Category Archives: american

Hibiscus Restaurant in Uptown, Oakland

August 16, 2010 – 11:25 am

1745 San Pablo Ave (@ 18th) Oakland, CA 94612 | 510.444.2626 | online reservations | website I met some xcoworkers at this lovely new restaurant in the Uptown district in Oakland for dinner a couple of weeks ago.  The chef Sarah Kirnon is known for her boldly flavored menu featuring the flavors of her heritage [...]

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Guilty Pleasures… recent meanderings in caloric unconcern

August 12, 2010 – 11:15 am

I admit that if given a choice between potato chips or an apple for a snack, I will invariably pick the chips.  Here is a collection of some of those bad choices.  A glass full of a childhood favorite cereal crunchberries, which btw are not a real fruit.  Did you know that you can buy a box of just [...]

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Dinner at Restaurant Alma in Minneapolis

August 8, 2010 – 2:26 pm

528 University Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414 | 612.379.4909 | website dinner served daily from 5 pm | online reservations | When we were in Minneapolis last month for family festivities, we planned one dinner out by ourselves.  I made reservations at Restaurant Alma in the Northeast section of town, which was walking distance to [...]

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The Celebration of Garlic

July 25, 2010 – 4:00 pm

The people of Gilroy threw their annual big bash this weekend, in which they celebrate all things garlic with the 32nd annual Garlic Festival.  It’s one of the largest food festivals in the United States with over 100,000 devotees of the stinking rose gathering together for the three day celebration.  According to wikipedia, Gilroy’s nickname [...]

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Jucy Lucys at Matt’s Bar in Minneapolis

July 16, 2010 – 7:07 am

3500 Cedar Avenue S., Minneapolis, MN  55407 | 612.722.7072 | website Do you know what a Jucy Lucy is?  It is a Minnesotan delicacy, a cheeseburger constructed from two thin ground beef patties that are sealed together with the cheese on the inside.  The Jucy Lucy along with hotdish casseroles, fried things on a stick [...]

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