We’ve now been living in Capitol Hill in Denver for three months. One of the things I realized when we moved here is that there are a lot of coffee shops within easy walking distance. With the help of Yelp, I made a list of all seven that are within a half mile, which I… Continue reading Todd’s World of Coffee
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Food
a new film by Todd Bradley
A few months ago, one of my Facebook friends turned me on to a short film contest that was right up my alley. It was the Real Food Media Contest, and they had a contest to make a short documentary on one of a set of topics related to food and farming. So I took… Continue reading a new film by Todd Bradley
new home, new coffee
This week we moved into our new apartment in the Capitol Hill area of Denver. The quality of our neighborhood skyrocketed! This area actually feels and acts like a neighborhood that the residents care about, and you can see it just on the short walk from our apartment down to 6th Avenue. There, on a… Continue reading new home, new coffee
Bento 101: Assignment 5
The way to get into a bento habit, apparently, is to have lots of pre-made items around the kitchen. Apparently there’s even a Japanese word for this bento stash: johbisai. This week’s assignment was to make or buy one of each of three categories of johbisai: Something that can be ‘stashed’ in the freezer for future… Continue reading Bento 101: Assignment 5
Bento 101: Assignment 4
Here’s my homework for Assignment 4. Yeah, there was no Assignment 3, as far as I can tell. We went from 2b to 4. Whatever. The assignment was to make a bento-based lunch. My new bento boxes arrived about a week ago (see Assignment 2b) and I’ve used them to bring my lunch to work… Continue reading Bento 101: Assignment 4
Bento 101: Assignment 2b
Here’s a quick one. This assignment: Go through the list you made for Assignment 1, and determine which kind of lunch you’re most likely to pack. Is it compact and grain-based? Do you want something hot or soupy? Maybe you prefer packing salads and sandwiches? Choose the type of lunch container that is the best fit for you… Continue reading Bento 101: Assignment 2b
Bento 101: Assignment 2a
This week’s assignment was to take a regular meal that you’re planning to eat, and experiment with packing it into a container wisely. The point, I believe, is to show that you can fit a “normal” amount of food into a smaller container than you think, if you stack things in three dimensions. Since it’s… Continue reading Bento 101: Assignment 2a
Bento 101: Assignment 1
I signed up for an online course called Bento 101. Each week we’ll get a different assignment. I may have to write something, prepare something, take a photo of something, etc. For the course, we’re all supposed to have a place where we can post our “homework” – photos, writings, etc. So I decided I’ll… Continue reading Bento 101: Assignment 1
Todd’s Great BBQ Safari, Part 1 – Oklahoma Joe’s in Leawood, Kansas
When we set out on our current grand excursion, two and a half months ago, one thing I was looking forward to was doing a thorough survey of American styles of barbecue. I’d had a lot of Q from Texas and Colorado, and some from Kansas City and other places. But There were whole genres… Continue reading Todd’s Great BBQ Safari, Part 1 – Oklahoma Joe’s in Leawood, Kansas
New Biscuits at the Denver Biscuit Company
OK, this isn’t exactly news anymore, but on November 6 the Denver Biscuit Company rolled out two new biscuit meals for winter. One is a shrimp and grits biscuit. The other is pulled pork. As you can guess, I was excited about both of them, so I visited the first Saturday morning they offered them.… Continue reading New Biscuits at the Denver Biscuit Company