Spicy beef tendon (麻辣牛筋) is a cold dish easily found in restaurants specializing in Sichuan and Sichuan-adjacent cuisines. Hong is obsessed with it, and the rest of us are not far behind. It’s such a crowd-pleaser that the kids would happily eat it despite the spicy seasoning. With such premise, it was a matter of
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Texas Barbecue
My company started scheduling all internal summits in Dallas a few years ago, and then my client moved headquarters to Austin. Texas went from a distant foreign land to a state that I visited somewhat frequently. As someone with the wanderlust syndrome, I take every opportunity to do touristy stuff. On these business trips to
Tournament of Zero – In Search For the Best Sparkling Water
In the years since giving up Coke and other sweet beverages, I learned to increasingly rely on sugar-free sparkling water as a substitute. After exploring a dozen or so different brands and flavors from a variety of grocery stores, all I could say was that some options were much better than others. I began to
Meats I Eat – Part 1 – Mammals
I love meat. From a dry-aged Wagyu rib-eye steak to 7-Eleven hot dogs, meat is delicious in so many forms. My appreciation goes beyond the beef, pork, and chicken that are dinner table staples. I am passionate about trying as many animals and animal parts as possible, and my kids share this love with me.
Beef Noodle Soups of the San Francisco Peninsula – The Sequel
Last fall, I wrote about my quest to sample beef noodle soups as take-out lunch. I picked 10 restaurants from around me, including several of our all-time favorite dining destinations. It was the most comprehensive survey of a single type of food that I had ever done, and I was proud of myself. Upon learning
Beef Noodle Soup of the San Francisco Peninsula
Several weeks ago, I came up with a genius idea – to sample beef noodle soups (牛肉麵) as restaurant take-out orders and to rank them. Why beef noodle soup? It’s among my favorite things to eat since childhood, and the only thing I craved during my eight years of vegetarianism. I grew up next to