| |  | Oms/b | | | “Pretty little parcels of rice draw a large lunch crowd to this Japanese take-out shop.” —citysearch | | Cuisine: Sushi, Japanese |
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| | | | | | Listen to the women behind the counter at this Midtown East Japanese café as they relay your order to one another and you will hear immediately how the shop got its unusual name. “Umeboshi Omusubi, Hai!” they call, clipping and squeezing all but the first vowel of the second word right out, m... Read More | | | | | | The name of this café/takeout is buy-a-vowel shorthand for "omusubi," often simply called "rice balls" even when the presentation is much more elaborate. Seen here: ee... Read More | | | | | | these bottles have alcohol in them If you go to Sakagura, it's probably because you want something out of one of these bottles. Or all of them. You appreciate the fine taste of rice left to ferment in a pool of moldy water. And why wouldn't you? Fermenty rice squeezings! All natural! Like God... Read More | | | | | | Mid-October should bring hearty appetites, satisfied by soups and stews. It was, however, nearly 80° in Manhattan yesterday—not really soup or stew weather. I've been desperate to try this adorable little Japanese rice ball shop , Oms/b, that I first read about on one of my fa... Read More | | | | | | - It's Chang-mania! Read and hear all about Momofuku's David Chang at Off the Broiler and The Villager. Then go get one of his Ssäm. - Ed Levine has found the ice cream sandwich of his dreams at Jaques Torres. - Midtown Lunch explains the mystery of Oms/B (picture, right), beginning with an... Read More | | | | | | Lunch from Oms/b, Posted to the M.L. Photo Pool by lazysundae It’s not cheap, and you have to wear a jacket, but the Delegate Dining Room at the UN is having a Malaysian all you can eat lunch buffet until May 23rd [Eating in Translation] Apparently the Alambre Burrito at Pampano Taqueria is wh... Read More | | | | | | “Rice balls” from Oms/b Posted to the Midtown Lunch Flickr Photo Group by Stu Spivack Nosher discovers the glories of East Side rice balls at a Midtown Lunch favorite [NYC Nosh] Purnima on 54th is still empty, despite Gordon Ramsay’s help [Zagat] Bistro Desaret & Johnny Rockets will fight ... Read More | | | | | | From Elastic Waste. “Are you Out to Lunch?” MIDTOWN LINKS As if you needed to be told this- stay away from by the lb. Salad bars on hot days [NY Post] Daily News discovers the Diamond Dairy [Daily News] E.I.T. goes Midtown Crazy: Djerdan, Grand Central Oyster Bar, Oms/b, & Brother Jimmy’s BB... Read More | | | |
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