Jay Eats Worldwide

If you've been down Fairfax Ave, just around the corner from  Benito's Taco Shop on Beverly and across the street from CBS Television City, you've probably seen this store front, I know I have. It's a unique combination of Southeast Asian  flavors;  specifically Indonesian, Singaporean, and  Malaysian.   See What Jay Eats... The restaurant is fast casual with a Chipotle-style line, which gives you the ability to select what looks good. I've been to a couple of events where Kaya Street Kitchen had served their dishes and had sampled their food. Now was my chance to try their menu. I had a hard time selecting, cause everything looked good. The options are bowl, salad, tacos, or burritos. I selected a bowl and wanted to try the base of green tea noodles and greens. Next, select a protein. This was the hard part for me, everything sounded great. I did go with the shrimp and pork meatballs and the M...

What's a trip to New York City without having great pizza? This trip, I wasn't in Manhattan much, so it wasn't Ray's Pizza, Original Ray's, etc. Since I was staying (and working) in Queens, one place that was recommended was Milkflower in Astoria.  Love wood-fired ovens and places that know how to do wood-fired pizzas. See What Jay Eats... String Bean Salad with persimmon, feta, almonds, and citrus This was a nice salad and something I might have to knockoff... Roasted Meatballs (3) with tomato, garlic confit, grand padding, and basil. You can't get meatballs like this in L.A. AND a must order item! Queen with tomato, mozzarella, basil, parmigiana-reggiano A great classic, just look at that wood-fired crust. Abe Froman with pork sausage, tomato, shishito peppers, red onion, oregano, garlic, and grana padano. (ordered this one without cheese) Abe Froman is ...