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tiptup often finds herself at the NW of union sq. during brunch time. if the choice is left to diddykong, it would be petite abeille. sunny bumble bee with tintin looking out the window. tt has visited tintin many times not because the brunch is great but because it is convenient and there is usually no wait. good coffee and tintin videos are a plus but why no close captioning? guess you're

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so tiptup and diddykong were in UES. tt doesn't like UES because none of tt's favorite brunch places are there. yes. tt only thinks about eating. so tt and dk headed over to EJ's luncheonette. there wasn't a wait! tt had sweet potato flapjacks with bananas and pecans and good maple syrup. yum. there were 3 big pancakes, so dk had to finish the 3rd. dk had eggs benedict. too bad the

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continuing on tiptup's tribeca brunch exploration, tt and diddykong ended up in locanda verde. tt has heard a lot about it but never bothered because of the price. but after hearing about the sheeps' milk ricotta. tt headed over. dk had just finished his morning run and went in his running shorts and singlet. not a pretty sight. hohoho. true to the nyc 'non dress code', tt and dk were seated

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diddykong loves to watch tennis. tiptup, not that much. anyway, tt and dk managed to catch some mens semifinals action. tt missed rafa's match but dk said del potro was just the better player. tt was surprised that rafa lost in straight sets but each game was very close.tt arrived just before federer's match. 1h on the 7 train. tt was looking for blue marble ice cream but did not realize

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it has been a while since tiptup has been to the intrepid. so tt was happy to go for a bbq event on board! through the metal detectors and up onto the intrepid. it has definitely been spiffed up since tt's last visit. an ideal place for an event too. the food and entertainment was so so, leaving tt and diddykong to wander off to entertain themselves. I don't think the catering was

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tiptup and diddykong has been checking out the brunch scene in tribeca. this time it was kitchenette. tt had the albuquerque. scrambled eggs with yummy salsa and grilled polenta. purty good! of course tt stole some bacon from dk's lumberjack. coffee was good - illy-like. service was good. tt's cup was never empty. no wait around 11. clean restrooms. a good choice!must go back to try

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after brunch, tt went to stand in line for bacchae tickets at central park. it was a long long longggggggggg line. most of the people at the front of the line were napping or reading. some of them had set up a card table. it was a hot day but tt's spot was under some shade. luckily tt managed to get tickets after ~20 mins of waiting. because tt was at the end of the line, our seats were at

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so everybody knows the shake shack. tiptup likes the shackburger at the shake shack for many reasons. it's tasty! love the sauce. mmmmmm..... it's a good size. and it's nicely packed for easy chomping. yum yum. and it is consistent! the fries are pretty good too. not as good as the crack-like fries from tt's cafeteria but good enough. tt always has fries first because fries are always

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diddykong got free tickets for the off-broadway musical sessions. the instructions were to dress appropriately. tt wondered what that meant. since it was a last minute thing, tt was in t-shirt and capris. tt was not familiar with the algonquin theater. at most broadway places, you can wear what you want but tt would feel awkward showing up at the met opera house in t-shirt and capris.

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tiptup and diddykong decided to have thai for dinner. tt still has not found a favourite thai place after all this time. dok bua and rod dee were tt's favourites in boston. no such luck here.tt decided to go to sripraphai. off to queens. tt and dk came across a crowd milling around the front of the restaurant a little before 7pm. after >30 mins of airport mania, we were seated. sripraphai

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diddykong loves ramen. hmm.. maybe dk does not love ramen. but if you were to leave the dining options up to dk, ramen it will be. l.a.z.y. nyc has lots of options for ramen. tt's favourites are kambi and setagaya. kambi is supposedly the sister-restaurant of minca which tt also likes. kambi is at a more accessible location.tt's favourite ramen at kambi? kambi shio with wavy noodles.

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tiptup has a horrible memory. tt can never remember what tt ate at a particular restaurant and what tt thought about it. once, tt ordered sesame chicken three times in a row at a chinese restaurant before tt finally remembered that sesame chicken is sticky gooey, and not nice and crispy. very sad tt is.hence, in order to minimize the sad tt phenomenon, tt will attempt to document what tt ate

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now for the miscellaneous puerto rico eating.in condado, there's latin star. cheap and convenient breakfast food with slow service.tt and dk also hiked to bebo's café. tt expected a local kopitiam. it was more like denny's...bebo's version of mallorca with ham and cheese.in old san juan, tt and dk also checked out el jibarito. it was supposed to be good farmer food. tasty

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tiptup and diddykong decided to checkout the beaches in fajardo. after sloshing around in the water tt decided to go to la parilla in luquillo for a late lunch.since tt and dk weren't hungry, tt ordered a couple of appetizers and a main dish.seafood mofongo. seafood and plantains doused in tomatoey sauce. it was a nice and breezy restaurant. the food was good. unfortunately the

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mallorca and quesito in hand, tiptup and diddykong set off for camuy caves. after a nice visit to cueva clara, tt and dk stopped for a snack before heading west.stopped at a bodega and munched on a slice of pineapple cake and a donut.tt also checked out an ice cream store before hopping back onto the highway. tt got something that was a cross between italian ice and ice cream. pretty bad

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when tiptup and diddykong went to rincon, tt made dk drive down steep narrow roads to la casa isleña.the sun was setting and the guests at the inn were enjoying the breeze at the beach.mojito while the sun sets. tt and dk sat by the pool and ordered drinks. it was nice and breezy with sounds of the leaves in the wind and water splashing into the pool.it's tapas at casa isleña. deep fried

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another popular place that tiptup and diddykong went to in the san juan was kasalta bakery in ocean park. tt actually went back twice!all for the quesito. that's the one in the middle. tt had that 3 times!! tt also had their mallorcas but again the insufficient butter issue. maybe all mallorcas are like that and tt shouldn't be such an unhealthy little piggy. but it's butterrrrr....

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when tiptup and diddykong visited Old San Juan,tt was excited to hear about the warm buttery mallorcas.so it was off to find la bombonera. another place that fills up fast.tt ordered asapao de pollo with tostones. yum yum.reasonably priced homestyle food.tt would definitely come here often for dinner if tt lived in the city.finished up with caféand a mallorca.tt would have preferred more

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so tt and diddykong took off to san juan, puerto rico. after checking in, what was 1st on the agenda? foooddd.off to calle dos hermanos, santurce. a few wrong turns and with some help along the way, tt and dk arrive at the market square. tasca del pescador.it was before dinner time but the place was already packed. tt and dk tried to decipher the specials but failed miserably. luckily the

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tiptup found a new dimsum place. well, new to tt.tt likes oriental garden but the wait has been steadily growing longer. so tt brought diddykong to red egg.prices are from $2.75 - $6, with most of the dishes at $3.75. there are no carts. just tick your choices like at sushi restaurants. that means piping hot dimsum. unfortunately, one time, they came almost all at once! but there is another

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ok, this is the last CNY post... tiptup managed to buy some CNY goodies from curry leaves. kuih rose! yum yum. these were good.maybe tt should call the aunty to see what else she makes. tt also bought some arrowroot chips. yummy yum yum. more arrowroot chips please. not sure if they were by the same aunty. tt also bought some kaya puffs on a separate trip. this weekend, tho, no

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so tiptup actually baked another CNY treat. yup, tt is a historical blogger. tt always thinks about pineapple tarts when CNY rolls around. tt read about honey pineapples - sweet baby pineapples - but failed to find any.so the week before CNY, tt goes to chinatown. tt walked around and finally saw 2 not so ripe pineapples. after some hesitation, tt decided to get them anyway. after that

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so what to do with all those egg whites? tiptup decided to make kumquat financiers for cny. sure fits with the theme! tt used aran's recipe. yum yum! they were delicious! tt made these twice. yup, tt had a lot of egg whites. also the 1 pint of kumquats is actually enough for 3 batches if you use 1/2 a kumquat per financier. so tt put whole kumquats in for the 2nd batch. tt should

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so tiptup did do some cny baking. sugee cake! tt used rose's recipe. that's a whole lot of egg yolks! tt used almond meal from trader joes. tj's flour includes the skin of the almonds, hence it's not nice and golden. also tt always refuses to line her springform pans, causing some, ok, quite a lot of butter to leak out. it was a tad dry but yummy all the same!

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luckily for tiptup, CNY is not yet over.here are some photos that tt took at the china society lion dance. it was a good show!unfortunately there were no firecrackers!they did munch on lettuce tho. here's to a happy and prosperous new year!!

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