Recipes, Restaurant Reviews, and Travel
The idea for this spicy sesame cucumber salad came to me when I was trying to figure out what I could make as a quick veggie side when all I had was a cucumber and some seasonings. I thought about deli style cucumber salads, which are often a little spicy and have that great vinegary... Continue Reading →
When I was younger and slightly more ignorant, I thought tofu was gross because I was supposed to think it was gross. I never actually tried it until I was a young adult. I then realized that not only was it versatile due to varying textures and preparation styles, but its mild earthy flavor allowed tofu to... Continue Reading →
There are a lot of mixed reviews about Ichigo Ichie. I've been there a few times and I am also unsure of how I feel about this restaurant. There are some excellent parts of it and you can easily go to the restaurant two times in a row, but still get a completely different experience... Continue Reading →
As a second honeymoon, my wife and I took a trip to the island of Oahu in Hawaii. Considering that it was January, we wanted to go somewhere warm, but that was also a completely different experience for us. After much evaluation we settled on the farthest U.S. state from the Northeast. Neither of us... Continue Reading →
I was introduced to ramen noodles fairly late in life as far as I'm concerned. Nonetheless, I've been making up for it by trying different restaurants offering this hearty Japanese soup. There has been a ramen-boom in RI and Massachusetts relatively recently and new restaurants are popping up more than ever. I'm not sure why... Continue Reading →
During a "Guys' Night," a few of my friends and I went to North in Providence, RI. It is a relatively "young" restaurant having been established in late 2012 in place of the now closed, "Ama's," but has quickly made a name for itself. My friends and I had never been there before and were... Continue Reading →
Impress your lady friend with dim sum! A long time friend introduced me to dim sum in college and I've loved it ever since. It wasn't until a little over a year ago that another friend told me that he made steamed shrimp shumai (dumplings) at home and sent me a recipe that I used,... Continue Reading →
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