.

10:00 PM - I meet a new friend, E, and my BFF at The Van Buren for PAO. I get a rose and we hang for some of their set. $12

12:00 AM - E, BFF, and I head over to Rebel to catch my DJ Friend and the guy I played the Bowie night with tear up the dancefloor. BFF buys me a drink.

2:30 AM - I drop everyone off and arrive at home and fall asleep.

DAY THREE HUNDRED FORTY-SIX TOTAL: $40.91

DAY THREE HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN

10:00 AM - I can’t believe I’m awake. Boyfriend and I head to Cartel. He buys coffee and I don’t get anything.

11:00 AM - We grab brunch at Gallo Blanco. I get an iced tea and pozole. He gets a breakfast burrito and we split chips. I pay. $27

12:00 PM - We head out to Home Depot to buy some stuff for the yard. Boyfriend pays for the tools.

12:30 PM - Next, we hit up Tempe Marketplace and go to Petsmart to get Katy Perry’s dog food. $43.23

1:00 PM - Target’s next. I get toothpaste, dish detergent, countertop spray, and spatulas. $24.70

2:00 PM - We arrive home and I finish the rest of my pozole and then we head outside to pull weeds.

4:00 PM - I take a nap.

6:30 PM - I take a shower and eat noodles for dinner.

7:30 PM - My friend E stops by my house and we head to Rebel for Shopping & French Vanilla. I stop by Cartel to grab a tea before heading out. $5.25

8:30 PM - The show is amazing. I’ve been looking forward to this night for like three months. Both bands are super energetic and amazing and basically everything I ever want to be. E buys me a drink for getting her into the show.

10:30 PM - And it’s 90’s Nite! I light up the dancefloor. People lose their minds and start a conga line when I play Vengaboys.

2:00 AM - I close out with Donna Lewis, collect my $200 and head out.

DAY THREE HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN TOTAL: $100.18

DAY THREE HUNDRED FORTY-EIGHT

9:00 AM - Boyfriend lowkey drags me out of bed. I buy us coffee from Cartel. $10.75

9:30 AM - He buys us bagels from Einstein’s.

10:00 AM - We run to AZ Mills and I buy a neon yellow hoodie from the nike outlet ($15.12) and a Charlie Conway replica jersey from the Mighty Ducks. ($86.48) $101.60

11:00 AM - We head back home and I pull records for a thing I’m playing later this afternoon. I also order us JJ for lunch. $17.99

2:00 PM - I arrive at my friend’s backyard, unload all my stuff, and start playing.

7:00 PM - The event was really fun. Everyone stayed for a while and drank coffee. I had a lot of fun and I’m glad I was asked to be a part of it. Friend Venmos me $30 for helping out.

9:00 PM - Boyfriend and I run to the grocery store. I get a couple cans of salsa, a few tomatoes, an onion, some cilantro, pasta, cream cheese, salad dressing, and a few big sur breakfast burritos. $26.43

9:30 PM - I make pasta, bread, and shitty salad for me and my boyfriend for dinner.

10:00 PM - In bed.

DAY THREE HUNDRED FORTY-EIGHT TOTAL: $156.77