February 2010
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“A federal appeals court has ruled that restaurants can create a “tip...”
– via OregonLive
Track Your Groceries' Sourcing? There Might Soon... →
“I like my coffee like my coffee, recursive.”
– I remember seeing a t-shirt of this a few days ago during a 3am video game binge. Now I can’t locate it. Halps? IT’S FREAKING GENIUS.
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Reality Check. YEAH TOTALLY REALITY.
Jason: you have a job. at an event called BACONOPOLIS.
Me: lol yes.
Jason: i... i dont think envy is a sufficient term here.
Me: I'M LIVING THE DREAM
“The idea came from a conversation with my sous-chef. We were trying to find a...”
– via Daniel Patterson, chef of Coi in San Francisco.
First heard at the Linecook415 podcast, nice to hear background on the use of hay.
Genius.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-21) →
Jay-Z (19)
Deltron (19)
Galactic (17)
Weather Report (15)
Faithless (7)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Ox tail soup with kale, tomato, charred onions and...
I’ve been telling Liana that I’m going to make ox tail soup on my next day off. I’ve been hesitant because I’ve always made them with Asian flavor profiles - that meatiness always called for a bold soy flavor in my head. I wanted to take a step back and do a clean soup without mistakenly transforming it into a Filipino kare kare or a french braised stew.
Fabrication...
ALLTHINGSCHILL.COM NOW DIRECTS HERE. WORD. →
If your product is Great, it doesn't need to be... →
Vegan night at Mission Street Food:
huckleberry-earl grey, prosecco aperitif - $5
castelvetrano olives, pickled honeydew, fried almonds - $5
pomelo, snap pea, jicama, cranberry puree, white chocolate - $7
cassava fritters and panisse cakes with guacamole - $8
yuba, pearl onions, maitake, cauliflower and sea beans with coconut curry tapioca - $9
roasted kale, king trumpet, fried nagaimo,...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-14) →
Metric (41)
The xx (38)
Spangle call Lilli line (9)
Incubus (4)
Flosstradamus (3)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“The way information travels these days, finding out the results in advance is a...”
– Steven Loi on the tape-delay on the Vancouver Winter Olympics via Wall Street Journal
UR FAMUZ. :)
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Over My Dead Body.
I was talking with my neighbor on the bus this morning about the iPad. He’s a manager of a web development company in charge of mobile flash applications / games.
We spoke for about 40 minutes about the intricacies of Flash (I used to develop since Flash 4.0) and how it all boils down to Apple’s arrogance, Steve Jobs, and the huge gaping holes of “Internets” when you...
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“The noodles came from Richie Nakano, a sous chef at Nopa whose Hapa Ramen food...”
– Jon Bonné via SF Gate
Umami can be paired with Sherry. Check.
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-7) →
Jay-Z (50)
The xx (41)
Metric (12)
school food punishment (12)
Spangle call Lilli line (12)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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“Filipino biko (rice cake). Amaretto caramel.”
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“We have taken to using our Cvap for cooking Maine shrimp. We cook them for...”
– Chef Aki Kamozawa & Chef H. Alexander Talbot on their blog, Ideas in Food
Cvap = Controlled Vapor machines. This could be a great segueway into a new take on the Japanese chawan mushi.
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Moshi Moshi? Congrats!
Congratulations go to Kevin and Tracy at Moshi Moshi for their one year anniversary in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle! It’s always been our go to place to finish a long day of work with food and drink. They have a new sushi chef, an uber chill wait staff and great drinks from MY favorite bartender, Erik Carlson.
Here’s a recipe Erik wrote for pür•spirits liqueur:
Workhorse...
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San Franciscans Turn Abandoned Lot Into... →
This is why I love SF. Hayes Valley what what.
The “house-y” breakdown at the end of...
“Orange is the happiest color.”
– Frank Sinatra
Commas are a Many Splendored Thing
Jason: hey what boo. amzn took it out of the quick picks
Herschell: ? DID YOU CALL ME BOO?
Jason: the Apple Magic Mouse
lol no.
Herschell: lol
Jason: boo to amaon
Herschell: YOU TOTALLY DID.
IF YOU LIKED IT YOU SHOULD HAVE PUT A RING ON IT.
Jason: Hey, WHAT? Boo. Amazon took it out of my quick picks.
Herschell: ROFL.
Jason: HOORAY CORRECT PUNCTUATION
Herschell: commas save LIVES.
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