Avocado Burger — YEN 1,500
The most popular item on the menu is the avocado burger. Ripe avocados, fresh tomatoes, and the flavorful buns all meld to make this delicious burger a consistent hit. Although it’s usually crowded during meal times, its well worth the wait. Kua ‘aina is originally from Hawaii but has migrated over to Japan.
Maison du you Bldg. 1F, 1-10-4 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Tel: 03 34 09 32 00
Cheeseburger — EUR 12
Americans make the best comfort food, and HAND in Paris is living proof. Perfect for brunches or quick eats. The restaurants name which stands for Have a Nice Day brings vintage American food to the French consumer. The cheeseburger comes with hash browns and a small salad.
39 rue Richelieu, Paris, 75001, France
Tel: +33 1 40 15 03 27
Jean Georges’ Warm Chocolate Cake, Vanilla Bean Ice Cream – $9
Nougatine at Jean Georges is on the first floor of Trump International Hotel at Colombus Circle, overlooking Central Park. Guests enjoy signature dishes from Michelin Starred restaurant Jean Georges in less formal setting. The signature Warm Chocolate Cake was part of our Three Course Brunch ($28), which can also be ordered as a dessert for $9. This chocolaty cake is crispy on the outside and filled with molten Valrhona chocolate. The cake was originally created by Jean-Georges Vongerichten himself, and copied all over the world.
1 Central Park West, New York, NY 10023
Phone: (212) 299-1000
Salmon a la Plancha – EUR 32
An establishment for excellence in Paris, located on avenue Montaigne features a variety of classic international dishes from the kitchen of Alain Ducasse. The salmon featured above was wrapped around from the center to form a circle with the top pan seared. The center of the salmon connecting the two ends is lined with spinach. Garnishes include ‘roseval’ potatoes and watercress. There is a flavor of French mustard present.
21 Avenue Montaigne, Paris, 75008, France
Phone: +33 1 53 67 64 00
The Parker’s Special – 2 Eggs, 2 Pancakes, 2 Bacon, 2 Sausage and Ham, Home Fries and Toast – $11.99
Parker’s Maple Barn opened in 1960′s solely as a small sugar house, but the business grown and the Parker family decided to open a country breakfast restaurant. It’s the most popular restaurants in the area, but even today, the sugar house still produces their own maple syrup following the original method used 50 years ago. Pancakes are hearty and thick with fluffy texture, but the best part is…you can use as much pure maple syrup as you want!
1316 Brookline Road, Mason, NH 03048
(603) 878-2308
ShackBurger: American Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato and ShackSauce – Single $4.75 Double $7.25
French Fries: 100% Trans-fat free, made with Yukon Gold potatoes – $2.75
Prepare yourself for a long line at Madison Square Park Shake Shack, where the legendary burger shack that started in 2004.
Southeast corner of Madison Square Park, near Madison Ave. and East 23rd St. New York, NY
Phone: (212) 889-6600
Fried Chicken Dinner – $8.50 (4 piece with fries, slaw, and roll)
This tiny shop from a small town offers a variety of foods, but there is one outstanding item. Fried Chicken. All the people that I have introduced this fried chicken to, family and friends, are surprised by the simplicity of this common comfort food. The place uses quality chicken and fries them with a simple breading. The outcome is a mildly salty and extra-crispy fried chicken. A simple mildly salty breading may seem inferior to the immense variety of wild flavors out there, but it satisfies the one of the basic human cravings of salt, sugar, and fat. Not to mention the tongue searing juices squeezing out of each bite into the chicken. Carnivore unleash.
653 Vernon Avenue, Glencoe, IL 60022
Phone: (847) 835-4900
Baked BBQ Pork Bun – C$3.95 (order of 3)
One of the typical offerings during the dim sum hours of a Chinese restaurant is the Baked BBQ Pork Bun. The reality is that few restaurants can masterfully produce this dish and majority fail only to get by with the unsuspecting customer. The beauty of this particular dish from Pelican Seafood Restaurant is the fluffy and chewiness of the bun without the teeth clinging stickiness. I hate it when I have to violently tongue the lodged dough from my teeth. Of course this review can’t be complete without mentioning the fragrant BBQ pork slowing baking inside the bun. The BBQ pork inside is juicy unlike many other restaurants that procure dried saucy BBQ pork. To finish it off, on top is a thin glaze of honey.
1895 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V5L1T3, Canada
Phone: (604) 251-3395
Grilled Thracian Beef Tenderloin — TRL 50
The steak has been butterflied as it was ordered ‘well done’. It was cooked with lemon and olive oil. The steak sits upon mashed potato with spinach and spring vegetables accompanying it. A demi glace sauce is also delivered with the dish.
Suzer Plaza, Elmadag, 34367, Istanbul
Phone: +90 212 334 44 44
Saslik Kebab — TRL 20
This dish comprised of barbecued slices of specially marinated beef and onion rings. This marination is a specialty of Turkish cuisine. This restaurant was recommended as the ‘best’ for classic Turkish kebabs, however, the restaurant both tried to double the bill by both adding extra items and by increasing the quantity of drinks we ordered. The dish was, nonetheless, very seasoned and tender.
Çamlık Sokak No:15, Levent, Istanbul
Phone: +90 212 270 24 33
