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Food gabbing
Jan. 12th, 2009 03:04 pm
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food_porn. Thread found here. I wasn't very diligent about taking photos on my trip, actually (and a lot of them were blurry and bad), so there are only about 10 total.
On my way home from work, my GPS navigator took me to the neighborhood where Paseo (a Caribbean restaurant -- a shack, really -- that has the best pulled pork sandwich in the world) is, so I decided to stop in for a Midnight Cuban (the aforementioned sandwich). But a sign said that they were on winter vacation, and would open again in "early February"!! WTF. Now, this place is very well known among locals because the food is so good, so oftentimes there's a line out the door. And you have to get there early, because otherwise they frequently run out of sandwich bread. But still! What kind of restaurant can afford to take that much time off?! >< Them, I guess. Must be nice. I like how they don't even specify a day in February, just some time early in the month, whenever they feel like coming back, I guess.
So instead I went to Kisaku, which is right around the corner from Paseo. I know, I know, sushi again? When I just had it, and am having it again on Wed.? I wanted to 'make up' for the less-than-impressive fare I'd had the last time at I Love Sushi, except Kisaku wasn't much better. Are these restaurants really downgrading their supplies for lunch, is it the gray skies that's making the sushi look less than appetizing, or what? Sigh.
After that I went grocery shopping at 99 Ranch and Trader Joe's, and wow, what a difference from Whole Foods. For less than what I spent at WH, I got about a dozen different veggies, pork shank to make soup with, white cheddar to make cheese straws with, organic broth, crackers, eggs, ham, mayo, and some other stuff. OMG and I got a package of 5 heads of garlic for $0.33! That may be the cheapest I've ever gotten garlic for. Oh, I bought kimchee for the first time. It's in a jar. According to my cousin I'm supposed to open it, then put the lid back on and let it ferment in my fridge for another 3 weeks or so before eating it. And I couldn't resist getting: a package of lobster ravioli to try, as well as a triple-cream Brie that just looks amazing. Granted 99 Ranch doesn't have organic veggies and I did buy expensive chocolate at WH, but if I tried to get everything I got today there, it would have been at least double the price.
food_porn. Thread found here. I wasn't very diligent about taking photos on my trip, actually (and a lot of them were blurry and bad), so there are only about 10 total.On my way home from work, my GPS navigator took me to the neighborhood where Paseo (a Caribbean restaurant -- a shack, really -- that has the best pulled pork sandwich in the world) is, so I decided to stop in for a Midnight Cuban (the aforementioned sandwich). But a sign said that they were on winter vacation, and would open again in "early February"!! WTF. Now, this place is very well known among locals because the food is so good, so oftentimes there's a line out the door. And you have to get there early, because otherwise they frequently run out of sandwich bread. But still! What kind of restaurant can afford to take that much time off?! >< Them, I guess. Must be nice. I like how they don't even specify a day in February, just some time early in the month, whenever they feel like coming back, I guess.
So instead I went to Kisaku, which is right around the corner from Paseo. I know, I know, sushi again? When I just had it, and am having it again on Wed.? I wanted to 'make up' for the less-than-impressive fare I'd had the last time at I Love Sushi, except Kisaku wasn't much better. Are these restaurants really downgrading their supplies for lunch, is it the gray skies that's making the sushi look less than appetizing, or what? Sigh.
After that I went grocery shopping at 99 Ranch and Trader Joe's, and wow, what a difference from Whole Foods. For less than what I spent at WH, I got about a dozen different veggies, pork shank to make soup with, white cheddar to make cheese straws with, organic broth, crackers, eggs, ham, mayo, and some other stuff. OMG and I got a package of 5 heads of garlic for $0.33! That may be the cheapest I've ever gotten garlic for. Oh, I bought kimchee for the first time. It's in a jar. According to my cousin I'm supposed to open it, then put the lid back on and let it ferment in my fridge for another 3 weeks or so before eating it. And I couldn't resist getting: a package of lobster ravioli to try, as well as a triple-cream Brie that just looks amazing. Granted 99 Ranch doesn't have organic veggies and I did buy expensive chocolate at WH, but if I tried to get everything I got today there, it would have been at least double the price.
