countdown week

my food schedule for the remaining time, sent out last sunday:


monday: yaki closet
tuesday: marc's cooking
wednesday: issimo or tian jia
thursday: dingtaifeng or hotpot
friday: my ayi's house (anyone who wants to come is welcome... she ruvs people, but her place is the size of a coffee table)
saturday: par-tay! we are thinking spicy sichuan
sunday: jean georges bar menu


optional swaps or lunch dates:
jia jia tang bao
yang's sheng jian bao
southern barbarian
pane e vino
azul brunch



marc made us an amazing meal last night. we limped home holding our swollen stomachs. it was too good! we weren't worthy. we even started off with an appetizer, which was in addition to the award-winning cheeses and cured meats smuggled from home. when have you actually had a true appetizer not in a restaurant? one that included a seared scallop?

tonight is issimo. my first time; i'm quite excited. all of the cooler kids have been to issimo multiple times, but i am uninitiated. seriously, tho, it was dumb to kick off this week of eating with yang's sheng jian bao. six of them. they are no joke, and sherry went and bought chicken wings to top that off. and then i went to southern barbarian with the boys after muay thai that night, to get down on some yunnan fried goat cheese and more chicken wings. yes, because i am unabashed. that's how i roll, as jason would say.

i told jill last night that maybe i'd just order salad tonight, and she was like, yeah right. and i had to agree.