Food Journal May 31, 2009

lunch @ Five Guys Burgers

• cheeseburger
• fries
• iced tea

snacks

• fruit
• chips & salsa

dinner

• salad
• leftover pork prime rib
• grilled asparagus
• Jarritos

Food Journal May 30, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch @ Smashing Tomato w/ Tanya & Maria

• Italiano pizza
• salad
• bread & artichoke dip

snacks

• movie popcorn

dinner @ Jonathan's

• smoked salmon w/ slaw & cucumbers (needs more salt, maybe fish roe?)
• pork prime rib (ridiculously good, like a tender chop of ham) w/ mashed potaotes, hot slaw & cracklins

Food Journal May 26, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch

• leftover pork shank (succulent & savory) from Asiatique
• leftover potato salad & 3-bean salad from Sue's

dinner w/ Melanie

• cumin-dusted scallop, fennel & orange salad (can't settle for Valencia's, gotta use Tangelos or Blood Oranges)
• pasta "worms" w/ sun-dried tomato & sausage
• fruit Romanoff

snacks

• corn nuts

Food Journal May 25, 2009

early dinner in Waco w/ Parker Noblitts, Maria, Ilona & kids

• potato salad
• 3-bean salad
• smoked pulled pork w/ homemade sauce (I got some catching up to do)
• deviled eggs (Susannah & I made these, though I still prefer tea eggs)
• poached shrimp (mine - nice & savory)
• grilled corn (husks partially open to get a little char on a few kernels, very nice)
• chilled soup (leftover from Supper Club)
• Jarritos soda
• fruit

Food Journal May 24, 2009

lunch

• leftover risotto, fennel salad
• olives
• fried egg

dinner @ Asiatique

• a massive amount of food (partially due to overordering, partially due to the waiter bring them out in a weird order)

Food Journal May 23, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch @ Panda Cuisine

• little of everything

dinner (Supper Club w/ Pearl, Seth, Elisa, Ramsey & Soula)

• amuse bouche of poached shrimp, bacon-fried bay leaf & toast point (gotta use Japanese bread next time)
• chilled sweet pepper and tomato soup (very nice on a hot night)
• cumin dusted scallop, fennel and grapefruit salad (too sour, should've hunted down blood oranges)
• wild mushroom risotto (7 mushrooms!)
• mixed fruit romanoff (a little too much whipped cream & would've looked better in wine glasses
• Jarritos soda

Food Journal May 22, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch @ Tanya's

• cheeseburger
• corn on the cob
• buffalo wings (fried in Crisco, dredged in classic sauce, nice!)
• cucumber & tomato salad
• popsicle

dinner @ Arirang Garden w/ Parker-Noblitts

• pan chan
• haemul pajun
• chap jae
• bulgogi
• shrimp gui

snacks

• Krispy Kreme donut (only good hot)
• potato chips

Food Journal May 21, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch

• 7- ingredient noodle soup
• stir fried bok choy (Elmwood, a little bitter)
• kimchee
• pork sung

dinner

• "vissychoise" (garlic greens & parsnips from Elmwood, a bit on the garlicky side & a bit too thick)
• spinach & strawberry salad w/ almonds (slightly old tasting spinach from Elmwood, mediocre Kroger strawberries)
• 3 types of homemade pasta w/ sausage & sun-dried tomato sauce
• cider
• raspberry sorbet (Graeter's, not my favorite but nice after a long walk around the hood)

Food Journal May 20, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch @ Mr. Kabab

• spicy chicken platter
• fattoush salad

snacks

• Meijer salt & pepper kettle chips (surprisingly good)
  
• strawberries (courtesy of Melanie - freshly picked & so sweet!)
• Jarritos soda
• oreos & grapes (@Gan Shalom graduation reception)
• cherries
  

dinner

• cheddar braut
• salad (a mix of freshly picked & leftover lettuces, apples & pecans)

Food Journal May 19, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch

• 8-ingredient ramen
• kimchee
• kielbasa
  

dinner @ Furlong's (we had a coupon. But even still, never again!)

• sweet dinner rolls (stale)
• salad (boring dressing, brown leaves in pedestrian mixed greens)
• fried shrimp & crawfish (no seasoning in the batter! completely tasteless w/ the cocktail sauce - which wasn't bad)

snacks

• salt & pepper chips
• cherries

Food Journal May 18, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch w/ Maria, Tanya & kids

• mixed greens (some leftovers, some community garden lettuce & spinach) w/ apples, pecans & goat cheese (still hunting for one that impresses me)
• asparagus risotto (ran out of chicken broth & both a bit overcooked)
• Jarritos

dinner w/ Ilona

• cheese & shrimp quesadillas
• beef nachos & salsa

Food Journal May 17, 2009

lunch @ Dim Sum Go Go w/ Michelle
shrimp & chive dumplings, bamboo heart dumplings, pea shoot dumplings, bean curd skin, spareribs, shrimp balls, roast pork pies, sticky rice in lotus leaf
tea
snacks on the plane
tomato juice (can't quite decide if I enjoy this)
pistachios
corn nuts (from NutBox, the best I ever had)
dinner (home at last)
8-ingredient noodle soup (w/ dried egg noodles & chicken stock instead of my usual Korean ramen)
kimchee
pork sung
sauteed spinach (from Elmwood) & garlic

Food Journal May 16, 2009

brunch @ Char No. 4 w/ Michelle

• fried pork nuggets w/ hot sauce (sriracha?)
• biscuits benedict w/ gravy & house-smoked ham
• tea

snacks @ Amy's poker game

• baklava
• various sweet & savory bites

dinner @ Hundred Acres w/ Heather & Khue

• seared scallops w/ greens, cilantro, guacamole & grapefruit (not sure the guac & grapefruit worked together)
• pork shank (way too big) w/ creamy polenta (nice) and lemon mostarda
• House-made Pate, semolina-raisin toast, grain mustard, radishes & cornichons (I think I could eat radishes all day every day. Even thinking about a tattoo)

Food Journal May 15, 2009

breakfast

• croissant from a bodega

lunch from Kiku

• miso soup
• tiny siu mai
• spicy crunchy shrimp roll & spicy tuna roll (got a little warm while waiting to be eaten)

dinner @ Lunetta

• orrechiette w/ fennel sausage & peas (nicely done but lacked a little zing)
• beets, hazelnuts & vin cotto (very nicely composed)

snack

• kettle chips

Food Journal May 14, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch

• 8-ingredient ramen
• kimchee
• sauteed spinach (from Elmwood)

dinner @ Rice Thai Kitchen

• shrimp rolls (crispy & almost undercooked)
• basil beef (not as good as I'd remembered)
• rice

snacks (mostly on my much-delayed plane ride)

• pretzel sticks
• almonds (a little stale)
• pistachios

Food Journal May 13, 2009

lunch

• spinach & strawberry salad w/ toasted almonds (spinach from the community garden)
• sausage & cheese ravioli & 3-cheese ravioli w/ sage butter
• Jarritos soda

dinner @ Red Robin

• onion rings (subpar)
• Royal burger (cooked right & way too rich)

snacks

• breadsticks

Food Journal May 12, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch

• 7-ingredient ramen
• kimchee
• stir-fried egg & chives

dinner @ Masala

• pappadum
• samosas
• shrimp pakoras
• garlic, onion & Peshwari naans
• lamb korm
• broccoli & mushroom karahi
• grilled tilapia
• rice

snacks

• pistachios

Food Journal May 11, 2009

lunch @ Tanya's

• grilled corn on the cob
• chips & homemade guacamole
• flat-iron steak sandwich w/ onions, peppers & cheese
• Rice Crispie treats

dinner

• mixed greens, apples & pecans salad
• spinach fettuccine (not handmade) w/ wild mushroom sauce
• strawberry Romanoff

Food Journal May 10, 2009

brunch @ Holly Hill Inn

• corn bread w/ butter & sorghum
• cheese plate
• ham biscuits w/ sorghum
• chicken crepes (lukewarm & crepes were too soft/not crispy)
• home fries
• tea

dinner (takeout from Donatos)

• pizza
• Jarritos soda

Food Journal May 8, 2009

lunch

• 10-ingredient ramen
• kimchee
• gluten

dinner @ Seki

• pot stickers
• lots of sushi & rolls
• cheesecake (from Wines on Vine - fair)

Food Journal May 6, 2009

lunch

• salad
• sausage & goat cheese ravioli & short rib ravioli w/ wild mushrooms (gotta stop undercooking my pasta!)
• donut

dinner @ Abuelo's

• chips & salsa
• beef enchilada, cheese enchilada
• rice

Food Journal May 5, 2009

lunch

• 11-ingredient ramen
• gluten
• pickled vegetables

dinner

• mixed greens w/ apples, goat cheese & toasted pecans
• braised short ribs (may have to go to Jungle Jim's to get a big chunky cut of short ribs)
• blackberry Romanoff
• Jarritos soda

Food Journal May 4, 2009

breakfast

• cereal

lunch @ Maria's

• crepes w/ ham, goat cheese, sauteed grape tomatoes
• sauteed broccoli
• Stewart's Key Lime soda (tasted like candy, eck!)
• Terra mixed vegetable chips
• olives

dinner

• vegetable fettuccine
• olives

Food Journal May 3, 2009

lunch (Sofia's birthday party)

• fried cheese balls
• meatballs
• grape tomatoes
• pizza
• coke

dinner @ Arirang Garden

• pan chan
• jap chae
• spicy seafood noodle soup
• bolgogi
• pork gui
• shrimp gui
• tea

Food Journal May 2, 2009

lunch

• leftover summer salad, eggs & spinach, tagliatelle
  
• hushpuppies

dinner (takeout from Papa John's - yes, extenuating circumstances)

• pizza
• breadsticks
• wings
• hushpuppies (trying to use up the last of the batter)
• Jarritos

snacks

• Terra salt & pepper kettle chips

Food Journal May 1, 2009

lunch

• 7-ingredient ramen
• stir-fried eggs & chives & spinach (all locally farmed)
• preserved vegetables

dinner @ Azur

• pork & lamb soup/stew (very nice hint of spice)
• a taste of salad (slathered w/ cloying sweet dressing that overwhelmed the bitter greens)
• seared ahi tuna (the sesame seed crust was a bit pedestrian) w/ Chinese style noodles & shrimp (well done but didn't work as a sauce for the tuna)
• chocolate fondue (way too heavy as a dessert & votive candle was too weak to keep the chocolate hot)

snacks

• crackers & goat cheese