honey ginger lemon chicken and salad

I used the juice of one lemon, a teaspoon of chicken base, some ginger sliced very thin, honey to taste and soy sauce to marinate the chicken. Then I baked it for 30-40 minutes till done basting occasionally.

I took the pan juices and poured them into a pot where I boiled them down (adding a bit more honey, some wine and a teaspoon of molasses) till they were reduced and thick.

The chicken had some adobo seasoning on it too, i think.



The salad had gorgonzola and pecans toasted in the oven with butter and salt. I made a dressing out of pear balsamic vinegar and olive oil.

foodie alert: sushi azabu

So I set out saying I would get a picture of every thing we ate and I managed to do so till we had a carafe of sake. Then I ate the last two things without snapping a picture. We both had the Azabu dinner which was 7 pieces of nigiri plus two mini plates and a miso soup. We both added pieces afterwards (he got two more of the salmon and I got another piece of otoro and a piece of wagyu beef. I also got us two of the daily special Japanese butterfish)

My bf didn't care too much for the idea of getting two more pieces so I could take a picture of em so here's what we got:

seaweed starter


yellowtail and tuna sashimi


Spanish mackerel with white ginger (this was one of my favorites of the night)


seaweed in vinegar (kinda slimy)


big red snapper


seared o-toro (fatty tuna)


horse mackerel


scallop with sea salt


seared salmon


salmon roe


cooked squash and tamago (egg custard)


here's the sake culprit.. it was sweet


this miso was awesome, but the shrimp made it look like it was staring back at me.


in short, run-don't walk to this place and get some delicious sushi. There are only about 8 seats at the bar plus 3-4 booths. It's beneath the Greenwich Grill near Laight. The bad part of the meal was that it came out to a bit much for the two of us with tip. Otherwise I think I could eat there every day as long as I found a way to clear the mercury from my system and not become a Piven. :P

Oh!

Funniest part of the night was the bathroom. They have one of those japanese toilets with seat warming, water squirting, air blowing technologies.


Sushi Azabu
Neighborhood: Manhattan/TriBeCa
428 Greenwich St
(between Laight St & Vestry St)
New York, NY 10013
(212) 274-0428

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the yummiest, most delectable

...baby asparagus and mini brioche roll can be found at Cipriani La Specitalia


No I did not eat them together.

I was running late during lunch and didn't want to go all the way down to Sophie's for some maduros and a sandwich so I stopped into the little side place of Cipriani that has a pretty good lunch special (if you like paying 13.50 for a large with free bread and water/soda).

They had these cute little stuffed peppers that were delicious. I got those, salmon and spinach ravioli in a butter sauce.

Now.. the salmon was served over asparagus and while I'm a fan you know that it can be hit or miss.


You can't really see it in the picture because by the time I decided to take it I'd devoured the mouthfuls that were easily accessible.

It was perfectly tender, buttery, with just the right amount of salt and the best part: not bitter at all.

So I'm stuffed after finishing this all, but there's buttery oil in the bottom of the plate

and I remember I had that bread...

and I like sopping things up...

so I pull it apart expecting a normal slightly dry brioche...

It was heaven.. completely light, almost as flaky as a croissant, delicately tender on the inside and properly salted.

So if you're around 42nd and Vanderbilt/Lexington...

and you feel like it...

go stop in.

I think that's the best bread I've had from them. Sometimes they have little foccacia.

The salmon and ravioli were just ok.

Apologies for the camera phone pic... I was so into the asparagus I forgot I had my camera with me!