Casa Mezcal

Enchiladas verde

Chicken mole

One of the best mole I've had in New York

Chapulqueso - melted cheese with grasshoppers, tomato, and basil

Lately

This past month has been busy and filled with paper writing, studying, shooting for The Campus (I'm a staff photographer for my school's campus news magazine), and getting everything together for my trip to Lake Atitlán, Guatemala. I'm leaving in 4 days! 

Its a seven week long trip. I'm doing ethnography work and living in the mountains with a modern day Mayan family. Ah exciting!

These two are my fellow Anthropology majors.

These photos were taken for a Anthropology Department piece for the campus magazine I photograph for.

This is something I shot for The Campus for our 5th issue. This was taken on Lavender Week, which is 

basically a carnival/party filled with music, food, free stuff, and games.

Shepard Hall.

Sign outside of Milk Bar. TREAT YO' SELF

View from the High Line

My room has been super messy lately

Metropolitan Ave subway station.

Calexico + Momofuku Milk Bar

Last month I went to the new Calexico location that opened in the Lower East Side. 

I went expecting the food to be slamming. Unfortunately only the nachos meet my expectations.

Roasted corn, guacamole, black beans, cheese sauce, pico de gallo, jalapenos, sour cream...

They were literally the best nachos I have ever had.

I ordered a baja fish taco and a chicken taco. Both were a thumbs down.

PB & I walked around LES. I wanted dessert so we headed to the East Village.

BunnyM paste up

We ended up at Milk Bar.

I got cereal milk soft serve! So good, it literally tasted like I was eating frozen milk that had corn flakes soaking in it.

Underwhelming Taqueria

This past weekend I went to Taqueria LES. It's a hole in the wall with pretty cool decor. 

The food was cheap and decent. Positively NOT the best Mexican food I've had and I definitely wouldn't go back.

My friend Gabriella ordered the enchiladas. They were authentic tasting but the chicken was dry.

Paula and I ordered the fish tacos. They were alright. No real complaints. But I bet I could have made a more delicious fish taco.

I ordered potato flautas as well. Those were yum. It was the only thing I was really pleased with.

All in all I give Taqueria LES a 5 out of 10. It was super noisy, overcrowded, and the food was underwhelming.

For dessert we went to one of my favorite place, Little Cupcake Bakeshop. 

That heavenly thing up there is pecan caramel cheesecake. It was so dense and delicious. 

Weekday Dinner Dates

Monday night I went to San Loco for a quick bite and drink before heading to the Mercury Lounge to see my archaeology professor's band.

My puta and I got mango margaritas. They were tropically delicious and not to mention pretty strong. Quite the perfect summer drink! 

But unfortunately it's not the summer..

That up there is a big pile of vegetarian nachos.

San Loco: Gringo Mex

King Charles the Martyr at the Mercury Lounge.

Tuesday afternoon I meet up with my gurl Sasha Lame

We headed to LES to go to one of my newfound favorite places The Meatball Shop

I got a meatball pesto hero with a side mixed green salad. Their pesto is seriously the best pesto I've ever had.

Sasha got the meatballs and spaghetti in parmesan sauce. It was so creamy and cheesy. 

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