Chef Yu's brunch

 
    Smoked Alaskan Red Salmon Brunch
    Our good friends Peter and Su are excellent cooks and often invites us for dinners and brunches.
    A couple of weeks ago, they prepared an amazing spread with Alaskan Red Salmon from his
    hometown. This was probably the best smoked salmon I've ever tasted. It'll be hard to go back to
    packaged ones. To finish the brunch, we brought over a few slices of heaven from
    Lady M.

   

Simple desserts in a cozy cafe

    Chocolate Velvet Cake

    Double Chocolate Chip Cookie (very chewy)

   Cafe Minerva
   Yesterday, I braved the blizzard to get a haircut in Chelsea. While I'm down there, I decided to
   spend the afternoon at Cafe Minerva in West Village. We live in Upper East side so I rarely come
   all the way down to West Village, but when I do, I like to hang out in this Cafe. They have great
   menu offering small bites to good sized entrees. I often come just for a cup of coffee and sweets.
   This time, I ordered a chocolate velvet cake and chewy double-chocolate chip cookie. Both
   delicious, of course!
  

A perfect meal in the blizzard

  
    Hakata TonTon
    We stumbled upon Hakata Tonton a couple of months ago in West Village. It's a very small
    Japanese Hotpot restaurant in West Village area, but since it's very popular, either you have to
    make a reservation in advance or wait in a long line. I made a reservation about 3 weeks in
    advance, and finally we got to try their HotPot! We had the spicy one, and it was as delicious as we
    expected. At the end of the meal, you can order a bibimbap where they mix in white rice with an
    egg in the left over broth... That was a perfect way to end a great meal~