Burbon and Broken Noses
Alright, things are settling down at work, at least, I know what is going to blindside me on a daily basis, so I'm better prepared. But what about food related items? Well, I'm working back in Bore-ance, so there's not much exciting going on...even after a two year reprieve.
In fact, there were always good places in Torrance and Gardena, but they are all Asian, so that fits my criteria. We went to Koji Buffet this week, and it was much better than I remember. It's a mix of pan-Asian food styles featuring Chinese, Japanese, Korean and some vaguely Thai. There is also Toyo Sushi, which wasn't all that bad, even though it occupies a serile nook next to a Wal-Mart. Even the Wal-Mart has some very affordable spicy teriyaki salmon jerkey.
I have made it a point to visit Mitsuwa grocery store at least once a week. I missed the affordable and nearly instant packaged sushi. The Panda Express closed, and although it is an overused title, it had the best #1 spicy I've ever had. Didn't know exactly what it was, but it was a red, fiery broth with noodles and seafood. I knew it as #1 spicy, and that's the only way the ladies would reference it. Being next to Mitsuwa, I can also score my fix of salmon eggs on a whim. Mmmm, salty balls.
Dan hasn't had such great luck. He broke his nose on a particularly rough foul during a pick-up game of ball, so his broadcast voice is a bit off and muffled. Outside of that, the holiday season came and went, and he survived intact. If he keeps this up, his nose will be as enormous as mine.
It's been a while and I'm honestly getting restless to write more on my cooking and getting back into getting drunk with Dan and Rob and cranking out Gastrologicas. We've probably fallen off the charts, but that don't make me no never mind. I'm glad to see a lot of our fans have been keeping tabs on us, and some have even read Gastro and emailed. It's hard to be fans of apparitions -mere specters- but we are alive and eating.
I almost forgot, I stopped by the Alpine Village this week for a hearty German lunch (yeah, I've gained about 5 pounds...). It was prefaced with an ultracreamy cream of califlour soup, and the entree was a pile of dense mashed potatoes and a log of beef roulade. Beef roulade is beef wrapped around bacon and pickes. Yeah Germans, they gave us the V2, Jaegermeister and The Scorpions.
Because I found a swath of saran wrap in my potatoes, they gave me a free slice of black forest cake. Woah, that's something to bury my face in.
I also stopped by the small market they have, and grabbed some meat and sausage from the deli. There, I gained even more weight. The overworked and overwhelmed ladies behind the counter couldn't keep up with the demands of the elderly Germans, so it took about a half hour to get my variety of ground guts and scraps, but they did put samples on the counter with impunity. That was another 10,000 calories.
In fact, there were always good places in Torrance and Gardena, but they are all Asian, so that fits my criteria. We went to Koji Buffet this week, and it was much better than I remember. It's a mix of pan-Asian food styles featuring Chinese, Japanese, Korean and some vaguely Thai. There is also Toyo Sushi, which wasn't all that bad, even though it occupies a serile nook next to a Wal-Mart. Even the Wal-Mart has some very affordable spicy teriyaki salmon jerkey.
I have made it a point to visit Mitsuwa grocery store at least once a week. I missed the affordable and nearly instant packaged sushi. The Panda Express closed, and although it is an overused title, it had the best #1 spicy I've ever had. Didn't know exactly what it was, but it was a red, fiery broth with noodles and seafood. I knew it as #1 spicy, and that's the only way the ladies would reference it. Being next to Mitsuwa, I can also score my fix of salmon eggs on a whim. Mmmm, salty balls.
Dan hasn't had such great luck. He broke his nose on a particularly rough foul during a pick-up game of ball, so his broadcast voice is a bit off and muffled. Outside of that, the holiday season came and went, and he survived intact. If he keeps this up, his nose will be as enormous as mine.
It's been a while and I'm honestly getting restless to write more on my cooking and getting back into getting drunk with Dan and Rob and cranking out Gastrologicas. We've probably fallen off the charts, but that don't make me no never mind. I'm glad to see a lot of our fans have been keeping tabs on us, and some have even read Gastro and emailed. It's hard to be fans of apparitions -mere specters- but we are alive and eating.
I almost forgot, I stopped by the Alpine Village this week for a hearty German lunch (yeah, I've gained about 5 pounds...). It was prefaced with an ultracreamy cream of califlour soup, and the entree was a pile of dense mashed potatoes and a log of beef roulade. Beef roulade is beef wrapped around bacon and pickes. Yeah Germans, they gave us the V2, Jaegermeister and The Scorpions.
Because I found a swath of saran wrap in my potatoes, they gave me a free slice of black forest cake. Woah, that's something to bury my face in.
I also stopped by the small market they have, and grabbed some meat and sausage from the deli. There, I gained even more weight. The overworked and overwhelmed ladies behind the counter couldn't keep up with the demands of the elderly Germans, so it took about a half hour to get my variety of ground guts and scraps, but they did put samples on the counter with impunity. That was another 10,000 calories.
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