Archive for May, 2007
The Curd Known as Cheese
5 Comments Published by foodette May 31st, 2007 in American, Cheese, Food Products, Wisconsin.During my most recent trip to Wisconsin, my friends and I were able to partake in one of my favorite (completely unhealthy) snacks: deep fried cheese curds. As the appetizer was passed around the table at Madison’s, it soon became apparent that none of us were well versed with what a cheese curd actually [...]
Whenever I visit the homeland (a.k.a. Milwaukee, WI), I have to make my traditional pilgrimage to Kopp’s Frozen Custard Stand. To me, nothing says Milwaukee like a butter burger, fresh fries, a Sprecher root beer, and frozen custard.
Okay, let’s stop right there because I just said two words that people outside of Wisconsin cringe [...]
Who Paper? What Paper? Soy Paper!
17 Comments Published by foodette May 23rd, 2007 in Food Products, Japanese, Sushi.In my recent posts about sushi , I have mentioned how my husband hates nori seaweed, and always prefers to substitute it with soy paper. Before I met him, I had never even heard of soy paper before. But, as it turns out, many sushi restaurants offer it as a substitute, or even [...]
TAKAO
3 Comments Published by foodette May 22nd, 2007 in Brentwood, Japanese, Los Angeles, Restaurant Reviews, Sushi.I guess that I am pretty lucky to be able to say that I live within walking distance of three sushi restaurants. I call them The Good, The Bad, and The Trendy. I have already posted about Taiko, the cheapest (and worst) of the three, aka, “The Bad”. If you read that [...]
The Apple Pan
8 Comments Published by foodette May 14th, 2007 in American, Los Angeles, Restaurant Reviews, West LA.If you have ever wondered what Los Angeles was like in the 1950s, spend some time at the counter of the Apple Pan. There are no gimmicks here: no jukeboxes blasting 50s music; no poodle-skirt-clad, wanna-be-actor waitresses. However, this might be the only place in the entire city that hasn’t changed since it [...]
