Sounds tasty and a lot of fun.  Someone should do one for Hong Kong too.

The 3+ mile stretch of Roosevelt Avenue in Queens between Sunnyside and Flushing is home to some of the best food you can eat in New York, plenty of it right there on the street. $10 will buy you a meal (or two) (or three) from street vendors hailing from, well, everywhere. There are over 130 languages spoken in Queens, and each of those language groups—many along this street—cooks up something utterly wonderful.

 

 

Jeff offers by-appointment tours of Roosevelt Avenue's street food scene. For less than what I'd pay for lunch at some overpriced midtown spots, Jeff showed a small group and me some of the best street food that Queens has to offer in a gut-busting nine-stop tour that included food from Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, and elsewhere.

 

 

 

 

via Seriouseats.com:  A Midnight Street Food Tour of Queens with Jeff Orlick 

According to its own trade group, the Kobe Beef Marketing & Distribution Promotion Association in Japan, where Kobe Beef is a registered trademark, Macao is the only place it is exported to – and only since last year. If you had real Kobe beef in this country (USA) in recent years, someone probably smuggled it in their luggage.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolmsted/2012/04/12/foods-biggest-scam-the-gr...

What's the first thing a traveler should do after hitting the ground?
If you're in a place like Vietnam, Thailand, or Spain—with a strong food culture—go to the morning market, where the average merchant and home cook do their buying. You'll get a quick idea of what everyday consumers enjoy.

When you film, you have a lot of resources at your disposal. How can regular travelers find the kind of folks that you learn from?
A lot of the people that we reach out to are bloggers. It's relatively easy: If you type in, say, "Saigon street food," chances are, you'll eventually come across somebody who has dedicated himself to that subject. Then it's just a matter of reaching out—which is easy, given the way we communicate now.

What do you say to those who might be intimidated by street food?
Street stalls are in the business of feeding their neighbors. You're far more likely to be poisoned by a big hotel chain buffet. I mean, if no one drinks the water in a particular country, you certainly shouldn't either. But a crowded food stall where a lot of locals are eating something that doesn't look very familiar to you? That's the good stuff. And in a way, the filthier the place looks, the better; clearly they're feeling pretty confident about their food.

Is there a destination you think is underrated right now?
Beirut. It's a thrilling, wonderful place. It feels like a European Miami but much better. Better food, nicer people, better all-around city.

Have you ever gotten really sick?
Twice in 10 years, and it wasn't a surprise. Simple diarrhea is another story; it's something you just have to be prepared for as a traveler. You bring your appropriate medications, but it's hardly the end of the world. And I always try to remind people: Leave yourself open to the perfect meal by leaving yourself open to the occasional really bad one. The best kind of vacation is one where everything goes marvelously and memorably wrong. Those are the incidents you laugh about 20 years later.

http://www.budgettravel.com/feature/anthony-bourdain-find-great-local-cuisine...

Favspot: This is my favorite spot for donuts

via http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/social-media-explained-with-donuts

We have been hearing about this place for quite some time. It was being posted mulitple times on Favspot by different users and I remembered 小儀 was the first to post that spot with their famous crunch cake. Being a huge fan of Sevva's crunch cake, I have always wanted to try this place and see if it would be just as good!

Spoil Cafe is a tiny restaurant hidden on the corner of Sun Street in Wan Chai. The area is so chilled and quiet that you almost forgot you are still in the heart of HK City. I tried walking in a few times but was never been able to get a table. I thought I was just out of luck but when I tried calling for reservation, I then realized I needed to wait 1 month for a table! I never expected a "cafe" would require such a long wait! My advice is to go after 2pm on an afternoon, so you can still try their food but without the wait. Mind you though, there would be dishes that might be sold out and so you are also testing your luck!

We went there during lunch on a weekday. It is a small cozy cafe and their lunch menu only has a limited variety to choose from. For appetizer, they offer a minestrone soup, a green salad or a salad with mango and avocado. I picked the minestrone soup. It was good and surprisingly light but nothing too much out of the ordinary.

Then for the main course, it has different types of pasta to choose from or a tuna & apple sandwich or smoked salmon and broiche egg sandwich. We all picked the recommended must-try - Spicy Thai (tom yum) linguine with Prawns. I am normally not a prawn or shrimp person but it was exceptionally good. The tom yum flavor is just right with a bit of spicy and cream sauce and matches perfectly with the prawns. This is what I would call a true fusion dish.

As for dessert, we saw a 1 and 1/2 crunch cake sitting in the fridge waiting for us to order and it was a such a huge disappointment when we were told that those were all reserved for their dinner guests. They only baked the cake fresh daily and so would only make "just enough" each day. We were told to hold a piece of cake too when we made the reservation!!! Oh well... so we tried the almond cake and the rich chocolate cake as our consolation prize. 

The almond cake taste was very subtle. Paul and Edwyn who joined me at lunch were not a big fan. Paul thought the cake was a little too dry. I think it was good and perfect for someone who wanted a light dessert. The almond was being blended in with the flour to create the almond flavor and it was being grinded so smoothly that you didn't feel the texture until you start to wonder where the almond is coming from. They added figs into the cake which makes the texture even more interesting.

The rich chocolate cake was rich. It was a little too heavy for me. It might taste better if we didn't eat so much beforehand and just had the cake on its own.

I would definitely recommend this little hidden gem in Wan Chai and would need to go back and try their reowned crunch cake! 

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