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February 16, 2010
Postcard from New Orleans: Go-Cup
I made it! After a horrible 15-hour trip yesterday to get here (SFO –> LAX –> DFW –> MSY; Damn you, American Airlines!), I’m here! My first night was totally awesome– fireworks, bloody marys, red beans and rice, waving to Harry Connick Jr. and Sean Payton on floats. We made a pitstop for a drink […]
February 15, 2010
Tortas Los Picudos (SF)
I finally ate my first torta two weeks ago – on Superbowl Sunday. My friend Kishi, who lives in San Francisco, took me to Tortas Los Picudos on 24th Street between Alabama and Harrison. I guess it took me this long to actually try a torta because of my intense love for burritos. If both […]
February 12, 2010
The Ugly: Homemade Warm Chocolate Cake, Pt. III
PREQUEL The Good: Ode to Jean-George’s Chocolate Molten Cake The Bad: Domino’s Lava Crunch Crapcakes Despite the occasional subpar specimen (Domino, I’m looking at you), my love of warm chocolate cake continues to run deep. So deep, in fact, that up until yesterday, I’d made a promise to myself that consumption of these cakes would remain […]
Fried Chicken Livers at Magnolia Pub (SF)
I love chicken livers, but battered in panko and fried???? HOLY HOTCAKES! I could not stop– I think I ate this entire plate all by my lonesome. No sharing, sorry! The nuttiness of the livers were totally enhanced by the hot crunch of the outer layer– that unmistakable flavor of fried food. Look at how […]
February 10, 2010
Happy Hour: The Sazerac
So the Saints finally won a Super Bowl, and while many of you surely pounded Hurricanes to celebrate, here in the Eastern Seaboard, the weather conditions don’t quite call out for something so tropical. In other words, there’s a blizzard happening right outside my door. Of course when it comes to celebrating the storied American […]
February 8, 2010
Ibu Oka: THAT Suckling Pig Place (Bali)
Ibu Oka is one of the most famous food joints on the entire island of Bali– located in a touristy area of Ubud, Ibu Oka serves some of the best suckling pig. Anthony Bourdain has been here, as have many other food celebrities. Since we stayed around Kuta, the drive was about an hour. I […]
February 5, 2010
Kitchen Follies: Meyer Lemon Turd
I like to think that I have sharp instincts and a knack for good flavors in the kitchen– my parents are both professional chefs, as is my brother. So in theory, I should be a supernatural. But something in the kitchen always goes horribly wrong when I am asked to follow a recipe to make […]
February 3, 2010
Ball-and-Chained to Berkeley
After a 4-year, 4-month hiatus, I am back in Berkeley. Robotland (a.k.a. Tokyo) was good to me, but finding myself shuffled in line at the Berkeley Bowl between one of these, and Zack de la Rocha‘s doppelganger on a weekly basis has got me feeling all warm and fuzzy inside. Not only is it great […]
FRIED PHO!
Let’s talk today on the subject of one of my favorite foods in the world: pho. But this is not just any kind of pho. I’m talkin’ FRIED PHO. No joke, I crave this every single day and have been dying to share this discovery with you. It’s my ideal debut post for this sparkling […]