Asian Mashup

September 29, 2014 by Jesse Hsu in NYC, Manhattan, LES, Restaurant, Review

After thumbing through pics of lamb carpaccio and foie gras in crispy bric dough scattered throughout my IG feed for the past month, I attempted to snag a table at Dirty French, the latest venture from Team Torrisi focused on French cuisine with Moroccan and Southeast influences.

Since they opened around Labor Day, tables earlier than 10pm were nonexistent and it took about two weeks until I received a call that a last minute table opened up around 8pm. So much for the Barry’s Bootcamp session I had planned to attend that evening.

Running a few minutes late, I walked past Katz’s when my eyes were naturally drawn to the bright pink neon signs silently screaming out DIRTY FRENCH.

Quince: All That Glitters Is Gold

Quince

February 19, 2014 by Jesse Hsu in California, San Francisco, Restaurant, Review

For Anna’s birthday dinner a few weeks ago, I took her to Quince, a restaurant located in the in Jackson Square neighborhood of San Francisco. Chef Michael Tusk's menu is French and Italian inspired and sources local ingredients from Northern California. Walking into the restaurant, you couldn’t help but feel at ease. The host made eye contact, smiled, and welcomed us warmly. Coats were taken and we were shown to our table in under a minute.

2013 : Year in Review

December 25, 2013 by Jesse Hsu in Infographic, Restaurant, Review, NYC

As 2013 draws to a close, it's good to have a time of self-reflection.

It's no surprise that I eat out. My goal was to gather and display the data in an inaugural infographic to answer a few of my own questions.

Here's to 2014...

Cheers!