Tagged: "food"
it was 42 degrees last night
That’s 6 degrees Celsius. So I made lentil soup. And I’ve decided that every time I cook something, I’m going to publish it to my little corner of the Web. 1 small yellow onion, 2 carrots, 2 celery stalks, 6 cremini mushrooms, small dice (1/4 in) 3 garlic cloves, chopped (2mm) 1 tsp chopped thyme [...]
Read More/Commenta plate of cold jellyfish makes me want a box of sharp objects
The company that I work for Monday through Friday (let’s call it “Lazydouche”) had its holiday party this last weekend. Given that Lazydouche runs a $25M per year racket and is headquartered in Long Beach, CA, there was only one logical place to have the party. That’s right, a motherfucking Chinese restaurant in Alhambra!
Read More/CommentMaybe the best restaurant in the world
Orange, on the edge of Reykjavik harbor, is maybe the best restaurant in the world. Okay, the food at Per Se is better, but do they have alcoholic slurpees? No. So I was wondering where to have dinner tonight, knowing that today was my last chance to eat the famous Icelandic lamb. I walked past [...]
Read More/Commentwhy iceland sucks at football
So, Wednesday night I attended the Island v. Skotland World Cup qualifier match. It. was. awesome. In addition to thousands of kilt-wearing Scotsmen (and approximately 2 skirt-wearing Scotswomen) patrolling the streets of Reykjavik, you had kids wearing Viking helmets in the Icelandic color palette and other displays of national pride. In US and A, wearing [...]
Read More/CommentReykjavik day 7 – lunch
It’s a beautiful day today, 60 degrees and sunny, so today I’ll be walking around randomly some more. My first stop is the Seafood Cellar, a restaurant that comes highly recommended by my flight attendant on Icelandair. There’s a bit of a problem, though: what am I supposed to do with bread, oil and chopped [...]
Read More/Commenticeland night 6 – liquid nitrogen ice cream
So after buying my new shoes and making my bus loop-de-loop, I arrived at Orange Restaurant, and my meal was as good as any I’ve had anywhere but Per Se. I was the only one in the restaurant–for the second night in a row–so I received extra special attention and a very memorable meal. Orange’s [...]
Read More/Commentreykjavik day 4
I approach my trip with renewed energy today. Maybe it’s because I did not stay out until 7 am last night? Anyway on my way to lunch today I noticed two interesting art installations on the sides of buildings. They are made of of sequins, like the Sparkletts water trucks, except they have pictures of [...]
Read More/Commentreykjavik day 2 part 2
You know how when you’re in Vegas, at, say, The Venetian or Bellagio and you see the Mandalay Bay and it looks super-close, when in reality, it’s like 2 miles away? Yeah. Reykjavik is like that. Stuff seems really close and then you realize you’ve walked a 10k.
Read More/CommentBoston 1, everywhere else 4,723
Ok, it’s well-known that I hate Boston and everything it stands for (the city, not the band, btw) but I have to say that dunkin donuts coffee lives up to it’s reputation. Now that my starbucks allegiance has been severed I may have to switch. Go lakers. Addendum: but the donuts themselves suck. Eff you, [...]
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