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on vacation

May 21, 2013

I’ve been out of town, on a long planned vacation to Japan. I have been blown away. Here are a few photos as I probably won’t be posting until I get back next week. But for now, let me just say Japan knows what’s up when it comes to eating and drinking.

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Villains Wicked Heroes

April 27, 2013

Villains Wicked Heroes, the anticipated sandwich shop from Alex Brounstein (Grindhouse), Jason McClure (FLIP Buckhead), and Jared Lee Plyes (HD1) just opened in Midtown this week. Having all week had a strong craving for a satisfying sandwich, I decided to make an early visit, which can be risky. But it’s a sandwich shop, I wouldn’t [...]

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Big Spoons

February 7, 2013

At Tomo, you slurp tempura shrimp udon soup with big wooden spoons brah

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Ramen at Miso Izayaka

September 27, 2012

“First observe the whole bowl, appreciate its gestalt, savor the aromas/ Jewels of fat glistening on the surface/ Shinachiku roots shining./ Seaweed slowly sinking. Spring onions floating. Concentrate on the three pork slices…They play the key role, but stay modestly hidden…” So go the famous words from the most notable of ramen film, Tampopo, as [...]

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Menkoi Ramen House, Sun Ming [Columbia, SC]

July 20, 2012

Eat It, Columbia. Menkoi Ramen House just opened in the Vista, on Gervais St near Assembly. I’m told it’s the owner of Inakaya, which I always found to be decent enough, though I did try tonkotsu ramen there three or four years ago and never desired to order it again. Menkoi is a true ramen-ya, [...]

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Chicago (Blackbird, Hot Doug’s, Slurping Turtle, Gino’s East, Hippie Riots)

June 11, 2012

It’s been a few weeks coming, but I finally found some time between travel and work to post on my recent trip to Chicago. The weekend jaunt was just me and some friends – my brother Thomas, my pal Brian, and a few hundred NATO protestors. Yeah, that was going on while we were there. [...]

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Temporary Vegetarian

March 5, 2012

As carnivorous as I am, I do love a good veg-only meal. It doesn’t take a culinary genius to make a prime Porterhouse steak taste marvelous. Elevating vegetables to a similar level of satisfaction impresses the heck out of me. Dynamic Dish used to do it to me every time. I continue to enjoy the offerings at Good [...]

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Pork Broth Ramen, Not Tonkotsu

November 16, 2011

I quite enjoyed this ramen at Sushi Huku the other day, though I wasn’t clear on the origin of the style. I asked chef Jay and he said it was a pork broth, though it’s not the creamy tonkotsu style where the marrow is released and the collagen breaks down to gelatin and emulsifies with [...]

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