Category: food
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First of 26 cookies of the year
My love has given me a birthday present to bake 26 different cookie receipts with me. This one was baked in January. “Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie” What I loved about it– The salt flakes are not as salty as kosher or salt grains– We bought an oven thermometer to notice that we need to bake…
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Russ & Daughters Jewish Deli in NYC
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Nami Nori NYC
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Hawaii Farming: fruit sharing on tennis courts
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NYC Steam Rice Roll from scratch
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Hawaii Backyard Farming: lilikoi 2023
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Things I love: Hawaiian peppers
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Dim Sum Anytime
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Tempura Soba
tempura soba before the movie Joy Ride
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Return on investment of online marketing for restaurants using Yelp, Yahoo, Google, Facebook
In helping my friend’s modern Japanese I Privé raise awareness, we decided to try to pay for marketing on Facebook, Yelp, Yahoo, Google. Here is what I’ve learned about the effectiveness of these companies. Keep in mind that is this my owner personal experience and not based on a large marketing budget and only apply to a…
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Tony’s Metabolic Rate
I spent $40 today at Yahoo! to measure how many calories my body burns if I were just sitting down. I spent 15 minutes breathing in a tube and out comes a chart of how many calories I burn. It turns out that my body burns 1,872 calories, plus 561 calories with just normal movement…
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Simple Crepe Recipe
C’s school uses this recipe for their annual fund raising event. This year I used it to make 100 crepes. The only caveat is that you have to adjust the amount of milk so that the crepe’s consistency is to your liking. BASIC CREPES 1 CUP FLOUR 1 EGG 1 EGG YOLK 1 TABLESPOON OIL 1…
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homemade pizza : first attempt a success
C. wants to cook more with her Dad for 2008 New Year’s resolution First attempt at making pizza dough at home. Pretty simple recipe. 10 minutes of working the dough for both C. and I. let it rise for 1 hour. Pop it into the oven for 10 minutes. She gets cheese pizza, I get spicy sausage.…
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Chinese Dumpling Sunday
I had a craving for fresh Chinese dumplings on Friday and got my parents to pick up the ingredients from Chinatown. Friday my gf and I made a small batch enough to satisfy ourselves. Then this Sunday Kate and I finished up the entire batch. It really did hit the spot. Here is a recipe…
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Tis The Season For Roots
get yours carrots, beets, potatoes, radish.. it’s time to hold up at home and enjoy these hearty fruits of the earth.
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Crepes for only those you really love
I make crepes for Kate in the mornings whenever she asks. It usually takes me about 15 minutes or so to get some fresh hot nutella crepes in her hands. I usually make then without any butter as I’m a oil/fat freak. Today I read an article on crepes on KQED Food Blog and I…
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Favorite Food: Quail
Someone said to me today that her best meal she ever had was when she was in France, when she was 13. I couldn’t come up with one.. But I do have meals I would have over and over again given a few days break. Today I’m at Esperpento, eating my favorite meal. Quail with…
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Cooking Pasta For 3 Straight Days
Am in Paris trying to save money by eating out during Lunch and cooking for dinner. Cooking pasta should be the easiest thing. I’m trying to replicate the flavors in Italy. For the next 3 days I plan to cook exactly the same thing in order to perfect this simple recipe. Ingredience: a) fresh…
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Paris: Le Boulanger de Monge
kate loves crepes, almost every weekend she helps me make them and we talk about lumps <br> <br> http://www.youtube.com/v/avZdr8UxMA4
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Japanese does French pastries
This shop so far has the best French pastries and best coffee I’ve had in Paris and it’s created by a Japanese chef http://www.sadaharuaoki.com/ My favorite is all the pastries filled with mocha powder giving it a nice Japanese flavor to the classic French pastries. The photo above is macha flavored madelline
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Easy answer to : What’s for dinner?
It’s been the same answer for the past few weeks. She wants fresh pasta, she helps make it. Gather the ingredient, stir in water, break the eggs, measure the flour, mix, help roll the dough, cut into fettuccine or pappardelle, cook the pasta, wash the basil, mix with olive oil, add salt. I’m just the…
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Kate’s Fifth Birthday Party: 23 kids
For Kate’s Fifth Birthday Party At http://mocha.org/ We had 23 kids, probably 18 parents packed into a 2 hour birthday party for Kate. I got up at 6:30am to cut up 3 cantelopes, 2 melons, 1 4lb papaya, 10 apples, 6 pears, 8 bell peppers. The dish I’m most proud of is this big bowl…
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Handrolled Pasta At Furenzu
Yummy! Saturday night we decided to make fresh pasta by hand. The recipe is very simple, most of the work is in the rolling out of the dough. It usually helps to have the traditional rolling pin to flatten out large area but having the small roller is a must in order to shape the…
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Panino At ino in NY
Oh you must come to ino for the best Panino, Panini, Fritata. open til 2am. I’m here now Here is the starter for this AM. Glass of Italian wine, an assorted bruschetta (asparagus, white bean, mozarella, pesto)
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4 Meals A Day
I’ve always wanted to gain weight because I’ve always felt underweight at 138 lbs at 5’8″. Today I’ve finally reached my goal of 150 lbs by year end. I hope it’s mostly muscles but my recent change of diet must have helped push me over the top. Breakfast at around 7:30 Lunch at 12pm at…
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Off To Paris Again, But First NYC : ‘ino panini, bruschette
Yes I’m off to Paris again, this time just with my parents. I think I’ve lost count, but this should be my 8th time to the most beautiful city in the world. We have a 12 hour lay over in NY because I wasn’t thinking when I booked the flight. We are making the best…
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Dumpling Man
In New York, fresh hot dumplings! http://www.dumplingman.com/ If you know of a similar dumpling place in the Bay Area, let me know. I’m doing some research. Funny post about the Dumplinganger http://patrickareed.blogspot.com/2005/05/dumpling-imposter.html
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When I want fresh pasta
Tonight I really wanted fresh pasta, so I whipped out my rolling pin and got to work. 20 minutes later, I’m having the best meal of my life. 1 part water 1 egg 1 part flour a dash of salt rolling pin a pot of water fresh basil olive oil
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Matsuhisa: when sushi becomes an art form
On Sunday I decided to treat myself and check out a place my foodie brother-in-law has been raving about: Matsuhisa in Beverley Hills voted 100 best restauants in America by Zagat. The place is supposely frequented by Hollywood types and seen as catering to them. But I do believe the rich and famous also could…
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Crepe Saturday With Kate
Just wanted to document my very long but leisurely day with my little girl so I don’t forget. Saturday morning started at 6:30 when Kate bounced up and asked me whether she could make crepes. Of course, I love crepes. She ran into the kitchen and got all the ingredients ready. She measured the flour,…
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How to spend $120 at the farmer’s market
This Saturday, Kate didn’t have dance class so I actually got to spend Saturday morning with her at the SF Ferry building farmer’s market . I went in with $200 in cash and came out with $80. Pretty scary but the food is so so good. If you like yogurt, you must try to buy…
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Cafe Fanny in Berkeley: freshest sandwich bread
I took the day off to be with Kate since she doesn’t have school this week. Cafe Fanny in Berkeley Organic open face sandwiches grilled very delicately. Large bowl of cafe au lait, French style. The best part is that it’s next to ACME bread company so their bread is as fresh as can be.…
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SF Tiramisu
I had a craving for Tiramisu and found this site that just reviewed Tiramisu in different cities http://www.heavenlytiramisu.com/frisco.htm I tried it at Trattoria Volare on Columbus. The Tiramisu was very light, fluffy, hint of alcohol, super yummy! Will have to try Steps of Rome and Stella Bakery tomorrow since I’ll be working late on another…
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Why I’m A Foodie
Someone asked me why I’m such a foodie. Why do I go out of my way to find the best croissant at La Farine in Oakland. Why do I have go to dim sum at the Koi Palace, hot dogs at Top Dog, cakes at Katrina Rozelle, good Belgium chocolates? So much trouble for just…