More than a rude or not rude, allowed or not allowed - it grosses me out to see people eating on the NYC subways. And I'm not a germ-a-phobe by any means. I'm ok if someone I know is clipping their nails behind me at the office but it grosses me out on the subway. Same kind of thing.
I looove English Breakfasts, but this one looks dry.
Scrambled eggs look weird. Fried eff is the way to go.
Most of my foodie friends, and me included are, as BaHa put it, "metabolic swines". But I think that's just coincidence. In the big picture, I don't think there's too much correlation. I think being a foodie probably makes one a little more heavy than perhaps if you weren't, but then again, lots of people have unhealthy relationships with food which makes them just as heavy.
I love strawberry ice cream. It has drowned in glamour due to all the new fancy flavors. It's definitely my top 3 flavors "in general", meaning not specific flavors from specific brands. I think peach ice cream is much harder to get right.
It's not a local dish but there's a lot of Ethiopean restaurants in DC. Better than any I've had elsewhere. U street and Adams Morgan. Same goes for middle eastern restraunts though I have a feeling they are in DC/Maryland. A current local (I grew up there a while back) should have better input...
Trader Joe's makes a nice greek yogurt that's much cheaper and suffices (for me) instead of Fage. You just have to stir it up a bit to get it to the right consistency.
I don't know where you are coming from but NY isn't the best place for Vietnamese or Mexican. Also Chinese and Indian according to many. NYC is going through a ramen kick so some of the the ones recommended would be fun (ippudoh, setagaya, minca).
Sushi - Kanoyama, and Yasuda.
Bagels -David's bagels on 1st ave or Ess-a-Bagel.
I second Russ&Daughters, Katz's, and Una Pizza Napoletana.
The Stage (next to Stomp) for Ukranian diner food - go for the chicken noodle soup and fried meatloaf!
Felafel from Taim, or Hoomoos Asli. Oh and burgers. There's lots of burger blogs (burgerclub.org) and lunch blogs (lunchstudio or midtownlunch)
Florent - because they are a legend and are shutting down soon.
Korean Fried Chicken is a bit of a craze too. (Bon Chon is good)
Adrian's pizza on Stone St.
Does anybody like Brick Lane?
To me it came closest to the delicious Indian food you get in Britain.
I'll admit to being a serious book snob as well as a food snob. But I certianly wouldn't ask the same out of a partner. But what I do demand out of a parnter is intelligence, curiousity and open-mindedness. So I think it might be a deal breaker if someone wouldn't eat (without even trying or curious to try) or wouldn't to read anything aside from Michael Crichton, just cause. Hey, I love McDonalds and read the DaVinci Code. But I admit, non-eater/non-readers are a turn-off, I just wouldn't go as far as to judge them until I got to know them butter, I mean better.
I grew up in DC but being technically south of the Mason-Dixon Line, we called all soft drinks coke. To answer LiveToEat's question, one could ask "Do you want some coke?" and continue with "Which kind? Coke, Sprite or..."
I think this brings up a bigger issue - in our always-on-the-go lives, we find ourselves sharing more of what would once have been private (phone calls, meals, etc) in public spaces. That being the case, I think we need to adjust.
Not to sound like Emily Post, but I think a little bit of consideration goes a long way. So, if I grab a curry a few stops from home, I'll wait until I get home to open the boxes, knowing that some of the scent is already leaking. If I do need to actually consume something on the train (and yes, this goes for airplanes too) I'll grab something not too smell: a sandwich (hold the onions), fruit, energy bar, cut up veggies, etc.
It's bad manners and just plain inconsiderate. The crumbs and garbage left behind attracts bugs and germs. I'd like to see a crack-down by issuing fines to those guilty of this infraction.
My mother drummed into me that it is not polite to eat if front of people unless there is enough to go around. It stuck, which is why I have to offer complete strangers tic tacs and gum (which seems to always be appreciated, but not always accepted).
You expect people to eat on planes, and personally, I would rather smell curries than airline swill any day of the week.
I'm in Chicago and we're not supposed to eat on the buses or trains. One day I was riding the bus home with a vicious migraine - one that was making me feel nauseated. One of the passengers on my bus was another driver eating a smelly pile of gyros and onions. I wanted to barf right on top of him.
I'm also sure that the messy eaters are why I sometimes see roaches on the trains and buses. Gross!
No food, at any time, on public transit.
Drinking coffee or tea... no. Eating (sorry)... yes. And it's unsanitary, too.
wow i've never seen so many people be "DISGUSTED" and "REVOLTED" by food before! i agree with annien and butrflygirly -- try to be discreet, make sure you clean up after yourself, have some common sense. but if i'm getting on the subway for 1 1/2 hours (which i did round trip every day through college) and i have to RUN to get the subway, yes, i will drink my iced coffee on the train. i'm not waiting another 20 minutes for one to arrive, i find that ridiculous.
I take the subway every day, and have no problem with a cup of coffee or a bag of chips around me. I do on RARE occation when in a rush (though never when the train is crowded) eat a sandwich. The foods that annoy me when other people eat them are hot foods (they smell more than cold), anything the requires a fork and knife (more chance of leaving a mess), and thingd like sunflower seeds (for some reason people think they can fling the shells and leftover bits on the floor.
When it comes to air travel, there's one airline that insists, for their vegetarian breakfast meal, to serve curry. I'm a vegetarian, and can't stand most curry. I feel awful when everyone turns to look at me to figure out who brought the stinky food. I don't know too many people who would want to be around curry at 8am, and hate to be the source of it!
@annien: Thanks for the props! I feel as you do (maybe since we are both Grad students currently?) and say it should be ok, but if avoidable then please do.
@dantsea: I used to ride mass transit everyday, AT LEAST twice a day. So, I've been there. I did that as long as I could (it's cheaper and easier on the environment) but had to stop. I find rude behavior (sitting while elderly stand, leaving trash behind, etc) more repulsive than people eating. I realize I am not the only person on the bus and have to be respectful of other passengers.
This whole debate seems somewhat patronizing?
If you don't like the experience of "mass transportation" why not buy yourself a SUV to get around in?
@dantsea: Not daily, as I work at home, but I do at least several times a week, particularly in this weather! And I am never guilty of ingesting anything more than a swig of water.
@annine: Thanks. And that was *no* lady...
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