Posted by: foodui on: August 23, 2009
Growing up Asian meant that I learned how to use chopsticks at a very young age. Ever since, it has been a useful and practical skill. I particularly like using chopsticks to eat salad, but that is another post for another time.
When I was little, McDonald’s once offered some sort of Asian-themed item (I can’t [...]
Posted by: foodui on: May 16, 2009
I stumbled across La Boulange in San Francisco while looking for a snack with a friend. La Boulange is a delightful French café/bakery with an eye-glittering menu.
Each time I’ve gone, there is a line snaking past the bakery display. The wait is a benefit if you are still trying to decide what to get. However, [...]
Posted by: foodui on: June 14, 2008
Guess who had pancakes for breakfast this morning….
I bought Batter Blaster this week, and the verdict is quite positive!
A few days ago, I tried it out for the first time. The first batch came out a little flat and uninspiring, but that may have been my tentative wariness projected into pancake format. The second [...]
Posted by: foodui on: December 18, 2007
Every morning, I eat breakfast and read the paper from end-to-end. Yes, I still subscribe to an actual physical newspaper. You know… big sheets of paper with smudgy ink? With the words arranged in columns? “Bad dog”?
Apparently I don’t earn the Silicon Valley merit badge because I don’t read the news online like everyone else. [...]
Posted by: foodui on: November 26, 2007
I enjoyed a bit of fresh air this weekend by going for a brisk hike with a friend. Afterwards, we decided to treat ourselves to a hot beverage at Pete’s. I opted for a hot chocolate, and we settled down to sip and chat.
I must have been feeling all worked out by my hike, [...]
Posted by: foodui on: November 24, 2007
Hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving. I’m actually celebrating Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday night – I know! Shocking! The funny thing is that I still enjoyed thanksgiving-like leftovers because my roommate brought back cranberry sauce and green bean casserole from her dinner. Plus I had a rotisserie chicken and yams in the fridge. Yes- [...]
Posted by: foodui on: October 25, 2007
I just got back from a lovely trip to New York City. I love that town! I briefly lived there many years ago and have visited on multiple occasions throughout my entire life. It’s always a fun time, particularly since my friend network there constantly grows. Armed with a wallet and a metrocard, there are [...]
Posted by: foodui on: October 7, 2007
Several years ago, I was introduced to dutch crunch bread. I thought this bread was great- tasty with a pleasing texture. However, the more I had it, the more I realized the bread was flawed and I couldn’t bear to order it anymore. The texture that was initially so appealing had a nasty consequence. It [...]
Posted by: foodui on: September 30, 2007
I just had way too much fun coming up with the title for this entry. I could have written the entire entry giggling over all the potential titles alone. But I would risk having it just be awkward as you, the reader, impatiently tolerated my cracking myself up. Maybe I’ll just have to eat more [...]
Posted by: foodui on: September 3, 2007
I was chatting with a friend about my Fault Lines entry. It reminded me of another food item with a similar predicament: hard shell tacos.
I stopped eating hard shell tacos a really long time ago. It’s too bad because I actually like the crunchy texture of the hard shell. However, it just became too [...]
