Happy Monday!  I’ll be heading to Singapore for a few days next week – the country is known for its AMAZING food, so I’ll be pigging out there, no question!  In anticipation of that, I thought I’d share my dining experiences at a few South-East Asian restaurants in NYC. I recently dined at New Malaysia with fellow blogger Terri.  Malaysia and Singapore have quite similar cuisine, so this post will provide you with a glimpse of what I’ll be sampling next week.

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Located at the Brooklyn Flea, People’s Pops offers hand-made shave ice and ice pops in summer-ready flavors.  The weather was balmy, humid and asking for a pop, so I was happy to oblige.  We had several flavor options:
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I recently had my first taste of Lebanese food at ilili, with an eating buddy who was familiar with this cuisine.  I love eating with “experts” in cuisine types – I just sit back and let them order.  We ordered several dishes to share, and each was delicious.  We first started with beverages:

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If my kitchen could look like Williams-Sonoma, I’d be a happy girl.  I recently received a W-S credit, and used it to buy some mini madeleine pans.  Practical gal that I am, I concluded that it was only practical to make madeleines this weekend – don’t you agree?
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Last Friday, the 13th (oooOOooooh), I sampled the tapas at Boqueria with some friends.  Tapas always bring back memories of my backpacking trip through Europe four years ago, where we had copious amounts of tapas, pork products and manchego cheese as we traipsed our way through Spain.  Would Boqueria live up to those high standards?

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Melt Bakery was next on my list of the yummy eats at Hester Street Fair.  Founded by Julian Plyter and Kareem Hamady (according to their nifty website), Melt Bakery offers ice cream sandwiches in unique flavors.  This past weekend, I had five flavors to choose from:

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This past weekend, I had the delicious experience of trying Guerrilla Ice Cream, located on Saturdays at the Hester Street Fair.  Guerrilla isn’t the most conventional name for an ice cream purveyor, and we soon learned the significance behind this unique moniker.

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The next stop on my quest (to try ALL the cupcakes in NYC) was The Cupcake Stop.  Combining my love of food trucks and cupcakes, The Cupcake Stop offers a variety of flavors, including black-and-white, fluffernutter, rocky road, and tiramisu.  A purist, I went with my favorite – the red velvet.

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Recently gracing New York Magazine’s Cheap Eat list, A-Wah is located deep in Chinatown, nestled among dim sum joints and dry foods stores.  Last week, I paid a visit to this hole-in-the-wall;  I started with an old favorite – dan dan mein (noodles).
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I took the above photo while the waiter at Cacio e Pepe prepared my pasta.  I mean, come on – a parmesan bowl!  Need I say more?

Okay fine.

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