Posted in just hungry, new york: south-indian, tagged jersey city uncovered on May 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
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My friend Susan recently started the online magazine Jersey City Uncovered. It’s a publication dedicated to discovering cool things about Jersey City, which, surprisingly, is a really neat place. I spent quite a bit of time in JC over the past two weeks and I like that 1. the PATH no longer intimidates me and [...]
Posted in *restaurants: new york, manhattan, new york: indian, new york: south-indian, tagged dosa, iddly, idli, kichidi, saravanaas, upma on April 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Lately, all I’ve wanted to eat is South Indian food…and fruits, and daal. What’s happening to me?
I’ve mentioned Saravanaas a bunch on this blog. I first ate there with my parents a little over a year ago when I moved to the city, and then I took a friend there for his birthday because I [...]
Posted in *restaurants: new york, manhattan, new york, new york*: murray hill, new york: indian, new york: south-indian on April 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We had plans, great plans for Saturday night. We were going to dinner (some place fancy) in the east village and then stop by a friend’s party and maybe go out after that, too. Three engagements in one evening is quite unusual for my hermit-self. But as the minutes drew closer to seven, I started [...]
Posted in *restaurants: new york, new york, new york: indian, new york: south-indian, tagged jersey city south indian, mysore masala dosa, spring dosa on March 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
On Robert Sietsema’s recommendation, T. and I made the trip to Jersey City for a meal at Udupi Shri Krishna Palace. While waiting for Gabe, who was overjoyed we were visiting his neighborhood, we walked the glittery length of Newark Avenue, ducking into shops to watch small crowds of customers order sev puri and samosas. [...]
Posted in *restaurants: new york, manhattan, new york*: murray hill, new york: breakfast, new york: indian, new york: south-indian on February 10, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Chennai Garden
For my Sunday lunch, I want full-bodied flavors that won’t make me feel like a lazy pudding. After all, Sunday is the last day of glorious freedom before the week begins and although Punjabi food or cheesy fries from Shake Shack sound appealing, I don’t want to be so weighed down by [...]
Posted in manhattan, new york, new york*: murray hill, new york: indian, new york: south-indian, tagged indian/paki on September 11, 2007 | 3 Comments »
…don’t order Gujarati food. I got the Gujarati Thali at Tiffinwallah. However, I would recommend ordering something else: Tiffinwallah’s menu has plenty of options, and there is no need to order the Gujarati dish, even if the word “undhiyo” makes you salivate and lose your senses.
This was the Gujarati Thali I shared with my friend. [...]
