what are you eating today?

[rirawin]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[rirawin]

The view (including watching the sunset over Porto) was pretty good from where we dined, even though it was somewhat obstructed.

 

 

Bao, London. Latest hype place rated highly by AA Gill and Giles Coren.

 

40 minute queue

 

Classic bao

 

Fried chicken bao

 

Confit pork bao

 

Lamb shoulder bao

 

Peanut milk

 

Daikon bao

 

Taiwanese fried chicken and hot sauce

Edited May 21, 2015 by rirawin

[rirawin]

Milk foam oolong tea

 

Queue on the way out...

(That is a break in the middle of the queue)

Edited May 21, 2015 by rirawin

[SSchadenfreude]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 25, 2015 by SSchadenfreude

[SSchadenfreude]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SSchadenfreude]

 

[SSchadenfreude]

 

 

[SSchadenfreude]

 

 

[gollygee]

swordfish ceviche

Almond potato foam w/ truffle, chips and chanterelle

Reindeer tounge

[SSchadenfreude]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 3, 2015 by SSchadenfreude

[whitney]

I love having desserts for dinner but sadly my friend wanted sides/entree too (but it's just as good, so that worked out in the end). Forgot to take all the pics but what I have..

Amazing food by amazing folks, only sadness was I didn't get the spam dish (off menu)

[whitney]

That brown layer between the cheesecake and graham pie crust? PEANUTBUTTERRR

Ike's jaymee sirewich- fried chicken + their yellow bbq + pepper jack + ranch

Bomb fried chicken frm the front porch, over homemade waffles with jalapeños + bacon bits

Marlowe burger @ sister cavalier sf - caramelized onions + cheddar + bacon + horseradish aioli

Mr. Holmesbakehouse- I only stop by if there's no line...dark chocolate donut

Chloe cafe, croissant French toast-- I still don't understand this.

Jane sf (best place for pastries and those that are gluten free) avocado mash- avocado + soft boil egg + pickled jalapeños + shallot on house (made!) sourdough

I eat healthy sometimes.

Mr Holmesbakehouse- Blood orange + elderflower = trippy vibrant colour

Mr Holmesbakehouse- raspberry + vanilla with poppy cruffin (croissant and muffin like cronut of donuts)

[SSchadenfreude]

 

 

 

 

[whitney]

[ProfMonnitoff]

my grandma has those glasses and would cook that also, its great and very german, but wine tastes kinda bad out of them for some reason

[rirawin]

Bleecker St Burger, Spitalfields Market, London

 

 

Bleecker Black (Double Patty with Black Pudding) and Angry (Cheese) Fries

 

Love at First Bite, Taipei, Taiwan

 

 

 

Chicago Deep Dish pizza. Probably not too legit, but it was good.

 

RAW, Taipei, Taiwan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 8, 2016 by rirawin

[rirawin]

 

 

 

 

 

Ephernite, Taipei, Taiwan

 

 

 

 

 

[rirawin]

 

 

[CHINESEGOLD]

youinkorn2 come back

[whitney]

[Fycus]

Honest question from somebody whose never had the chocolate? Is it better than the packaging?

http://qz.com/571151/the-mast-brothers-fooled-the-world-into-buying-crappy-hipster-chocolate-for-10-a-bar/

Edited February 10, 2016 by Fycus

[whitney]

I'm not the person to ask when it comes to chocolate not so sweet--so I just broke it up into bits and sprinkled it onto my ice cream. It was alright. Won't do it again.

Also wish I saw that article before I decided to do that. Would've only gotten one. Have to at least try.

[whitney]

[rirawin]

Zelman Meats

 

Tempura Prawns, Baked Oysters

 

Short ribs, sliced steak and black truffle triple cooked chips

[rafsemens]

fettuccine plate with some steak u never tasted

[coach]

I checked out Cafe Monocle in London.

 

http://www.natal.space/the-monocle-cafe/

[coach]

Tried a Bao in Soho, London

 

http://natal.space/bao

[SSchadenfreude]

I checked out Cafe Monocle in London.

 

http://www.natal.space/the-monocle-cafe/

k

[SSchadenfreude]

Tried a Bao in Soho, London

 

http://natal.space/bao

ok

[_ironman]

bought a duck to grill. didn't take prep photos cuz i didn't think it'd turn out well lol $2 CAD / lb

 

use tweezers to pull out all feathers you see

cleaver'd in to sections (back 2 pieces, breast 4, 2 wings, 2 legs)

use a very sharp knife to poke a whole bunch of holes in to the skin to let fat drain while it cooks

rub all over with five spice powder

 

make a marinade of plum sauce + soy sauce

 

i use lump charcoal not briquettes. light with newspaper has no smell or taste on food vs liquid firestarter. makes a shit ton of smoke as it's lighting though lol 

 

after charcoals lit, put on one side. leave drip pan on opposite side for ease of clean up / can collect duck fat for use later on something else

 

place all the duck pieces on one side of the grill, bone side down skin face up (never flip it over). arrange so that breast furthest away from coals 

 

don't marinate it right away, let fat drain out and skin crisp first. about half way start marinating, re-coating when you feel like it. make sure to check if there is enough coals

 

total cook time was 1 hour. not soo bad, but i probably grilled it for like 10-15 minutes too long in my opinion

 

 

 

that is just the breast pieces and the 2 legs. the meat from the back pieces and wings were ugly lol and used for duck noodles

 

also wonton mein

 

Edited September 23, 2016 by _ironman