The place is called, fittingly, Eden Center — a Vietnamese-American shopping center with around 120 stores and over 30 restaurants. I’ve never seen so many Vietnamese restaurants packed into one area. For a Vietnamese food-deprived soul from New York state, Eden Center is something of … Read More →
A few weeks ago, I made the horrible mistake of driving to Brooklyn for a morning meeting. What a disaster. It was like we were stuck in mud on the BQE, and that was followed in town by lights, construction and more traffic. In the … Read More →
For the final time (who am I kidding, probably not), I’m going to implore that intrepid restaurateur who might be out there reading this blog post, to once and for all open a banh mi shop in Westchester. Please. Don’t make us grovel. The restaurant … Read More →
In food, as in life, your first instinct is usually the right one. I realized that today after searching out a banh mi sandwich for lunch. First though, let me show you the spectacular view from the corner office where I had a meeting downtown. … Read More →
Chipotle Goes Asian With ShopHouse
It took about ten seconds to decide what I wanted at ShopHouse. I’m not kidding, ten seconds. Bowl or Banh Mi… banh mi. Meat… chicken and pork meatballs. Toppings… everything. Done. Order placed. ShopHouse is Chipotle’s Asian spinoff experiment, and the similarities are evident: streamlined … Read More →