I went to a great Russian deli today in Tacoma and had some great Czech dry salami and polish cheese. It was fantastic.
Balls Deep Double IPA:
Strong and flavorful.
by Seven Seas Brewery
Great Local Beer
http://www.7seasbrewing.com/
Butter Masala:
Indian Simmering Sauce
by Mary Kaimal, NYC
http://mayakaimal.com/
Through friends I found a very authentic Asian Market today that has a great variety of authentic Asian foods directly imported from Asian: vietnam, thailand, Malaysia, China and some latino foods also. Best prices on bulk rice I have ever seen. Very good stuff. Not super clean like a Korean market, but great prices. Run by Vietnamese people.
38th St and Tacoma St, opposite of the I-5 freeway from the mall.
East Asian Market
Great import Brita food straight from The UK.
http://www.britishwholesaleimports.com/
A great simmering sauce with pan cubed and cooked chicken. Good taste.
I love Butter Masala in general and order it every time I go out to Indian food.
http://www.tigertiger.info/products/indian-cuisine
:<p>Great, super passionate and down right funny wine Review show. <br>
This guy is really serious about wine and does a great and unpretentious job and telling it like it is.</p>
Great YouTube Video Shows:
Wine library TV
Website Blog :
http://tv.winelibrary.com/</p>
A friend turned me onto a new coffee with Ganoderma Extract. Comes from China, a medicinal organic mushroom.
http://www.organogold.com/default.asp
My morning meals have been abismal lately waking up so early I can not force myself to eat. Also after having an incredibly bland salmon omelette least week at a local waterfront diner I got down right pissed off. You could tell that this cafe was dying from a lack of passion for good food. I realized I could make an omelette better than the experienced chef behind the grill. Sad breakfast...these are the moments when you realize your own personal skill as a chef. I remember my folks raving about my omelette just 2 weeks ago. It was honestly really good. The same went for the 12 ingredient gourmet salad that I made for them that they polished off in 2 days. They dislike salad by the way....so I was impressed. I must have done something right.
That said, ever since last weekends lackluster breakfast my mind has been ruminating on how to cook awesome omelettes that will blow people over.
My goal is to learn cook great food really fast and efficiently. Having great, hot and healthy food is just a big part of life. I'm going to post some of my musings on this subject: Fast, Good, Efficient Food Tips
Here is a recipe to start that is a twist on plain Jane omelettes.
Tortilla and Egg Recipe
3-4 servings
6-8 eggs 1/2 cup ham or luncheon meat diced 1/2 cup cheddar cheese diced or shredded one large flour tortilla or three small corn tortillas cut into one inch by 1/2 inch strips (uncooked) one garlic clove crushed 1/2 onion diced 1/2 tsp salt
Scramble the eggs in a large bowl.
Add the tortilla strips and stir until well coated.
Add meat, cheese, salt, garlic, onion, and tomato.
Stir well.
Cook in a frying pan over a medium heat until the mixture congeals into a moderately dry "hash-like" substance (or to your taste.
Season to taste with salt, pepper, salsa, ketchup.
I highly recommend Peach Salsa with eggs, not hot at all, but gives eggs a fruity, sweet flavor bursting in your mouth. Really makes eggs POP!
An amazing book on the actual physics and science of cooking.
Great Video Introduction:
http://www.ted.com/talks/nathan_myhrvold_on_archeology_animal_photography_bbq.html
On Sale:
http://www.amazon.com/Modernist-Cuisine-Art-Science-Cooking/dp/0982761007
Sharwoods Chicken Masala sauces are the best I've ever had. Marinading chicken with sauce and yogurt together overnight then charbroiling it makes for and amazing meal or BBQ. I take this to bbqs and everyone asks me for the recipe. The best I've found. They have 3-5 different tandori flavors.
http://www.sharwoods.com/
http://www.amazon.com/Sharwoods-Sauce-Tandoori-Makhani-14-1/dp/B001SB6E3M/ref=pd_sbs_gro_2
Marleens Organic Store
2951 S. 38th St
Tacoma, WA
Great Selection of organic food and products. You can buy huge bulk baagged teas behind the counter, just ask a helper.
Great Gourmet Market:
Metropolitan Market- Proctor
2420 N Proctor
Tacoma, WA
They have a lot of exotic and international foods you won't find anywhere else.
Paldo World -Korean (BIG, GREAT ASIAN BAKERY)
S. Tacoma Way
Lakewood, WA
H-mart (Huge) Korean
31217 Pacific Hwy
Federal Way
http://www.yelp.com/biz/h-mart-federal-way?rpp=40&start=40&sort_by=relevance_desc
Uwajaya Market-Japanese
600 5th Ave South
Seattle and Bellevue
http://www.uwajimaya.com/
Good, basic spaghetti combo, big sizes. Good prices..includes ice cream.
Nice ambiance and decor.
My family has birthday parties/gatherings here often.
2801 Elliot Ave
Seattle, WA
http://www.osf.com/
Good Korean
1805 s. 316th
Federal Way
http://www.yelp.com/biz/shin-sung-restaurant-federal-way
Real sit down, great Mexican food. Big sizes. 2630 S 38th
Tacoma
http://www.tacosguaymas.com/
Best 24 Gourmet place I've found. Right next to Sea-Tac airport. Chef are all professional trained. Great bottomless hors-dorves basket right when you sit down. Everything is good. Big sizes, can easily split a meal between 2 people.
Great wait staff. Sit a counter top bar to chat with the cool cooks.
http://www.13coins.com/
Authentic style Japanese sushi
As close to Japan as you can get.
A lot of flare in there sushi rolls.
I lived in Japan for several years and this is the best in T-town I found. Interior is styled like an authentic wood clad Tokyo sushi joint.
1209 S 38th
Tacoma, WA
http://www.gariofsushi.com/
Great Pho soup, huge shrimp spring rolls and strong French ice coffee...great Bubble Tea too. Open late.
Pho Tai Restaurant
9205 South Tacoma Way # 112
Tacoma, WA 98499-4464
Www.phohoa.com
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