July 9, 2010
Umamiventure #26.5: Candytown (LA)
Omg, I totally forgot to write about Candytown, right next door to the San Pedro Fish Market! Silly me!
After gorging ourselves with shrimp, oysters and ceviche, we finally called
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Candy
October 23, 2009
Tokyo JUNKtion: Caramel Pudding Kit Kat
After trying two Kit Kat flavors available in Japan with gag-inducing colors: light aqua for the Ramune Kit Kat and salmony orange for the Mango Pudding Kit Kat, I was seriously relieved to see that the Caramel Pudding
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August 3, 2009
Iceland Exotica: Chocolate vs. Licorice
Iceland is famous for lots of things: regularly erupting volcanos, Bjork the magic Elf and hot geysers sending steaming towers of water towards the sky. And the kitchen is not falling behind these marvels.
Typical for a secluded island far away from everything, they have developed their very own food
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July 7, 2009
Tokyo JUNKtion: Ramune Kit Kat
Ramune is a traditional Japanese carbonated drink that is in a distinctly shaped bottle with a marble in it. The taste is a pretty generic lemon-lime soda flavor, but it’s something about the glass bottle that makes it taste extra cold and special. Ramune is commonly
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June 21, 2009
Tokyo JUNKtion: Kinako Kit Kat
Kit Kats are wildly popular in Japan. Part of it has to do with the fact that when said in Japanese, Kit Kat sounds like “Kitto katsu,” which in Japanese means “You will (probably) win.” Therefore, it’s common practice for family and friends to
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August 30, 2008
Vegemite Rainforest Picnic, AU
A couple weeks ago in Australia, Jack and I had a picnic in the Daintree Rainforest near the Great Barrier Reef, a stunning spot where the rainforest meets the sea. Along with our sandwiches we tried some Australian specialties:
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July 1, 2008
Heavenly Sauternes Soaked Raisins (Paris)
Here’s a little something my boss brought back from Paris: Raisins au Sauternes- sublime wine soaked raisins, coated in dark chocolate. These are friggin AMAZING. There’s a little sugar crunch as you bite down, revealing a golden yellow raisin, with a faint hint of something… what exactly is it? Dessert wine!
May 19, 2008
Satisfying Your Sweet Tooth at Miette Confiserie (SF)
Spent a day in San Francisco with my girl Vanessa- we walked around Hayes Valley, and stepped into this charming little candy shop, Miette. It’s a colorful fantasyland for anyone with a serious sweet tooth- you’re transported to a
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