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This past winter, I attempted to grow a lush bounty of parsley, only to have it all die off within three months, the victim of my poor farmer skillz (or perhaps Ikea’s worthless seeds). We’ll never know what exactly went wrong in that lil parsley cup, but I must admit — I was a little scarred …
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Last weekend I returned from a rousing night out with my friends quite drunk and quite hungry, and in such situations, it’s not uncommon for me to summon a sober party and request transport to the nearest late night eatery, particularly if it means venturing into Koreatown for some late night galbi, bulgogi, tofu, or …
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Last week, I dialed back the exoticism with the cooking and attempted to make something very ordinary: pita bread. This was my first foray into the world of bread making, and while I know pita is sort of a lightweight entry in that category, I still wound up kneading and using yeast, which are two …
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A few months ago, I witnessed a seagull carrying a bagel around in its mouth  an image that proved to be so endlessly entertaining to me that I whipped out my camera and documented the entire experience. Things have been pretty quiet on the bird front since then, but yesterday, the wing’d ones returned …
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If I do say so myself, on Sunday night I made quite the hearty meal. The menu was rather simple: pork milanese with a steamed artichoke on the side. However, what made this meal particularly noteworthy was that it was the first time I’d ever cooked pork (bad Jew, apologies). Fear not, though. The experience …
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About a week ago, some people came over to my apartment, and we had the most delightful time making what we later called (perhaps unoriginally) the Fresh Cocktail Hour. Basically, with the help of plenty of fresh produce from the Farmer’s Market (not to mention some homemade horseradish), we made Bloody Marys, guacamole, and a …
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Recently, I’ve become enamored by Mark Bittman’s New York Times blog, Bitten, and last week, when I needed to make myself dinner, I decided to give one of his recipes a try. The attempt: chili-fried shrimp. A mixture of dried chilies, orange, scallions, and shrimp, this dish looked like it would be right up my …
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The general consensus is that my first horseradish video didn’t quite live up to the hype. I kind of agree; so I went ahead and shot another video of me eating the dastardly root. Again, I’m not sure if it’s the most violent reaction out there, but I did manage to look like I was …
I was bored on Friday and procrastinating from my important obligations (work, taxes); so I decided to shoot this little, self-indulgent video of me eating horseradish on my webcam. I’m not sure it adequately captures the sinus-clearing pain that one feels upon ingesting the near toxic condiment, but maybe it will give you a vague …
The general rule of thumb is to never go into a supermarket hungry. Well, that’s what I did earlier this week, and predictably I emerged with a food item that was perhaps not the most practical purchase of all time: a horseradish root. To be fair, I truly enjoy horseradish, and I’d wanted to make …
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