{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Waz Wu","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog","title":"Daruma-ya, Tribeca - Waz Wu","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"h9WhJFH06u\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/18\/daruma-ya-tribeca\/\">Daruma-ya, Tribeca<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/18\/daruma-ya-tribeca\/embed\/#?secret=h9WhJFH06u\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Daruma-ya, Tribeca&#8221; &#8212; Waz Wu\" data-secret=\"h9WhJFH06u\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/photo-64.jpg","thumbnail_width":1280,"thumbnail_height":1280,"description":"About a month ago, Angela and I visited Daruma-ya in Tribeca for our monthly dinner date. It\u2019s a bit of a walk from the subway, which was fine in the early fall, but I wouldn\u2019t want to do that walk now that winter is kicking in. We made a 7:45pm reservation, but it didn\u2019t seem to be necessary. It did, however, score us a good spot in the back room. Daruma-ya is surprisingly upscale and romantic, especially for a soba restaurant. Whenever we have soba or ramen, we always order Agedashi tofu ($10). Daruma-ya serves their deep fried tofu with Nameko mushroom. You can\u2019t see the mushrooms in this photo, but they were the most adorable little things! The tofu was nicely done. The Nasu Ageni ($7) was quite a treat. In the dim lighting, you might almost mistake the Japanese eggplant for fish of some kind. Tasty \u2014 I couldn\u2019t stop nibbling on this. The Yasai Tempura ($10) had a light, crispy batter on the fresh veggies. This is the way tempura should be done, but not every restaurant manages to keep the batter so airy. I usually order hot soba, but since the cold soba is handmade, I [&hellip;]"}