Blaise, and possible Beard House dinner!!

P and I went over to Garrett Popcorn to check out former Top Chef contestant Richard Blaise. I was a big fan of his- I liked how he brought more molecular gastronomy to the show. He has great technique and creativity, and just seems like an all-around nice guy. He was giving out caramel popcorn balls that were frozen in liquid nitrogen. Cool concept (I read on chowhounds that this may have originally been conceived by Jose Andres), but it really just tasted like cold caramel popcorn. A bit too sweet for me. I guess I liked it well enough, because I forgot to take a pic before I ate it. I should have asked him how they made the popcorn balls before they froze them. Anyway, it was great fun to meet him, and congratulate him on his new baby. As you can see, he even let us snap a couple of pictures. He'd be a fun guy to chow around NY with.


On the way back P and I stopped into Indus Express and picked up a fairly tasty indian lunch. Not the best, but good and plentiful for the price.

AND, I just found out that Mark and I may be dining at the JAMES BEARD HOUSE on Monday!! I can't wait!!!!!! Then we're going to Peter Luger's on Wednesday. I've been trying to eat 'healthy' since we came back from vacation, but I guess it's just not to be. Oh well, I'll be fat and happy!