City Grit

Jim 'N Nicks at City Grit

Couple months ago I attended the Dim Sum Y’all dinner at City Grit, run by Sarah Simmons. Then I went back to take some behind the scenes photos and I (smartly) picked the nights that Chef Drew Robinson from Jim ‘N Nicks BBQ was guest chefting. And oh my was it awesome to take photos and to be in the kitchen surrounded by pork belly, homemade ham(!), sausages and pimento cheese (if you’ve been a regular at the Big Apple BBQ Block Party, you’ll know about this dish), and bbq pork shoulder.

Chef Josh Gentry, of the soon-to-be-open Little Donkey in Birmingham, Al did his dinner the night before and was there to help out Chef Robinson, was constantly blasting music and kept everyone pumped out during dinner service.

Anyone wanna take a road trip to Alabama?

Jim 'N Nicks at City Grit

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Jim 'N Nicks at City Grit

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Jim 'N Nicks at City GritJim 'N Nicks at City Grit

Jim 'N Nicks at City Grit

Jim 'N Nicks at City GritJim 'N Nicks at City Grit

Jim 'N Nicks at City GritJim 'N Nicks at City Grit

Jim 'N Nicks at City GritJim 'N Nicks at City Grit

Jim 'N Nicks at City GritJim 'N Nicks at City Grit

Jim 'N Nicks at City Grit

Jim 'N Nicks at City GritJim 'N Nicks at City Grit

Jim 'N Nicks at City Grit


Donny Tsang Photography

Feast Your Eyes

Feast

I’m quite excited to tell you that I’m part of “Feast Your Eyes” photo show by the New York Photo Festival. You can probably guess that this show is all about food. It’ll be awesome to see works by other photographers all in one place. The two images below are the ones that got accepted. Left is Nate Smith, Alexis Krisel and Sara Kramer from Allswell in Williamsburg and on the right is Nicole Chaszar of Sea Bean Goods.

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So if you’re around this coming Friday Jan 6th, come on by to the show at the powerHouse Arena (37 Main St and Water St) in Dumbo, Brooklyn. The show starts at 6pm till 9pm and will be up till Jan 27th. For more info check out their site.

Also with the success of my Foodaissance show at the James Beard House last September, I’m planning to do another show some time this year. Yeah!

Thank you for your support! Here’s to an awesome 2012.


2011 In Food

January
Roscoe's
Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles
Also be sure to check out the little video I made at Roscoe’s

Dino's Burgers
Dino’s has good zucchini fries.

Siam Sunset
My first time EVER in Thai Town.

February
Van Horn
Fried fish sandwich from Van Horn.

Dean St
Dean St.

March
Blarney Rock Pub
Matt and I return to our favorite lunch spot, Blarney Rock Pub.

Bill's Bar & Burger
Lunch at Bill’s Bar and Burger.

Liddabit Sweets
Behind-the-scenes at Liddabit Sweets.

April
Pick Your Part dinner
Nate Smith’s pop-up dinner “Pick Your Part“.

May
Pie Corps
The return of New Amsterdam Market.

Foodspotting party
Foodspotting party at one of my favorite restaurant.

June
Pork torta from Puebla Mini Market
Pork torta from Puebla Mini Market.

Udon West
Found my favorite bowl of oyakodon in Midtown.

Robicelli's
Behind-the-scenes at Robicelli’s.

La Newyorkina
Behind-the-scenes at La Newyorkina.

Anarchy in a Jar
Behind-the-scenes at Anarchy in a Jar.

July
Philly Pinoy
New craving, Filipino food.

Nom Wah
Found my new favorite dim sum spot.

Sea Bean Goods
Behind-the-scenes at Sea Bean Goods.

Rippers
Took a day trip to Rockaway Beach.

August
Pint Mash Up
Celebrated my 8 years in NYC with beer floats.

Jalea Mixta
Fried everything seafood in Jackson Heights.

Burger
Last week of M.Wells.

Marlow & Sons
Ice cream day at New Amsterdam Market.

September
Fried chicken dinner
Awesome fried chicken dinner at The Brooklyn Star.

Fried preserved eggs
Fried preserved eggs are delicious.

Ranch roast beef
New favorite sandwich joint in Rancho Cucamonga.

Jane's Sweet Buns
Behind-the-scenes at Jane’s Sweet Buns.

October
Prime Meats
Two years of talking about it, finally had lunch there.

The Cannibal
Great for beer and meat lovers.

November
Lobster Joint
Excellent fish and chips in Greenpoint.

Hoisin pork and black rice grits w/ nori butter & Sichuan green beans
Dim Sum Y’all!

Diner
Three years of talking about it, finally made it for lunch.

Allswell
A place I can go every single night to eat and drink.

December
Baked Salmon Salad in a bagel
I love you bagel.

Leckerlee
Behind-the-scenes at Leckerlee.


Allswell Friends & Family Night

Allswell
Last Friday I got invited to friends and family night at Allswell, Chef Nate Smith’s new restaurant in Williamsburg (124 Bedford Ave at N. 10th St).

The whole night was fantastic. I was mostly in the kitchen while Nate, Alexis and Sara were pumping out dish after dish. I”m thrill to go back and eat some more because the food that night…oh the food that night was so delicious. Also they have the awesomest wallpapers.

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Check out all the photos in the slideshow.


Flags

Saw this while wandering around South Williamsburg. And if you find yourself in South Williamsburg and craving for some major tasty tacos, head over to Mexico 2000.

Flags