Category: food & drinks
Tunisian Takeout
Everything is closed here after 6pm except restaurants. Dimly lit restaurants do not offer takeout food. They sell ambience and not convenience. Bright lights signify a takeout joint. In the US, pizza and chinese takeout are very popular. In the UK, fish’n’chips and indian curries are dominant. In Switzerland, or at least the parts that
Airborne Food Porn: LX23 from JFK to GVA
Continuing with the tradition of the food porn series, whenever I come across some good-looking food, I record it. This was my dinner on the night of Jan 28, 2010 at many thousands of feet above the Atlantic. Fennel-dusted sea bass, sauteed vegetables, mascapone polenta, red pepper coulis; small green salad; and vanilla panna cotta
Honmaguro Oh-Toro from Mitsuwa
One of my first posts on this blog is about the public demonstration of cutting up a 680-pound bluefin tuna at Mitsuwa supermarket. It was posted here two months ago. Amy, Jason, Sue and I went to Mitsuwa, and I took pictures and videos of the demonstration. According to blog statistics, there are a lot
Chinese Menu Translations
Shortly before the Beijing Olympics, the Chinese government made an attempt to improve the translation of Chinese menu by publishing guidelines and samples. I have to track that down as it would be quite a fun notice to read. Finding and deciphering these hilarious English menu is now a sport. The following is an