Monthly Archives: March 2012

Confusion! at the Sprinkles Machine

Confusion! at the Sprinkles Machine

Roy knows his way around any kitchen, around the streets of L.A., around the ‘burbs of the O.C. — but trying to get a cupcake …

 

Frenemies

Frenemies

This is called Chungeukjjang. The nastiest fermented toe jam ever mixed with water.  It is also where you will know who your friends or enemies …

 

The Only Living Boy in Los Angeles

The Only Living Boy in Los Angeles

Downtown Los Angeles. Get off the subway, Pershing Square stop, any school day between 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., and you’ll be immediately thrown in …

 

Saw This Yesterday

Saw This Yesterday

 

Sonoma

Sonoma

Goat cheese Breeze Russian River Duck liver Charlie Brown Healdsburg town Mineral water spa Clos Pegas Sheep and hay A dry creek day.

 

Poke

Poke

Howz it?! The 808 is great so let me show you how it’s done.  Get some poke from the market: Ono, Foodland, or the big Japanese …

 

Strawberry Fields Forever

Strawberry Fields Forever

This is how I used to cook ten years ago. I look at it now and I get a laugh.  Don’t get me wrong, it …

 

916

916

This was my office as I was about to leave my corporate chef job in NorCal and head south to The Beverly Hilton.  Damn, my …

 

Bangkok

Bangkok

There was an 18 hour flight.  River boats and lucid trips to markets.  Food everywhere, I mean everywhere.  It was hot and sticky but they …

 

Bucket

Bucket

Uhm, this was not very Michael Pollan of me but fuck it, had to do a bucket.