{"id":1075,"date":"2012-03-09T19:03:57","date_gmt":"2012-03-09T19:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/letsnomnom.wordpress.com\/?p=1075"},"modified":"2019-06-13T15:52:56","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T22:52:56","slug":"kyotofu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/09\/kyotofu\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyotofu Desserts, Hell&#8217;s Kitchen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>3-course dessert sampler at <a title=\"Kyotofu\" href=\"http:\/\/kyotofu-nyc.com\/\">Kyotofu<\/a> in Hell\u2019s Kitchen. Right by the apartments we looked at in that area. I\u2019ve been meaning to check out Kyotofu out as Kunal has mentioned it a number of times. Yay for Gilt City deals! $30 for a 3-course dessert sampler, sparkling sake, and take home cupcakes for two. <a href=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/61.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1077\" title=\"Kyotofu\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/61.jpg?w=584&amp;h=438\" alt=\"Kyotofu\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/61.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/61-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/61-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>First course: vanilla sweet tofu panna cotta. Sparkling rose sake with lovely floral flavors. Both were very refreshing. Especially nice after our long walk from the Veggie Food Festival. We walked 30 blocks!\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/81-e1331164933116.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1078\" title=\"Kyotofu - Vanilla Tofu Panna Cotta, Sparkling Rose Sake\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/81-e1331164933116.jpg?w=584&amp;h=438\" alt=\"Kyotofu - Vanilla Tofu Panna Cotta, Sparkling Rose Sake\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/81-e1331164933116.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/81-e1331164933116-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/81-e1331164933116-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>Second course: the dessert platter. Chocolate cake with sesame and miso something (I think\u2026 wasn\u2019t really paying full attention when they described it to us). Green tea creme brulee. Almond rice pudding with poached apples. The cake was okay.\u00a0 It\u2019s a chocolate cake. Tasted good, but wasn\u2019t anything special. <a href=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1082\" title=\"Kyotofu - Dessert Platter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/19.jpg?w=584&amp;h=438\" alt=\"Kyotofu - Dessert Platter\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/19.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/19-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/19-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>The green tea creme brulee was delish. That\u2019s a haw berry on top. I\u2019m a fan of Japanese green tea, and when you turn that into creme brulee, perfection. The intense green tea flavor weirded John out a little, but that\u2019s okay\u2026 more for me! <a href=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1081\" title=\"Kyotofu - Green Tea Creme Brulee\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/11.jpg?w=584&amp;h=438\" alt=\"Kyotofu - Green Tea Creme Brulee\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/11.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/11-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/11-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>The almond rice pudding was tasty too. Normally not a huge fan of rice pudding, but I really enjoyed the light almond flavor here. It wasn\u2019t too sweet, which made it more enjoyable. The poached apples were a nice touch. <a href=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1080\" title=\"Kyotofu - Almond Rice Pudding with Poached Apples\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/10.jpg?w=584&amp;h=438\" alt=\"Kyotofu - Almond Rice Pudding with Poached Apples\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/10.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/10-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/10-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>Third course: chocolate chip cookie with green tea infused white chocolate on the side. Nothing special about the cookie. The green tea chocolate looked small and delicate, but was really rich and packed with flavor. I got to eat extra green tea chocolate because John didn\u2019t like it much. Nom. <a href=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/25.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1083\" title=\"Kyotofu - Chocolate Chip Cookie, Green Tea Infused White Chocolate\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/25.jpg?w=584&amp;h=438\" alt=\"Kyotofu - Chocolate Chip Cookie, Green Tea Infused White Chocolate\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/25.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/25-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/25-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>Everything was well presented. Service was great. It all looks very small, but it filled me up nicely. That nice, pleasant kind of full. Plus, the desserts were not too sweet. I\u2019d like to come back for the brunch someday.<\/p>\n<p>I enjoyed the take home chocolate souffle cupcakes much more than the chocolate cake in the dessert platter. Placed it in the microwave for a few seconds to warm up. Melts in your mouth!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 594px; left: 166px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3-course dessert sampler at Kyotofu in Hell\u2019s Kitchen. Right by the apartments we looked at in that area. I\u2019ve been meaning to check out Kyotofu out as Kunal has mentioned it a number of times. Yay for Gilt City deals! $30 for a 3-course dessert sampler, sparkling sake, and take home cupcakes for two. First course: vanilla sweet tofu panna cotta. Sparkling rose sake with lovely floral flavors. Both were very refreshing. Especially nice after our long walk from the Veggie Food Festival. We walked 30 blocks!\u00a0 Second course: the dessert platter. Chocolate cake with sesame and miso something (I think\u2026 wasn\u2019t really paying full attention when they described it to us). Green tea creme brulee. Almond rice pudding with poached apples. The cake was okay.\u00a0 It\u2019s a chocolate cake. Tasted good, but wasn\u2019t anything special. The green tea creme brulee was delish. That\u2019s a haw berry on top. I\u2019m a fan of Japanese green tea, and when you turn that into creme brulee, perfection. The intense green tea flavor weirded John out a little, but that\u2019s okay\u2026 more for me! The almond rice pudding was tasty too. Normally not a huge fan of rice pudding, but I really enjoyed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1082,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3355,3358,3639],"tags":[653,787,821,882,1218,1282,1498,1576,1715,2089,2673,2952,3069,3132],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/19.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1075"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1075"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1075\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}