http://raysrestaurants.today.com Food for Thought Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:36:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hi everyone, As I'm cooking scrambled eggs and cheese, I am reminded of my wonderful week in Brooklyn, when I was able to eat REAL food.  In particular, I'm reminded of a great Indian place that I found while walking down Smith Street in Brooklyn one afternoon.  I walked in mostly ... http://raysrestaurants.today.com/2008/08/19/raga-brooklyn/ Hello everyone! My exploration of Brooklyn continues! At the recommendation of Jason, a friend who was nice enough to stay at his place in Brooklyn, I went to the local Sushi join, Koto - sushi and steak. Now, I think that I'd like to just express my excitement at ... http://raysrestaurants.today.com/2008/08/14/koto-sushi-and-steak-brooklyn/ Hi everyone, Today's featured restaurant is a fondue place in Midtown called "Swizz Restaurant."  In addition to a fine collection of wine, the restaurant has some of the best fondue that I've tasted in a long time.  For only, 46 dollars, you can get a filling dinner for two by buying ... http://raysrestaurants.today.com/2008/08/13/swizz-restaurant-nyc/ Hi everyone, I hope everyone is doing well.   Today's featured restaurant is a nice Vietnamese place in New York City (MidTown Manhattan) that is both cheap and very good - two qualities that are definitely a plus in my book.  After Eri got her haircut at this Japanese hairstylist's shop ... http://raysrestaurants.today.com/2008/08/12/pho-bang-nyc/ Hi all, So at the recommendation of one of our friends Jason, we went to this small French brunch joint called Patois (pronounced Pat-twah just in case you don't know any French like me).  On Sundays, they have this great set deal which allows you to get bread and butter, an ... http://raysrestaurants.today.com/2008/08/11/patois-brooklyn-ny/ Hi everyone, So Friday at work, I experienced a funny situation, wherein the in-house lawyer was talking to an Indian fellow (who grew up in America).  Throughout the conversation, Bob, the lawyer was talking to said Indian fellow, while the Indian fellow - who happens to be a genius technologist and ... http://raysrestaurants.today.com/2008/08/10/some-people-think-other-people-in-particular-ethnic-groups-look-the-same-as-each-other/ Hello yall, So for today's featured restaurant, I want to talk about a little restaurant I go to on most Friday's called "Kopan House" in Arlington, V. This place is by no means a wonderful restaurant, nor is it a place I'd take anyone on a date to . ... http://raysrestaurants.today.com/2008/08/07/32/ Hey everyone,   So this week’s weekly rant is going to come a little bit early.  And this is for two reasons.  First, I haven’t been to any particularly cool restaurants recently, and second, I believe today was the release of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 aka The Worst Movie ... http://raysrestaurants.today.com/2008/08/06/weekl-rant-4/ Hi everyone,   Today, I want to rant about mumblers. Mumblers are the people who, as their name denotes, mumble when they talk.  Now, I’m usually pretty tolerant of the different levels of communication that people have. I grew up with a mom with a pretty thick Filipino accent, so I ... http://raysrestaurants.today.com/2008/08/01/weekly-rant-3/ Hey everyone, Hope today is going well for everyone! Today, I want to feature a restaurant called Golden Unicorn, a great Chinese place on East Broadway and Catherine. So this past weekend, a group of me, my cousin, my girlfriend and her friends decided that we were craving some Dim ... http://raysrestaurants.today.com/2008/07/30/golden-unicorn-nyc/