I love Habeas Brulee—it's one of the best foodie blogs out there—so the fact that they have an "occasional restaurant" instantly intrigued me. It's called Jack, and they're open for one seating on Saturday nights (7PM to 10PM) "once a month or so," with a multi-course tasting menu.

Next time I'm in NYC, I'm making a reservation, because their menus look amazing.

I'm pretty sure I saw this advertised on the Food Network, Amy's Candy Kitchen's amazing caramel apples. With over 20 varieties, including wedding-themed, these caramel apples are rated the best in the business.

My plan is to order an assortment the next time we have a big party… they're not cheap (prices start at $9.99 for one), but according to the WSJ, they're absolutely worth it.

Alright, if you've seen Ace of Cakes on the Food Network, you know the name Charm City Cakes.

I desperately want a Charm City Cake original, so I've had this site bookmarked for years. As an aside, I like the design look of their website, but it's Flash (with an HTML option) that's largely built on images (and tables)… definitely a no-no.

The next time I head to San Francisco, I plan to make a stop at DeLessio's Market for the chocolate bubble wrap. Felchlin Felcor chocolate mixed with everything from cocoa nibs to peanut butter, then poured over bubble wrap (or so I hear, it's probably a mold). They have hundreds of reviews on Yelp, so that's probably where I heard about it.

I love chocolate, so anything new also catches my eye.

An article on Wired led me to the website for Go Go Curry USA. Apparently Japanese curry is a killer dish (definitely one I've never heard of) and it was this paragraph that sold me…

I love Japan's curry in the same way that a heroin addict loves shooting up. The only significant difference between the two is that eventually, if you stop doing heroin long enough, you are no longer addicted to it. Japanese curry addiction does not leave you even when you move back home. You just spend your days wishing you could eat it again, saving your money so you can fly back to Tokyo and eat more.

So I bookmarked Go Go Curry, and it's in my food travel folder, so I know when I'm looking to head to NYC, it's a place I need to visit.

For over two decades my parents have been getting lobster from the James Hook Lobster Company in Boston. The lobsters are always fresh, the shipping fees are reasonable and we've never been disappointed.

Sadly, the James Hook Lobster Company burned to the ground this morning in Boston. The company, which has been around for almost 100 years, was a Boston landmark and I hope they get back on their feet very soon.

In 2006 Daily Candy wrote about Jeni's Ice Creams located in Ohio. The list of interesting flavors caught my attention: organic dark cocoa gelato, Thai chili, candied beet with mascarpone, salty caramel… yum. All of them are made in small batches with all-natural ingredients.

My dad's big on ice cream, so I sent him the signature nine package, which includes those listed above, plus others like black coffee, queen city cayenne and a pear riesling sorbet. He absolutely loved it.