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February 19, 2008
BLT Steak’s Popover
I told you that I would blog about BLT’s famous popover (I miss sunny Puerto Rico). Well, images from the restaurant weren’t good enough, also they gave a recipe card with it, so I decided to make it myself. I have had popovers at Thanksgiving or Christmas dinners, and they were crispy on the outside, […]
February 18, 2008
Mangiamo 2007: When in Rome, Drink a Bud
The best thing to do in Rome is to just walk around aimlessly. You’ll stumble upon Bernini fountains, majestic cathedrals, and random marble columns and arches that have been around for thousands of years. This is my little lunch on Janiculum Hill, snuggled between Vatican City and Trastevere. Just me, a Bud (I must have […]
February 14, 2008
Purple Cabbage Pasta
Last week at the farmer’s market, I accidentally bought a purple cabbage, mistaking it for radicchio. DUH! So what to do with a head of purple CABBAGE? I recalled Bittman’s coleslaw piece from a few weeks back, but who wants to make coleslaw in the middle of winter? HELL-O! I needed something to last me […]
February 12, 2008
The Umami Reader, vol.012
Noteworthy readings and eatings (NOT breaking news): Dreamy Vday Date: White Castle with table service! (Eater) NYC Food Truck Map (Grub Street) The Baconscarf- gift it! (Baconwrapt Scarves, via Matt) Adrian Tomine on the cover of Times Dining! (NYT) Di Fara slices now $4: The breakdown (Grub Street) Oishii Eats explores Oaxaca: A picture diary […]
February 6, 2008
Gift This: Kyotofu for Vday
Valentines Day is coming up (BARF), and while I am usually cynical about this day, you can win me over with a box of yummy treats from Kyotofu. I’m so easy! As Sonja reviewed in December, Kyotofu is a cutesy little restaurant specializing in nouveau t0fu in the unexpected neighborhood of Hell’s Kitchen in Manhattan. […]
February 4, 2008
A Can of Beer Bigger Than Your Head
Went to a bday bash for Erin the other night at Noona, a hip little new Korean bistro/bar on the edges of Prospect Heights. There, you can get cans of Asahi bigger than your head. Here is Casey demonstrating: he could barely wrap his hands around it, and it is indeed the size of his […]
February 2, 2008
For the Love of Mushrooms
It’s snowing. And it’s going to snow all through the night. It’ll snow through the show I’ll be playing tonight in Asagaya. So I’m staying in until then. On my stroll back home this morning from Hatagaya, I stopped by the supermarket with a strong urge to make me up a hot bowl of soba. […]
January 30, 2008
Tuna Mercury Bullshit
WTF! I can’t live without tuna. Recent articles on NYT about mercury might be worrisome, and some people might never eat tuna ever, but I like tuna. If you are eating shit load of fried or junk food, and refusing seafood, that is such an oxymoron. I am hoping this trend will cause reduction of […]
January 25, 2008
The Sake Samurai at Astor Center
Last week, Urban Sake‘s Timothy Sullivan was kind enough to invite me to his ongoing sake tasting course, “The Elements of Sake” at the Astor Wine and Liquor Shop’s very new and swanky Astor Center (just around the corner from the shop). It was the second class ever to take place in the gleaming space– […]
January 15, 2008
Lemongrass Tea
Fumi’s parents just got back from Cambodia and sent her lemongrass tea leaves as a gift (despite the Japanese type, it is “Made in Cambodia”). The tea is citrusy and refreshing, but also very calming. I read that it is good for digestion, and muscle pain (arthritis), balances oily skin, and is used as an […]