NYC Tastes

Can you smell the change in the air?  The breeze is cooler, the leaves are starting to turn orange and red... it's a perfect time to tuck into a big bowl of noodles. I'm a fan of ramen but soba noodles deserve some serious respect.  I don't think there's anything better than  dropping a nice, big pile of chewy, nutty noodles into a steaming hot broth. This is food to cure just about anything. Cocoron and Goemon

How in the world I never heard of this place until a few weeks ago is beyond me. I like to think I know a lot about the dining in this city- and especially a lot about noodle places Mr. T’s favorite. Somehow this little gem of a place got past my radar until now. Tucked away in a little store front on Delancy Street this place is easy to pass. However once you get your hands on their noodles I guarantee you’ll stop. Take a look at this pile of noodles. This is the first step of enjoying the Stamina Dip Soba. Pick up some noodles- then place them into this ridiculously steamy aromatic broth for about 10 seconds to heat up. Then Eat! The noodles have such a toothsome, nutty texture I just wanted to slurp these up all day! The broth was packed with flavor from the beef, mushroom and chicken. Talk about a little slice of heaven! If you do come to Cocoron stick to the noodles. We started with the Salt Cured “Ham” style Chicken and I just thought it was weird. It tasted ...