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Momofuku Noodle Bar!

Finally, now I can get some good food near my apartment. I'm going to miss you. :-(

I'm not a fan of Chipotle because the meat's never charred (which Baja Fresh, at least in CA, excels at), and it's a refined-carb bomb. I'll have to give the Chelsea location a try.

Thanks, I didn't know about Bánh Mì Zon. Man, I'd love to a 'Wichcraft version. PS-you might want to check the alternate spellings of bành mí and bành mî.

Here's my recipe. The tea's so strong it almost tastes like coffee, and the pearls are sweet and chewy (pet peeve is flavorless pearls).

Prep Time: 15 min.
Ready In: 2 hours
Cook Time: 1 hour

Ingredients:
2 1/2 sticks bing tong - Chinese brown sugar (or 3/4 cup lightly packed brown sugar)
1/2 cup water
1 (16 oz.) package large black tapioca pearls
4 black tea bags
1 can sweetened condensed milk

Directions:

For the Caramel sauce:
In a pot, combine 1/2 cup of water and sugar. Heat on medium-high heat until the sugar melts.

For the Pearls:
1. Fill a large stockpot half-way with water and bring to a boil.
2. Put tapioca pearls in water. Turn the fire low and cover, making sure that the water is still boiling. Cook for 30 min.
3. At this point, the pearls should be 50% done. They're cooked when they
expand and turn clear. Turn off the fire, cover the pot, and let the pearls sit for 30 min.
4. The whole pearl should now be clear, except for a pinhead-sized dot in the middle. If not, let the pearls sit a while longer or boil until they look like that.
5. Drain the pearls and shock them in cold water to prevent further cooking and to keep them chewy. Then drain the pearls again.
6. Coat the pearls with the caramel sauce, till moistened but not dripping wet.

For the tea:
1. For each serving, boil 1 cup water and steep with 4 teabags. Tea should look very dark.
2. Add 1 1/2 tbsp of caramel sauce. For cold tea, refrigerate before proceeding. For hot tea, continue to the next step.
3. Add sweetened condensed milk to taste, 1 tsp to 1 tbsp.
4. Drop in a few tablespoons of the pearl tapioca.

Can't wait to try this. Looks like they raised everything $1 since opening though.

Show me the moolah! It would help if you mentioned how much each post pays.

If they don't have a high-end version of Nutella, it's not truly authentic. ;-)

Soft serve is a dying art. PS-Congratulations, Adam!

I like to dip sweet "gan sui joong" in Nutella. Don't hate me.

I think I'm going tomorrow, thanks! Do you need a reservation? If you don't have one, how long is the wait?

Daniel's Bagels on 38-ish and 3rd.

Anything sweet, such as pancakes or waffles.