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Heading South with Mayura

December 23rd, 2011 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Like a flat donut.

When Jonathan Gold’s latest rendition of the 99 best restaurants in LA came out, I was amazed to find an Indian place basically in my backyard.  No, I don’t have an actual backyard because I live in LA, but you get my drift.  Fortunately, my body had been craving Indian and I easily convinced my girlfriend that we had to order some carryout from there.  While the menu appeared to have typical Indian fare, Mayura actually specialized in South Indian food.  With that in mind, I was excited to get down with something new. Continue Reading»

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Feeding on Curry at Fat Spoon

December 12th, 2011 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Just keep swimming...

Apparently some place called The Lazy Ox downtown is a big deal or something.  I wouldn’t know because I haven’t been, but supposedly the guy behind it, Michael Cardenas, is also a big deal.  Such a big deal, in fact, that he took it upon himself to open another restaurant, called Fat Spoon.  The new place is down in Little Tokyo and is conceptually a Japanese curry house.  As a man with a fair amount of Japanese curry experience, I definitely wanted to check the place out, and it didn’t hurt that I had one of those Blackboard Eats 30% off printouts either. Continue Reading»

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Currying Up at Tamarind House

October 28th, 2011 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Another terrible view.

Situated in the village of Tupapa on Rarotonga is an old colonial home.  Built back in 1910, at one time, it was even the home of the British Consul.  But all that changed in 2004, when a couple of restauranteurs decided this old colonial home needed to serve up some food.  Tamarind House was born, and has been dealing in Pan-Asian culinary delights ever since.  When we got ourselves seated, we quickly learned that Tamarind House was going to be a unique experience, and not simply because we were in an old colonial home. Continue Reading»

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Getting All Fresh in the Box

September 8th, 2011 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Don't you be getting fresh in my box!

In the search for something light to eat after an afternoon of consuming delicious snacks at work, I found a Japanese place called Fresh in the Box in Culver City.  Now let’s be realistic, who doesn’t want to get fresh…in a box?  And if I told you I was going to some Asian place called Fresh in the Box, you’d probably think I was in for more than just a bite to eat.  Yet, there I found myself at a pretty legit Japanese restaurant. Continue Reading»

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Thai. Seriously. At Summer Canteen

June 23rd, 2011 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

A real summer has no vegetables.

In the continuing story of trying to find new and interesting food in the Valley, a coworker suggested trying out a place called Summer Canteen.  Not knowing what sort of food a place named Summer Canteen would have, I opened up the menu online to find that it served none other than Thai.  Wait, Thai?  Really?  I thought the rule of Thai restaurant naming was that it had to have “Thai” in its name (Thai Boom, Thai Smile, Natalee Thai, etc.) or use words from the Thai language (Jitlada).  Summer Canteen broke these two rules, and would go on to break one more. Continue Reading»

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Sausage Time at Berlin Currywurst

March 2nd, 2011 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Paprikawurst with some level 3.

As an unvegan I always like to be on the forefront of any sausage happenings around LA.  Fortunately I have my friend DCo1 to keep in the know and he informed me of some new sausage popping up in Silver Lake called Berlin Currywurst.  I am not the most knowledgeable about food from Germany, but I figured I am a fan of curry and a fan of bratwurst, so a place that combined the two sounded great in my book. Continue Reading»

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Le Dinner at Le Basil

February 25th, 2011 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Le Pad See You

In the hotbed of food culture known as Palm Desert, California, we went off to dinner with my aunt and uncle, who were craving some Thai food.  After some extensive searching using the newfangled interwebs, we found a place called Le Basil.  Rather than being confined to Thai food, Le Basil expanded to another area of Southeast Asia and integrated Vietnamese food into their menu.  Although this only covered 2 of the 11 sovereign nations of Southeast Asia, it was enough for Le Basil’s menu to claim Southeast Asian cuisine (come on, where’s the balut?). Continue Reading»

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Currying Favor at Ajisen Ramen

October 26th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Curry in a hurry.

Not too long ago (at least in my head), Ajisen Ramen opened its doors at the Century City food court.  I’m not sure where else this Japanese ramen chain exists in the US, but I do know it is a pretty popular and slightly upscale chain in the land of Asia.  I decided to check it out to see how it held up against its Asian brethren and found that the menu was pretty similar to what I remembered from Asia.  It had a variety of ramen options and some tasty-looking Japanese appetizers. Continue Reading»

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Spicing My Broth at Asahi Ramen

July 5th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Mix one part curry noodles...

For a little post-tennis victory Japanese treat, I headed to Asahi Ramen in West LA with my vanquished tennis foe to get some…ummm ramen.  Now don’t be fooled by the name of the restaurant, as it apparently has nothing to do with delicious Asahi beer.  Confused myself, I took the liberty of looking up Asahi on the old interwebs and found that Asahi is the name of about ten different towns and cities in Japan, so for the name to carry over into both beer and ramen isn’t that surprising.  Anyway, enough with geography and economics, let’s get to the food. Continue Reading»

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Curried Away at Wagamama

September 29th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
This might be the prettiest picture I've taken.

This might be the prettiest picture I've taken.

While in Boston for a long weekend, I took the opportunity to check out how people eat on the other coast.  My first chance to sample the “local fare” came at Wagamama, an international Japanese food chain originally from England.  Ok, so it wasn’t exactly local, but Boston is New England, so I made due with what I had.

Our waiter was a low talker, making it difficult to ascertain what he was trying to say at any given moment, but eventually we all figured out when it was time to order.  After a long look at the menu, I settled upon the Chicken Katsu Curry, which is some fried chicken cutlet, rice and curry.  It also came with “mixed leaves and red pickles,” which I tried to convince the low talker that I didn’t want. Continue Reading»

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UNVEGAN FANS: HELP STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT DELICIOUS FOOD!

Future Foodies!

HYPE is a non-profit organization that works directly with low-income middle schoolers and their teachers to provide students with the guidance and resources needed to qualify for admission and succeed at top private schools in the Los Angeles area. We provide our students with engaging and unfamiliar experiences to broaden their horizons. A large part of building this cultural capital is by having our students try a wide variety of new foods. This pushes our students outside of their comfort zones and encourages them to take risks in a fun (and tasty!) way. Last summer, our students tried Ethiopian food, sushi, Korean BBQ, deli, and schwarma, just to provide some examples.

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