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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 28, 2010
Happy Hour: The Stranger
 Every few years or so it seems the brains of the folks down in Arizona (aka God’s underwear chafe) burst with a brilliant idea that seems to justify the rest of the world’s perception of them as backwards ass, gun-toting, cactus-chewing clodhoppers. In the early 90s they decided they’d rather not recognize the Martin Luther King, […]
April 23, 2010
Sweedeedee Jerkey: The Meat Treat with a Sweet Heat
Sweedeedee Jerky‘s little booth at the SF Underground Market last week was just about to close down by the time I got in– they had SOLD OUT of everything by 6pm! Troy, the master chef behind Sweedeedee Jerky, and his lovely girlfriend (aka Sweedeedee Marketing Manager) Pamela had graciously saved me a bag. Lucky me! […]
April 19, 2010
ReCPY: MOffin Follow-Up (x3)
Sorry for disappearing for so long since my last post– had a couple of weeks full of extreme work situations. Having said that, I still bake every weekend, but just haven’t have time to post any of it. Since I found the delightful MOffin recipe, I’ve been obsessed with rice flour. The texture, as well […]
April 15, 2010
Lazyass Cookin’: The Cold Tofu Salad
Spare me the formalities and let me present to you: The Cold Tofu Salad. – Cold tofu, the kind you get in the square plastic container in the refrigerated section of the store. Your best bet is to get the House brand, which is at many markets now (I personally like the medium firmness, although […]
April 14, 2010
Happy Hour: Caipirinha
 I have yet to come across a cocktail that epitomizes the adjective rustic like the Caipirinha does. Derived from the Brazilian Portuguese word caipira (meaning “country peopleâ€), even the drink’s name references its rustic nature. Some refer to the Caipirinha as the cousin of the Mojito. My liquor-warped brain sees it slightly differently. To me […]
April 13, 2010
Home of Chicken & Waffles (OAK)
Went to see guitarists Bill Frissell and Marc Ribot at Yoshi’s the other night. What an awesome duo! But aside from the music, of course the quintessential question was, “Where should we eat before the show?” I helped brainstorm a bit with Ron (because that is what I do), and we decided on the Home […]
April 9, 2010
Meat Watch: Lap Cheong aka Chinese Sausage from Mow Lee Co.
One of my loyal Monday night regulars brought me these on the other week. A bag full of Chinese sausages! YAY! He grew up in San Francisco and swears that this one butcher in Chinatown, Mow Lee Co., makes them the best (774 Commercial at Grant, 982-5767). He brought me the regular pork kind, and […]
April 7, 2010
Happy Hour: Blood and Sand
 Of all the names one could choose for a cocktail, the Blood and Sand is one of the oddest. It sounds odder when you consider the stuff that goes into the drink–Scotch, cherry liqueur, sweet vermouth, and orange juice, all in equal proportions. But of the relatively few classic Scotch cocktails out there, the […]