Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Ah yes, the near-mythical Santa Ramen. This review is going to be quick and dirty. Simply put, Santa Ramen is the best ramen you can get in the Bay Area. No exceptions. Some places may be close, but nothing can top the king of ramen in the Bay. Seriously. [...]
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Sorry about the lack of updates; it’s been busy for me these past few weeks. Anyway, my family “asked” me to accompany them to Honolulu and I “grudgingly” accepted. Funny enough, this is somewhat true, because the Cal-Tennessee game was happening that weekend and I, under no circumstances outside of death, was not [...]
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Cioppino is one of those city/region specific dishes, intricately tied into the history and culture of a city and its people. Just like Chicago’s deep-dish pizza, New England’s clam chowder, and Texas barbeque, cioppino is uniquely a San Franciscan dish. It’s origins come from the early 1900’s when Italian fishermen, working on the wharf, would [...]
Saturday, September 22, 2007
When you go to school in San Diego, and you procrastinate as much as I do, you get to know the late-night taco stand pretty well. When you’re up at God-forsaken hours pouring over text you should’ve read three (or six) weeks ago, few things can satisfy those 3:00 AM hunger pangs like a carne [...]
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Finding delicious treasures is fun. Especially ones in the middle of tall, dusty warehouses. Slow Club sits on the edge of the Mission and SOMA, far from the hustle and bustle of the taquerias and fruit markets. Across the street from grimy MUNI buses and carved inside of a cold slab of stone, you [...]
Friday, September 14, 2007
There are some days where I just get that insatiable craving for a whopping, greasy, succulent patty of meat covered with oozing cheese. Top it with some grilled onions, lettuce for texture, and a nice full bun with a mound of crispy fries, and I’m having a good friggin’ day. Truly, there are few other [...]
Sunday, September 9, 2007
(Note: This review was unfortunately written several months after we visited the restaurant)
I’m not a foodie. Let me just say that and get the hard part out of the way. And as a writer who isn’t foodie, I’ll honestly say I have no idea how to write about food. So what’s a non-foodie like me [...]
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
In recent years, Las Vegas has quickly earned the reputation of America’s culinary Gomorrah. Gone are the days of two buck buffets, as more and more tourists come not only to play, but indeed, to eat. Starting with Wolfgang Puck’s opening of a Spago at Caesar’s Palace, big name chefs have begun marketing on the [...]
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Well, this is easily one of the all-time greats in my book. As a Cal alum, eating a slice of pizza here on the median of Shattuck was and always will be one of my fondest memories as a student. Born out of the Alice Waters’ food revolution, Cheeseboard Pizza encompasses the distinct [...]
Ah, another ramen shop. I’ve always had a soft spot for the local store that peddles their own version of the classic comfort food. As someone with Japanese blood, nothing hits the spot than a perfect bowl of ramen. Delicious noodles, sinfully rich broth, melt-in-your mouth pork. Put them all together and [...]