Pantries are meant to be cleaned out occasionally. Old, stale ingredients have to go, some items need to be used before they expire and some staple items just need to …
Japanese Archive
The Map
I’ve been promising this for a long time – so here’s the first draft. This is by no means a comprehensive listing of places to eat on Buford Highway, but …
“If you could see what I’ve seen with your eyes…”
I guess it’s time for my once a year, “one month in a single post” recap. July has been busy, especially with hosting the first Si Fang Cai (Secret Supper)…
Hawker Food – Si Fang Cai (Secret Supper)
I’m not sure who had more fun at the first Si Fang Cai (Secret Supper) – me or the guests. The menu was based (mostly) on Asian hawker food – …
Butabara Kushiyaki
Everything tastes better when it’s on a stick… And nothing tastes better on a stick than pork belly (butabara). You may be more familiar with the Japanese term yakitori …
Asian Cultural Festival
Asian Cultural Festival
Korean Drummer
Vegitarian
Fruit Carving
Thai
Japanese
Bau Ga-Prow (Bangkok Cabin)
Dough Figures (Taiwan)
Steamed Banana Leaves
Shaolin sifu giving marching orders……
Cooking with Dog
Via my friend M. comes Cooking with Dog – a Japanese cooking show, hosted by a dog. More precisely, a poodle, with a coif that for some reason reminds me …
Waikikie Hawaiian BBQ
I’ve read quite a few mediocre reviews of Waikikie Hawaiian BBQ and had always wondered if the food really wasn’t that good or if people were just going in with …
Tamagoyaki
I think I’m the only person I know that not only doesn’t gripe when a sushi chef includes tamagoyaki (a thinly layered Japanese sweet omelette) in a selection. I actually …
Tairyou
Lunch with a friend at Tairyou, a Korean/Japanese restaurant just outside the perimeter on Buford Highway.
They didn’t offer my standard Japanese lunch (chirashizushi – a bowl of sushi rice …
