Hunger and food policy, and why I do what I do

I don’t write much about issues of hunger (real issues, I mean, not “I’m hungry, what awesome place will I schlep my privileged self off to today”), or the issues surrounding food policy, but I do think about it and try to stay on top of the current events. And I will tell you the [...]

Happy Trails in China

Ohai! A brief update here, I’m currently in Beijing, hunkered down in the lobby of a hotel, I think it might be around 4 am, so thanks for that, jetlag. It looks like my access to social media, like facebook or twitter, is restricted. Access to my blog and gmail appears to function as normal, [...]

Facebook

Someone in a restaurant recently approached me and asked if I was lemonjelly. I would never deny that, but it has traditionally not been my style to be pro-active about it either. That’s partially why I posted under the pseudonym to begin with. So, I’m flattered that my food chatter has garnered attention, and took [...]

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A unofficial snapshot of a Doritos ad competition, filmed at the Wildcat Lounge downtown.

Las Palmeras

Las Palmeras aims to be a Mexican sports bar, and makes a mean jalapeno aioli.

Square One (closed)

Square One – foie gras torchon and spinach salad with poached egg.’

Twitter – making the most of it

Swept up in the wave of Web 2.0 and all its variations? Created a Twitter account and posting about how you wish it was Friday while also being equally confused as to how 2083720202 pyramid scheme twitter accounts found you? I’m the type that is partially aware of new web stuff, just enough to appear [...]

Kobachi Izakaya Dining

It was a Tuesday, one of the nights I have the most success ordering omakase. And the kitchen obliged. This was also my first night having omakase without Vo. Instead, it was Ted and he was in for a real treat. We started with a small bottle of cold sake, I let the kitchen choose [...]

Who ate the Cool Whip

And now a departure from food. And I am serious about Cool Whip not being food. Anyway, we needed a break from work, and someone had brought in their lunch inside a Cool Whip container. McMarko had a brief Tourettes moment. Enjoy