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food for the people

Posted in eatin' out/in, tagged , on September 11, 2009 | 3 Comments »

In L.A., I used to eat at Mao’s Kitchen all the time, and their motto, borrowed from Mao himself, was “Wei renmin fuwu!” That means “Serve the people!” It was simple but fantastic food that made you think that maybe there was a different way to run a restaurant. Give them a giant $1 spring roll [...]

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vita’s open again

Posted in eatin' out/in, tagged , , on May 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »

So Vita Cafe’s finally open again. This is right across the street from the old location, at Alberta and 30th. It looks like they’ve lost the outdoor seating but gained several tables inside—they were pretty busy so I didn’t ask what prompted the move. Whatever, the food’s still solid. I even tried something new. Tom ordered [...]

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insert “me so” joke here

Posted in quick fix, tagged on November 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »

It doesn’t seem promising, a paper cup with a foil packet of “flavor” and waiting-to-be-reconstituted noodles, tofu, and seaweed. But as I sit here eating a “New York style” bagel (what’s the alternative—crappy Freezer Section style for the Jew-food-phobic?), I wish I had another cup o’ Dr. McDougall’s. Unfortunately, there are those days when you just can’t [...]

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always read your labels, kids

Posted in general, tagged , on November 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Pretty cool, right, tofu with vegetable bits in it? Yeah, I thought so too when I saw it at my somewhat local Asian market. And it was frozen! I always bitch that someone should sell frozen tofu slices so you can take them home, defrost, and bread. Otherwise you have to think at least a [...]

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i vote for an extra sunday

Posted in general, tagged , on November 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »

It’s almost time to get to bed so I can start a new workweek fresh and bright. But I don’t wanna. I want an extra Sunday. Today was pretty good. Gray but good. Tom and I got a lot of housework done and set up a desert terrarium (photos to come another day). We were [...]

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