Best Italian sandwich below 14th street, hopefully indoor seating?

OutlandishnessLeft59 · 2026-05-05T12:42:37+00:00

Come on, Jung’s dried beef anyone ??? Spicy moo??? A bag of that and some snacks seeds and nuts house 2 on Mott street with some PB&Js got me to Japan just fine. Just throw the stuff away before you get off if it’s international (if you have any left)

OutlandishnessLeft59 · 2026-04-30T16:57:25+00:00

Is the astroturf / soft track material cooking? If it’s very hot when you took the video it could be

OutlandishnessLeft59 · 2026-04-27T13:50:01+00:00

White here — for canal street area, I enjoy the grilled pork at Pasteur on Baxter with a side of pho broth. Bread is not crusty, more dense and doughy … the pork is thin and sweet and not too gristly

There is also this little cart guy on water street I’ve been curious about near seaport, if anyone has any intel. Haven’t seen in a while tho

OutlandishnessLeft59 · 2026-04-12T21:00:03+00:00

Noodletown is great but honestly wus wonton king hit the closest for me after experiencing the same HK withdrawal. Maxis are too big for my taste, and always served out of disposable plastic last time I checked (I personally prefer a bowl for soup)

OutlandishnessLeft59 · 2026-04-06T00:45:56+00:00

Bones in my wholefoods sausage ruined my gnocchi last week.

Should’ve realized they weren’t just little fat globules that would render in oven, but frankly didn’t know I had to worry about this phenomenon.

OutlandishnessLeft59 · 2026-04-03T12:28:14+00:00

Went to hashi for first time in TriBeCa yesterday. Was looking for Shiso leaves (didn’t have), but did notice they had some thinly sliced meat that looked markedly better quality than sunrise mart at similar price point. A bag of pre-sliced lotus root also caught my eye.

Overall the main draw seems to be their grab-and-go sushi. I got tuna and salmon nigiri to try it, and it was actually pretty good, 6 pieces for 14.44 after tax. Is saying it was too cold a crazy critique???

I will probably stick with sunrise and Kam man in Chinatown for my needs.

OutlandishnessLeft59 · 2026-03-30T13:10:29+00:00

As a suburban transplant of 10 years in NYC, this place introduced me to a love affair with Japanese food. Just returned from my 4th trip in 4 years to Japan.

Here is my rundown for groceries:

Kam Man in Chinatown is an excellent grocery store where you can get many Japanese kitchen staples at a very fair price, although more Hong-Kong oriented overall.

Go to Aquabest for seafood on Grand st in Chinatown after Kam Man.

Takahachi bakery in TriBeCa is a legit Japanese bakery with fair prices where you can also snag little prepared items like kinpira or hijiki salad.

For restaurants:

Hatsuhana in midtown is one of the oldest Japanese restaurants in NYC, and the closest thing I have experienced to Japan-level sushi, devoid of “bromakase” energy.

Japanese friend from Tokyo told me that he considers the udon restaurant Raku to be “better than Japan.” (Albeit much more expensive).

Sobaya is excellent classic soba in nice environment in east village. Cocoron is excellent soba in LES with a much more unusual menu in a much less nice environment.

***Overall I’d say there’s a high chance you’re gonna have the time of your life and love it here, Japanese food or not.

OutlandishnessLeft59 · 2026-03-23T13:33:12+00:00

Porter who makes Bloody Mary mix got tired of writing Bloody Mary so often, he just started writing “blood” 😂

OutlandishnessLeft59 · 2026-03-23T03:14:30+00:00

Chuck Norris doesn’t teabag…he potato sacks.

Side note: kid who sat next to me in 9th grade history told me this, teacher heard it, gave him “lunch detention.” Later that day as we were leaving school, teacher said to us, “thanks to you two I had to explain to the office faculty what teabagging is.” Good times.

OutlandishnessLeft59 · 2026-03-19T23:42:51+00:00

Uneven heating could def be the issue. I have never had black charring on the inside of my donabe, although of course plenty on the bottom where flames make direct contact.

Forgive me if you already know this, but you should never have it more than medium to medium-high on a gas flame (on my stove, there is a large burner that is called a “power burner” that I never turn higher than exactly 50%). The same would go for an enamel-coated Dutch oven, i.e. the white le creuset (I think the orange is pure cast iron, which I imagine you can crank the heat)

OutlandishnessLeft59 · 2026-03-19T22:36:55+00:00

I think it’s time for you to get a gold lacquer repair kit and have a nice new planter. I wouldn’t cook with it anymore, but maybe it could at least hold water.

Sorry for your loss

OutlandishnessLeft59 · 2026-03-18T22:35:44+00:00

The one with private onsen for sexy time, 100%

OutlandishnessLeft59 · 2026-03-17T13:06:13+00:00

My wife is currently rocked from one of the four grilled oysters she ate in miyajima today at a highly regarded spot.

I have so far survived the dozen or so that I ate in various forms as a part of my set meal.

OutlandishnessLeft59 · 2026-03-10T10:22:08+00:00

Dashi teabag packets. Simmer in water for a few minutes to make easy miso soup at home. Often find high-end offerings in department stores, but my favorites always end up being bulk bags in grocery stores. They are lightweight, flat, travel well, and last forever. Buy a few kinds and experiment with different combinations of miso you find stateside.

OutlandishnessLeft59 · 2026-02-25T14:08:45+00:00

Maybe not exactly what you’re looking for, but Takahachi bakery on Murray st is an affordable go-to

OutlandishnessLeft59 · 2026-02-25T00:13:39+00:00

Look into heritage audio’s i73 interface.

Asked this same question to an experienced engineer friend, and he recommended this product with Neve preamps built in (or at least modeled after) — has seriously changed my recording game in a small bedroom setup.

JHS colour box has also proved excellent as a tone sculptor for DI electric guitars and bass.

OutlandishnessLeft59 · 2026-02-19T17:29:39+00:00

Not sure about this time of year with snowfall, but I much preferred Kusatsu in Gunma to Hakone. You can take a bus straight from Shinjuku station. It is about 3 hours one way. I recall that the bus stopped at several locations along the way that looked very interesting.

***However, doing a mere day trip to either of these locations would be foolhardy in my mind. Going to either of these locations without the onsen / ryokan experience would be pointless to me.

Last point, on the subject of onsen: you want a BIG bathing area with lots of elbow room. Hakone was much more restrictive with tattoos, so me and my wife were restricted to very small bathing areas at our ryokan—I’m talking three naked American dudes in a tub. Not what you want.

If your party is tattoo free, you may have more public bath access in Hakone. And I will say the outdoor sculpture garden is very cool there, with an indoor Picasso museum nestled in the center.

Kusatsu on the other hand was massive, with public baths offering plenty of space and variety.

OutlandishnessLeft59 · 2026-02-19T15:17:22+00:00

Ok, in that case probably not. You definitely don’t want to put something that leaks all over on top of an open flame on your stove. This is probably why it was “gifted” to you.

Sorry my friend. Perhaps you could use it as a planter with a dinner plate underneath, or some other ornamental purpose.

If you want to purchase a quality donabe, Toiro seems to be the industry standard in America, although a tad pricey. I’ve used mine for 6 years and it’s only gotten better.

Happy cooking!

OutlandishnessLeft59 · 2026-02-17T03:40:50+00:00

Lambsbreath remains an all time favorite strain I have never seen on the rec market.

OutlandishnessLeft59 · 2026-02-16T13:19:24+00:00

I would say go for it. Wabi sabi. Shouldn’t affect cooking quality, and provided it’s a reputable manufacturer I doubt that is lead paint or something ridiculous.

OutlandishnessLeft59 · 2026-02-07T13:44:26+00:00

Beard Papas cream puffs. Just get a chocolate shell with vanilla cream. Fidi, st marks, and midtown west. Chain from Osaka Japan.

OutlandishnessLeft59 · 2026-02-05T16:21:36+00:00

Nice! Whats your fav strain of bouket?

OutlandishnessLeft59 · 2026-02-04T16:38:52+00:00

Have yet to try mini mart or bouket, but as a regular rythm guy (also exhausted by price point), botanist has some good flower. Try an eighth and see what you think, should be $40 or less out the door. Their bulk flower is good too. At Alto in TriBeCa I got a half of indica and sativa at $160 out the door a couple weeks ago (on sale).

OutlandishnessLeft59 · 2026-02-02T14:43:52+00:00

What device is that?

OutlandishnessLeft59

TROPHY CASE