Salt The Plate

A fun experience at the acclaimed .newyork eating and drinking foods inspired by Kerala’s toddy shops. As you would expect, there were a lot of fun twists on traditional Kerala home cooking.
Of special note were the cocktails- the Malayali Old Fashioned, the Sam Bar and God’s own country. So good and creatively presented too!
I loved the inji puli amuse bouche, and the mango pachadi-esque palate cleaner. We had a a couple of appetizers from the Touchings menu and a couple of curries from the mains. The Idiyappam was perfect and the mini hoppers super cute (made with love per Chef!)
And of course - finishing with Inji Puli Ice cream (who would have thought of that combo??!)

Special shoutout to Daya whose guidance navigating the menus and prompt and personal attention truly enhanced our dining experience- especially when he brought out the Chef to meet us!

has done a wonderful job with the menu, the ambiance and the nostalgic pull from the flavors, while serving everything up in a modern sophisticated way that’s so New York.
All the senses were definitely engaged with this meal!

Tofu and Veggies Stir Fry
Its been over a month since we had rice - whole another story involving winter overeating, guilt and prep for an upcoming mountain climb…
Anyway, so in keeping with our protein plus veggie forward diet, I made this awesome stir fry. So delish by itself but also with a bit of Jasmine rice. Yum!

Onions, garlic, cashews, bell peppers, zucchini, eggplant, tofu.
For the sauce: sesame oil, rice vinegar, coconut aminos (& a bit of low sodium soy), water, minced garlic, ginger, honey, red chili flakes, corn starch

Easy Peasy!

Choripán in La Boca, Buenos Aires! So absolutely delicious!

Freshly grilled chorizo on bread with chimichurri and salsa criolla. So simple and so good! These grills are everywhere with people standing in lines waiting for the quintessential street food. Yum!!