Food Tastes Better With An Amazing View At Kimoto Rooftop In Brooklyn

The eclectic menu at Kimoto Rooftop in Downtown Brooklyn highlights American favorites with an Asian influence that are sophisticated in presentation and playful in concept.

1. Tuna Tartare

Over a bed of creamy, chunky guacamole is a generous portion of fresh raw tuna with pickled jalapeno and sesame seeds. Be sure to scoop up all the goodness on the plate, including the spicy aioli and the sweet soy sauce, with the crunchy, tri-colored tortilla chips on the side.

2. Tempura Basket

The tempura basket features crispy, hot-off-the-fryer tempura that ranges from shrimp to baby calamari in a skewer to potato croquette. The wasabi mayo and the sweet teriyaki sauces that come on the side pair perfectly well with the tempura.

3. Beef Bulgogi Tacos

This fusion dish highlights the cuisines of Mexico and Korea. Stuffed inside crunchy wonton shell are tender beef bulgogi with spicy kimchi slaw. The tacos are topped with thin slices of Asian pair, toasted sesame, and scallion.

4. Spicy Togarashi and Truffle & Parmesan Fries

The flavors of these delicious flavors are further enhanced with spicy togarashi (top) and truffle & parmesan. Perfect accompaniment to your main entrees, the fries have crispy exterior and moist interior.

5. Gochujang BBQ Wings

Forget all the chicken wings you have had in the past - the Gochujang BBQ Wings will completely change your mind! These wings have the crispiest skins with the juiciest meat. The spicy and sweet gochujang BBQ sauce make these wings even more addicting.

6. Kobe Beef Burger

These soft buns are lathered with generous amount of kimchi slaw at the bottom and gochujang bbq sauce on top. The juicy beef pattie is topped with white truffle oil and sprouts.

7. Crispy Pork Cutlet

The pieces of deep-fried pork cutlet are topped with kewpie mayonnaise sauce and red cabbage slaw.

Streetbird in Harlem Delivers Delicious Soul Food and Unique Hip Hop Culture

With hip hop music blasting from a boom box, walls covered with colorful graffiti, and a pair of Converse sneakers hanging from the ceiling like a chandelier, Streetbird Rotisserie - the latest restaurant in Harlem by the famed Ethiopian-born, Swedish-raised chef Marcus Samuelsson - feels more like a museum than a restaurant. But this interior design, a unique homage to Harlem during the era of hip hop, is only the "first course" to an amazingly delicious experience you will have at Streetbird Rotisserie.


Specializing in soul food with an expansive menu that highlights the namesake bird, Streetbird whips out some of the best chicken dishes I have ever tried. The restaurant recently launched brunch - everyone's favorite meal of the week - all day on weekends. Who can say no to good ole' chicken and waffles for dinner on a Saturday night?


Don't expect the ordinary from Streetbird's Chicken & Waffles ($13.50). Instead of boring, flabby buttermilk waffles, you get delectable red velvet waffles with crispy edges and moist inside. On top of the waffles are two pieces of perfectly fried, tender chicken with pieces of scallion. Top it off with bourbon maple syrup, and you get all the flavors, from sweet to savory, as well as all the textures, from crispy to juicy, in each and every bite.


Streetbird's rotisserie chicken is everything you dream of. The chicken is seared slowly in heat to produce crispy skin, while sealing in the flavor and juice of the meat inside. The Half Bird & Stuff ($21) includes half chicken served on a platter with creamy mashed potato and Notti Greens, or roasted green beans with chili and peanuts.


For sides, I would recommend the Auntie's Cornbread ($5) and the Jack Fried Rice ($6). The two big pieces of corn bread are thick and dense with actual pieces of corn in the bread. The Jack Fried Rice, sauteed with kimchi, egg, and scallions, is seasoned nicely with slight kick of spiciness from the kimchi.


After feasting on the delicious food, be sure to walk around the restaurant to admire the arts by Harlem-based multimedia artists, including graffiti painting, colllage that depicts Harlems' street activities and artisitc culture, and black and white photographs of the Harlem community. Streetbird is a must visit restaurant - both for its amazing food and unique culture.

Sunday Jazz Brunch With Lea Delaria At Ginny’s Supper Club In Harlem

There are two types of people in this world: those who brunch, and those who brunch in style. I fell into the latter bucket this weekend when I attended Lea DeLaria's Jazz Brunch at Ginny's Supper Club, a sister venue to Marcus Samuelsson's famed restaurant, Red Rooster, in Harlem. Best known for her role as "Big Boo Black" on Netflix's Orange is the New Black, DeLaria doubles as an accomplished jazz musician who recently released her 5th studio album, House of David. The album, inspired by English singer and songwriter David Bowie, features 12 of Bowie's covers with jazz influence. 

"He's the only man I'd blow," DeLaria said to a packed audience at Ginny's Supper Club before performing a track from her innovative new album. Laughter aside, the audience enjoyed DeLaria's bold reexamination of Bowie's songs, such as "Golden Years," "Modern Love," and "Life On Mars" - all of which were reinterpreted with the language of jazz. Additionally, DeLaria brought holiday festivity to the venue with her jazz rendition of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town."

While the highlight of the event - without a doubt - was DeLaria's outstanding vocal performance, the "brunch" portion of the Jazz Brunch impressed as well. The brunch buffet was a delicious spread of traditional, soulful Southern favorites and comfort food from Red Rooster. Highlights included Mac & Greens (al dante rigatoni pasta with New York cheddar, parmesan, and collard greens with crispy breadcrumbs on top), Fried Yardbird (crispy, juicy, and moist fried chicken battered with flour, buttermilk, and coconut milk), creamy grits, roasted root vegetables, and an assortment of dessert.

If you missed DeLaria's performance this past Sunday...you are in luck! She will return to Ginny's Supper Club for her final performances at 12 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 10.