tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15463370435462120562024-03-13T01:57:16.874-07:00Tasty Vittlestastyvittleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11844556471072889556noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546337043546212056.post-12735196772899767142011-06-01T12:16:00.000-07:002011-06-01T12:16:31.399-07:00birthday vittles!<div style="text-align: left;">I had a really amazing birthday and I owe it all to my friends. Basically, it was truly filled with whimsy and wonder. Oh, and really good vittles. Trust.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Celebration #1 was a 10 course chef's tasting at Uchiko, my absolute favorite restaurant with Be and David aka sweetpea and honeybee. I can never, ever, EVER get enough of Uchiko or Uchi. Apparently, Tyson Cole, the executive chef and mastermind just won a James Beard award. He's kind of a big deal. Not surprising as he is the bomb. Truly, his creations are total masterpieces. The flavors and textures and combinations are literally unlike anything I've experienced. He pairs ingredients that one would never expect and it comes out phenomenal every time. We were there for about 3 hours and it was beyond amazing. I can't thank Be and David enough. What a dinner! See pics below.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Scallops atop a corn puree with sea salt. Aka omfg I could die now, for real.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I don't even remember what this was but best believe it was some tasty vittles.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At this point, I started having a food coma.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A very whimsical beet salad.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I don't remember what was in this but it was the bomb.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Delicious sushi</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">more delicious sushi</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">oh and some more delicious sushi</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this was the beet salad after they added some ridiculously good broth/puree of I don't even know what.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Delicious lamb vittles with peas and an edamame puree</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was the signature new Uchiko dessert which consisted of cherry glaze, cherry vanilla ice cream, almonds, and I can't remember what else.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I know I've said this before and I'll say it again. I would have babies with this dessert. I'm just keeping it real.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Last night, I was hard-core surprised by Cris and Amy aka Nugget and Weenis. They planned this elaborate fedora-themed mustache-wearing dinner at The Highball. I had absolutely no idea that it was going down AT ALL. I thought I was going to a nice dinner, just the 3 of us. Actually, I thought I was going to Uchi or Uchiko again, lol. It was amazing and whimsical. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Also, as some of you know, my running mantra is: <i><b>I'm a unicorn. Fuck anyone who says I'm not.</b></i> When I am exhausted and delirious and wanting to die or kill people, I think about my mantra and it keeps me going. So they got me a customized unicorn cake with my running mantra! I mean, how awesome is that?! Seriously!! The cake was truly spectacular, magical and majestic, as unicorns are. Do I have the most awesome friends or what? Yes, yes I do.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My whimsical cake!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>After that we went to G & S Lounge and had some delightful cocktails and played some songs on the jukebox, took pictures in the photo booth, and played air hockey. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">What am amazing evening! Big thanks to Cris/Nugget and Amy/Weenis for being so awesome.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Also, thank you so much to Be/Sweetpea for helping to coordinate this, David/Honeybee for an awesome </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">dinner and taking me to Bridesmaids. Big hugs to everyone that came rocking their dapper fedoras and mustaches. And thank you to Sarah and Ginger for the cupcakes they made me and...everything else.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For those who I didn't get to celebrate with, you were missed, fo sho. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I had an awesome birthday. I am very lucky to have friends that love me so much.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="background-color: red;"><b>Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!</b></i><span style="color: white;"> </span> That is all. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></div></td></tr>
</tbody></table>tastyvittleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11844556471072889556noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546337043546212056.post-27681892110063221192011-05-25T14:08:00.000-07:002011-05-25T14:08:09.185-07:00Delicious vittles I have eaten as of late...Here are some delicious vittles I've eaten this week. Don't hate me cause ya ain't me. Pics are from Uchi happy hour and Olivia. PS I saw Matthew Mcconaughey and his hot baby mama at Uchi, and omg what a gorgeous couple. I'm way too tired right now to elaborate on the cuisine, basically, so the pictures below will just have to suffice. Let's just say that it was all damn good and leave it at that.<br />
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Also, I could really use a pep-talk since (1) I have 10 more weeks of my ridick marathon training and (2) This endeavor is, by far, one of the top 3 hardest things I've attempted to do in my life. I'm not being dramatic either. Yes it's physically exhausting but it's way more than that. The mental part is what is difficult. It's been quite an emotional process.<br />
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I've been thinking about a running mantra. My friend Monica suggested I come up with one to get me through the difficult moments when I want to kill people or quit this endeavor. I came across this quote recently and it resonated with me:<br />
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<span class="status-body"><span class="status-content"><span class="entry-content">"Don't let anybody tell you what the fuck to do. I'm a unicorn. And fuck anyone who says I'm not!" - Tyler The Creator</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="status-body"><span class="status-content"><span class="entry-content">So, I think my mantra is: <strong><em><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">I'm a unicorn. And fuck anyone who says I'm not!</span></em></strong></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="status-body"><span class="status-content"><span class="entry-content">From now on, when I'm running in 100 degree Texas heat and I want to pass the f out and say EFF THIS and go get a snowcone or a cocktail with my friends, I will remember that I am a unicorn and fuck anyone who says I'm not. When I'm running in the darkness at 6:00 am and want to be sleeping, I will remember that I am a unicorn. I've got this, suckas. I'VE GOT THIS! Unicorns are majestic and powerful creatures. They can do anything. They can poo glitter, doncha know? UNICORNS ARE THE SHIT.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="status-body"><span class="status-content"><span class="entry-content">But I digress.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="status-body"><span class="status-content"><span class="entry-content">Ok, so on to the food pics, see below:</span></span></span><br />
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The scallops were seared in olive oil with salt and ground pepper for two minutes on each side until they were a light brown. I squeezed a whole lemon and decided to not use butter.<br />
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As a side, I made broccoli marinated in a sesame ginger vinaigrette. I cut up some strawberries as another side.<br />
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Last week I went to dinner at my friend Ayda and Monica's house. Monica cooked this amazing orzo salad that was outrageously good. I decided to try to replicate it. The result: Also the mf'ing bomb yo! I cooked up some orzo in olive oil and salt and mixed it with spinach, zuccini, squash, baby tomatoes, cucumber, more olive oil and salt and ground pepper.<br />
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Finally, for dessert: chocolate chip cookies. Mmmmmmhmmm. None of that fruit salad nonsense this week, oh no ma'am.<br />
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TWO SNAPS AND A TWIRL, OK?!<br />
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Eat your heart out fools.<br />
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Yeah, as f'ing if.<br />
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Obama was in town and he was literally 3 blocks from my office. It took me FOREVER to get out of downtown and I had no time to get to Town Lake or Whole Foods. I definitely had to deviate from my original plan. Since I couldn't get to Whole Foods to get the special dressing and gluten free pasta I wanted, I had to make due with H.E.B. Also, since I couldn't make it to Town Lake, I had to run on my treadmill. Groty. I hate running on treadmills. The run ended up being awesome. I ran 10 minute miles which is unheard of for me. Wheeeee!<br />
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Now, the food.<br />
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I cooked up some farfalle in olive oil. On a skillet, I cooked shrimp and mixed in edamame, asparagus, broccoli, red peppers, lemon juice, salt, pepper, sesame ginger vinaigrette, and olive oil. I mixed it all together. Corn on the cob and for dessert, peach cobbler and strawberries instead of ice cream.<br />
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It turned out pretty good! Not my favorite but it was aight.<br />
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See pics below. That is all.<br />
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I bought some chicken breasts marinated in a honey-mustard/garlic marinade. Also, I chopped up some yellow squash and some zuccini along with some broccoli, seasoned with olive oil, salt, pepper and some ginger sesame marinade. By the way, that ginger sesame marinade is the best $5 I've spent in a long ass time. I highly recommend you try some of Annie's marinades/salad dressings because they are amazing organic pure deliciousness, for shizzle. You can get them at Whole Foods. Here is her website: http://www.anniesnaturals.com/<br />
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I heated up some basmati lime cilantro rice that I got at Whole Foods and voila!<br />
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Dessert was a pineapple, strawberry, cantaloupe, blackberry fruit medley.<br />
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I think it was a hit because they ate it all and got seconds too. Yay.<br />
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Also, I really, really, REALLY want to experiment with poached eggs. I've never made one before and I really want to replicate this amazing spinach salad/poached egg awesome-ness that I had at Paggi House a few weeks ago. So, if anyone wants to come over and poach eggs with me, that would be mighty fine, ya dig?<br />
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That is all.tastyvittleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11844556471072889556noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546337043546212056.post-45421204712026146222011-04-28T10:58:00.000-07:002011-04-28T10:58:26.618-07:00Whole Foods, how I love theeI went to Whole Foods for lunch today and spent $5 at the salad bar. Best $5 I've spent on a lunch in quite some time, I must say. I got some salmon pasta salad, fresh mozzerella, a zuccini medley, and assorted fruit. <br />
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People bitch left and right about how eating healthy is so expensive and not convenient. I beg to differ. Seriously, $5 and I picked up my food from the salad bar in like 5 minutes. <br />
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And speaking of eating healthy, last night I saw a preview for Forks Over Knives. What a compelling film trailer, for serious. I want to see this movie so bad. It looks so good! Basically, the premise is that two out of every 3 Americans are overweight because we are eating primarily animal-based and processed foods. Other cultures are eating plant-based foods and are living longer and better lives. This is no surprise and certainly not rocket-science, yet somehow the trailer still comes across as very compelling. I'll definitely be seeing this movie.<br />
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http://www.forksoverknives.com/<br />
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See pic of my lunch from today, mmmmm! That is all.<br />
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As I'm getting into this cooking thing, I'm coming to a realization that *I really enjoy cooking* - like, a lot. I'm enjoying it so much that I may look into taking cooking classes after this ridick marathon training is over. It's a lot of fun to look for recipes and try to experiment with flavors. Also, it's a nice feeling to take some ingredients and make something that is damn tasty. At first, I was quite apprehensive as I'm not one who normally cooks. My mind is shifting and now I'm discovering that I really, really love it. <br />
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Also, I really want to poach eggs and try to make a spinach salad similar to the one I had at Paggi House recently. That shiz was outrageously good. <br />
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I'm also discovering that:<br />
(1) Gluten free does not = tastes like shit<br />
(2) No butter used in a dish does not = why bother even eating it/what's the point<br />
(3) Olive oil is a necessity<br />
(4) I can cook, wheeeeeee!<br />
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<b><i>Ribeye steak, butter.</i></b><br />
<b><i>Bread and wine and steak, hell yes.</i></b><br />
<b><i>Eating pants are on!</i></b><br />
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http://maiyasrestaurant.com/menu.html <br />
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The rest of the time, we took turns cooking meals. This system worked out really well. Lots of fresh fruit and vegetables and eggs hatched from my friends' chickens. See pics below.<br />
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These dinners are really important to me personally because (1) It encourages me to eat healthy/whole/organic/local foods, (2) It encourages structure and accountability and (3) I just enjoy being around like-minded people who understand how f'ing hard this whole process is. It makes me feel like I'm not doing this crazy endeavor alone. I look forward to the dinners for many reasons.<br />
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So, last night was my responsibility to cook dinner. I did some research on recipes and found one via the Whole Foods website. The name of the recipe: <br />
<div class="yiv23884497msonormal"><b>Roasted Salmon and Broccoli with Lemony <span class="yshortcuts">Whole Wheat</span> <span class="yshortcuts">Linguine</span></b></div><div class="yiv23884497msonormal"><span class="yshortcuts">Here is a link to the recipe: </span><span class="yshortcuts"><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/2406">http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/2406</a></span></u></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div><div class="yiv23884497msonormal"><br />
</div><div class="yiv23884497msonormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I made a few slight modifications to the recipe. Instead of just broccoli, I added zuccini and celery. I added parsley. I eliminated the asiago cheese and instead seasoned with a little extra sesame ginger marinade, lemon juice and salt and pepper. Also, I used gluten-free pasta. At first, I was skeptical about the gluten-free pasta. It ended up tasting really good. The taste was very spot on and the texture was really good. From now on, I plan to only cook myself gluten-free pasta. </span></div><div class="yiv23884497msonormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv23884497msonormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The result: it was straight up awesome. Seriously. Frankly, I would totally have ordered that shiz at a restaurant, I'm just saying. I definitely will cook this meal again.</span></div><div class="yiv23884497msonormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv23884497msonormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I paired it with a loaf of rosemary bread and a fruit salad of strawberries, cantaloupe and blueberries. Delish! See pics below.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofUOpuXI9OyycPynbxiXgGn-QbxkzZTGhmIROYO97spgYorS9QZv6wqKpRthOBOLYdN-Qott3GV0ZWWdII_3f3aiRBPh3XMAl93AAWM5pjkR1yy4zp0CCP6fbb4ogEXZD5t16cu7TKoZ5/s1600/photo%25283%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofUOpuXI9OyycPynbxiXgGn-QbxkzZTGhmIROYO97spgYorS9QZv6wqKpRthOBOLYdN-Qott3GV0ZWWdII_3f3aiRBPh3XMAl93AAWM5pjkR1yy4zp0CCP6fbb4ogEXZD5t16cu7TKoZ5/s1600/photo%25283%2529.JPG" /></a></div></div><div class="yiv23884497msonormal" style="font-family: inherit;">Maybe after this ridick marathon training is over, I'll take some cooking classes. That is all. :)</div><div class="yiv23884497msonormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span class="yshortcuts"></span> </div>tastyvittleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11844556471072889556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546337043546212056.post-61341389884545890342011-04-19T07:58:00.000-07:002011-04-21T11:44:53.755-07:00paggi house<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Oh dear sweet baby jesus h. Paggi House. I'm in love, I really am. Uchiko has always been my one and my only but now I'm questioning everything. <br />
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We ate on the outdoor patio. The glimmering lights were a really nice touch. Trees galore, beautiful people left and right. The ambiance was really romantic. The service was impeccable, outstanding. The music was awesome. And, the food. OMFG, the food...We ordered a salad, the scallops, the beef tenderloin and halibut. That salad was by far the best salad I've had in my entire life. There was a warm poached egg atop various microgreens and candied pecans. So damn good. The scallops were beyond scrumptious. The tenderloin was melt-in-your-mouth amazing. And all local ingredients!<br />
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The only thing that sucked was the valet parking was full and it was a nightmare getting parking. Also, it was really expensive. So this is definitely a place to go for a date but that's about it. I want to try their happy hour, maybe it's a little more reasonably priced.<br />
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Also, House Wine is literally across the street. It's the perfect place to go afterwards to get your wine on. Just saying. <br />
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Two thumbs up!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Quick recap of wtf's been going on in my world as of late:</div><div style="text-align: justify;">* I had half marathon training</div><div style="text-align: justify;">*I ran two half marathon within 3 weeks of each other.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">*I got strep throat and was sick for a week. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">* I ran a crazy 12 person 200-mile group relay from Gonzalez Tx to Houston Tx.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">*Immediately after that group relay, I flew to AZ for a business trip.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> *SXSW week which was awesome and crazy exhausting.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">*I had two friends from out of town staying with me right after each other.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">*Also, I've been working 6 day workweeks for the last 4 weeks in a row.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Add to that training for a full marathon and...I'm spent, physically and emotionally. I'm exhausted, I'm hungry all the time, and I feel like I am on an emotional roller-coaster as of late. It's probably because I'M STARVING. All I eat as of late are fruits, vegetables, balance bars, turkey, and more fruit and vegetables. I miss cheese. I miss butter. I miss Torchy's Tacos. I really miss iced turbos from Jo's. I do get one cheat day a week so yay for that. I'll be going to Paggi House this weekend and I plan to eat some damn delicious vittles. Mmmmhmm.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">OK, now that we have that out of the way...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So, last night I took my good friends Rheo and Nickalas to Uchi. They watched Mister for a week while I was in California last month and I wanted to thank them with a really nice dinner on my dime. Uchi is the best restaurant in Austin (well, besides its sister restaurant Uchiko which I actually like more). Anyway, this ain't no TGI Friday's ok? If there was a table of contents for "<em><strong>Restaurants in the Austin metroplex that are the f'ing cat's pajamas</strong></em>" Uchi would be II (Uchiko would be I but I didn't want to drive north). It truly is *that* amazing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But I digress.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Well, after all was said and done and we ordered everything off the happy hour menu and a ton of other stuff, Rheo was not blown away! He gave it a "7." A 7?!?! Are you f'ing kidding me? I mean, really? We could have just went to Pei Wei and I'd save like $140 and he would have been happier, I think. I just couldn't believe it. How can one not LOVE Uchi? Did we just eat at the same restaurant? I just didn't get it at all, I still don't. Sigh. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Well, this simply does not compute. DOES NOT COMPUTE! Uchi is still the shit, as far as I'm concerned, pardon my french. I still will pick Uchi for birthday celebrations, dates (dare to dream), and just a general go-to place for amazing and innovative cuisine in Austin. I refuse to succumb to his crazy-talk of Uchi being a 7. No f'ing way, NO! Beyond the fact that the food is outstanding and gorgeous, the ambiance of this restaurant is beautiful. It ain't no gd 7! It's a 10! Actually, it's a 13.5!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">OK, so back to the food since this is a food blog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Well, that's all folks. Toodle-loo.</span></div>tastyvittleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11844556471072889556noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546337043546212056.post-47886922726526288592010-12-09T07:01:00.000-08:002010-12-09T07:01:27.846-08:00get in my belly.It's been awhile since I've posted anything on here lately. Things have been a wee bit hectic in my world as of late. First, I came back from San Francisco and immediately got strep throat. It was god awful. For the first 4 days, I was too sick to even get out of bed to go to the doctor. Day 4 I finally managed to drive myself to an urgent care after hours facility. Day 5 I was able to eat a little applesauce. By Day 7 I was on the slow road to recovery. I missed a week of work which is unheard of for me. <br />
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So, after dealing with that hott mess, my neighbor hit my car. So I was dealing with him and body shops and car-rental quotes for a week. No bueno. It all ended up working out in my favor, so yay for that.<br />
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But I digress.<br />
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Unfortunately, because of all of this crazyness, I haven't eaten many tender vittles as of late.<br />
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In fact, I've been dramatically changing my food intake because I am training for a half-marathon. For the most part, I've been eating greens in all their splendid forms. Less than thrilling but it makes me feel my personal best. ;) I've basically been vegetarian, for the most part. I do fall off the wagon on that once in awhile (after all, I do live in Texas) but for the most part, GREENS! Oh, and fish. I refuse to cut out seafood and sushi. I'd rather die.<br />
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You know, since I've been eating mainly whole foods and avoiding processed foods, I feel 10 times better. Go figure. I'm also loosing weight but that could be all the running. Either way, it's f'ing delightful.<br />
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Now that I think about it, I did have some mad tender vittles during Thanksgiving. I went with one of my best friends to eat with her family in Dallas. Now those crazy vietnamese can throw down in the kitchen. For serious. Check these vittles out...<br />
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They had the traditional turkey and spring rolls and crab asparagus soup (which was amazing, AMAZING) and much more. That soup...I'd take a bath in that damn soup. It was by far my favorite thing I ate. I mean crab and asparagus! I didn't take a picture of it because I was too busy eating it...and eating...and eating.<br />
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Hopefully, I will consume some exciting tender vittles in the near future!<br />
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Til then, toodle-loo.<br />
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</div>tastyvittleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11844556471072889556noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546337043546212056.post-60654664852143860792010-11-09T08:44:00.000-08:002010-11-09T08:52:31.010-08:00San Francisco, the cat's pajamas times 100.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Last week I visited a good friend of mine who lives in San Francisco. James and I have been friends since we were 18. I'm 33 now so you do the math. Many, many years! He has been trying to get me to come visit for Coachella the last few years. Finally, I worked it out and stayed with him for 5 days last week. We got tickets to Florence and the Machine, who we both love. While I was there, I also saw Travis, another old friend of mine from my Club One days. It was very good to see him! I also met a ton of James's friends. He seems to know everyone in San Francisco, seriously.<br />
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Let me first start off with saying: I must live here. I REALLY am going to make this happen. My plan is when my lease is up the end of 2011 to make a move. This city is foodie heaven. Everything, and I do mean EVERYTHING I ate was so f'ing delicious. I still have a 5 pound food baby inside me that I need to abort, pronto...but I digress. So, if anyone has any leads on sales/marketing/advertising positions or potential roommates, let me know.<br />
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Ok, back to the topic at hand, which is food. Stars and garters, it was all so outrageous. Where do I even begin. I guess we will just go day-by-day, meal-by-meal.<br />
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I got there late Wednesday afternoon so we had an early dinner at Franchino. This is a very intimate mom-and pop Italian joint. You can maybe squeeze 20 people in there. The husband flirts with the customers and sings to everyone while the mother and daughter attentively wait on you hand and foot. He actually instructed everyone to leave the restaurant and he sung everyone a song in Italian to celebrate the Giants win the World Series (which was the day before). <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">For starters, we had the bruchetta. This was, by far, the best bruchetta I've had in my life. Super authentic. And I would know as I have been to Italy and had bruchetta there. Super robust flavors, bread soaking in olive-oil, it was fantastic.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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Goodnight Irene, this dish was amazing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrldH8dJrpVORGYTSyjoh5qBt_dYpEBJKK0IONcflJf5sa49f8bpu5dVAYZuzK-YTXjwuFNFnma-s9rHkh-DuoTc95BM_1S6Qfiyh3gEVk6a-WFoXKyfTPlpEOQqCG5QETlVIi2PCTnk4y/s1600/fran4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrldH8dJrpVORGYTSyjoh5qBt_dYpEBJKK0IONcflJf5sa49f8bpu5dVAYZuzK-YTXjwuFNFnma-s9rHkh-DuoTc95BM_1S6Qfiyh3gEVk6a-WFoXKyfTPlpEOQqCG5QETlVIi2PCTnk4y/s320/fran4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Thursday, James had to work so I took the Muni to downtown and explored some of the city. I went to Bristol Farms which is like Whole Foods on crack. They had the best salad bar I've ever experienced. Basically, it's $9.99 a pound and you fill it up with whatever you want and it's all so damn good. I'm talking fresh mozzerella, chinese food, pasta, fresh organic vegetables, turkey, so much to choose from so I went to town with that shit!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqN_H7VWQ9lIbZcE-ySdcMlq9gp6n8qAPX2OMhHjfG3_b3HQu6CtASDBLtfwVx_o_G62C8IEuNHFopml-DlCa69hbZrL7yfGoUT6x8X08DmFvx0F1WguEMdoffqJJg3WyM4F2cA_ufDVTo/s1600/salad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqN_H7VWQ9lIbZcE-ySdcMlq9gp6n8qAPX2OMhHjfG3_b3HQu6CtASDBLtfwVx_o_G62C8IEuNHFopml-DlCa69hbZrL7yfGoUT6x8X08DmFvx0F1WguEMdoffqJJg3WyM4F2cA_ufDVTo/s320/salad.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Next door they had gelato. The Andie's candy mint gelato, mmmmm!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_Iq_-TYAgKhI49dOESPk456HSRSj3uu5qm1v8nVl1OJbWY6cJAFCxFKzKxgCZ2HI00ja6zaaRjUS-mk7RnW2dxW5srY2JZvN0IPOAHQUdlrqaUMgIzMPvs-cYx_6nByFJXbCAG779Idd/s1600/gelato.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_Iq_-TYAgKhI49dOESPk456HSRSj3uu5qm1v8nVl1OJbWY6cJAFCxFKzKxgCZ2HI00ja6zaaRjUS-mk7RnW2dxW5srY2JZvN0IPOAHQUdlrqaUMgIzMPvs-cYx_6nByFJXbCAG779Idd/s320/gelato.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">One thing I've noticed is there is hardly any fast food in San Francisco which is great. Instead of Mcdonalds and Jack in the Box, there are tons of farmers markets and food trailers and amazing restaurants EVERYWHERE. I saw this on the street and thought it was cool.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje68byj7BT3mnfrJvXMOWoYl58bdpY_xzjsUuWm6FS3Wdia_tRhnuCf8MOFRc345_pAceCPZLgGqYOi-AqX7zQ_i8yS1VuFkHMs3Qr-lkQhkVKwcjUpc61Gb6x0PFowlPMpdIj_gCRuGDr/s1600/letseat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje68byj7BT3mnfrJvXMOWoYl58bdpY_xzjsUuWm6FS3Wdia_tRhnuCf8MOFRc345_pAceCPZLgGqYOi-AqX7zQ_i8yS1VuFkHMs3Qr-lkQhkVKwcjUpc61Gb6x0PFowlPMpdIj_gCRuGDr/s320/letseat.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Thursday night we went to Warakubune to get sushi in the Castro. First, let me say, I have eaten my share of sushi. As in every week. If I could, I would eat sushi every day. 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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">James took me to The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen. Now, need I even say more? For real. I got the Mousetrap: Tillamook sharp cheddar, creamy havarti, monterey jack, on artisan sourdough...aka just kill me now. James got the same and butternut squash soup which was deeeelish.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUIWcfQOuWMrdqPwiuSs3tkluhGmhn76UXbPFyh6V61qus04aEctSxThjcbX_IuhAVOoDo4TJUxO1lgxDh9_DRrtjUICATy6d8UB8qMRnWA_usrx7x1jSROQVEuTsL3uCOQNU5EVucTfB/s1600/sanfr1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUIWcfQOuWMrdqPwiuSs3tkluhGmhn76UXbPFyh6V61qus04aEctSxThjcbX_IuhAVOoDo4TJUxO1lgxDh9_DRrtjUICATy6d8UB8qMRnWA_usrx7x1jSROQVEuTsL3uCOQNU5EVucTfB/s320/sanfr1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Before I left, James took me to get Ramen. We hit up Genki Ramen. It was here that I had this amazing baked scallop dish sizzling in a pool of butter. Words cannot express how damn good the baked scallop dish was. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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It started with a great meal at Maria Maria's. This was the first time I ate there. I must say, it was the shiz. I have a ton of close-up food pics that I took with my fetching new teeny-tiny purple camera but, alas, no time to upload them yet! It's on my to do list though. For now, just trust in the fact that this place was bananas. I'll add the close up pics later with a more detailed description of the food.<br />
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For now, though, a few not-so-close-up pics from Maria Maria's...<br />
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Now let me preface this blog by saying that I've really, REALLY cut back on my meat intake in the last year. As I've gotten into running, I try to eat a lot of fruits, vegetables, fish. Once in awhile, chicken breast. My big vice is sushi. Basically, I hardly ever eat meat. Most of the time, I am ok with this. However, once in awhile, I go apeshit and want a big, red, bloody, juicy, mooing, enormous STEAK. And if I don't get it, I'm not the nicest person. It's been quite some time and I was at the end of my tether. I wanted a huge ass peace of meat sizzling in a pool of butter and I wanted it yesterday.<br />
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So, we made the reservation, put on our eating pants, and went to town. We went hog wild. Lori insisted we do this up right and get everything our hearts desired. Best believe, I did.<br />
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On a side note, who wants to buy me a nice camera so I can take better pictures? This iphone camera bs is NOT cutting the mustard, ya dig?<br />
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Unfortunately, during trip numero 2, I was sick pretty much the entire trip. Not just a cold. I had a full blown fever, aches, and a terrible sore throat nearly the entire time from start until finish. It was HORRIBLE. But I was in Europe and germs be damned! I was going to experience as much as I could before collapsing in bed each night in a fit of coughs and sneezes. It was absolutely awful! Here I was surrounded by beautiful art and gorgeous people and exquisite food and culture and I wanted to DIE, basically. My poor friend Michael also probably wanted to kill me by the end of the trip. <br />
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I think it's really important for people to travel, particularly overseas. It truly is a life-changing experience to surround yourself with true history and culture and <strong><em><u>amazing food</u></em></strong>. It changes you, for the better. Where is true culture in America these days? Yes, it exists but you really have to seek it out. There's not much of it here in Austin. In America, one must often have to seek out a beautiful meal or an exquisite experience. In Europe, it's <strong>ALL</strong> beautiful and exquisite all the time! It falls into your lap without you seeking it out. Even the simple little things are just...amazing. Fresh mozzerella atop the most perfect slice of pizza ever in Rome, a warm caramel crepe garnished with fresh strawberries in Paris, a simple cup of hot chocolate in Barcelona. These simple things are f'ing fantastic when consumed in Europe.<br />
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I live in Texas. Culture here is bbq. We are lacking culture. I mean, fine dining in Texas for most is...<br />
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I mean, I am lucky enough to at least live in Austin...but still. Hopefully I can at least move to California one of these days.<br />
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Anyway...It's going to take me awhile to culinarily (ha, is that a word?) summarize these two trips properly. Instead, here's a few food pics I took of Europe. Mike took way more pics because I was sick, sick, sick. I'll have to try to get some of them from him so you can see the tapas and the pizzas and the crepes and the...ok fine, I'll stfu now.<br />
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Innovation - a change in the thought process for doing something, or the useful application of new inventions or discoveries.<br />
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What sets Uchi (and Uchiko) apart from the rest is INNOVATION.<br />
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Here's an analogy. So let's say a typical restaurant (Benihana for example) is Morgan Freeman. Uchi is Samuel L. Jackson. Morgan Freeman is respectable, good. Samuel L. Jackson, of course, is a badass mother you-know-what! BAM!<br />
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Innovation, taken to a whole other level. Combining ingredients and textures, colors, and fragrances to take the dish to a whole other level of pure amazing-ness (is that a word?)<br />
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I went to a 5 course chef's tasting here last night and I was amazed time and time again. I ate A LOT and it would take a long time to fully describe it all so I will just go with my favorites:<br />
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My favorites: hiramasa (amberjack, golden grapes, crabapple, candied almonds, shiro dashi) aka O FACE TIMES 10!<br />
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Sakana - whole steamed loup de mer, ginger, lemongrass, cilantro, kaffir lime, and a light broth. Melt in your mouth fish.<br />
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The okashi dessert - espelette ganache, toasted marshmello, sweet potato, candied pecan, blood orange sorbet. OMG this dessert was so amazing it actually gave me chills. I mean, the flavor combinations and textures again is what sets Uchi apart from the rest.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs451.ash2/72494_875148842780_23905625_45587655_5730019_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nx="true" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs451.ash2/72494_875148842780_23905625_45587655_5730019_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs397.ash2/67570_875152909630_23905625_45587764_1107536_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nx="true" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs397.ash2/67570_875152909630_23905625_45587764_1107536_n.jpg" width="240" /></a><span data-jsid="text"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span data-jsid="text">okashi dessert - espelette ganache, toasted marshmello, sweet potato, candied pecan, blood orange sorbet. aka THE CAT'S PAJAMAS!! amazing. o face times 10.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs467.ash2/74070_875152420610_23905625_45587751_4741521_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nx="true" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs467.ash2/74070_875152420610_23905625_45587751_4741521_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span data-jsid="text">kamo - duck confit, fried chicken mushroom, chanterelle, spring onion, lemon butter reduction</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs774.snc4/67439_875151751950_23905625_45587735_6832269_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nx="true" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs774.snc4/67439_875151751950_23905625_45587735_6832269_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span data-jsid="text">sakana - whole steamed loup de mer, ginger, lemongrass, cilantro, kaffir lime</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs156.snc4/37114_875151113230_23905625_45587716_4313053_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nx="true" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs156.snc4/37114_875151113230_23905625_45587716_4313053_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span data-jsid="text">chef selected sushi. I forget what kind but it was tasty and had a citrus taste to it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs463.ash2/73613_875150509440_23905625_45587697_6474116_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nx="true" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs463.ash2/73613_875150509440_23905625_45587697_6474116_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span data-jsid="text">uni - sea urchin, koshi hikari, fresh yuzu, risotto atop a bed of sea salt</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs931.snc4/74470_875150040380_23905625_45587685_1547960_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nx="true" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs931.snc4/74470_875150040380_23905625_45587685_1547960_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span data-jsid="text">my favorite besides the dessert. hiramasa - amberjack, golden grapes, crabapple, candied almonds, shiro dashi, this was a party in my mouth times 10.</span> </div><div class="uiTextSubtitle commentActions"><abbr data-date="Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:58:55 -0700" title="Monday, October 25, 2010 at 9:58pm"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs925.snc4/73797_875149461540_23905625_45587668_4830858_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nx="true" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs925.snc4/73797_875149461540_23905625_45587668_4830858_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the menu!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>See pics above and don't hate me cause ya ain't me, ok?<br />
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And look how happy we are! I mean, it's Uchi, come on!!<br />
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Oh Em Gee. Beyond party in my mouth, Uchiko takes you to another dimension and I ain't playing around here. This was, by far, the best meal I've ever had, seriously. Ever. Even the Edamame was superb with it's seasoning/grilling deliciousness. We had the koviche to start which had elements of citrus and crunch and tangyness all in one delectable bite. The big eyed tuna was so amazing, so fresh. I had the cobia which was recommended to me and it was so delicious...again, elements of different flavors including mint and cucumber. Also, we had the George roll, crunchy tuna, tiger cry, and shag. I HIGHLY recommend the tiger cry and the shag. Tiger Cry had wagyu beef, the shag roll had tempura salmon...but these are more than mere sushi rolls. Uchiko takes it to a whole other level with the ingredients and multiple flavor combinations and sauces. It's like BAM, mother f-ers! Party in yo mouth! <br />
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OK my favorite part of the meal, the desserts! We had the fried milk and the sweet corn sorbet. These are the best desserts I've had in my life and I'm 33 years old. Genius, pure food genius. So innovative and DELICIOUS. You just have to go and experience it. The presentation alone is amazing, but the TASTE. OMG that corn polenta dish with the caramel and the corn sorbet, so f'ing good. And the fried milk was ah-mazing.<br />
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Here are some pics of the pure awesome-ness that is Uchiko...<br />
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<span class="light"> big eye tuna</span> fish sauce, kimchee oil<br />
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I hope you enjoy this as much as I plan to! And if you ever want to join me in my food endeavors, put your eating pants on and let's do this!<br />
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xox,<br />
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