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August 4, 2009 By cheryl

A Tiger In The Kitchen: Unveiled



Not too long ago, reporter Mark Joyella caught up with me about my cooking and eating adventures for a piece he did for the Brooklyn Heights Blog.

On my little deck in Brooklyn, we had a lovely time chatting about festive cardamom cookies and my stab at eating bull’s penis. (You can also see the video on Vimeo.)

I’d been a little embarrassed about posting it — because you can see exactly how dead my houseplants are in the background of some shots! But Mark did such a nice job, I thought I’d share it with you.

So, if you’ve been wondering what exactly I’ve been up to so far this year, check it out …

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Filed Under: Books, Fashion, New York Tagged With: A Tiger In The Kitchen, Brooklyn Heights Blog, Bull's Penis, Cardamom Cookies, Mark Joyella, New York, Pho Sure, Vimeo

May 29, 2009 By cheryl

I'll Have The Genitals, Please


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There’s something a little inappropriate about Pho Sure/Baoguette, Michael
Huynh’s new Vietnamese noodle-slash-sandwich joint in the West Village.

There are the kneeling Vietnamese maidens in barely-there tops plastered all over the wallpaper in a comely repeat pattern. And then, there’s the bull’s penis, practically waving at you from the menu. 

Yes, that would be the sliced up genitals of a bull served either with pho or a simmering hot bowl of soup.

Feel uncomfortable yet?

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Filed Under: New York, Restaurants Tagged With: Baoguette, Beavis & Butt-Head, Bull's Penis, Bun, Genitals, Kiwi, Michael Huynh, New York, Peen, Pho 75, Pho Sure, Soft shell crab, Steak, Vermicelli, West Village, Yuzu

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