kismet09 ([personal profile] kismet09) wrote2012-07-08 09:20 pm
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more ny, now with monkey!

since [livejournal.com profile] olaugh, was off gallivanting with spherulitic[livejournal.com profile] wisemonkeydecided to come for a visit this weekend. got here saturday, we played a bit of scrabble, then went to Ajihei, a sushi place in Princeton that I've been meaning to try since I arrived in town. The pieces of fish were huge, and the rice was a great temperature, well-seasoned, and packed properly. I think the ratio was a little much fish for the rice, but it was some of the freshest fish I've ever had. We got seven piece chef's choice, which included two kinds of mackerel, tuna, salmon, yellowtail (i think), shrimp (which I didn't try), and one more that I've already forgotten. Also tried the eel and tamago, because they're my favorites.

Today, we trekked into NYC, met [livejournal.com profile] dugy1001 and squeegman, and waited in line pre-opening to try Ippudo -- we were seated right away. Great service, great pork buns, great ramen. I had classic, but I'll have modern next time. Wandered over to Washington Square Park and met up with [livejournal.com profile] sr_orangepants and his brother, but only had one Scrabble board between five players. Two tourists from London came by because they read in their guidebook that there was Scrabble in the park on Sundays. Random, especially since none of the people who regularly play in the park were there. Played two games of CSW, then some fry your brain, then went to Pommes Frites. Ducked into a coffee shop, played a bit more Scrabble, then to Chinatown to drop monkey at the bus, and get a giant container full of dumplings at Shu Ziao Fu Zhou for $3 (thanks for the recommendation, yelp!)

It took way too long to get home, but I had dumplings and flashcards and Tim to keep me company. 

[identity profile] srockhop.livejournal.com 2012-07-09 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
i need to come visit and just follow you around to different food spots.

[identity profile] kismet09.livejournal.com 2012-07-10 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
cecilia finds most of them!

[identity profile] wisemonkey.livejournal.com 2012-07-10 12:08 pm (UTC)(link)
this was so fun! <3