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Weekday Monch Monch

By A Passion For Food   Jan 02, 2008

Midtown Manhattan On days I'm not booked at client sites, I'm off to our Manhattan office for work. Luckily the office is very conveniently located right between Grand Central and Cafe Zaiya, both which offer a plethora of food opportunities in an otherwise desolate area of midday munchings. Cafe Zaiya on 41st St In the last month or so, I've eaten my way though every takeaway shop inside the Grand Central Terminal, and I'm gradually working my way though the baked goods counter at Cafe Zaiya Onigiri! For those of you familiar with Hawaii, Cafe Zaiya can be thought of as an extremely condensed Shirokiya with Beard Papa's shoved in... FULL REVIEW

Tuesday is the last day for Special Japanese Sweets at Cafe Zaiya

By Midtown Lunch   Dec 03, 2007

Thanks to Feisty Foodie & Cheap Ass Food I was tipped off to this pretty cool thing happening at Cafe Zaiya (on 41st btw. Mad+5th). For the past week, they have replaced their Beard Papa station with the NYC debut of “New Matsue Kashi” a very beautiful (and delicious) form of Wagashi, Japanese sweets made [...] FULL REVIEW

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Kashkaval, Kyotofu, chocolate croissants and a sammich

By The Girl Who Ate Everything   Feb 04, 2007

I recognize the funky odor that comes from the belly of the Bowery Ballroom as "concert stench", but for some reason it never occured to me that "concert stench" was borne from many open, wafting cups of beer. My short attention span plowed through while the first opener was performing; my thoughts were concentrated not on the musical prowess of what was going on in front of me but that the smell of fermented barley water reminded me of a bakery, which in turn reminded me of bread, which in turn reminded me that I wanted to eat bread. Right there. At that moment. FULL REVIEW

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More thoughts on Cafe Zaiya and red bean paste

By The Wandering Eater   Sep 23, 2006

Well, if you have read my previous post about Cafe Zaiya, it seemed I was standing in between the boundaries of like and dislike. Today I try confirmed my final thoughts on this much raved Japanese spot. Today, Tuesday, 9/5/06, I purchased the Mini Koshi An Pans (package of 5 for $2.75) and the Pork Cutlet Sandwich ($3.95 for 1 1/2 sandwiches; seen in photo). Both foods were made the day of and it looked appetizing; the problem is that this is a lot of food for me. The food overall from my two visits is that it's decent but it's relatively inexpensive. FULL REVIEW

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Cafe Zaiya

By Midtown Lunch   Aug 16, 2006

Work is tough.  Work is not fun.  And quite frankly, I don’t understand why more people don’t use their lunch break to relax- or even better, have some fun!  Of course most people’s idea of fun is probably different from my idea of fun.  My idea of fun, is lunch at Cafe Zaiya- the funnest restaurant in Midtown! (As declared by me of course… I’m clearly a very strange person.) FULL REVIEW

Cafe Zaiya

By Ganjin Girl's Guide to Chinatown   Jul 01, 2006

A cute little Japanese bakery, tucked right around the corner from the mouth of  St. Marks. FULL REVIEW

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If You Eat Nothing Else in Midtown, Make It Yakimochi

By NYC Nosh   Jan 23, 2006

I have a little fantasy about taking a job in Midtown, not so much because I want to spend all day overlooking Bryant Park or Times Square, but because if I did, I would be close enough to eat lunch every day at Café Zaiya. I imagine myself wedged into the tiny dining area at the front of the shop, surrounded on all sides by Asian tourists, and even my claustrophobic self backs down when I remind it that I’d be eating chili ebi, yakisoba sandwiches, and katsu bowls. Find the food and the job will follow, is what my stomach keeps telling me. FULL REVIEW

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City Bakery-ish

By The Girl Who Ate Everything   Jan 17, 2006

That conversation isn't exactly word-for-word, and my reaction isn't as overemphasized as you may think it is. But the scenario happened! Kinda. FULL REVIEW

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Backtracking through Japanese, Chinese, and pastry foodstuffs

By The Girl Who Ate Everything   Dec 21, 2005

If you don't follow my flickr account, you'll miss a lot of stuff. I've somehow managed to procrastinate not only in school work but also in blogging, which makes you wonder what I do with the rest of my time... FULL REVIEW

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1.75 bph

By The Girl Who Ate Everything   Nov 21, 2005

David Lebovitz knows what he's talking about. Perhaps if I could get all the people who are not so happy with America to come on down and sample the sugary grain product-alicious bakery world of NYC, they'd be happier. Or fatter. Or both. Or maybe they'd get angry for getting fat and hate America for it's tendency to make everything fat, from people to pigeons. Hm. FULL REVIEW

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Japanese bakery-ing and graaaaains

By The Girl Who Ate Everything   Nov 11, 2005

The first time I heard the words "Mont Blanc" was probably in reference to the pen company. FULL REVIEW

Sweets News

By Salli Vates   Apr 08, 2005

Warm, molten-centered chocolate souffle cake is a popular dessert item at fine New York restaurants. However, one's craving for this dessert may be so intense as to make sitting through dinner unbearable! Fortunately, immediate gratification is now available in the form of individual, sugar-powdered chocolate souffles at Cafe Zaiya. Made to order, the luscious little cakes boast authentically gooey insides. And they're only $1.50! FULL REVIEW

Beyond Teriyaki

By Salli Vates   Oct 08, 2002

Recently, a dear friend of mine spoke of her fondness for Japanese food. "I love chicken teriyaki, beef teriyaki," she maintained. But as you may know, the infinite variety of cooked Japanese and Japanese-American foods goes way beyond teriyaki! FULL REVIEW

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