It seems like I’ve been ho-ing it up with Hobag a lot lately. Well maybe it’s because none of the rest of my so-called “friends” ever asks me to hang out hmmm??? It’s likely your loss because if you’re not hanging out with me, you’re probably not eating all that well. Hobag’s donut and my…
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Fish Dinner Party
One of the main reasons to upgrade the camera was to try and do more cooking blog entries. Sooooo, that has really yet to happen, but then one day my friends and I had a spontaneous dinner party. It was really great because everyone pitched in and cooked something as opposed to most of my…
Holdfast
The Gunner and Perpetually Underwhelmed spoke very highly of Holdfast, a pop up dining experience to recently enter the culinary scene in Portland. Pop ups are fun, but they can be unpredictable. There’s a lot of experimentation that goes into any given night’s menu. Sometimes items are being served for the first time, which can…
BOOYEAH!
Dear Readers, I want to thank you for following along with me all these years. I started off with some shitty pictures and photography skills, but I have tried to hone my craft over the years. As you may know, I earn absolutely no money from this endeavor. In fact, I lose a lot. But…
Top Chef Shirley Chung Pop Up @ The Playground 2.0
I love Top Chef. I love watching the food, the drama, the judges and contestants talking smack. Unlike many of the other reality shows that churn out winners that don’t amount to much after the ephemeral hoopla of the win passes through the minds of fans and viewers, many Top Chef winners have gone on…
LA Food & Wine Festival 2013: Live on Grand
I like going to food festivals, almost exclusively the non-FREE ones. You may be asking yourself, why would you prefer to pay for something rather than get something for FREE? I really hate large crowds and long lines. Free food festivals just attract a TON more people, so you end up having to elbow your…
Thanksgiving 2011
So my mom has become sort of a traveling gnome these days. She plans these elaborate trips, it’s beginning to feel like every years now, with all her lady friends to quite exotic destinations. This year it was Turkey and Sri Lanka with a short jaunt to Vietnam. She often goes in the fall and…
4th of July
Obviously this is a month delayed, but I took the pictures so I might as well blog about them =) I think it is now an established H.o.P. tradition to celebrate the 4th of July at Smooth Obturator and Triple T’s pad by the beach since you can see multiple fireworks shows from the neighboring…
Chowder Cook Off
Since Smooth Obturator moved to beach, he’s been trying to embrace the true “California fun in the sun” lifestyle and culture. He goes running on the beach, bike riding up to Santa Monica and down to Redondo Beach, and occasionally surfing if he feels like looking like a fool. It’s been nice to have a…
Christmas Dinner 2010
The H.o.P. usually celebrates the holidays pretty casually. Some meat, potatoes, greens, and of course, a fruit tart. Things are changing as the years go by. Not only is our family growing, but we are all growing up and somehow meat, potatoes, and a salad just doesn’t satisfy our palates these days. In addition, we…
Test Kitchen: Marcel Vigneron
I’m a groupie through and through. I freak out when I see a celebrity of any caliber, from the A list to the D list. I’m scream. I point. I gawk. Then I hide into the farthest corners of my shyness. I will not approach them. I will not talk to them. I will dart my…
Test Kitchen: Young Team
This food blog has become both a blessing and a curse. It is a blessing because I am reconnecting with old friends and also making new friends. People are just coming out of the wood work wanting to eat and try new places with me. It is a curse because dining at this level is burning a…
Overworked. Underfed. 