My friend, Daisann McLane, former NYT Frugal Traveler, is in town for the summer and has enticed me to explore the world of Brighton Beach. So next week, we are going with a friend, Lilet Camara, who is also visiting NYC for the week. Daisann has been living in HK for half of the year for the past several years now and has established a thriving tour business called Little Adventures of HongKong. Now that she is here in Brooklyn, she did a Little Tour of Brooklyn for some of her clients in her HK tour business. She took them to an Uzbek restaurant in Brighton Beach which I am dying to try out. Daisann told me that the Russians sent a lot of North Koreans to Uzbekistan during the Cold War era and they have taken root in that country’s culture and cuisine. Can’s wait to try out Uzbek kimchi and food flavored with sesame oil.
Will have stories and photos next week! In the meantime, enjoy the kinder and cooler summer weather we have been getting.
