My husband and I are going to spend the weekend in NYC (staying in Turtle Bay) with our 14 month old son in a couple of weeks. We'd love to sneak in at least one outstanding meal, nothing too fancy. Korean, Vietnamese or Mexican (not Tex-Mex) would be a plus. Caveat: my son tends to freak out a bit if the venue is overly intimate. The spot need not be cavernous, just a bit roomy.
Thanks for the help!
By 'outstanding' I do not mean trendy or pricey. Do not have a problem with spending on food, but want to avoid the kind of place that looks at us with a frown when they see a little tyke...
My mom got me the Cuisinart SmartStick for Christmas. I adore it. It is great for soups and sauces, and I used it a ton to make baby food for my son with mininal clean-up. Love it!
I've owned a cheapo for years, loved it, and when it died, wasn't happy until I had a replacement. The great advantage is that you can uses it to break things up just a little, to slightly thicken soups. I seldom find myself using it to get a poerfect puree, although it'll do that, if you're patient. Use it Waay more than the blender, but less than the processor.
I use mine nearly every day, sorting out a miserable lumpy sauce, making hummus, all kinds of things!
Knowing I will NEVER have to put hot food into my blender or food processor again is reason enough. As long as you don't raise it out of the food while running, it doesn't even splash. Amazing invention - I love mine.
You'll love it, just like the others said I've found it invaluable for making soups and we had soup at least once a week this fall and winter because they are so easy to take out, plug in, use a few minutes, and even clean up takes under a minute.
Just watch for the spraying at some points if the soup isn't high enough to cover it! I get sprayed just often enough that I wish there was some type of cover made for pots while using the immersion blender so it could catch the fly ups.
KitchenAid is also Cooks Illustrated recommended model, so good choice! If you get some attachments (and don't have a food processor) you can make some quick salsas, and try making hollandaise too!
Glad you decided on the KitchenAid. I have one and it is indespensable. It is so wonderful not to have to transfer hot liquids. I may use my regular blender once a year -- out of guilt.
I have a regular blender and an immersion blender. My immersion blender is a cheapie made by Toastmaster, but it works fine.
I made soup ONCE using the transfer-in-batches-to-the-blender method. This was so inconvenient and messy and generally horrible that I didn't make soup again until I bought an immersion blender. Since I bought the immersion blender, the only things I've used my regular blender for are crushing ice and making bread crumbs.
Buy an immersion blender. They aren't expensive and you will LOVE it! And as everybody above has pointed out, the cleanup is so quick and easy it's worth the price by itself.
Pho Grand isn't a bad idea but I think Bao Noodles work well too. www.baonoodles.com
Dim Sum A Go Go has a lot of space too (relatively speaking).
Ok, i'm totally convinced! KitchenAid immersion blender, here I come!
Thanks everyone for all your great comments.
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