January 2007

The Shins will not change your life

January 31, 2007

(Or so Bob Boilen says) Farrah Olivia, however, will. We managed to sneak an 8:15 Restaurant Week dinner reservation at this brand new Alexandria restaurant. Farrah is a tiny place with simple decor – one wall is eggplant-colored with sage green trees painted on it, the other two walls are full-length windows which you can [...]

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Convey to me the sushi please!

January 29, 2007

In light of my recent conversation with skip, I will attempt to be prodigious rather than overly verbose with my postings. As a quick reference point, I am the aforementioned Russian co-worker of skip’s. As I was recently browsing tasting menu I noticed a page discussing the philosophy of the site’s adventurous eater, and an [...]

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Cheap/Tasty – Butternut Squash Chili

January 29, 2007

In winter’s depths last week, I thought it high time to try out some chili. I went to the usual suspects, epicurious, Southern Living, Cook’s, etc., and found only two recipes that looked promising: a beef-and-butternut squash chili from Southern Living and a traditional chili con carne from Gourmet. Feeling adventurous, I went with the [...]

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No, it was more like a beefy Loufah

January 28, 2007

At about 1 a.m. a month ago, Greg my Russian co-worker declared that we were going out to dinner. Since I’d brought my lunch, as per usual, I was not immediately excited. We talked about it and eventually decided that the best thing to do with our mandatory 60-minute 3 a.m. “lunch” break was to [...]

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We now return to our…um, food.

January 22, 2007

So, it’s been a while since I posted, as I’ve been acclimating myself to new surroundings – OSAKA-freakin’-JAPAN. Yup. And trust me, my food adventures have continued. But! As I’ve compiled nigh-unto 2.5 months in good ol’ Nippon, there’s a lot of food to be discussed. For your (and my, because otherwise I’ll have issues [...]

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