Summer pasta

when it's this hot, I dont want to cook at all!

lemon black pepper pasta, is great for that.

I totally read it on someone's blog and made it out of memory, but unfortunately forgot where I read it...

this is tomato pasta.  You even chill the pasta noodle itself..

this is my favorite pasta salad with tuna and celery.

With all this summer perfect pasta, I think we can do this!
Lets, get, through, this, heat!!!

Longevity

one of my favorite people in the company that I work for turned 70.

The gift I was instructed to give him from my Chinese antiquity specialist co-worker was, peaches (longevity) and 8 of them because that's a lucky number, and virgin monkey tea ("monkey" again for longevity).

When i have more time I'll link a Wikipedia of why those stands for longevity but just in case anyone needed advice on what to give someone old for their birthday for even more longevity!! I'll post this for now...

drinking and eating at 1 or 8

1 or 8, is great.

When at the sushi counter, there's non-stop gorgeous and delicious yumminess that just keeps coming!

Ikura - like a deep sea gem, beautiful and so, good!!

Aburi toro...

Uni itself can make me cry but on top of negitoro and I'm brawling!

They have great sake there, this was Ozeno yukidoke, clean sharp, well balanced.  I also love So-gen for the same reason.

I don't usually even eat dessert but this was so great I ate everything!!

This is from the other day I went, but the chef who saw this picture told me I shot it from behind so the angle is all wrong, but I think, to be fair (to me) it still shows the beauty of it, and trust me when I tell you it was heavenly good :D

Lamb♥ Food comma galore!

I told the owner, but whenever someone says "ok, we're going to 1or8!" I actually do a little dance lol

Tomi Jazz for summer midnight noodles

Went to Tomi Jazz the other day.
Whenever I go there, no matter how late it is, I get hungry lol

The day I went was no exception.
It was a hot tiring long day, and I don't know why but suddenly really wanted Hiyashichuka, and asked them if they had it, and ta-dah! They did!

Ask, and you shall receive ;)

we also had Mentaiko spaghetti.

That's a given when there. Always good!

Croxley for 10c/wings!

Croxley has 10c/wing Mon/Tue/Wed!

Minimum order is 15wings, but thats still $1.5 lol

Need I say more?

craftsmanship of Angel's Share

They took a good 10min with multiple equipment to make this beautiful shot - I know, its meant be had as a 

I was at the bar with my friend and we were marveling over the bartender's skills and creativity, giddy like kids seeing what he's going to come up with next...then he started to make this drink - and gave it to us!!!

We squirted with joy! my friend is a guy and I'm pretty sure he squirted as well lol -can you blame him though?!

I wish i had a better camera with me but this picture was taken by my iPhone and it totally completely does not do the gem that is the shot justice.

I must go back to Angel's Share with a camera next time :)

Oyster bar

I haven't been to Oyster bar in the basement of Grand Central Station for such a long time, and this was my first time sitting at the bar counter instead of the red-checked table cloth seating area, but it was surprisingly nice!

We had 4 cherry clams and shared a combination stew with bread in it, but that was unexpectedly, SO MUCH FOOD!

and was yummy!

The wait was minimal, and the casualness of eating at the bar on bar stools were pretty nice.

I will go back again if I ever need a place to go grab a quick bite of sea food!