Cooking
Asian hotel breakfast buffets are a spectacle that cannot truly be captured by camera. There's nothing quite like them. A typical day? Here at the Hotel Majestic there is a selection of exotic fruits including those tiny creamy bananas and juicy polka dotted dragon fruit. Next a selection of cold cuts and salads. Who eats salad for breakfast? Then you find two soups, one is a rice porridge with a myriad of toppings to go with it, the other is pumpkin. Now you reach the French pastries, at least 4 or 5 of them. It's amazing that a croissant can be both crunchy and tender in this humidity. On to the cereals, pork spareribs, Chinese greens, and omelet bar, dim sum selection and some kind of noodle soup, made to order.
In the middle of the night I wake up wondering what I should have for breakfast. A tour of the mornings offerings is the first order of business. And like sneaking a peek at someone elses grocery basket I find myself perusing the passing plates to see what odd combinations others are indulging in. Mad combinations to be sure, but I could get used to this...
- Kapiolani Farmer's Market
Today I went to the Kapiolani farmer's market. It's in the parking lot of the local community college also home to a spectacular cactus garden. There are a lot of fresh prepared foods, fruit, vegetables, herbs and even meat and seafood. In lieu...
- Bay Area Breakfast Pizza
Leftover pizza is what I think of as a default breakfast, the kind of thing you eat when that's what's in the fridge. Freshly made breakfast pizza, on the other hand, is nothing short of divine. Two breakfast pizzas I tried recently were that...
- First Day In Ho Chi Minh City Aka Saigon
Sorry no pictures, or even any links yet. But here are some first impressions: Arriving at night the city is balmy and buzzing with motorcycles, scooters and people everywhere. But there is a calm purposefulness about it all. Everyone we meet is polite...
- Restaurant Best Practices
So last week I ranted against what drives me crazy in restaurants. But it takes very little to make me happy and want to come back again. The following list is of the those very things that I appreciate when dining out: Being made to feel genuinely welcome...
- Hello, Soldier!
When traveling along the major highways and Interstates, good and/or healthy food can be hard to find. The usual burger joints? For us, not so much. Ok, Burger King has veggie burgers, but that gets old fast. Matt hates Subway, because of their bread....
Cooking
Breakfast Buffets--Asian Hotel Style
Asian hotel breakfast buffets are a spectacle that cannot truly be captured by camera. There's nothing quite like them. A typical day? Here at the Hotel Majestic there is a selection of exotic fruits including those tiny creamy bananas and juicy polka dotted dragon fruit. Next a selection of cold cuts and salads. Who eats salad for breakfast? Then you find two soups, one is a rice porridge with a myriad of toppings to go with it, the other is pumpkin. Now you reach the French pastries, at least 4 or 5 of them. It's amazing that a croissant can be both crunchy and tender in this humidity. On to the cereals, pork spareribs, Chinese greens, and omelet bar, dim sum selection and some kind of noodle soup, made to order.
In the middle of the night I wake up wondering what I should have for breakfast. A tour of the mornings offerings is the first order of business. And like sneaking a peek at someone elses grocery basket I find myself perusing the passing plates to see what odd combinations others are indulging in. Mad combinations to be sure, but I could get used to this...
- Kapiolani Farmer's Market
Today I went to the Kapiolani farmer's market. It's in the parking lot of the local community college also home to a spectacular cactus garden. There are a lot of fresh prepared foods, fruit, vegetables, herbs and even meat and seafood. In lieu...
- Bay Area Breakfast Pizza
Leftover pizza is what I think of as a default breakfast, the kind of thing you eat when that's what's in the fridge. Freshly made breakfast pizza, on the other hand, is nothing short of divine. Two breakfast pizzas I tried recently were that...
- First Day In Ho Chi Minh City Aka Saigon
Sorry no pictures, or even any links yet. But here are some first impressions: Arriving at night the city is balmy and buzzing with motorcycles, scooters and people everywhere. But there is a calm purposefulness about it all. Everyone we meet is polite...
- Restaurant Best Practices
So last week I ranted against what drives me crazy in restaurants. But it takes very little to make me happy and want to come back again. The following list is of the those very things that I appreciate when dining out: Being made to feel genuinely welcome...
- Hello, Soldier!
When traveling along the major highways and Interstates, good and/or healthy food can be hard to find. The usual burger joints? For us, not so much. Ok, Burger King has veggie burgers, but that gets old fast. Matt hates Subway, because of their bread....