We first visited Bastille Day celebration last year in 2016, and had a super fun time at their Champagne and Chocolate Tasting event (you can read about it here: http://www.foodlovergirl.com/bastille-day-festival/). Bastille Day, also known as French National Day, is a holiday celebrating the beginning of the French Revolution and the Storming of the Bastille. This […]
Nowadays, there are many restaurant and shops that focuses on making “photogenic” food or desserts. I wonder sometimes if the flavor suffers, by putting too much focus on how they look… Anyways, I saw this dessert place that had very pretty dessert, and I finally made it. This is a gelato spot, not ice cream. […]
When I heard about an old fashion bakery with 100 years of history, I had to many my trip up to Upper East Side. It is called the Orwasher’s, and was founded in 1916! A Hungarian immigrant family started the bakery for the immigrant community, and has been passed on from generation to generation of […]
After a nice, relaxing time at Harbes Family Farm (you can find it here: http://www.foodlovergirl.com/harbes-family-farm/), we decided to do some fun activity right across the street. What fun activity, you might ask? Strawberry picking! We saw a few “pick-your-own” places, but then we heard Patty was one of the best spot for strawberry picking. So, […]
Finding a real, authentic food of any cuisine can be a challenge. No matter how “authentic” a place might look or say, most of them are somewhat Americanized version of the authentic food. When you find an authentic place, a lot of the time, it can be a small, hole in a wall kind of […]
One thing you can count on when it comes to Harajuku is that you can always get a good crepe anywhere. There are so many crepe stores on the main street of Harajuku, the only issue will be how to decide which crepe stores are you going to get your crepe from..? Compare to when […]