How to Make a California Roll

A while back, I visited my mom in North Carolina and went to one of her favorite restaurants, Imperial Koi, for some sushi (my review here). The owner, Peter, agreed to have his sushi chef, Jack, teach me how to make a California Roll so I could have a sushi party. Here’s the sushi chef […]

Sardine Avocado Sandwich Diet

A while back, I read on Seriouseats.com that Alton Brown lost over 50 pounds by eating this Sardine-Avocado sandwich. I was interested, especially since I’ve never really tried sardines on a sandwich (has anyone, really?) so I made the open-faced sandwich: It’s actually REALLY good and I can see how Alton Brown eats so many […]

Village Yokocho

A while back, I treated Joe to a night at the theater; in return, he treated me to dinner at Village Yokocho. I’d never been there before, but he promised it would be fast and really good (we were both quite hungry and didn’t know where to go for a quick bite to eat). Village […]

Green Papaya Salad

Last week during the extremely uncomfortable heat, I tried to stay away from the stove but still managed to get into the kitchen to whip up some food for me and David. Green Papaya Salad is really great for the summer time because it’s not labor intensive and you probably already have all of the […]

Alinea

On May 30th, Angie, Cliff, Josh, and I experienced Alinea. Cliff and I had casually talked about going there when we were eating at the Per Se Salon a while back, but since we were on opposite sides of the country and Alinea is situated in Chicago, I thought our chances were pretty slim. However, […]


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