Dec 4, 20202 min readAvenues - How to Spell MusubiThe first time we came to Avenues was pre-COVID. We brought my dad, who's "get off my lawn" sensibilities were kicked into high gear by...
Mar 6, 20202 min readMarugame Udon - Stonestown MallThis is not a blog about Japanese food. Japanese food is a mystery wrapped in an enigma, stuffed in a seaweed I've never heard of. But...
Jan 25, 20203 min readUnderdog's TooAnd one day, unto the earth, there was a man who was called Nick. And he did say Let There Be Tacos, and forsooth a crunchy taco shall...
Jul 15, 20183 min readWok Dreams How To Season a Carbon Steel Wok (at the beach, or anywhere) The owner of the Wok Shop in San Francisco’s Chinatown stopped me on the way...
Jul 14, 20153 min readOPP IPAOne of the many advantages of living in an Asian neighborhood is cheap produce. And once in a while this ‘hood really outdoes itself and...
Feb 21, 20151 min readSF Beer Week - Dim Sum and Belgians San Francisco Beer Week is here. Across the Bay Area taps are spewing the modern day versions of frankincense and myrrh; stuff so...