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by hillel on October 24th, 2008 in Perspectives  —  1 Comment »

I once had some pretty amazing chicken soup (as well as some incredible chicken) at Chez Panisse. And I have always loved Steely Dan. The fressers over at Infinite Fress combined the two for a special evening:
“Last month, we visited Berkeley to see Steely Dan stamp out any lingering idealism at the Greek Theater. Nevertheless, [...]

by hillel on October 15th, 2008 in Perspectives  —  No Comments »

Kevin is doing a great job documenting his eating over at Kevin Eats. Here’s his excellent report on Studio from his belated birthday dinner:
“I’d been interested in trying out Studio for a number of years now. I was thus quite excited to find out that a few buddies of mine were taking me there for [...]

by hillel on October 7th, 2008 in Perspectives  —  2 Comments »

Any regular reader of this blog knows about the Fat Duck. My illustrious partner Dana has even worked there for a time. Thanks to all the readers who suggested some restaurant focused blogs. Here’s some perspective from Chuck Eats:
“Intuitively, I agree with Heston Blumenthal’s basic premise 2 - eating food is multi-modal and it is [...]

by hillel on September 29th, 2008 in Perspectives  —  No Comments »

My friend Megan recently took her first trip to Israel. I always tell people about the food there, but there’s really no substitute for experiencing it yourself. Her full report (with pictures!):
“It was unanimous. He told us about his favorite local place. He described it as “The Hummos Nazi” - like the Soup Nazi in [...]

by hillel on September 23rd, 2008 in Perspectives  —  1 Comment »

Who says there’s no good food in Hawaii? Well, I speculated at one time. But what the hell do I know. Courtesy of Ono Kine Grindz (of course). Adorable printing on the tamago? Check it:
“Creative, memorable and delicious beyond words. The food at Sushi Izakaya Gaku is probably better than most of the Japanese [...]

by hillel on September 22nd, 2008 in Perspectives  —  No Comments »

A recent graduate of a culinary program blogs their way through a short visit to the Hudson River Valley including apple picking, take out BBQ, and two restaurants. Good job covering all the bases and it sounds yummy:
“It was time for a road trip out of the city last week. We went to a little [...]

by hillel on September 18th, 2008 in Perspectives  —  No Comments »

Sorry to be so New York focused, but when you have a huge percentage of great restaurants, you have a huge percentage of writing about restaurants. Courtesy of the New York Times:
“It looked as if 2008 might be a breakout year for Cambodian food after epicurious.com predicted in December that it would become the new [...]

by hillel on September 17th, 2008 in Perspectives  —  1 Comment »

Not only does Tyler Cowen host the excellent Marginal Revolution blog, but he also has his own ethnic dining guide. Who knew?!? Is there anyone without a food blog? Food blogging is America’s dirty little habit. From Tyler:
“An excellent seafood house in Eden Center. The soft shell crab is some of the best around. The [...]

by hillel on September 15th, 2008 in Perspectives  —  4 Comments »

I just got back from Manhattan yesterday, but it appears I will need to back. They are opening a goddamn mozzarella bar! Remind me why I’m living in Seattle? Thanks to the New York Times for this preview:
“Obikà focuses on the most prized mozzarella in Italy, large balls of mozzarella di bufala, made from water [...]

by hillel on September 11th, 2008 in Perspectives  —  No Comments »

My favorite new restaurant blog is from Jason Lam. It’s called Me So Hungry. If you’ve ever hung out with Jason you’ll recognize the writing on the blog as uniquely him. He’s also super generous with the pics. Here, he reviews Good Dumpling House in NYC:
“my fav banh mi place is close for lunch. i [...]

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