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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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Going Global at Plan Check

Fries of the world.

A couple of weeks ago, The Backyard Bite invited me to The Burger Culture Clash, sponsored by Stussy (which apparently still exists) and Plan Check. Plan Check, by the way, is a sort of new (since February) restaurant in West LA with Chef Ernesto Uchimura of Umami Burger fame. As my love of burgers, especially those of the umami variety, I jumped at the opportunity.

Although I arrived alone, I was not the only lone eater. Just next to where I was seated, I met e*star LA and we decided to share a meal called loneliness, because it’s better than eating alone. We made quick friends over our respective blogs and Midwestern roots, then got to work at dissecting the special menu, which Plan Check will be featuring for the next month if anything tickles your fancy.

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