Valentine celebration at Kum Gang San

Who says that you can't celebrate Valentine with your Mom?


















I am craving for bim bim bap, hot soup and sushi. I got them all at Kum Gang San


Bim bim bap was my daughter's choice, while I had the kalbi soup. Beef ribs cooked until the meat becomes tender and served in its own soup (all fat removed) was really good. I enjoyed the soup with the kimchi given free as appetizers. We did not have enough room for the maki sushi and decided to take home the leftover so we can have more room for the extra servings of kimchi we requested.

2009 New York City Restaurant week

Rosa Mexicana known for its upscale authentic Mexican dishes
we have been planning on trying Rosa Mexicana but never had the chance until last January. It was restaurant week in New York City and the restaurants are offering pre-fix meals at reasonable prices(less than$50 per person). We decided that it's the time to try their famous guacamole.
Prepared tableside, in their signature mortar and pestle, the guacamole taste like butter. The Guacamole en Molcajete are freshly made with avocado, jalapeno, tomato, onion and cilantro. Served with warm corn tortilla, tortilla chips, salsa pasilla de Oaxaca and salsa tomatillo y habanero. No one should pass on the guacamole and the sangria. I could go back to Rosa Mexicana just for the guacamole.












The guacamole(first course), plus the main entree and dessert cost $35 per person.
For our main course, my daughter chose the salmon with roasted pineapple and black beans with tropical fruit mole sauce. Rice topped with minced cilantro and refried cooked beans topped with queso fresco were also provided. I chose the Carne Asada. Grilled skirt steak marinated in guajillo and pasilla chiles, cumin, pepper, and garlic, was served with beans, green salad and corn with Chihuahua cheese.
For dessert we both picked the flan de coco. Coconut flan served with roasted pineapple-vanilla sabayon.

The sangria was another $35, but it so worth it. The big pitcher could easily serve four.

Jjajangmyun (noodles with black beans sauce)

After watching so many Korean TV movie series, my daughter and I found this place popular for this notable dish.


Hyo Dong Gak
51 W 35th St
(between 5th Ave & Avenue Of The Americas) 
New York, NY 10001
Neighborhood: Midtown West