Growing up in Seattle some of my favorite memories were down at the waterfront below Pike’s Place Market, munching on a basket of fish and chips from Ivar’s or one of the other shops there. Through college it was one of my standby’s to order to see the quality of a restaurant. It is not [...]
I often refer to the marinade I make for steak as a “Teriyaki Marinade”, since I got the basic recipe from a sushi book. A quick check on wikipedia confirmed that I was mostly correct. ”Teriyaki is a cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which foods are broiled or grilled in a sweet soy [...]
So, my friend Jac has been on a ridiculous pickling run lately. Any home cooking hobbyist knows how that is, a method or technique or ingredient catches your fancy and you cannot stop utilizing it. In the last year I have gone through baking and roasting kicks, as well as Asian food, beets, all parts [...]
Apparently Gwynneth Paltrow has a blog about how awesome her life is. Apparently I have friends that read this blog. I obtained a recipe of Mario Batali’s via this blog via a friend, so I decided to whip it up on Saturday. I did insist that people realize I got the recipe from Batali, not [...]
The Restaurant
I had a chance to go to O’s Steak and Seafood during Denver Restaurant Week. Unfortunately my camera’s battery died after about 3 pictures that didnt turn out well so this post will be sans picture. The restaurant is nice in a hotel restaurant kind of way. 30 foot ceilings, [...]