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You can keep Disneyland, for me the happiest place on earth is Noodle Fest. I am an absolute noodle fanatic, so from the moment I heard about the event, fostering unity between North Beach and Chinatown, I was sold. If you ordered your tickets online ahead of time, a $15 passport got you three mini bowls of noodles in both North Beach and in Chinatown (a total of six bowls). There were about 30 choices of noodles total, on two blocks of Grant Avenue, on either side of Broadway to the North and the South.
My favorites in North Beach were the luscious seafood ravioli in a light creamy sauce from Sotto Mare and the Penne Pasta with Wild Boar and Wild Mushrooms from Cafe Divine. On the Chinatown side I went a little crazy for the Combination Fried Pure Rice Noodles (banh bot loc xao thap cam) from the Vietnamese Chinese San Sun Restaurant but I also liked the Beijing Tan Tan Mein from The Pot Sticker Restaurant and the Cold Noodles with Spicy Szechuan Sauce from Z&Y Restaurant.
The afternoon events started at 3 pm and included jazzy music on both sides plus Chinese dumpling and Italian pasta making demonstrations (perhaps next year perhaps the Chinese side might actually include some dumplings?). No matter the differences between the two communities, one thing is clear, everybody loves noodles!
Note: Please do scroll through the slide show of photos, the last picture is my favorite.
More on Noodle Fest:
Single Guy Chef
MyWorld
Gary Soup's slide show
- Noodles, Noodles, Noodles!
I'm so crazy about noodles I could eat them every day and never get bored. Even the family I lived with in Italy was amazed at my capacity for eating pasta. And I love all kinds of pasta--Asian varieties along with Italian, being top of the list....
- Making Rice Noodles
In the picturesque town of Hoi An we got to take a half day cooking class at the Red Bridge Cooking School. First we were guided through a trip to the market to learn about the fresh products we would use, then a boat ride to the school, a walk through...
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This week's theme? Thai noodles! Two posts on Thai noodles really made me crave them. And if you aren't in the mood for Thai noodles, check out a more post for the "holiday". Chubby Hubby shares his Thai noodle adventures, including cooking...
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In addition to being defined as "ribbon-like pasta", noodle also means brain and to improvise. So go ahead, use your noodle, noodle around and then post about it. Come join in the second anniversary of the first online food blogging event, created by...
- Imbb 22: Use Your Noodle---longevity Noodles
Phew! Just barely made it this time. Maybe I can blame it on the new year, but I haven't been keeping up with all the foodie events since putting up our new (retro pin-up girls) calendar. I suddenly remembered that Cooking with Amy was hosting this...
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Noodle Fest 2010
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You can keep Disneyland, for me the happiest place on earth is Noodle Fest. I am an absolute noodle fanatic, so from the moment I heard about the event, fostering unity between North Beach and Chinatown, I was sold. If you ordered your tickets online ahead of time, a $15 passport got you three mini bowls of noodles in both North Beach and in Chinatown (a total of six bowls). There were about 30 choices of noodles total, on two blocks of Grant Avenue, on either side of Broadway to the North and the South.
My favorites in North Beach were the luscious seafood ravioli in a light creamy sauce from Sotto Mare and the Penne Pasta with Wild Boar and Wild Mushrooms from Cafe Divine. On the Chinatown side I went a little crazy for the Combination Fried Pure Rice Noodles (banh bot loc xao thap cam) from the Vietnamese Chinese San Sun Restaurant but I also liked the Beijing Tan Tan Mein from The Pot Sticker Restaurant and the Cold Noodles with Spicy Szechuan Sauce from Z&Y Restaurant.
The afternoon events started at 3 pm and included jazzy music on both sides plus Chinese dumpling and Italian pasta making demonstrations (perhaps next year perhaps the Chinese side might actually include some dumplings?). No matter the differences between the two communities, one thing is clear, everybody loves noodles!
Note: Please do scroll through the slide show of photos, the last picture is my favorite.
More on Noodle Fest:
Single Guy Chef
MyWorld
Gary Soup's slide show
- Noodles, Noodles, Noodles!
I'm so crazy about noodles I could eat them every day and never get bored. Even the family I lived with in Italy was amazed at my capacity for eating pasta. And I love all kinds of pasta--Asian varieties along with Italian, being top of the list....
- Making Rice Noodles
In the picturesque town of Hoi An we got to take a half day cooking class at the Red Bridge Cooking School. First we were guided through a trip to the market to learn about the fresh products we would use, then a boat ride to the school, a walk through...
-
This week's theme? Thai noodles! Two posts on Thai noodles really made me crave them. And if you aren't in the mood for Thai noodles, check out a more post for the "holiday". Chubby Hubby shares his Thai noodle adventures, including cooking...
-
In addition to being defined as "ribbon-like pasta", noodle also means brain and to improvise. So go ahead, use your noodle, noodle around and then post about it. Come join in the second anniversary of the first online food blogging event, created by...
- Imbb 22: Use Your Noodle---longevity Noodles
Phew! Just barely made it this time. Maybe I can blame it on the new year, but I haven't been keeping up with all the foodie events since putting up our new (retro pin-up girls) calendar. I suddenly remembered that Cooking with Amy was hosting this...