Grub Street Food Festival x Hester Street Fair

The third annual Grub Street Food Festival was this past Sunday and I had the honor of attending for all 8 hours of it! Brought to you by NYMag's Grub Street and Hester Street Fair, there was no surprise of how great the offerings were going to be. About 90 vendors later, it was time to narrow down exactly what I was going to eat. I was unsuccessful in hitting up everyone I wanted to try, but regardless the things I did get my hands on were delish! 

Working the BaoHaus tent like a pro! We were offering our Chairman & Haus Baos as well as a new featured item: Beef & Scallion Dumplings. People be loving the food! 

Chairman Bao

Haus Bao

Beef & Scallion Dumplings 

The abundunce of food entering my mouth continued on for the rest of the day...

Handsome Hanks Fish Hut

Oaxaca Taqueria

Arancini Bros.

LOVE Gefilte!

Pickle, Gefilte Fish & Borscht

Sticky's Finger Joint 

Macaron Parlour

Melt Bakery

Beurre & Sel

Wrap up: the eggplant & ricotta Arincini Bros. ball was beyond. Sticky's Finger Joint has turned the a plain old chicken finger into something amazing and Paul, the owner, knows what's good. Melt Bakery never fails and that gefilte from Gefilteria was right on! Great day, great food, great time being super full for the rest of the night....Not. 

Moustache Pitza

To answer your question...No, I'm not sure exactly how this word is pronounced. Like the rest of you, I'm assuming it sounds something like this...

However, I wasn't really worried about the name of the place, I'm was more worried about how the food was going to taste, but luckily there really wasn't anything to be worried about. 

Moustache is a Middle Eastern shop located in the heart of the East Village with two other outposts in East Harlem and the West Village. Personally, I love Middle Eastern food and I must say Moustache does it right. They aren't trying to hard to be something they're not. They're just doing what they love to do and it shows in their food. 

Pita

Hummus

Spinach & Chickpea Salad w/ Chicken Kebab

Lamb Kebab Plate

I ordered the lamb and loved it! Just the right amount of crisp on the outside with a flavorful tomato sauce underneath, I would definitely go back for these balls! My only complaint has to be the extra charge for the pita. It was placed on our table when we sat down and was hardly touched, but still they charged us for it. What gives Moustache?

Moustache Pitza

265 East 10th St.

212-228-2022

Burger Bash 2012

A congratulations is in order for the third time to Josh Capon for winning People's Choice at this year's NYCWFF Burger Bash! With another win under his belt and a new restaurant opening this month, it's clear that it is definitely Capon's year!! 

The Winning Burger - "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"

The Championship Belt

Coming Soon: El Toro Blanco

 If you haven't heard the news already, my dear friend Chef Josh Capon of Lure Fishbar and B&B Winepub is making an addition to his already delicious empire with the opening of El Toro Blanco. Set to open sometime very very soon, it only seems appropriate Josh would do Mexican. When I think of someone I would want by my side at a fun filled fiesta taking swigs of Patron, it would be JC. For those of you who know Josh, you know this guy knows how to have a good time! 

Keeping his commute light, El Toro Blanco is opening just around the corner from Josh's other two restaurants, so for those of you interested in a night of bar hopping around town, you now can go from a pub to a yacht and then to Mexico! 

Here's a little preview of what's to come - http://eltoroblanco.tumblr.com/

Sonoran Cheese Crisp: Mexican cheese, poblano rajas, roasted tomate & epazote

Salmon Parillada

Lobster Puerto Nuevo

Chicken Enchiladas

Tuna Tacos

Food looks amazing! And if Josh's other restaurants are any indication of what El Toro Blanco is going to be like then I'm positive it's going to be great! CAN'T WAIT!!

El Toro Blanco

257 Sixth Ave, West Village

212-645-0193 

Shake Shack

Better late then never, right? My first time at Shake Shack happened just about a week ago. Believe me, I know how embarrassing that is, but going to school in Colorado for four years didn't make it that easy to get to....There's something about waking up on a gloomy day after a fun filled night of drinking that makes you crave fattening food without the guilt. Bagels? Pancakes? Bacon?...Absolutely not - I wanted a hamburger!

Shack burger with a side of fries please! Luckily for me, it was shitty out and the line was only 5 people deep. 

Before I knew it my vibrator was vibrating and it was time to indulge!

Usually I like my burgers thick & medium-rare...However, Shake Shack is the exception! Kudos to Danny Meyer, this guy knows what he's doing and he has 17 locations to prove it.

Shake Shack's burger is full of that delicious burger flavor we all love, the bun is super soft, the cheese is mad melty and the Shack sauce is seriously yums! No wonder the Madison Square Park location alone racked in 7 million bucks in one year! Now, along with thousands of others out there, I'm officially a Shake Shack lover ;)