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Mar 17 2010

taefoto:

The baby sitting with her parents behind me just yelled, “TACO BELL.”

Apparently, I have a child somewhere out there.

Also: Thanks for all the video ideas!  

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Mar 15 2010
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Mar 13 2010

word on the street is

TACO BELL IS OPEN!  I would like a verification.

Someone wanna bring a Cheesy Gordita Crunch, a bean burrito, and loads of hot sauce to me in my sickbed?  

I’m so curious about what their menu will be like.  It’s sad how many friends have offered to go with me.  You would think it’s all I ever talk about.  (It is.  My blog comes up on the first page when you Google “taco bell itaewon”.  Haha.)

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Feb 26 2010
Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!  Taco Bell in Itaewon!
Right next to Bedlam, hahaha.

Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!  Taco Bell in Itaewon!

Right next to Bedlam, hahaha.

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Feb 18 2010
seoulhappy:

This is a typical Korean dinner, at least if you go to a Kimbap Cheunguk restaurant: mandu (dumplings), curry with rice and veggie kimbap. The side dishes are kimchi, yellow radishes, bean sprouts and what I presume to be acorn jelly. As for the soup, it’s some kind of broth. My co-worker says it tastes a little like miso.
Check out this awesome website for a great picture of one place and some menu translations! They’re missing a few dishes that I usually eat there, but overall it’s still a very helpful and accurate post.
You should absolutely eat at a Kimbap Cheunguk restaurant if you visit Korea! There are dozens of them in every city and they’re so cheap. Also, they offer lots of variety and you can find plenty of classic Korean comfort foods there!

Here is another really helpful translation of a Kimbap Nara menu.  She even added descriptions of everything, which was incredibly useful when I was a vegetarian, and still is because I never know what anything is.

seoulhappy:

This is a typical Korean dinner, at least if you go to a Kimbap Cheunguk restaurant: mandu (dumplings), curry with rice and veggie kimbap. The side dishes are kimchi, yellow radishes, bean sprouts and what I presume to be acorn jelly. As for the soup, it’s some kind of broth. My co-worker says it tastes a little like miso.

Check out this awesome website for a great picture of one place and some menu translations! They’re missing a few dishes that I usually eat there, but overall it’s still a very helpful and accurate post.

You should absolutely eat at a Kimbap Cheunguk restaurant if you visit Korea! There are dozens of them in every city and they’re so cheap. Also, they offer lots of variety and you can find plenty of classic Korean comfort foods there!

Here is another really helpful translation of a Kimbap Nara menu.  She even added descriptions of everything, which was incredibly useful when I was a vegetarian, and still is because I never know what anything is.

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Feb 13 2010
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I HAVE MY TICKET TO SEOUL!  Yay!  I will be there in the late afternoon on Saturday.  This is exactly what I want to eat when I get there.

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I HAVE MY TICKET TO SEOUL!  Yay!  I will be there in the late afternoon on Saturday.  This is exactly what I want to eat when I get there.

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Feb 6 2010

Cashew and lemon pesto, ooh!

Cashew and lemon pesto, ooh!

Walnut and basil phyllo rolls

Walnut and basil phyllo rolls

Chocolate baklava, omg

Chocolate baklava, omg

So good

So good

After living in Korea and using my kitchen about five times, I forgot that I used to cook a ton.  So I pulled out my old cookbooks and whipped up a few recipes this week.  Gotta take advantage of having an oven and unlimited access to any ingredient I could possibly want before I head back to Korea!

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Feb 3 2010
You know when you grow up speaking a certain language or celebrating a certain holiday, and you think that everyone in the world lives the same way you do?  Until you go to grade school (or college, even) and find out you were wrong?
For me, it was the Gondola sandwich.  These are a staple to any Bloomington-Normal child’s diet, but are mysteriously absent from anywhere outside of central Illinois.  There is something very specific about an Avanti’s or La Gondola sandwich that is much different from any average sub sandwich, and I am pretty sure you can’t find it anywhere but here.  That’s not to say they are spectacular by any means, and most people who haven’t been eating them their whole lives probably think they are kind of gross or bland.
Anyway, the Gondola will always hold a special place in my heart.  Much more so than Blo-No’s other claims to fame, such as Beer Nuts, State Farm, and David Davis.  (Who is that?  Exactly.)

You know when you grow up speaking a certain language or celebrating a certain holiday, and you think that everyone in the world lives the same way you do?  Until you go to grade school (or college, even) and find out you were wrong?

For me, it was the Gondola sandwich.  These are a staple to any Bloomington-Normal child’s diet, but are mysteriously absent from anywhere outside of central Illinois.  There is something very specific about an Avanti’s or La Gondola sandwich that is much different from any average sub sandwich, and I am pretty sure you can’t find it anywhere but here.  That’s not to say they are spectacular by any means, and most people who haven’t been eating them their whole lives probably think they are kind of gross or bland.

Anyway, the Gondola will always hold a special place in my heart.  Much more so than Blo-No’s other claims to fame, such as Beer Nuts, State Farm, and David Davis.  (Who is that? Exactly.)

Jan 29 2010
two-hearts:

wookiegasm:

cocoshaynel:

(via heytheredavina)
oh my god



It’s probably sad how happy this picture made me.

two-hearts:

wookiegasm:

cocoshaynel:

(via heytheredavina)

oh my god

It’s probably sad how happy this picture made me.

Jan 27 2010
therealericchoi:

Freezer full of meat = Happy Eric

You know you’re a blogger when you start taking pictures of the contents of your fridge.  (Been there.)

therealericchoi:

Freezer full of meat = Happy Eric

You know you’re a blogger when you start taking pictures of the contents of your fridge.  (Been there.)

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