Phở - Trying Vietnamese Food in NYC

I have so much I want to share with you from our trip this past week to New York City! (We had an amazing time!) I have photos, stories, and unique places to tell you about. Since today is a Saturday, and I like my Food themed Saturday posts - I want to tell you about our first visit to a Vietnamese Restaurant, and the wonderful dish 'Phở'! (Pronounced 'Fuh').



Our friends in Brooklyn knew of a great place to get Phở in Manhattan, and we were happy to meet them there! The place is called 'Mott Pho Bang'. It was a nice little place, with a cool atmosphere.


Phở is a soup dish, with white rice noodles, beef broth, and very thinly sliced, slightly rare beef (Or Chicken, but we went with Beef.) Before they bring your soup out to the table, they bring all sorts of accoutrements and garnishes. Including - Vietnamese basil, Lemon, Bean Sprouts, Sriracha, Fish Oil, Red Chili Oil, Red Chili Paste, Hoisin sauce, and more I'm sure I'm forgetting.



When you're really starting to get hungry looking at all the goodness on your table, they finally bring out your huge steaming bowl of soup! (With Chopsticks and a really big spoon.)



Then the fun part begins - Adding what you like from the table to your bowl. Everyone's dish turns out so different by the end! I had a great time adding one ingredient at a time and tasting, then adding more. The taste was constantly changing, and getting better with every ingredient!



I can't wait to have this delicious comfort food again! Have you ever tried Pho?

Yummy Saturday

In this tasty little package is an orange flavored, Olive Oil Torta. Hand made, all natural, and imported from Spain (we found them at Wegmans!). They are a little citrusy, kind of like a cracker, and they have a sweet crunchy sugar topping. They are fantastic! They go perfectly with a late morning cup of coffee on a Saturday.


I especially like the dark spots, where the sugar has turned all caramely. Yum!

Try these if you have a chance, let me know what you think.

Happy Saturday!

This and That

It seems like this week is going slowly. I'm enjoying it, relaxing and soaking in all the lovely changes of the season.

I think the highlight of my week so far, may just be the fact that PUMPKIN coffee is back on shelves! (Yay Fall, Anyone?!)

We heard through a friend of a friend that there was a new little Greek restaurant in town. It was supposed to be good, so we headed out there on Monday to find out for ourselves.



The restaurant has fabulous greek food. Gyros and Falafels, and the best Moussaka I have ever tasted (I'm not even crazy about eggplant!).



They were actually so good, we tried their Pizza and Wings on tuesday night. They are really great too! It's so nice to have a new restaurant open in town. I hope they do well, and stick around for a while. It’s a small place, with a friendly owner, so I’m crossing my fingers for them, even though I’m thinking their food will speak for itself!

On a Shop related note, I listed a couple really unique pair of vintage shoes on Etsy today! Check them out..




Visit My Etsy Shop for more information.

Tomorrow I'm going to the post office, and hopefully I'll have a chance to get to some thrift stores. For now, I'm getting another cup of Pumpkin Coffee!
What are you doing on this Wednesday night?

Plastic Camera Photos.

Okay, these aren't really from an old plastic camera. I took them with an application on my iPhone. Either way, I love love love the look and feel of these 'Old' Photos!