I went up to Syracuse a few weekends ago, and I ate this amazing vegetable soup at this hole-in-the-wall bookstore cum cafe, Second Story Books. I had been bitching to my boyfriend about how much I hate soup, and how I think it’s stupid. “Liquefied food?” I asked him. “Gross.” But I can’t stop raving [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Syracuse’
November 3, 2008
I Used to Hate Soup But Now I Like It: A Recipe Inspired by a Great Bowl of Soup I Had at Second Story Books in Syracuse
April 20, 2008
The People at Alto Cinco Are Real Sweethearts
Alto Cinco has always been my one of my favorite places to eat at Syracuse, but I was just blown away by their service this Saturday. My roommate wanted to eat there for lunch, but all I wanted was something cold and sugary (it was 80 degrees out that day). So I went up to [...]
April 18, 2008
Mom’s Diner on Westcott Street: Best Pancakes Ever!
I’d never eaten at Mom’s Diner on Westcott St. before, even though it’s been a popular Syracuse University haunt for years. Everyone keeps telling me it’s “really great” but I hadn’t really cared or wanted to eat there, because A, the interior design of Mom’s looked dilapidated and hobo-esque and B, it was “too far” [...]
April 4, 2008
Real Quick Mussels Spaghetti in a White Wine and Basil Oil Broth: Steve Cooked it Two Nights Ago and It Was Awesome
If there’s anyone I love to talk about food with, it’s my roommate Steve, who actually cooks the things that he wants to cook instead of just sitting around, dreaming, talking and blogging about it, like me. The mussels with pasta is the first recipe Steve attempted from his new Jamie Oliver cookbook, Cook with [...]
March 24, 2008
New Salad Option at the Schine Salad Bar
If you eat at the Schine salad bar often, you know that your options are limited. Every salad topper is disgusting (corn, chopped eggs, broccoli, drained tuna, banana peppers), the dressings have flakes of tuna and olives floating in them and the only good thing about it is the potato salad and croutons. But they’ve [...]
March 22, 2008
Kinda Gross But I Swear It’s Good: Kimchi Sushi
Two days ago I was so starving that i took a piece of nori (sushi seaweed), dumped cold rice on top of it, laid on a bunch of kimchi on top and rolled it up. I literally ate it in 30 seconds, it was that good. If there was a piece of Spam in it, [...]
February 1, 2008
Kimbap: the Korean Version of Sushi
If you want to venture into the land of sushi but are absolutely petrified of raw fish, then kimbap, a Korean snack food, is your answer. It’s exactly like sushi, except it doesn’t have any raw fish — it usually has an egg, carrot, cucumber, spinach, bulgoki (Korean barbequed meat) and sweet pickled radish filling [...]
