We went to Momofuku Noodle Bar yesterday to have the Fried Chicken lunch. These reservations are somewhat hard to come by. I'd made this one about a month ago. It was probably my fifth time, but it never gets any less exciting. It's an enormous amount of food, a combination of traditional southern style and Korean style fried chicken. The southern style is made with buttermilk batter, while the Korean style is less battered but has a spicy marinade that gives it a full red color.

There may be better fried chicken out there, but I haven't heard about it!

Also, corkage at Noodle Bar is only $15 a bottle. I recommend taking some Champagne to pair with the fried chicken. A combination made in heaven!

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After:

Also, some wines:

An okay sparkling wine (which was actually Brazilian!):

And this absolutely marvelous, velvety Malbec from Argentina. It's a Paul Hobbs Cobos Malbec 2005. Incredibly focused with beautiful fruit, tannins and acidity and an exceptionally long finish. This did not pair with the Fired Chicken, but was amazing in any event!