Showing posts with label sushi samba. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sushi samba. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Adventures in Tea

There is a place in the West Village known for it's amazing tea.


Jaida and I popped over there the other day to see what magic we could find. 


Inside, it's quaint and tiny and full of tea--it was only the two of us in there when we arrived, and it was a good thing. With several customers at a time, it'd be hard to move around.


It also smelled amazing.


I'm a fan of just about all kinds of tea, but I was especially in the mood for something fruity and decaf.

This is what I found.



One sniff and I knew this had to be mine (I seriously wish there was a way to turn this blog into a scratch and sniff post)!



The little shop was lovely and you can bet that I'm going to head back. If you're in NY and you have a thing for tea, you should definitely stop here.


After we left, we stopped into Sushisamba, a new favorite of mine. We were waiting for handsome Paul and the boyfriend, but we were suddenly starving.


I downed this amazing Berry mixed drink (non-alcoholic), and then we split some shishito peppers.


The boys showed up just after we'd finished, and we ate and talked and laughed before heading home.

As the night came to a close, I made some of my new tea before bed.






It tasted as good as it smelled.




Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Date Night Sushi

Two of my friends do date night once a week. Sort of like the Obamas. 



Last week, though, we all and a number of different things to celebrate and we decided to crash date night and make it a group party.

Handsome Paul (I am not actually sure how this nickname got started--Paul probably owes one of the guys for this) pulled us some strings and got us a reservation at Sushi Samba. We sat upstairs by the window.





We started with the Otsumami, which was an assortment of edamame, green bean tempura (my favorite), and shishito and of course drinks!



Then the fun really began. I had the Seviche de Mariscos which included lobster, crab, and shrimp in coconut milk--and in a real coconut. 



When I was finished I wished I hadn't eaten it so fast!



I resolved myself to pick at everyone else's meals too. 


Including the super fabulous coconut rice.





The Sea Bass skewers and peruvian corn were a particular favorite.




For those crazy people, like Danielle, who aren't fans of fish, there's more than just sushi here.







For dessert we did Samba S'mores--another Handsome Paul pick--and wow were they awesome. 



We had twelve people so everyone got a s'more. 


The gooey marshmallow outside was well suited to holding it over the fire.





Then inside was ice cream, cake, and chocolate--like an ice cream cake pop s'more.



I'm happy to crash Jaida and Paul's date nights any time. 



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