It seems like a lot of chefs these days are incorporating Asian flavors into their cooking. I guess this is one of the aspects comprising “New American” cuisine. I guess Little Sister isn’t so much “New American” as it is “Asian/Asian fusion”, but its smack dab in the middle of one of the whitest parts…
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Izakaya Roku
Triple F and Running Man really love this place. Apparently the guy who opened up Roku actually had a food truck serving Japanese curry and was successful enough to open up a brick and mortar joint serving a larger selection of food, izakaya style. The menu is surprisingly extensive here so I was a bit…
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…
Marugame Monzo
I love all kinds of noodle soups. It wasn’t like that when I was a kid. I was all about rice and my mom always had to make me something else when everyone else was eating pho. I also was a big tomboy and hated wearing dresses. It’s amazing how some things change so much….
Tokyo Fried Chicken Co.
Since getting back to the blog after a long hiatus, I haven’t had any real noteworthy dining experiences. But along comes Tokyo Fried Chicken Co., which restores my faith in the delicious possibilities of this world. You’re probably thinking, what’s so special about this fried chicken? The meat is juicy and tasty, while the outside…
Maruhide Uni Club
In the past 2 years I’ve really developed an appreciation for uni. Smooth Obturator would order it all the time but I would just give him and those ugly fleshy orange blobs the stink eye. I don’t really know when/how things changed for me, but I just can’t get enough uni nowadays. So when I…
Next: Kyoto
Our last trip to Chicago was really highlighted by some of the most delicious food I’ve eaten in a long time. This trip back was no exception. Alinea was probably the stand out restaurant last time for its sheer creativity. It’s sister restaurant, Next, managed to wow us again. Now if you haven’t heard, both…
Pok Pok
Who would have ever known that the best Asian food in Portland would be the Thai food. I don’t think there a lot of Thai people here according to my Thai friend Verde, but he’s not always the most accurate source of information. Anyways, the Thai food is very solid and easily accessible, unlike in…
Linguine with Shimeji Mushrooms
This had got to be my most FAVORITE recipe discovery of the year, mostly because it’s so easy and doesn’t require a lot of extra ingredients that I wouldn’t normally already have laying around. Surprisingly, the dish is completely VEGETARIAN and still excites me. Just the other day it was “meatless Mondays” in the cafeteria…
Tea Station’s Green Milk Tea
Bear with me as I use an uncharacteristic amount of words for this particular entry. It’s been an entry 2.5 years in the making! Anyone who really knows me, would know that I have a major obsession with Tea Station’s Green Milk Tea. If you know my family, you will know that my sister shares…
Del Seoul
Almost all the Chicago restaurants I tried were recommended to me by various friends and family. Del Seoul was a place I found on Yelp. It looked pretty delicious and reminiscent of Kogi. It was a bit far from our hotel but we cabbed it pretty easily. Seriously, we spent so much in cab fare…
Crisp
Knowing this trip to Chicago would have a heavy focus on eating, I wanted to make sure we didn’t feel overwhelmed and weighed down by food. I didn’t want eating to turn into a burden. So I tried hard to find “lighter” more casual fare for our lunches. Crisp offered a variety of rice bowls,…
Overworked. Underfed. 