Announcement and Chamango

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Today, for the first time in a long time, I remembered I used to write in this blog. The last time I made a post was 4 years ago when I moved to NYC and Krishna took me to Indian Accent for my birthday. Since then, we've had so many fun adventures and today I was feeling disappointed that I never blogged about the many delicious snacks and meals we've had throughout the years. A lot has changed since my last post. My boyfriend is now my husband and almost 1 year ago, we drove cross country and moved to Southern California for work. Instead of eating New York Pizza we're now eating lots of tacos. Chamango is one of my new SoCal discoveries. There are lots of variations, but its sort of like a Mexican smoothie made from mangoes and a sweet, salty, tangy sauce called chamoy. We definitely miss New York and "regular" pizza as Krishna likes to call it, but there is definitely a lot of other great food options here. Krishna is still nagging me to re-start the blog, so hopefully I can actually get back into it this time.

NYC Living

As you may or may not know, I now live in New York City. Although I never have been super impressed by the NYC food scene, I'm excited to eat my way through the city and hopefully be proven wrong! My boyfriend Krishna has been nagging me to start up my blog again and I think it will be a fun way to remember some of our adventures.

I was thrilled when Krishna brought me to Indian Accent, a restaurant that originated in New Delhi and recently opened up in Midtown. The food is the most imaginative take on Indian food. The first few dishes were elevated versions of familiar indian foods like dhokla or chaat, but as the meal progressed the dishes became more original creations highlighting indian flavors. With each dish there was gorgeous presentations, flavors and textures. It was a very memorable meal!

Sweet potato, okra, kohlrabi

beef kebab in a pool of bone marrow sauce

roomali roti tacos filled with roast lamb

star dish, butter chicken kulcha

pork belly vindaloo

ladoo cheesecake, so so delicious

makhan malai, aka indian whipped cream

Chicago

egg-cellent egg-sperience

lots of sauces

fried chicken at pump room

lou malnati

portillo's italian beef

hot dog with a side of mai tai

ketel one club @ united center

slurping turtle

ahi tuna taco

ramen

tartare

oyster @ GT fish and oyster

clam chowder

eataly

Quebec City

mushroom and bacon crepe

quail

octopus

foie gras "parfait"

sweetbreads

onion soup (not french)

poutine

elk burger

poisson

poulet

foie gras

filet mignon

cheese plate

chocolate, vanilla, and meringue

ice drinks at the ice bar in the ice hotel

Pigging out in Prague

goose liver aka foie gras for peasants

goulash

circle bread and hot wine

pork knee is surprisingly meaty. we made it through half and got laughed at by the locals

she insisted on ordering the infamous "grog" (rum in hot water) even after the waiter told us it was gross

more goulash, this time in a bread bowl

chicken sandwich, czech style

Munching in Munchen

doner kebap. look, there's a vegetable!

perfect accompaniment to german beer

delicious beer!

schnitzel

hen and fries with "fry sauce" aka mayonnaise

she ate the entire chicken while i was in the restroom!

currywurst. best is wurst.

i ordered the "long" bratwurst

interesting raw(?) fish and onion sandwich