Union Square Greenmarket

Wednesday Breakfast: Peaches, Plums, and Nectarines.

All sweaty from the walk to the market...think I will run off to make iced tea ^_^

Plump Dumpling

Shann, Darien, and I stopped in at Plump Dumpling on 11th Street for dinner last night. We were lacking our fourth original roommate, STEPH, who moved to Boston for optometry school last week. [Bye Steph :'(]

Our new roommate is also named Steph! And I'm sure our living situation will still be super exciting...but we'll miss the orginal Steph and all the baking and planting of greenery she excels in ^_^

So Sunday evening, we were at Plump Dumpling feasting on pretty delicious bowls of curry noodle soup. Darien had the vegetable version while Shann and I both had the duck noodles. The dish was awesome - we all ordered it with hoo funn, the flat, fat, slippery white noodles, and the curry soup, thick, fragrant with bay leaves and super spicy.

You must know, the inside of Plump Dumpling is nasty. My water cup left milky residue, and the owner was combing his hair next to the stove (granted, the place is so small that no matter where you stand in the kitchen, you'll be next to the stove).

But guess what, they're expanding!!!!! I found this to be very exciting and happy news, given that most places are downsizing, or even closing, in this market. On the NW corner of 11th and 2nd is storefront that used to house Citi-Spaces, a now defunct real estate firm. The company closed down that space about two months ago and its' been vacant ever since. But in another two months, it's going to be home of the newly expanded Plump Dumpling.

And then, maybe...perhaps, with all that open storefront space, they'll have more incentive to keep the restaurant clean, hehe.

The total for dinner was only $6.50 apiece ^_^

Plump Dumpling
299 East 11 Street
New York, NY 10003
(212) 254-2868

BBQ Chicken with Shann

Shann and I spent the other evening hunched over my computer over at Tea Spot on Macdougal Street. She was teaching me how to make a WESBITE! html and css and all that fancy stuff! It was pretty exciting/intimidating, but I feel a lot smarter now, heheh. Thanks Shann!

P.S.
Shann just redesigned her site, so be sure to check it out! She's a graphic design wiz ^_^


all below photos by Shann

After Tea Spot we walked in the direction of home, stopping in at BBQ Chicken on St Marks for a late dinner. We split the half-chicken family pack which comes two biscuits and one large side. This olive oil fried chicken is my FAVOURITE fried chicken. Ever. Better than Redhead, better than Blue Ribbon. 'BBQ' stands for 'Best of Best Quality'. And I totally agree. Super crispy skin (even if you let it sit out for an hour or two...will not get soggy!) and lots of juicy innards. Nomnom.

These are the biscuits. Shann said they were too salty, but I liked them! So I ate mine and half of hers. They do err on the dry side, and I wish they would include a few pats of butter on the side. But this is a chicken place. So as long as they do the chicken (and waffle fries) right, I have no complaints.

We always get the waffle fries for our side orders. Fried chicken must always be paired with waffle fries at BBQ! Be careful when you eat. Everything is consistently served hotter than expected, so I never fail to burn the roof of my mouth. And then drink an excessive serving of diet Coke immediately following the meal. It's tradition.

We ate at one of the few tables they have outside on St Marks and watched the Saturday night crowd parade on by. It was terrific fun to people watch while stuffing our faces with my favourite fried chicken in the universe.

Happy Sunday! ^_^

Tea Spot
127 Macdougal Street
New York, NY 10012
(212) 832-7768

BBQ Chicken
26 Saint Marks Place
New York, NY 10003
(212) 982-9616