Anita Lo - Chef - Recommendations - Find. Eat. Drink.
Anita Lo, Annisa, New York, NY, West Village, Asian, French, Recommendations, Where to eat in New York, Barcelona, China, Korea, and Tokyo, Favorite Restaurants, Favorite Markets, Asiian food, Japanese, Korean, Market
OWNER / CHEF - ANNISA - NEW YORK
BAOGUETTE
For the pork chop and egg sandwich.
Multiple Locations
Vietnamese / Sandwich
RESTAURANTS - NEW YORK, NY
WHO
Executive chef/owner of annisa in New York’s West Village.
WHY
Chef Lo’s cooking combines flavors from her Asian roots, her world-wide travels, seasonal influences, and her classic French technique.
CHEF ANITA LO
RECOMMENDATIONS
Anita Lo’s recommendations for where to eat in New York, Barcelona, China, Korea, and Tokyo.
Delicious, inexpensive food from an under-represented cuisine.
East Village
Latin American
Photo Courtesy of Anita Lo
DOSIRAK
30 East 13th Street, New York, NY 10003 (view map)
T: 212.366.9299
For the grilled mackerel and pork and kimchee stew.
Greenwich Village
Korean
JEWEL BAKO
239 East 5th Street, New York, NY 10003 (view map)
T: 212.979.1012
For sushi.
East Village
Japanese / Sushi
94 East 7th Street, New York, NY 10009 (view map)
T: 212.982.4140
For Japanese that will blow you away.
East Village
Japanese
228 West 10th Street, New York, NY 10014 (view map)
T: 212.255.5757 (make a reservation)
Gabe Thompson's pastas (and really everything else on the seasonally changing menu) are great. He is an unsung hero.
West Village
Italian
MURRAY’S CHEESE
Get the Bleecker Street Classic panini.
West Village
Cheese
SUSHI AZABU
For sushi.
Tribeca
Eclectic / Sushi
SUSHI SEKI
1143 1st Avenue, New York NY 10065 (view map)
T: 212.371.0238
For sushi.
Upper East Side
Japanese/ Sushi
TAIM
For green falafel on whole wheat with pickles and hot sauce.
West Village
Middle Eastern / Vegetarian
YAKINIKU TAKASHI
For Kobe sashimi with shiso and uni, Korean tripe salad.
West Village
Korean / Japanese
RESTAURANTS - BARCELONA, SPAIN
La Rambla 91, 08002 Barcelona, Spain (view map)
Bar Pinotxo never disappoints.
Raval
Spanish
MARKETS - BARCELONA, SPAIN
I love La Boqueria in Barcelona for eating.
Raval
Spanish Food Market
RESTAURANTS - CAIRO, EGYPT
KOSHARY EL TAHRIR
12 Youssef El Gendy Street, Cairo, Egypt
T: +20/(0)2.2795.8418
For koshary (macaroni, lentils, rice, chick peas and fried onions smothered in spicy tomato sauce).
Tahrir Square Area
Egyptian/ Fast Food
RESTAURANTS - CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
CELLARS - HOHENORT
93 Brommerslvlei, Constantia, Cape Town, 7800 South Africa (view map)
T: +27.21.794.2137
I would definitely go back to the Cellars at Hohenort in Capetown, South Africa. I'd order a tasting menu and some wine from Klein Constantia.
Constantia Valley
South African
MARKETS - GUANGZHOU, CHINA
QINGPING MARKET
(QINGPING SHICHANG)
Qingping & Tiyun Roads, Guangzhou, China
T: +86/20.3882.8309
Qing Ping market in Guangzhou is one of the most fascinating. Everything edible is sold here in every form. Part of the market seems like a take-away zoo.
Huangsha Station
Food Market
MARKETS - TOKYO, JAPAN
TSUKIJI FISH MARKET
Tsukiji in Tokyo probably has the best quality of fish in the world, and incredible variety.
Chuo Ward
Fish Market
DRINKS
TITO’S HANDMADE VODKA
Titos handmade vodka gives a wonderful full mouth feel and viscosity unlike other vodkas. It is clean tasting and is great in our ginger cooler cocktail.
Vodka
FOOD PURVEYORS
EARLY GIRL FARM
72 Woodlawn Avenue, East Moriches, NY 11940
T: 631.831.1623
Closed Mondays
My friend Patty Gentry grows some of the most beautiful vegetables at her farm, Early Girl in East Moriches, where I have a house.
Long Island
Farm
JOY OF COOKING
I love the old Joy of Cooking. It has recipes for everything: from armadillo to classic cocktails.
Purchase at: Amazon.com
Author: Irma S. Rombauer
COOKBOOKS
September 30, 2010
