Yesterday was a fantastic food day. I slept late (always good for a Sunday), then brought my neighbor, Glenn, and his friend Clancy to HSF for dim sum. Every time I go to dim sum, I wonder why I don’t go more often. We had the crab, which I had the last time I went — it’s my absolute favorite thing there. It’s sauteed in a ginger-based sauce with scallions, and is a complete mess to eat. What more could you ask for? We also had salt-baked shrimp, roast pork buns, a smoky and sticky variety of fried rice, roast duck, shrimp rolls, and variety of dumplings — shrimp dumplings, seafood dumplings, and pork dumplings, each in a different type of wrapper. Amazing. For the first time, I left without feeling completely stuffed.

Our next adventure involved wandering through the Feast of San Genarro. It’s absolutely mind-boggling to me that even after our dim sum feast, all of the gluttony that is San Genarro still managed to make my mouth water. I settled on a lemon ice, which I shared with the boys.

Next and final food stop of the afternoon was the Bespeckled Trout, an old-fashioned soda shop in the West Village. Glenn and Clancy got milkshakes, but I could only make room for an egg cream. I’ve been thinking about getting seltzer so I can make egg creams at home — is it kosher to make egg creams with anything other than Fox’s U-Bet syrup? Hmmm . . .

Yesterday was a fantastic food day. I slept late (always good for a Sunday), then brought my neighbor, Glenn, and his friend Clancy to HSF for dim sum. Every time I go to dim sum, I wonder why I don’t go more often. We had the crab, which I had the last time I went — it’s my absolute favorite thing there. It’s sauteed in a ginger-based sauce with scallions, and is a complete mess to eat. What more could you ask for? We also had salt-baked shrimp, roast pork buns, a smoky and sticky variety of fried rice, roast duck, shrimp rolls, and variety of dumplings — shrimp dumplings, seafood dumplings, and pork dumplings, each in a different type of wrapper. Amazing. For the first time, I left without feeling completely stuffed.

Our next adventure involved wandering through the Feast of San Genarro. It’s absolutely mind-boggling to me that even after our dim sum feast, all of the gluttony that is San Genarro still managed to make my mouth water. I settled on a lemon ice, which I shared with the boys.

Next and final food stop of the afternoon was the Bespeckled Trout, an old-fashioned soda shop in the West Village. Glenn and Clancy got milkshakes, but I could only make room for an egg cream. I’ve been thinking about getting seltzer so I can make egg creams at home — is it kosher to make egg creams with anything other than Fox’s U-Bet syrup? Hmmm . . .

My family has long ridiculed me for not liking goat cheese. I keep trying to like it — I swear! Well, I finally found one I can actually say that I like. Had it recently at ‘inoteca (the sous-chef from Lupa, who was very soused when I met him, decided to share his cheese plate with me). Note the butterfat content, which is probably why I like it.

The Food Section: Shopping List: Coach Farm Triple Cream Goat Cheese

My family has long ridiculed me for not liking goat cheese. I keep trying to like it — I swear! Well, I finally found one I can actually say that I like. Had it recently at ‘inoteca (the sous-chef from Lupa, who was very soused when I met him, decided to share his cheese plate with me). Note the butterfat content, which is probably why I like it.

The Food Section: Shopping List: Coach Farm Triple Cream Goat Cheese

A few of my new favorite food sites:

Chowhound’s New York Region Home Page — this site contains great message boards about eating out in NYC. You can type in a question about where to find fish tacos, find out what people think about a new place, or read about the eternal Mary’s Fish Camp/Pearl Oyster Bar debate.

The Julie/Julia Project — this woman has spent the last year of her life methodically cooking every recipe in Julia Childs’ The Art of French Cooking. She also has a fantastic potty-mouth and raves about all the crazy NYC shit that the rest of us only think, but don’t commit to writing.

Menupages — this site contains printed menus from tons of NYC restaurants (Manhattan only, though). Very handy.

And finally — through Friendster, I discovered that a friend of mine is a major foodie — a fact I never learned in the 5 years that I’ve known him. He’s sort of an ancillary part of my circle of friends, so it’s not completely surprising that I didn’t know this before, but we’ve been having great IM chats about food, restaurants, and life in general. Who knows where that may lead?

A few of my new favorite food sites:

Chowhound’s New York Region Home Page — this site contains great message boards about eating out in NYC. You can type in a question about where to find fish tacos, find out what people think about a new place, or read about the eternal Mary’s Fish Camp/Pearl Oyster Bar debate.

The Julie/Julia Project — this woman has spent the last year of her life methodically cooking every recipe in Julia Childs’ The Art of French Cooking. She also has a fantastic potty-mouth and raves about all the crazy NYC shit that the rest of us only think, but don’t commit to writing.

Menupages — this site contains printed menus from tons of NYC restaurants (Manhattan only, though). Very handy.

And finally — through Friendster, I discovered that a friend of mine is a major foodie — a fact I never learned in the 5 years that I’ve known him. He’s sort of an ancillary part of my circle of friends, so it’s not completely surprising that I didn’t know this before, but we’ve been having great IM chats about food, restaurants, and life in general. Who knows where that may lead?