Mitchell's Fish Market

SHRIMP + CRAB DUMPLINGS

basil pesto | blistered tomatoes | pistachios

MITCHELL’S MARKET TRIO

shrimp | crab cake | broiled salmon | fried rice | asparagus

SHANGHAI SHRIMP + SALMON + SEA SCALLOPS

rice wine soy sauce & ginger | sticky rice | spinach

http://www.mitchellsfishmarket.com/the-menu/#menu-items-8

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Vivo Groupon

This Groupon sounded like a regular old Groupon.... But boy oh BOY did we get an amazing surprise.

As you can see I could Barely get the full photo of this without missing a few pieces of bread!! That dip was beyond belief... Sun dried tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and a whole bunch of herbs and spices according to the waiter.... I will try to recreate this soon as well!!!

Peach Sangria... We had two of these and after the night was over, we had to walk around the bloc to ensure we were sober enough to get home LOL

Vieiras

Seared scallops, cinnamon, aioli, paprika oil, potato comfit, romesco

This right here was really good.. I can make this at home, What shocked me was when My hubby ate all the onions... Hats off the the chef!

Salmon con Spinacas

Seared salmon with sautéed spinach, bechamel & white truffle oil

This Salmon was to die for... If this place wasn't so far, I'd go back for this and a glass of wine... the portion was good for sharing, but even better if you wanted it for yourself.... I would love to recreate this dish at home soon!

Paella Valenciana

Lobster tail, shrimp, clams, mussels, chicken, chorizo, sofrito, saffron rice

This is the Paella for two... We got the seafood one of course and I must say, In all my life eating Paella and not really enjoying it, this was by far the BEST paella I ever had.... The flavors and portions of everything was just phenomenal. . The rice was not too soggy, the sauce and seafood were cooked to perfection, not over cooked... I mean OMG was this great...

Crema CatalanaHomemade custard topped with crystallized sugar

Desert was beyond amazing!!! My hubby usually does not like creme brule but the waiter insisted that we try it and oh my was it worth out wild!!

I wish We could take the chef home with us!!

I would definetly recommend this place!! I am actually going to buy another Groupon TODAY!!!

http://www.ivivodoyou.com/restaurant/menu/

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Chart House dinner

 Peach-Bourbon Glazed Scallops & Shrimp 37

skillet fried corn with bacon, asparagus, red grape tomatoes, roasted red peppers

instead of what it comes with, He substituted it for Mango Sticky Rice

This was my Hubby's Dinner, it was delicious but  small in size... He was finished with his dish before I could take 3 bites of mine!!!

Kim Chee Calamari 14.5 

lightly fried with crisp vegetables

This was cool... I expected it to be a bit more spicy....

Chilean Sea Bass 39

Cabell 9 

lobster, lump crab, lemon shallot butter

My dinner was amazeballs!!! Of course I shared with hubby, but man oh man... I did the blackened Sea Bass with the cabell topping!!

http://www.chart-house.com/locations/weehawken/

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St. Andrew Lunch

Pan Seared Sea Scallops and Wild Mushroom Saffron Risotto 

Great pub in the times square area. I wish the portion was a bit larger. I am really hungry after this. And for the price I expected more of something.

Service was okay, the server paid more attention to other things than her tables.

In regards to the food, the seared scallops were delicious. The risotto was astounding. Creamy and decadent. I really wish there was more on my plate honestly.

I would definitely go back for some more 

http://www.standrewsnyc.com/

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Market Cafe Happy Hour

Happy hour with a good friend is always a good time. I know I did a post on this place before... but here are some new things We tried and loved!!!!

Seared Sea Scallops- With Jumbo sea scallops, potato puree, brown butter, and mache - 14$

Seared scallops are hard to find executed well, and when I mean well I mean well. This was sooooo delicious I honestly wanted to order another one to go home even though I was full from the other things we ate... Ugh what an amazing start to our happy hour!!

The sauteed kale was really good. Really green as pictured here, I would have liked a little pepper on it though. Other then that it was good.

The Spinach was eaten the most amongst the both of us. We loved the garlic flavor, and it was not too wilted so you got that fresh spinach flavor.. Yummerzz

The gnocchi... I was so mad at my self for not READING the ingredients in this dish. As a new pescatarianism, I omit meat from my diet but am eating seafood. It tasted so good that I was mad and couldn't believe it was pork I had... I stopped eating it and my friend finished it. Had it not tasted so good, I'd still ask the waiter what was in it... Oh well It was good but not for my new diet....

The calamari. Although different for my friend this way, I prefer calamari grilled and whole like this. It give a different mouth feel to this classic appetizer. I loved the pepper aoli and the stuffed pepper inside. I'd get this again, so would she.

All in all, I always like returning to good spots, and this place did not falter. I really do recommend this place. Psss FYI the drinks were strong and reasonably priced. Only thing is that they open at 5pm...

http://www.marketcafenyc.com/dinner.html

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Birthday picnic

Birthday Picnic for my Boo

I love to cook, when I get the chance I take full advantage! So the theme for the picnic was Asian with a New American twist. 

I love looking up recipes, here I made fire cracker shrimp. I made my own twist, but to get the recipe you  can check the link below. 

 

Seared Scallop salad! This had to be my favorite because everything down to the dressing was home made. Yes homemade!!

 

This pie was to die for, unfortunately I can't have it any more because the awesome woman that makes these moves in a week!!! I will put my orders in for a few pies.  

 

A bottle of Riesling and a couple fresh fruit and we have a marriage of flavors!!!!  

 

Recipes can be found at

http://picturetherecipe.com/index.php/recipes/spicy-firecracker-shrimp/

http://www.tasty-trials.com/2011/10/food-memories.html

I hope you guys enjoy the recipes like I did! 

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Catch NYC

Catch NYC

Great food Horrible service...

A few of my friends and family went out to celebrate a friends birthday. We were super excited to try this seafood spot.

Here we have spicy shrimp that was out of this world. We fought for the last piece. I wasn't victorious though lol.

 

These were the scallops that had some type of pesto on them. OMG were they good. I only had one and now I regret it. Oh well.

 

These lobster rolls were amazing. So fresh and decadent that we had another order at the last minuet. I

I'm salavating over this picture right now

Here was a mushroom pasta  that was really good, thank god we decided to order and share all food!

 

Here was the lobster pasta. it was really good... so good I snuck a fork or two in before taking the picture... luckily my friends stopped me from devouring it whole!

 

Truffle fries!!! need I say more?

 

I'd go here for the food... and not for the service... other then than it's a 50/50 in my book

Go at your hearts content!

http://emmgrp.com/restaurants/catch/#2

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Ludlow Date Night

Talk about seafood galore!!!!

We stopped by Ludlow to see what their Saturday night dinner was like, and boy were we happy!!!

Here we have our appetizer. It was a shrimp and lobster special. unfortunately they change their pizza special weekly so i can't request this again. All I remember from the description was that it had honey glazed shrimp and spicy lobster. The cheese might have been  mozzarella or something. Lord know... All I remember is chewing on my fingers after. LOL

 

Here was my dish. it's not typically on the menu (neither are the other two dishes) but if they ever decide to make it again, I'll show the chef this picture!!!. The pasta and the scallops complemented each other so well. I wish I had some right now actually!!!! :( 

 

The Clam special was to die for also. It had a beautifully reduced pan sauce, with a nice hint of fresh parsley on a bed of angel pasta. the calamari was so decedent that I couldn't stop picking at my dates plate... 

 

I definitely recommend going to ludlow Bistro out in Deer Park. You will not regret it. the waitress are cool and the service is wonderful!

http://www.ludlowbistro.com/

  

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