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 [...]
Lillie’s Q
Posted in Restaurant, tagged avenues, bbq, beer, brioche, bucktown, carolina, carolina gold, frickled pickle, fried pickle, fries, genny's, honey 1, hot smokey, ivory, kentucky, ketchup, la pasadita, lillie's q, louisville, memphis in may, moonshine, mustard, pulled pork, ranch, ribs, slaw, smokey, smoque, sweet potato, tri-tip, tru on September 10, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Last night my buddy Nick wanted to meet up for a happy hour drink. In the morning he suggested either grabbing a beer or trying a new taco joint or something, he’s a taco eating freak of nature who would hook La Pasadita up to an IV bag if he could. I had read about Lillie’s [...]
Tofukatsu with Shiso Pesto
Posted in Home Cooking, Meatless Monday, tagged assi plaza, broccoli, butter, carrot, cucumbers, cutlets, daikon, enoki, flour, garlic, kimchi, mustard, olive oil, onion, oyster mushroom, panko, parmesan, peanut oil, pesto, radish, sesame oil, sesame seeds, sherry, shiso, silken tofu, soy sauce, tofukatsu, white rice on August 31, 2010 | 2 Comments »
A couple of our friends are growing their own shiso. apparently their plant is going haywire and they have too much shiso for their own usage, so they gave us a bunch. I do mean a bunch! I only used half of it for the pesto. Does anyone want some? I have a feeling you’ll [...]
Inarizushi
Posted in Home Cooking, swine, tagged andy's deli, assi plaza, garlic, hijiki, inarizushi, kielbasa, long napa cabbage, mustard, olive oil, onion, polish sausage, rice, rice vinegar, salt, shiso, soy sauce, sugar, tofu, white wine, yellow bell pepper on August 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yuki and I picked up some pre-flavored aburaage (deep-fried tofu) for inarizushi at the Assi Plaza the other day. So, last night for dinner she made some sushi rice with hijiki to stuff into them and I made a quick stew with a couple of kielbasa that I picked up from Andy’s last week. I mean [...]
Skirt Steak Sandwich
Posted in beef, Home Cooking, tagged alfonso ponticelli, baby spinach, black pepper, boetje's, carrot, ciabatta, cilantro, garlic, ginger, green onions, mayonnaise, millenium park, mustard, peas, potato salad, radish, rice wine vinegar, rosemary, sandwich, sesame oil, skirt steak, soy sauce, tomato, yukon gold on August 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last night Yuki and I went to Millenium Park for another one of their Made In Chicago: World Class Jazz shows. Besides listening to some killer guitar by Alfonso Ponticelli we ate some killer skirt steak sandwiches that I made earlier in the day, along with some potato salad. For the steak I took a [...]
Rootstock
Posted in Restaurant, tagged bahn mi, beer, bread, carrot, earth wind and fire, excarole, french fries, frisee, garnacha, grapes, greek, italian, linguista, mixed greens, mustard, navarro, pork belly, rootstock, sausage, soy, spanish, vinaigrette, whole foods, wine, zucchini on August 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last night Yuki and I walked to Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar for dinner. She was in the mood for some nice wine, I wasn’t in the mood to cook, and neither of us have been there before. With the weather not too humid last night a nice 30 minute walk to and from dinner [...]
The MoPho Burger
Posted in beef, Home Cooking, tagged basil, bean sprout, black forest ham, black pepper, brisket, cane sugar, cardamom, carrot, cilantro, cinnamon, cloves, coriander, cucumber, fish sauce, garlic, ginger, green onion, lime, mayonnaise, meat grinder, mustard, pho, potato, potato salad, russet, sesame oil, sesame seed bun, sriracha, star anise, zest on July 26, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Alright, so I’ve been working on perfecting a hamburger that tastes like a bowl of Pho for a while now so that I could enter it into a contest that has a nice payout for the winner (wish me luck everyone!). I think I finally nailed it Saturday night. Here’s how it all goes down. [...]
