Emo day, Pastry day…

Fay Da Bakery, 136-18 39th Avenue, Flushing 11354 [site]

I wasn’t too happy today, so I decided to cheer myself up with pastries. I always like to look at tarts and cakes but never buy them.

There’s a lot of cheesecakes, but I can only handle so much. I like cheesecakes, but not that much.

There were also chocolate cakes and brownies, but I’m not actually too much of a chocolate fan either. So what is my taste preferences? Fruits!

From left to right:
- Top Row: Chocolate Mousse, Coffee Mousse, Mango Mousse, Strawberry Mousse
- 2nd Row: Opera Cake, Raspberry Cheesecake, Strawberry Mousse Roll
- 3rd Row: Mixed Fruit Tart, Marble Cheesecake, Normandy Cheesecake, Chestnut Tart
- 4rd Row: Tiramisu Cup, Charlotte Mango Cup, Flan with Tapioca Cup

I bought the Mango Mousse, Mango Cup and Chestnut Tart for my sister (since I’m allergic to mango and don’t really like chestnut paste).

The taste results: The flan and tiramisu was pretty standard, though I thought the tiramisu was a bit too creamy. The Normandy cheesecake was unexpectedly delicious, and the also loved the fruit tart. The mousses also taste pretty good. I don’t know why people prefer Taipan more, I like Fay Da just fine.

*WARNING — Not all Fay Das are the same. Do not attempt to buy anything from the Fay Da by Hong Kong Supermarket. Most of their items are not fresh!

Mexican on Extended Restaurant Week

Centrico, 211 West Broadway, New York 10013 [site]

Restaurant Week turned into Restaurant Month, and later, Restaurant Months. With a great recession going on, less and less people are going out for food. Result? Restaurant Weeks extended indefinitely! Helen decided to take this opportunity to round up the old college gang and head out for Mexican. The guacamole there are sinfully good, and the tortillas are extra crispy.

I choose the Chupe de Mariscos for appetizer, or seafood chowder with fingerlings, root vegetables and aji amarllo mojo. It wasn’t really as thick as chowder(stew would have been a better translation) and it was a bit on the salty, watered-down side (even for stew). I wasn’t too thrilled with this.

I thought Frank’s tacos were tastier compared to mine, but he didn’t seem content with his because the tortilla sogged up. The beef was delicious though.

I chose the Pescado Veracruzana for my main course, which was a pan roasted market fish with tomato, olives, and serrano chiles. My market fish? The white sea bass. It was actually very tasty. My only gripe with it was that I wasn’t clicking with the sauce. But that’s just me not liking Veracruzana. I’m not a big tomato sauce fan.

I guess my favorite would have to be the coconut flan. I didn’t taste the coconut at all! I didn’t even mind that there was mango on top, I just brushed it aside! (I can’t digest mango.) This was the yummiest flan I had in a while. I guess it was a happy ending after all.

Note to myself – I think I do have a sweet tooth, even for savory items =)