Cay Tre

A few days ago, I visited Cay Tre in Soho, London for dinner with my friends. This modern trendy Vietnamese restaurant delivers authentic flavours in a jovial sophisticated atmosphere- follow the jump for the whole review.

Hanoi Garlicky Pho- flash fried hanger steak and whole garlic

Danji- NYC

Danji is a fabulous little place serving Korean tapas in midtown New York. Korean tapas are certainly not two words you would expect to hear together, but it works wonderfully at Danji and it would be a great place to go for a first date due to its warm, intimate atmosphere. (not that I would know, I went with my whole family and we ate awkwardly amongst romantic diners.)

Tofu with ginger scallion dressing $8

FOTD # 4

Two foodporns for the price of one!

These dishes are from Roux at the Landau, which I visited for my birthday in January earlier this year. The top photo is a bitter chocolate layered cake, and the bottom a scallop dish of some kind? I can't remember exactly what it was.

This was my second time at Roux at the Landau and I remember thinking that the standard had dropped slightly food-wise...but that's for another blog post.

Ambience is beautiful: however if you do go for any reason, make it the bread and butter they circle around your table with. My god. 

www.rouxatthelandau.com

Roka

Anyone who knows me will know my obsession with Japanese food- and Roka has got to be one of my favourite places to go to when I need my craving satisfied.

Wagyu gunkan sushi with oscietra caviar, spring onion and ginger

FOTD # 3

Today's foodporn is from Tao, a pan-asian restaurant in NYC. 

I believe the two dishes here are tuna tartare and black cod skewers. The food was varied and authentic, but the nightclub-like atmosphere was slightly too overwhelming for a jet lagged, grumpy teenager. Also, our reservation was delayed for 45 minutes which is a foolproof way of putting me in a foul mood...

The food is very good but pricey- we inadvertently spent $250 that night!

www.taorestaurant.com

FOTD # 2

Today's foodporn is from the lovely Comptoir Libanais, in London's South Kensington.

Potato perfection

These warm chunks of potato have a crispy skin and fluffy interior, tossed with coriander, chilli and garlic. 

www.lecomptoir.co.uk

Shake Shack- NYC

Pinch yourself...no you're not dreaming

If you've got one stop to make in New York, make it this. This brilliant gem of a modern-day burger stand in Madison Square Park creates THE BEST milkshakes and burgers known to man, no joke...