On the left, their special donut. Mango yeast donut! I saw mango and it was a done deal. I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE mango. They had it in yeast donut and cake donut form but went with yeast after consulting with the guy working there. It's pretty good. I mean, I just don't like that the flavor isn't really integrated. It's like first you taste like a regular yeast donut and then the mango comes in. And boy is it good. That mango glaze screams mango! I wish there were more mango chunks or creme or something to make it a stronger flavor. But, it's doughnut plant. So it's still damn good. Speaking of damn good, I tried the coconut creme yeast donut and that was AWESOME. See the difference with this one is that it had a coconut cream inside that was soooo good. AND it had a coconut glaze with coconut flakes all over the top! The flavor was screaming coconut! The yeast donut was perfect, chewy and that smooth coconut filling with the somewhat crunchy coconut flakes was just GREAT. Adding to repertoire of their best donuts to choose from. Oh, Doughnut Plant. I've missed you. Will visit again soon, promise!
Thursday, June 21, 2012
More Doughnut Plant!!!!
Hey, doughnut plant. Nice to see you again. I had a meeting that was a couple of blocks away early in the morning and I was hungry. My mom brought home a donut and I remembered it was nearby so I was like Breakfast= DONUTS!!!
On the left, their special donut. Mango yeast donut! I saw mango and it was a done deal. I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE mango. They had it in yeast donut and cake donut form but went with yeast after consulting with the guy working there. It's pretty good. I mean, I just don't like that the flavor isn't really integrated. It's like first you taste like a regular yeast donut and then the mango comes in. And boy is it good. That mango glaze screams mango! I wish there were more mango chunks or creme or something to make it a stronger flavor. But, it's doughnut plant. So it's still damn good. Speaking of damn good, I tried the coconut creme yeast donut and that was AWESOME. See the difference with this one is that it had a coconut cream inside that was soooo good. AND it had a coconut glaze with coconut flakes all over the top! The flavor was screaming coconut! The yeast donut was perfect, chewy and that smooth coconut filling with the somewhat crunchy coconut flakes was just GREAT. Adding to repertoire of their best donuts to choose from. Oh, Doughnut Plant. I've missed you. Will visit again soon, promise!
On the left, their special donut. Mango yeast donut! I saw mango and it was a done deal. I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE mango. They had it in yeast donut and cake donut form but went with yeast after consulting with the guy working there. It's pretty good. I mean, I just don't like that the flavor isn't really integrated. It's like first you taste like a regular yeast donut and then the mango comes in. And boy is it good. That mango glaze screams mango! I wish there were more mango chunks or creme or something to make it a stronger flavor. But, it's doughnut plant. So it's still damn good. Speaking of damn good, I tried the coconut creme yeast donut and that was AWESOME. See the difference with this one is that it had a coconut cream inside that was soooo good. AND it had a coconut glaze with coconut flakes all over the top! The flavor was screaming coconut! The yeast donut was perfect, chewy and that smooth coconut filling with the somewhat crunchy coconut flakes was just GREAT. Adding to repertoire of their best donuts to choose from. Oh, Doughnut Plant. I've missed you. Will visit again soon, promise!
JEAN GEORGES!!!
We made it to Jean Georges!!! We went for a celebratory belated birthday dinner to celebrate me and mona's transition into adulthood. Haha. Anyhow, side note, dress really professional cuz this place does not mess around dress code wise and you will feel intimidated even when you are dressed up. So look good. We went for lunch since they had a deal. They came out with amuse bouches but since I don't have pictures and I have no clue what they were called or what was in them, I'm just gonna say they weren't bad but nothing to write about. We started off with the sweet pea soup with parmesan (right) and the goat cheese gnocchi with caramelized baby artichokes, lemon and olive oil (left).
First off, the gnocchi. It was very cheesy. After all it was pretty much cheese with artichokes. I don't remember much about this dish (this happened a while ago, forgive the lack of memory). I just remember thinking very chees-y. What I do remember? The friggin sweet pea soup! First off, the croutons are placed on the bottom and the parmesan too. And then they come to your table and pour the sweet pea soup on top! How cool is that? Anyhow, this soups was one of my favorite dishes. It was just so strong in pea flavor (I <3 peas!) and it also had a very strong parmesan cheese flavor that I just LOVED. I kept eating it and I couldn't believe how much I was loving soup. Yes, soup. It was that good. This was followed by a mid course meal.
It was crispy crab with pink peppercorn and exotic fruits. That crab was definitely crispy. You could literally hear the crunch when you cut it with a knife. I don't know what the exotic fruits were per se, but I did like them. I also liked the greens that were on there too. The pink peppercorn I'm not remembering so much but I do know I remembered the strong crab flavor and liked that. then, came our main dishes.
On the left was the crispy sweetbreads with glazed maitake mushrooms, spring onion and hibiscus. That one was unique because I've never had sweetbreads before so I didn't know what t expect. Plus when I cut it, I really thought it was some sort of meat just based on the texture but Mona kept reassuring me it wasn't so I just kept eating it. The texture didn't sit well with me but I loved the crispyness and it tasted kinda like well for lack of a better description, sweet bread. The maitake mushrroms were a nice addition and the hibiscus provided a bit of sweetness to the dish. On the right was the grilled beef tenderloin with cherry mustard, mustard greens, and purple potato chips. Cooked medium well, it was a nice piece of meat. The cherry mustard was a bit bitter with the mustard greens but I didn't mind it so much. Sorry for no pics of the purple potato chips, but well, they were chips. Nothing special. Now, on to dessert!
So on the left was their chocolate tasting. It came with their signature molten chocolate lava cake with vanilla bean ice cream. It was pretty standard lava cake, nice smooth liquid chocolate with cake perfectly balanced by the ice cream. Classic. It also came with a white chocolate meringue with meyer lemon ice and cinnamon.This was actually quite unique. At first you only taste the tart lemon but then as you keep eating you slowly get the smooth white chocolate meringue that balances out that tartness. The cinnamon also gave it a nice arthy touch. Defninitely different. On the right was the caramel tasting. It came with caramelized pineapple, carrot cake pieces, and molasses. That one was the star. I wish there were more carrot cake cuz it was pretty awesome. But, the caramelized pineapple was pretty rad too. I'm definitely gonna caramelize my pineapples from now on. The molasses added to the sweetness but surprisingly it wasnt too sweet. Loved it.It also came wit hsticky toffee cake, coconut sorbet, and a tamarind caramel. Not sure what tamarind tastes like but it just tasted like caramel, which is always good. The sticky toffee cake was very dense, almost chewy. It was very sweet but thats ok cuz the creamy coconut was like hey what's up and then youre like mmmm coconut, and the sweet is back with that caramel. Pretty good I'd say. But it's not over yet!
Birthday cake surprise! I called ahead and told them it was her birthday and Mona was shocked haha. It was quite funny. Anyhow, that thing was so damn cute we didn't wanna eat it. The chocolate bow, the gold pieces, the cute little box! We did anyway. I have no clue what was in it. Definitely chocolate something or other with some sort of cake, crunchy bottom and something creamy like a pudding like thing in the middle. Worst description ever but that's all I remember. Oh, and the white chocolate shard that they wrote happy birthday on. Hold on! Stilll not done.
We finished off with some dessert amuse bouches. It came with strawberry macarons and some truffles! They were pretty good. The macarons literally melted in your mouth and had a very strong strawberry flavor both in the cookie an jam in the middle. The truffles were really good too! There was a caramel one that was awesome as well as a passionfruit one that I really liked.Usually I'm against pureed fruit and chocolate like in truffles, gimme some caramel or more chocolate! But that was really good! So all in all a really good meal! And no that expensive either! Go for lunch! :)
First off, the gnocchi. It was very cheesy. After all it was pretty much cheese with artichokes. I don't remember much about this dish (this happened a while ago, forgive the lack of memory). I just remember thinking very chees-y. What I do remember? The friggin sweet pea soup! First off, the croutons are placed on the bottom and the parmesan too. And then they come to your table and pour the sweet pea soup on top! How cool is that? Anyhow, this soups was one of my favorite dishes. It was just so strong in pea flavor (I <3 peas!) and it also had a very strong parmesan cheese flavor that I just LOVED. I kept eating it and I couldn't believe how much I was loving soup. Yes, soup. It was that good. This was followed by a mid course meal.
It was crispy crab with pink peppercorn and exotic fruits. That crab was definitely crispy. You could literally hear the crunch when you cut it with a knife. I don't know what the exotic fruits were per se, but I did like them. I also liked the greens that were on there too. The pink peppercorn I'm not remembering so much but I do know I remembered the strong crab flavor and liked that. then, came our main dishes.
On the left was the crispy sweetbreads with glazed maitake mushrooms, spring onion and hibiscus. That one was unique because I've never had sweetbreads before so I didn't know what t expect. Plus when I cut it, I really thought it was some sort of meat just based on the texture but Mona kept reassuring me it wasn't so I just kept eating it. The texture didn't sit well with me but I loved the crispyness and it tasted kinda like well for lack of a better description, sweet bread. The maitake mushrroms were a nice addition and the hibiscus provided a bit of sweetness to the dish. On the right was the grilled beef tenderloin with cherry mustard, mustard greens, and purple potato chips. Cooked medium well, it was a nice piece of meat. The cherry mustard was a bit bitter with the mustard greens but I didn't mind it so much. Sorry for no pics of the purple potato chips, but well, they were chips. Nothing special. Now, on to dessert!
Big Gay Ice Cream Truck- Bea Arthur!
On the way to work I was early and spotted the truck. Decided to try something new so I tried the Bea Arthur. It came with vanilla soft serve with dulce de leche covered in crushed nilla wafers.
Look at that beauty. Damn I want some big gay ice cream truck right now. It was sweet from the dulce de leche but that was easily balanced by the smooth creamy vanilla ice cream. The nilla wafers also added a nice crunch. It was good, but I gotta say, the salty pimp is still the best!
Kelvin Slush! Finally!!!
Hey, I know I have been MIA for like ever but I honestly just wasn't trying anything new. A lot of this stuff is out of date cuz they all happened recently but I don't remember when exactly so I'm just gonna write about what I remember. And I definitely remember Kelvin Slush. I spotted them on the way to meeting up with my sister and Mom for a semi early dinner. Mine kinda looks like the one below. I got an arnold palmer base with mango puree. Mmmmm it was good. Arnold Palmer was the perfect balance of sweet and tart. You get a little zing from the lemonade but the sweet iced tea balances it out perfectly. The mango also added a nice fruity flavor that I liked. I got a bigger size and actually regret not getting the small. Don't be fooled. It looks tiny but it's so much! So much goodness!
So when I met up with Mona and told her about it, she wanted one too. She got the Arnold Palmer with mixed berry which was good too. Very fruity flavor from the berries. Not too sweet either. Another winner.
They both even just look awesome! Oh and you could add more than one fruit puree for 75 cents I think. They had passion fruit, mango, mixed berry, raspberry, and much more. Check em out!! Especially wit h the current hot weather!
So when I met up with Mona and told her about it, she wanted one too. She got the Arnold Palmer with mixed berry which was good too. Very fruity flavor from the berries. Not too sweet either. Another winner.
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