Big City Buds: We're Cooking Italian!

Here's a question: how HARD is it to find LICORICE in MANHATTAN?

Here's an answer: harder than you'd think!

But, boy, did we sure find some! Though we had to spend HOURS on the Fourth of July wandering the West Village to find it. Totally. Worth it. 

We know, we know... it's been a while since our last post, but we've been busy performing big city improv in the big city of NEW YORK CITY. Our performance went great but we sure were pooped out! Whew! After our buddees went back home to the combine-based apartments, the TASTEBUDDEES needed some time to recoop. But that certainly didn't mean we were PECKISH! Ha ha ha! Chickens!

Looks like fun is on the menu! Haha!

What you're looking at is genuine street cart food! We ate a LOT of pizza the past week, and were in the mood for something a little different...

Sauce and meat? What a treat!

Yum! Hot, tasty, and most of all: CHEAP! All this yummy for the incredible price of $5! At a price like that, you could feed the whole family!  Maybe not the BRADY BUNCH (LOL PETER BRADY) but definitely a nuclear family!

But, even the TASTEBUDDEES need some time off from the smells and tastes of the big city. After eating some Austrian food at a neat little cafe in Brooklyn, some genuine Dim Sum in China Town (with real forks!), and some genuine NYC hotdogs at Gray's Papaya (Whew!)...

Two dogs and a drink? That doesn't stink! LoL!

White heat, let it sizzle.

Stay tuned for more tubed meat!

...we thought we'd make our own NYC dinner! But not with this chicken in the apartment fridge... 

"WHAT'S IN THE BOX?"- Brad Pitt

"Stinky chicken."- Morgan Freeman

...pooweeh! That's not finger-lickin'! Looks like we're gonna need to take a trip...

Evening ingredients.

...to SPECIALITY STORES! Look out, Astoria! Tastebuddees are cooking Italian!

The tomatoes represent testicles, and the wine represents Italy. 

"Where the magic happens."- Ja Rule

But, this dinner was a particular challenge, because we're cooking in a whole different kitchen! At first, we were like, "where are all the pans and spoons?" But after some thorough searching (and opening cabinets, then closing them gently so we don't disturb the neighbors... cause who knows who's living next door! LOL! Be careful!), we found the necessary implements for some mass cookin'!

Washin' hands, just like raccoons!

But, remember there are TONS of germs in the city! People spit their gum out and leave it on the sidewalk!  GA-ROSS! (Gross!)

I promised tubed meat, and I'm a man of my word!  Hahaha! Trust!

This sausage came from a genuine NYC butcher shop in Astoria. At first, we weren't sure how the big city meat place worked. Like, do we take a number and wait, or do we try to get the attention of the helpful young men working behind the counter? We just didn't know!

Cut up and smellin' right!

 Eventually, we got the sausages cut up and sizzlin'! Yum!

Andrew Diced Tomatoes! (Like the comedian, Andy Dice Clay!)

Check out these red guys.

Brown hair and wine.  Call me Racheal Ray! Ha! Lol!

Speaking of red guys...

Science.

...oooo, the vino! Looks like we've got ourselves a dinner party! Or do we...

Chloe.

...yep, we do.  Y'know what they say: Two's company, and three's a pasta party! Hahaha! John Ritter!

Which one's hotter?  Probably the water! Ha!

ANYWAY. Back to COOKING.

2009 was a good year for windows.  

Ain't no rest for the nummers, Spencer. We've got spinach to sautée! Such is the life of adults.

"WHATTAYA LOOKIN AT ME FOR? RIZZOTO!"- Italian Nick

Check out the sheen on Wild's forehead! YEEEHEEE. He needs some dry napkins or something!

The colors of the wind.  

The Godfather Pt. 4

Look at us Buddees. Just like at home. Except in a genuine NYC kitchen!  Just like the girls from "Girls!" But only the pretty one, and not the other ones!

#nofilter #fundinner

All smiles here! Keep sautéing those veggies! Even though it's hot, the sweat dripping will just add some sodium... as if we didn't have enough in our diets anyway! Hahaha! Ramen noodles, right? #microwave

Multitasking was invented in Sicily.

But, really, sodium helps retain water, which is helpful in this genuine NYC white hot heat.  Ya can't have popsicles every day, as much as you'd like to!

Party over here! Astoria! Holler!

Whoop... looks like the party is getting rowdy! Calm down, stranger! (JK we know her, but "stranger" sounded funnier than "Chloe Barbara Metzger of Paperback Rhino!")

Terrence Malick eat your heart out! 

Carbohydrates make for a genuine NYC sweat sheen.  Also, wine is good for hearts! 

The NYC meal is complete!  If we replaced the sausage with chipotle chicken tanglers, it'd be just like a meal from New York Chef Guy Fieri!

#nofilter #dripping

Phew! Glad that's over! Not! LoL!

Wow, what a day! And to think this has only been a couple hours in the white hot city. What adventures lie in store for us in the next couple days? Let us know! Lol!