Archive for March, 2009

Japan: Part One

So, we’re safely home and finally feeling caught up on sleep; the fourteen-hour time difference made for a rough day of jet lag! As I mentioned last post, we had the amazing opportunity to go on a culinary tour of Japan, primarily in the Tokyo and Kyoto areas. The trip was unbelievable. If you haven’t [...]

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Question of the Week

Everyone in the world has been asking a very important question lately: What on earth has happened to the little dish??? Well, from the lack of updates you could conclude that… a). we died b.) we stopped eating food as part of a hunger strike c.) we were invited on a culinary tour of Japan [...]

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Parmesan Popovers from Giada

Umm… what’s a popover? I thought I knew, but after making these and doing some in-depth research, I realized I’m not so sure anymore. Originally, I thought popovers were fluffy, brioche-ish bread rolls. However, this recipe yielded some very delicious bread-looking things that were more like hollow, fluffy quiche than anything else. Whaaat? Well apparently, [...]

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Cheeseburger & Fries @ The Counter

The hardest part about reviewing The Counter is that on any given day, people are bound to be extremely pleased by their burger or dissatisfied, and this all depends on the choices they make. You see, The Counter’s gimmick is choices. You are handed a check-box menu, similar to a sushi joint, and then it’s [...]

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Delicious Coffee @ Drip Coffee Co.

Dear Starbucks, My family and friends think that I love you a lot because I visit you often and am a member your fan club (which was actually a really good idea). What they might not know is that I really only love you because you’re convenient :/ If there were a cuter, hometown version [...]

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