Thursday, August 20, 2009

unique new york unique new york how now brown cow how now brown cow

meatball sub cross-section

vanilla, strawberry, chocolate and red velvet
from susie cakes in manhattan village
red velvet and chocolate were not bad
vanilla was way too sweet
strawberry gets a big fat SUX

mom's wintermelon w/ dried shrimp
and reeeeally good mussels

just eggs, tomatoes and green onion
delicious!

black bean spare ribs
sooo good

burgers @ the counter in el segundo
english muffin? k.

giant chicken breast w/ jalapenos and a fried egg? k.

ground turkey w/ gruyere, scallions and bacon slaw? k.

when do you ever see cherries w/ leaves still attached?

look at all those beets
you can't eat all those beets

a crazy delicious goat's milk cheddar

cream cheese omelet!!
fancy, i know

al pasto tacos @ king taco in long beach

garlic shrimp lunch special @ red sesame in manhattan beach
this place has chinese, vietnamese and thai
garlic shrimp and vermicelli both are not great
but anything w/ thai basil is tasty
as is their iced coffee which is the bomb.com

beef shawerma @ al hamra halal in redondo
not their greatest
i prefer their chicken shawerma for surrrre

their poulet a la mediterranean
also not great at all
bust!

steamed glutinous rice yesss!!!!

ahhhh how good does that look??

a sweet one

salmon sashimi in ginger ponzu @ wokcano in long beach
go for happy hour!

beet salad @ father's office in culver city
my favorite salad at the moment by farrrrrr

steak tartare is delicioussss
but rather salty w/ all the capers
we had the office burger as well
but obv it was inhaled immediately

fresh and hot dan tat!!!
our table was right near the kitchen
we snagged asap

this looks like funfetti batter in a penis-shaped cake pan

yep that's exactly what that is
we colored the frosting ourselves
props to rach for thinking up the strategic placement
of chocolate "sprinkles"

won ton

broad beans
my freaking favorite snack right now

beignets @ jazz kitchen in downtown disney

bacon jalapeno potato salad
tasted strangely of kraut but i liked it


laura's penne alfredo
everytime i eat this i want to eat it for days

chicken breast?
nay! TURKEY!

i told myself i would not post
until i had MADE something not food related
so here it is

he is quite ugly!! ugly cute? no?
i saw him on etsy and thought he'd look better in red

and now he races off!!

ok and THIS:


Sunday, August 16, 2009

do me a favor. save duke.

i saw g.i. joe tonight. AGAIN, the star wars parallels were numerous. if you are making a sci-fi movie, perhaps consider making a conscious effort to create something that does not mirror star wars!!

for example..

bad guy home base:
darth's space station.
mars underwater base.

pasty mutilated evil twosome:
emperor and darth.
rex and destro.

the force:
darth sensed when obi wan was on the death star and then bounced to go lightsaber his former teacher bud.
storm shadow sensed when snake eyes had showed up, saying "he's here", and likewise bounced to fight his childhood homie.

definitive high-altitude duel on grates:
vader vs luke and luke falls.
snake eyes vs storm shadow and storm shadow falls.

ray park:
played darth maul in episode 1.
played snake eyes in rise of cobra.
didn't get tp talk or show his face in either!!

and lastly/obviously:
luke and duke? really?

Sunday, August 2, 2009

a whole lot of junk

trader joe's anchovies in olive oil

added to elbow mac, parm, red pepper, garlic and butter

berries, bananas, yogurt and soy milk berry topper @ jamba
w/ fresh bananas and granola

OC FAIR FOOD!!
giant cream cheese filled jalepeno poppers wrapped in bacon

battered and deep fried white castle burger

steamed artichoke w/ butter

trader joe's endive and romaine salad
w/ gorgonzola and walnuts

amazing olive bread from il fornaio

lamb sliders w/ feta and caramelized onions
and super fresh perfectly grilled veggies
@ barbarella bar

giant steamed prawns @ sea empress in gardena

lobsta

coconut milk taro jello

steamed black bean pork spare ribs
@ east gourmet dim sum in rosemead

chicken feet!

vegetaran bean curd rolls

egg rolls

steamed tripe and daikon

skewers @ blvd3

filet-o-fish!!!

kraft single atop homemade mashed potatoes

grilled a la vic

mom's rice cakes
best on earth
steak?

or cake?
ink calendar by oscar diaz
the ink out of the bottle spreads
and fills in the embossed numbers as the days pass
amazing!