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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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Pho Dai Loi 3

December 3, 2012

Hey, I didn’t know there was a Pho Dai Loi 3. It’s in Duluth, not far off the Pleasant Road exit. I stopped in for pho on a drizzly day last week, which seemed appropriate. It’s a nice, clean place, and my server was friendly. I ordered a spring roll that had roast beef and [...]

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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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Plenty – Yotam Ottolenghi

June 19, 2012
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This past weekend I had the major itch to do some cooking. More on this at a later date, but for the week prior I had not eaten solid food, and it was interesting that my cravings were for all things bright, crunchy, and fresh. Also, I recently told myself I needed to cook through [...]

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Lobster Day

April 25, 2012

Fresh off the succes of our “Duck Feast”, my friends Aaron and Matt and I got together to break down another protein and make use of it in as many ways as possible. Duck wasn’t expensive enough, so we chose lobster. Once we acquired the hefty $12/lb lobsters from Dekalb Farmer’s Market (three of ‘em [...]

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Pricci

February 27, 2012

It’s funny how cravings hit some times. Standing around having a Negroni with a friend, I said, “man, I could really go for some good Italian food – it’s been a while.” And with that, we had a dinner planned for a group of us the next week. When he told me we had a [...]

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Favorites from 2011 [Home Cooking]

December 21, 2011

Yep, I’m doing another Favorites of the Year series of posts. Similar to last year, I’m dividing the posts into three categories – home cooking, dining out, and I’m changing the third category from wine to general boozin’. We’ll start in the kitchen. I love to cook. Be it alone, where I find an afternoon [...]

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Best/Worst Soup Improvisations

April 14, 2011

Duck fat matzo ball tom kha soup made in a chicken bone and coconut broth at Baan Sawan. AWESOME! Buffalo Chicken Soup. Basically somewhat thinned out buffalo salad dressing. NOT AWESOME! (Special runner up: The buffalo chicken omelet special I saw this morning at Atlanta Bread Company!)

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