Though I spent almost all of high school and college consistently dreaming about moving to Japan, the specifics of my Japanophilia have changed over time. At first, I was enthralled by the general exotica of Japan as well as nerdy-yet-awesome pop cultural imports like J-pop, Super Nintendo RPGs, Pocky, and anime – I never did [...]
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Viking Five: Things I Miss About Japan
Posted in Food, Society and Culture, Travel, Viking Five, tagged viking.Japan, viking.meibutsu, viking.opinions on Monday, June 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A Good Burger is Hard to Find
Posted in Food, Restaurants, tagged viking.American food, viking.beef, viking.English food, viking.gastropolitics, viking.London, viking.Los Angeles, viking.luxury, viking.opinions, viking.Wisconsin on Thursday, May 21, 2009 | 5 Comments »
In my mind, there are two kinds of burgers. First there are what I would call “burger joint” burgers, burgers that are basic and uncomplicated, without a lot of fussy toppings or hoo-hah over ingredients. The Californian chain In-N-Out makes a textbook example of a good burger joint burger; secret menu aside, it’s just nice, [...]
The Market Porter
Posted in Designs, Drink, Food, Restaurants, Travel, tagged viking.beer, viking.cheese, viking.England, viking.English food, viking.London, viking.London pubs, viking.opinions, viking.real ale, viking.UK on Saturday, May 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My recent “Viking Five” was quite a difficult one to narrow down, and to be honest there are a few other styles that are probably just as good with food as the ones I chose. Hefeweizens come to mind, as do witbiers, tripels, oatmeal stouts, altbiers, and pilsners. But if I had to choose just [...]
Smokehead Paradox Steak with Herb and Marmite Onions
Posted in Drink, Food, Recipes, tagged viking.beef, viking.beer, viking.umami on Friday, May 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a recipe. But last week, inspiration struck as I sipped a lovely little beer called Paradox Smokehead… and decided I didn’t really like it. The beer comes from Brew Dog, which for my money is the UK’s most creative brewer, and it is one of many Paradoxes, a [...]
