For Valentine’s Day, my lovely Laura gave me something I’ve always wanted – a Nohohon Zoku. Nohohon Zoku (which literally means “carefree clan”) are adorable little round-headed things with contagious smiles and heads that nod gently back and forth, completely void of any worry or stress. My Nohohon Zoku is a pale orange “Carrot Type” [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Happiness is a Nodding Nohohon Zoku 幸せは首を振っている「のほほん族」
Posted in Drawings, Society and Culture, tagged viking.Japan on Thursday, February 28, 2008 | 6 Comments »
My Fantasy Beer Dinner 僕の空想の麦酒ディナー
Posted in Drink, Food, tagged viking.beer, viking.opinions on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I was just wondering what you folks would think might be the ultimate beer pairing dinner. The wife and I where thinking of talking about one on our pub cast so I thought I would get help from the best beer people in the world
Price is no option so go hog wild
pick a beer and [...]
RIP Yokohama Curry Museum 横濱カレーミュージアム閉店
Posted in Food, History, Travel on Sunday, February 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I was going to post a new risotto today, but the risotto I made turned out inexplicably bad. I couldn’t even finish it. But hey, one failure out of thirteen original risottos ain’t too shabby!
Anyway, this is old news, but the Yokohama Curry Museum, one of Japan’s original food museum-parks, has closed. The museum offered [...]
NRS12: Barleywine and Gorgonzola Risotto バーレーワインとゴーゴンゾーラリゾット
Posted in Old World Risottos on Monday, February 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A strong cheese calls for a strong beer, and vice versa. And in my opinion (what are blogs for?), there is no pairing so consummate and satisfying as barleywine and Stilton. Yes, old Cheddar with an IPA is always a tangy treat, goat cheeses and fruit lambics tend to make very cute couples, and of [...]
