what are you eating today?

[Baeyer-Drewson]

Girlfriend cooked me pumpkin, feta, and semi-dreid tomato quiche with mint peas, and roasted potato, kumera, carrot, and garlic. Shit was tasty.

[poly800rock]

Curious as to how the pho in Houston stacks up against LA pho.... also, I agree with poly, texture of the soup is definitely a sign of good pho - French broths get clarified and skimmed, but with pho, I think it's okay to be cloudy if it's a collagen-y cloudiness from the bones being on heat for that long, and a little clean fat (sans scum) on top adds to the noodles as you bring them out of the soup. That little Saigon pho I had definitely had that silken texture from all the marrow that gets liquefied with that much cooking time. Incredible stuff.

any pho places in tokyo? i dont think there are too many viets in japan, although I know of my parent's friends who studied there pre-1975..

[dismalfuture]

There are a few, but I haven't tried and probably won't. I'm guessing it's a case of the watered down, no spices, no herbs kind of pho. Japanese people don't even really like cilantro. Because beef bones are expensive in Asia, it's more often that not Pho Ga (some Japanese recipes Ive seen make a ga broth and then but tai on top instead), or Koreans try some bullshit like making stock from just a piece of brisket, no bones, no spices - imagine how that tastes.

Might hit it up later if the fiending gets bad, but more than likely I'll just try to come to LA for some pho and tacos. It'll raise the price to like $200 a bowl that way if I get to have it 5 or 6 times in a week, but that's what some fine dining meals in Japan cost, and a great bowl of pho might just be as satisfying to me. That Pho 79 for sure.

[dismalfuture]

pho in Japan:

[DaBestSpoona]

any pho places in tokyo? i dont think there are too many viets in japan, although I know of my parent's friends who studied there pre-1975..

Theres Vietnam Alice in Shinjuku Lumine, its Iron Chef Chen Kenichi's vietnamese chain, not sure if its any good or not.

[Vampyrvargfesten]

some more burgers i made

my kitchen is greasier than a "diners, drive-ins, and dives" restaurant

[exteeng]

those burgers look delicious, would rep

barbecue - squid, lamb, kebabs

yamo - sf

Edited December 1, 2018 by exteeng

[Vampyrvargfesten]

salt's cure

irvs burgers

the oinkster burger with all the cheeses (3x3)

tacos el korita

[Vampyrvargfesten]

fathers office

fundamental la churros

blue moon mulita

[Vampyrvargfesten]

leos tacos

wurstkuche apple pie ice cream sandwich

[Vampyrvargfesten]

flying pig cafe tacos

pie n burger

omurice

[dismalfuture]

This one is actually the most appetizing to me, in some way. Dill chips, yellow mustard, a little ketchup - classic St. Louis style burg

[Baeyer-Drewson]

Girl in the office made macaroons. Mmmmm... macaroons.

[nemuine]

First attempt at making some tofu burgers.

[shufon]

A few things from lately..

Peach stuffed french toast

Tibetan food-- dumplings and chicken curry

@Char No 4

French onion soup

Pulled pork sandwich

[therelativity]

[Pavlov's Bell]

@Char No 4

French onion soup

Pulled pork sandwich

Fucking love Char 4. If only their whiskey wasn't so overpriced, I'd prolly be there for drinks on at least a weekly basis.

[JohannesDeSilentio]

This one is actually the most appetizing to me, in some way. Dill chips, yellow mustard, a little ketchup - classic St. Louis style burg

For me the proportions look great - smashed patties always got great char, and you could fit that whole burg neatly in one hand while using the other to hold cigarette and coffee simultaneously - but that is one sad looking soft little bun. Processed bread gives me indigestion just looking at it. On the other hand the US has better indigenous wheat, why you guys don't use the Chorleywood process, which is the reason processed bread over here is so indigestible and generally bad for you.

End of the day, in baking no crust = no maillard = no caramel flavours = no fun. That's why you always toast it, right?

[shufon]

Char wasn't as good as I expected Pav, I thought the baked beans were way too mustardy and the chopped pork was kinda meh. The bourbon ice cream was awesome at least.

[Pavlov's Bell]

Char wasn't as good as I expected Pav, I thought the baked beans were way too mustardy and the chopped pork was kinda meh. The bourbon ice cream was awesome at least.

I haven't had any of those dishes. I usually stick with the apps and specials. The cheddar curds, pork nuggets, chicken liver pate, lamb pastrami, and duck charcuterie plates are always excellent.

[shufon]

I need to go back there for dinner to see that menu, sounds a lot better than what was available for lunch. Anyway, forgot about this one:

Grilled some lamb kabobs and veggies on my last night in Ithaca last week.

[ummmwoah]

Some pictures from a trip to Beijing. That burger was the first decent one I've had in over a year that wasn't home made.

麻辣香锅

Hot pot

Super good pork stuff

Bread cube with ice cream for dipping

Melt in your mouth pieces of beef

Burger with stuff on it

[JohannesDeSilentio]

explain a bread cube with ice cream? they carve it into cubes, you dip the cubes into, presumably melted, ice cream, to soak it up? interesting.

[ummmwoah]

The bread is a large cube which is carved into smaller cubes. A scoop of ice cream is then placed on top of the bread and slowly melts down as you take small cubes and kinda brush them across the ice cream forming a sort of ice cream glaze? Yeah, something along those lines.

[M4TM]

seriously hungry for a freaking good burger now.

[Baeyer-Drewson]

DAT sushi boat.

[chantheman]

last nights pork chop

[lil brown brother]

[i wear shooes]

Ham

Turkey

And two of man's greatest inventions.. Fried egg with all the yolk dripping out and BACON.

[JLizzy]

Burger at Brindle Room, a few bites in.

"I can't wait to eat the shit I take from eating this food."