Entries Tagged as 'dahlia'

New York City Photobloggers @ The Apple Store

February 27th, 2004 · 33 Comments

Laura Holder
Laura Holder, lauraholder.com

Khoi Uong
Khoi Uong, infrangible.com

Anil Dash
Anil Dash, SixApart

David Gallagher
David Gallagher, lighteningfield

Audience
Audience

Adam
Adam, Fotolog

Jake Dobkin
Jake Dobkin, bluejake

Tien & Cookie
Tien finally gets his hands on Jen‘s cookies

Mike Epstein
Mike Epstein, satanslaundromat

Jake Dobkin, Rion Nakaya
Jake Dobkin, bluejake & Rion, rion.nu

Jen Chung, Redrick DeLeon, Khoi, Uong
Jen Chung, Redrick DeLeon of 990000, Khoi Uong of infrangible.com

Meg Hourihan, Jason Kottke
Meg Hourihan and Jason Kottke

Last night I sort of planned to go to the New York City Photobloggers event at the SoHo Apple Store, but sort of just wanted to go home and crawl into bed. I ended up stopping by on the way home and staying for the whole thing. It was fun to see the people behind the NYC photoblogs I read explain what they do and why they do it and what their techniques are. There were a ton of people there, so many that the Apple Store staff was getting annoyed. Some people I knew others I met for the first time. Jen baked cookies the night before and shared them with Tien and Dahlia and I (they were delicious!). Also, nice to meet Chris G. after the event. Thanks for introducing yourself, dude. And good to see WhatISee + girlfriend again.

After the presentation everyone headed over to Merc Bar. Jason Kottke was there and I knew it’d be my last chance at meeting the ever-elusive man behind the site, so I introduced myself. He said that he didn’t know if he should even be speaking to me. He’s still sore about the whole tator tot hotdish thing. It was good to see my nerdy friends one last time – Dahlia, Jen, Jake, Corie, Mike – you’ll have to let me know if you’re ever in Chicago! And, Jake, I’m going to hold you to that “If it doesn’t work out in Chicago you can stay with us” drunken offer you made!

See Also:
» Photobloggers, Blogged by Jen Chung for Gothamist
» NYC Photobloggers @ Apple Store SoHo by Jake Dobkin
» NYC Photobloggers at the Apple Store by Tien
» Look Away Game by Corie
» Apple Store Photobloggers and I am Glowing by Chris
» NYC photoblogger exhibition by Jason Kottke
» The photo Anil took of the audience and moblogged to his typepad site while presenting
» Mike’s photo of the audience taken during his presentation
» NYC Photo Blogging Event by WhatISee

» How to cook tator tot hotdish by Jason Kottke
» Gothamist on the Tator Tot Hotdish Challenge
» Jason Kottke’s Tator Tot Hotdish by rachelleb

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My First Hot Pot

February 22nd, 2004 · 11 Comments

Hot Pot
Hot Pot, Wu Liang Ye, Murray Hill, Manhattan

Hot Pot
Masako, Jessica, Yvan :: Wu Liang Ye, Murray Hill, Manhattan

Name Bland
Name Bland, Wu Liang Ye, Murray Hill, Manhattan

Last month I read about hot pot on Jen‘s and Tien‘s sites. It seemed really interesting and afterward I became infatuated with trying it myself. Last night we got together at Wu Liang Ye and had hot pot. It was really fun. Basically you get a pot full of boiling broth and plates of raw meat, seafood, vegetables and noodles. You then take the meats and veggies and things and put them in the hot broth and it cooks. When it looks done you fish it out with a small mesh basket or with your chopsticks. We got 2 pots because we had 11 people and each of our pots were divided in half: one half was really hot (spicy) and one was more mild. The shrimp and scallops were my favorite. Afterwards we went to Junior’s for cheesecake.

See also:
» Sichuan Hot Pot by Tien
» Hot Pot by Dahlia

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Going Away Party

February 21st, 2004 · 9 Comments


Jessica, Rachelle, Amber


Jessica


Dahlia, Jake, Rachelle, Sam


Mark, Rachelle, Wendy, Lisa


Yvan & Masako


Jen & Rachelle


Jeannette, Eleanor, Rachelle, Masako


Jake & Jen


Mike & Rachelle


Rachelle & Mark


Sarah & Rachelle


Masako & Jeannette


Jeannette, Rachelle, Sarah


Eric thinks I can’t whistle Patience, but I can!


Yvan putting money down my shirt.


Tiffany, Chuck, Rachelle, Dave, Eric, Mark, Wendy, Jessica, Lisa


rachel leb.com Hotpants

Last night was bitter sweet. I had a great time with all of my friends at Croxley’s but was sad to think about it being the last time I’d see some of them for a long time. It was fun to get together my friends, coworkers, ex-coworkers, and online friends and watch them interact with each other. Thanks everyone, for everything. I will miss you all so much. In September 2001, just after the WTC attacks, I moved to NYC and it stole my heart. I will always have a soft spot there for the city and each of you helped to make it a great place and a great experience for me.


Dave and Jessica thumb wrestling.


Rachelle and a dog that mysteriously appeared.


Eric


Jessica


Jessica & Rachelle

Late into the night after most people had left, Eric, Dave, Jessica and I wandered from Croxley’s to a bar called Manitoba’s.

See also:
» Drinking with R-Beezy by Tien

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Dahlia’s Party

January 18th, 2004 · 7 Comments

Tien :: Dahlia's Party, Upper West Side, Manhattan
Tien :: Dahlia’s Party, Upper West Side, Manhattan

Sam and Tien, Debra, Dahlia and Jocelyn :: Dahlia's Party, Upper West Side, Manhattan
Sam and Tien, Debra, Dahlia and Jocyln :: Dahlia’s Party, Upper West Side, Manhattan

Sam
Sam :: Dahlia’s Party, Upper West Side, Manhattan

Dahlia and Sam
Dahlia and Sam :: Dahlia’s Party, Upper West Side, Manhattan

Debra and Alex
Deb and Alex :: Dahlia’s Party, Upper West Side, Manhattan

Last night Dahlia had a party in honor of her friend’s visit to NYC. I knew Dahlia, Sam and Tien going in but there were many other people there and it was nice to meet them. Dahlia made some fabulous chorizo/potato/raisin empanadas that I must get the recipe for!

More information:
- Party at the Dollhouse, by Tien
- Dahlia’s Photos
- Party at My House, by Dahlia
- Party, by Karl
- Highlights From the Weekend, In No Particular Order, by Deb
- Note to Self, by Alex
- Late Again, by Paul Frankenstein

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Rice-o-Rama

January 16th, 2004 · 30 Comments

Rice to Riches
Rice To Riches, Nolita, Manhattan

Rice to Riches
Ordering Rice Pudding, Rice To Riches, Nolita, Manhattan

Rice to Riches
David, Corie, Dahlia & Tien, Rice To Riches, Nolita, Manhattan

Rice to Riches
Caramel Yogurt Crackdown and Chocolate Hazelnut Bear Hug Rice Pudding, Rice To Riches, Nolita, Manhattan

Rice to Riches
Restroom Door, Rice To Riches, Nolita, Manhattan

Rice to Riches
Rice To Riches Storefront, Nolita, Manhattan

Last night Corie, David, Dahlia, Tien and I got together for a big ‘ol rice-o-rama. First we went to dinner at Rice (no photos), which is a restaurant where nearly everything on the menu has rice in it. The cuisine in the entrees are eclectic mix of everything from Mexican to Thai to Malaysian. I had miso soup, pad thai (rice noodles!) and a Pacifico. For dessert, to take home for later, I ordered.. what else?… rice krispy treats! They come in some really cute packaging and were really good the last time I was at Rice so I couldn’t pass it up.

To continue on the rice theme, for dessert we went to Rice to Riches, a restaurant that serves over 20 flavors of rice pudding. Rice pudding is something I decided I hated when I was a little kid and never tried again but I was willing to give it another shot. I got two flavors, Caramel Yogurt Crackdown and Hazelnut Chocolate Bear Hug. I thought they were pretty tasty but our serving size was a bit more than I could handle so I took about half of it home. (I walked home from Nolita [North of Little Italy] to the West Village in the freezing cold and wind [yes, I am insane] and half expected the pudding to be frozen when I got there but it wasn’t.)

Rice to Riches is really going to stand out in my mind for a long time. The design of their store and presentation of their product is really thought through well and is carried out in every minute detail, down to the sign in the restroom telling employees to wash their hands before going back to work. When you walk in you feel like you’re in some sort of weird Jetsons/70′s lounge. The the booths have tables that hang from the ceiling, 3 flat-screen panels display cute animations as well as the menu, and everything is that ellipse shape. Even the dish that they serve the pudding in, which you get to take home. I would love to take Nancy here because I think she would love the design as well as the pudding.

More Information:
- Dinner at Rice, by Tien
- Dessert at Rice to Riches, by Tien
- Rice-a-thon, by Corie
- Rice-a-thon, by Dahlia
- Rice’s CitySearch profile
- Rice’s menu
- Rice to Riches’ CitySearch profile
- Rice to Riches menu

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