Simon and I finally had the opportunity to visit the famous halal cart on 53rd & 6th. We’re very rarely out in that hood, but we went to go visit the Rockefeller Christmas tree and shop a little bit on 5th ave. ANYWAY, now I know what all the rave is about.

1. For $6.00 they give you hella food.
2. That food is hella good.

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Unlike most places, they didn’t drown their falafel in white sauce, which shows me that they don’t need the dressing to balance the dryness of the falafel. The falafel was really good, and could definitely stand on its own. AND their spicy sauce was actually SPICY, and not acidic/vinegary as other carts. Their rice was soft and well spiced. That cart definitely lived up to they hype — too bad its far though. But next time I’m around that hood, I’m definitely going to holler at that cart.

You Are Old of the Day: Allie Garcia interviews a classroom of kids born in the year 2000. Topics of discussion include Britney Spears, dial-up, and 9/11.

Money: “Napster? A place that you can nap?”

via The Daily What.

Damn I’m old.

Yesterday, Simon and I had dinner with a couple of his friends to celebrate the end of two days of testing. Simon was craving dosas so we ended up at Tiffin Wallah which was tasty. For appetizers, we ordered Chana Chaat (chilled chickpeas in a sweet, spicy tamarind, cilantro, yogurt sauce), something different from my usual order of pakoras. It was new and pretty good, but I think I’m biased because I really like yogurt. For my entree, I ordered eggplant! yuuuuum! I love eggplant — my only semi-complaint was that there were peas in it! I’m not a fan of peas and will avoid them if possible. Simon ordered the Rava Masala w/ Chili and Gunpowder (rava dosa with masala, hot green & gunpowder chilies), which was full of flavor. I like how the “gunpowder” spice was visible and not cooked into the dosa or masala. It just added an extra umph to the dish. I knew this place was going to be legit after I tasted that Mango Lassi. Not too thick and good balance of the mango and yogurt — in other words, it didn’t taste like a mango shake. I usually judge places by their Mango Lassi; other people have a red velvet standard, I have my mango lassi measuring stick.

I would really like to go back to this place. I liked the overall ambiance of the restaurant, the waiters were nice, the decor was pretty, the music was a little odd (disney&Celine), but overall just a good vibe. Good vibe+good food always gets my vote.