One week ago, on 13 October, Foodbuzz, Inc. officially inaugurated its food blogger community. Amid all the buzz, featured publishers from New York and New Jersey were invited to attend a dinner in their honor at Spice Market this past Saturday. What a perfect opportunity to indulge in two of my favorite pleasures: talking about food and, better yet, consuming it.
Jean-Georges Vongerichten's interpretation of Asian street foods brings together the flavors Vietnam, Thailand, and China. Dishes are served family-style to allow sharing. Everything I tasted ranged from very good to excellent. The red curried duck was a standout.
Pictured below are the menu and all the dishes thereon presented in order:
Shrimp Tod Mon Pla: slightly too salty
Chili-Rubbed Beef Skewers: succulent, delicious; fine dipping sauce
Pork Satay with Pickled Vegetables: highly delectable; overly subtle pickled vegetables
Spiced Chicken Samosas: perfectly prepared, flaky, delicious
Mango Salad, Cherry Tomatoes, and Crystallized Tamarind:
refreshing; a good complement to the other dishes
Cod with Malaysian Chili Sauce, Thai Basil: tangy, well-prepared
Red Curried Duck: seductively hot; the best dish of the evening
Char-Grilled Chicken, Kumquat Lemongrass Dressing: dominant
lemongrass influences
Chili-Garlic Egg Noodles, Seared Shrimp, and Star Anise:
unmistakable aromas of star anise
Snap Peas with Shiitake Mushrooms and Waterchestnuts:
fresh flavors and perfect consistency
Ovaltine Kulfi, Caramelized Banana and Spiced Milk Chocolate Sauce: rich, creamy, not too sweet, sinful
Assorted Cookies: a delightful ending
Special thanks to Foodbuzz's Ryan Stern and Devon O'Donnell, who flew in from San Francisco, and to Stacey Caron (Stacey Snacks) for organizing this spicy soirée. Greetings also to my fellow foodbuzzers who made the evening so enjoyable.
Spice Market
403 West 13th Street (NW corner Ninth Av), Meatpacking District, Manhattan
(212) 675-2322
http://www.spicemarketnewyork.com/
By train: A,C,E (IND) to 14th St; L (BMT) to 8th Av
By bus: M11, M14A, M14D
Thanks, Yvo. It was nice meeting you. Perhaps my concision is due to my profound sense of sloth...
Posted by: Comestiblog | 11 November 2008 at 03:00 PM
Nice write up - concise and to the point. I have trouble being concise. ;P I'm writing mine up right now...
Posted by: Yvo | 11 November 2008 at 01:03 PM
Thanks for all the nice comments. Of course you may use the hostesses photo, Stacey.
Posted by: Comestiblog | 22 October 2008 at 05:27 PM
Hi.
It was so nice meeting you and thanks for posting those great pics! Your photos are the best of the bunch! May I borrow the one of the hostesses for my blog?
Hope to see you at the next foodbuzz party!
Stacey
Posted by: Stacey Snacks | 21 October 2008 at 08:50 AM
well done, accurate and concise, I had a nice time and it was a pleasure to meet you...
Posted by: doggybloggy | 21 October 2008 at 07:51 AM