Who knew that the one and only Ferran Adrià had created a coffee “drink” for Lavazza? I definitely had no idea, since I’m so clueless. But of course Matt, my #1 informant for all-things-awesome, knew about this. Hooray for informants!
Author Archives: Kayoko Akabori
May 19, 2010
The Chicago Ten: Wow Bao (#9)
We stumbled across this place, Wow Bao, on the ground floor of a huge, blingy, 80’s-style mall on Michigan Avenue. My friend Ido had mentioned it to me, so I was ecstatic that we randomly came across it. A fast food joint of exclusively Chinese steamed buns! Their tagline is Hot Asian Buns, which is […]
May 17, 2010
The Chicago Ten: Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria (#10)
To celebrate our birthdays, my great pal Matt and I met up in Chicago for a weekend of eating and drinking. Followed by more eating and drinking. And drinking. Then, eating. Ad infinitum. It’s just how we roll. Matt had just gone to Chicago in 2009, when he dined in the Holy House of Grant […]
May 6, 2010
Miller Lite Love
Chicago loves Miller beer. Maybe it’s a Midwest thing (provenance Wisconsin), but seriously, it was everywhere. I saw people walking down the street with 12-packs, they were stocked in our hotel fridge, signs for them were plastered along the windows of every 7-Eleven, and people at bars simply yelled out to the bartender, “Gimme a […]
May 1, 2010
Postcard from CHI: Creepiest McDonald’s In The World
I’m frolicking around Chicago at the moment with @totallymatt, eating and drinking my way through this magnificent town. Just yesterday we went to Hot Doug’s for lunch, Kuma’s Corner for a beer, Blackbird for an incredible fancypants dinner, then The Green Mill for a jazz nightcap. At a certain point late in the night, we […]
April 29, 2010
Potato Color Wheel
Yoko’s How To Japanify column is out today. She’s in Macau at the moment, that lucky girl. (Or not so lucky considering she’s been holed up at the Hyatt, working 18 hour days. No fun!) I took the above picture at a random butcher in Chelsea, NYC. I know it’s not really potato weather now, […]
April 27, 2010
Lazyass Cookin’: Sauteed Sugar Snap Peas w/ Lap Cheong
It’s sugar snap pea season! These beans are so sweet and only need a minute in the frying pan, which means it’s perfect for us LASYASSES. Remember when I wrote about chinese sausages, aka lap cheong a couple weeks back? Let’s add those, and a clove of garlic. Deveining, or “stringing” the peas is the […]