‘Burma’


The Hidden Treasure of Jasmine Market

March 23rd, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Biryani me!

I’m not totally sure how it happened, but at some point in the last year I heard about a place called Jasmine Market in Culver City.  Unfortunately, life happened and it took me until recently to finally get to pay the place a visit.  Jasmine Market is unique because it is both a market and a restaurant, but even more interesting than that is that they serve Burmese food.  Never heard of a Burmese restaurant?  Well neither had I.  In general I’ve avoided things related to Burma (Myanmar) for fear that anything I did would seem like I support the military junta there.  But you don’t find a Burmese restaurant too often, so I knew I had to try it out. Continue Reading»


Beer Me Some Breckenridge Agave Wheat

The taste of skiing?

Colorado is definitely a beer state, and not just because Coors comes from the Rocky Mountain State.  No, it is also home to New Belgium (of Fat Tire fame) and seemingly countless other micro and craft breweries.  While in Breckenridge for a ski weekend, I decided I had to at least try one of these, and because it turned out to be the only one available at dinner, my choice happened to come from the creatively named Breckenridge Brewery.  The brewery, by the way, is actually no longer in Breckenridge, having expanded and moved to Denver in 1992.

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