Germany - Post 16

From Munich...

At the Tollwood Holiday Fair...

Gluwhein - hot mulled red wine.

I don't like regular red wine let alone hot red wine.

Jardin de China

This translates to Garden of China. This no frills 39 year old Chinese Spanish restaurant is located in NYC's borough of Queens at 37-37 Junction Blvd. in the bustling shopping district of Corona.

You are a little disoriented when you are greeted in Spanish by the Chinese staff. The extensive menu is in both English and Spanish. They serve standard Americanized Chinese fare and array of Spanish food.

The clientele is predominantly Hispanic which reflects the neighborhood. Each table is given a basket of fresh french bread and butter.

I had my usual Bistec Palomilla which is flattened beef, fried with onions and served with fried ripened plaintains with your choice of rice and beans or white rice with red or black beans. I chose the latter. For $9.95 this is a hearty meal.

Then I topped it off with housemade flan de caramel.

Tiffany's Giveaways

It's not jewelry, but the famous store on NYC's Fifth Avenue is giving away free cups of hot chocolate, cookies and chocolates until 12/23 from 3-7pm on the 4th floor.

The chocolate is okay, but nothing special. The cookies were yummy - mexican wedding, gingerbread and sugar. They also offer lemon drops, chocolate covered malt balls, chocolagte squares and peppermint. It's a nice touch for holiday shoppers.

5 Napkin Burger

This restaurant is located near NYC's Theater District at 630 Ninth Avenue and they serve more than just burgers, but the burgers are the reason to visit.

"C" and I both ordered the Original 5 Napkin Burger = 10oz. fresh ground chuck, comte cheese, caramelized onions, rosemary aioli, soft white roll$14.95 (served with fries). The burger was very juicy (hence the name "5 Napkin Burger" and flavorful) and the fries perfectly crisp and salted.

Then we shared an Espresso Brownie Sundae = vanilla ice cream, espresso caramel, whipped cream & salted peanuts$7.00. This was the perfect ending to our meal.

We want to return to try the other burgers and desserts.

Germany - Post 15

From Munich...

At the Tollwood Holiday Fair....

Stuck Reiberdatschl mit apelmus = potato pancakes with apple sauce

Foodie Films

Tampopo

I like this quirky film, but the drunken shrimp scene is kind of disturbing.

Germany - Post 14

From Munich...

Weisswurst (white sausage) and pretzel - a traditional breakfast.

And a side order of potato salad.