Ah yes, horse, the other red meat. You know, I’ve never understood why horse meat was off-limits in America. I mean, it’s an animal not all that dissimilar to deer or elk and we certainly have no problems eating them. Is it because we ride horses? Would you eat a cow if you rode it? I [...]
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I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!
Posted in Restaurant, tagged garlic, pastrami, japan, japanese, tokyo, ginger, eggplant, onion, cucumber, beer, mustard, beef, ponzu, sashimi, tataki, pickle, ebisu, sausage, izakaya, america, black pepper, yakiniku, ribeye, napa cabbage, tamari, scallion, fried rice, rice vinegar, sea salt, tenderloin, kombu, horse, horse meat, uma yakiniku takeshi, uma, takeshi, kosher, rye bread, dr browns, bison, carpaccio, heart, blood pipes, artery, vein, intesines, weiner, guinnea pig, insect, climate change, mr ed on January 9, 2012 | 2 Comments »
HeiChinRou
Posted in Restaurant, tagged abalone, almond jelly, asparagus, bamboo, beef, bok choy, brandy, caramel, carrot, cellophane noodles, chen kenichi, chicago, chili sauce, chili shrimp, chinatown, chinese bbq pork, chinese restaurant, crab, egg, green onion, hei chin rou, heichinrou, iron chef, japan, jellyfish, lettuce, lettuce rice, mongolian beef, mustard, nishizaki, oyster sauce, pork, rice wine, sauteed rice, shaoxing, shark fin soup, shiitake, shimeji, shokoshu, shrimp, smoked duck breast, soy sauce, squid, stir-fry, wonton skin, xie huaxian, yokohama on January 8, 2012 | 6 Comments »
If memory serves me correct, there is a Chinese restaurant in Yokohama’s Chinatown that is not only the oldest Chinese restaurant in Japan, but also one of the most respected Chinese restaurants in the world. I first heard of HeiChinRou when watching Iron Chef years ago. The restaurant sent its top two deputy chef’s up against Iron [...]
Yakitori Akira
Posted in Restaurant, poultry, swine, tagged akira, avocado, basil, chicago, chicharones, chicken, chicken heart, chicken skin, chicken wings, daikon, green onion, green onions, hibiya, izakaya, karage, kimchi, kombu, lemon, mayonnaise, mcdonalds, mexican, miso, mustard, napa cabbage, natto, nori, okra, onsen egg, pork cheek, pork shoulder, pork side, seaweed, shiso, shoyu, soy bean, tokyo, wasabi, yakiniku, yakitori, yakitori akira, yuzu kosho on January 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The other night Yuki and I met up with a bunch of her ex-coworkers who have moved back to Tokyo. They got a table at a modern, hip Yakitori joint in the Hibiya neighborhood. If you want to buy a brand new Hermes bag, Hibiya is the place for you. It’s a very swanky area [...]
The Bad Apple
Posted in Restaurant, tagged bacon, beer, belly burger, braised pork belly, brisket, burger, chicago, doc brown, egg, elvis, ghetto burger, hash, horseradish, jiff, last supper, lettuce, lincoln square, onion, peanut butter, pepper jack, pickle, pretzel, provolone, red dragon, roasted peanuts, roasted red pepper sauce, stairway to heaven, the bad apple, tomato, wagyu on September 12, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Alright, so a month ago Yuki, Otis, and I moved in with my little brother for a couple of weeks in the Lincoln Square neighborhood. A friend of ours, who happens to be a major burger whore, helped us move. Since he’s a burger whore, what better payment then a burger? While moving he had [...]
Tapas Valencia
Posted in Restaurant, tagged alhambra, apples, bacon, calamares a la plancha, canteloupe, chicken, clams, clara, coconunt, cucumber, dates, datlies con tocino, duck confit, flan, food inc., garilc, hyde park, israeli couscous, jamon con melon, lemon, lemonade, mushrooms, mussels, orange, pado confitado, paella, paella valenciana, relish, rice, rioja, roasted red pepper sauce, rosemary, sangria, serrano ham, short rib, shrimp, spanish, spinach, squid, tapas, tapas valencia, tomato, valencia on September 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Sorry to all of my loyal readers (all 3 of you) for not posting anything in a while. Been pretty busy with life and life itself. Yesterday was by birthday however, so Yuki and Otis took me out for dinner. Tired of overpaying for mediocre celebrity-chef meals I wanted to go somewhere more casual and [...]
Angels and Mariachis
Posted in Restaurant, tagged andy's deli, angels and mariachis, beans and rice, black beans, carnitas, carrot, chef john caputo, chips, crab, daikon, lobster, margarita, masa, mexican rice, pickled daikon, pork, red wine braise, salsa, seafood salad, short rib, shrimp, taco, tamale, tequila, vietnamese on July 7, 2011 | 1 Comment »
A few nights ago Yuki and I went for a walk and realized that we were pretty hungry. The beauty of Chicago in the summer is the numerous al fresco options. We walked by Angels and Mariachis on Division and I remembered something my friend Chef John Caputo said about the place, “it’s tacos for [...]
Naperville Ribfest 2011
Posted in Restaurant, swine, tagged baked beans, bbq, bruce hornsby, cornbread, hickory, lemonade, mason-dixon, mojo's, muffin, naperville, pigfoot, ribfest, sgt oinks, slaw, the sweetwater band on July 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
There are two good reasons to drive out to Naperville: Ribfest and……… well, if anyone can think of another reason let me know. At the ripe old age of just over 2 months, Yuki and I thought it was high time that Otis experience the finer pleasures in gastronomy. So, off to Naperville we went. Being [...]
