With the official launch The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood on April 7, 2016, a must stop is the 3 Broomsticks restaurant. Butterbeer!
Food from the World of Harry Potter
March 4, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Japan: 2016 Sapporo Snow Festival
March 2, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Only in Japan takes us on neat winter trip in Northern Japan. Since 1950, the Sapporo Snow Festival takes place every February in Sapporo, Hokkaido. You will tons of ice sculptures and of course eat wonderful snacks and food.
Japan: Vending Machine Restaurant
February 16, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Japan is known for it’s high tech and advance vending machines where you can just get about anything. There’s a restaurant with no staff and only vending machines serving food and drinks. Located in Isesaki City, Gunma Prefecture which is 2 hours from Tokyo, there is a restaurant that uses only food vending machines – the Automat Diner.
Foody Art: Fictional Food by Joshua Budich
February 10, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Artist/illustrator Joshua Budich makes me hungry with this “Fictional Food” series of drawings. Joshua is known for his “pop culture” movie and TV artworks.
Chocolate Ramen
February 5, 2016 by Leave a Comment
For Valentine’s time only, a ramen chain shop in Toyko is serving up a ramen dish with chocolate. The base of the soup is a lamb broth mixed with slices of pork, onions, pepper and chocolate.
Jpop: Song for Eating Steak
January 28, 2016 by Leave a Comment
When I heard first this track I thought I was listening to funky Jpop rap group HaliCali from years back, but I was wrong. This cute catchy Jpop track is by veteran Jpop singer Ando Yuko who teams up with DJ Miso Soup and MC Rice.
Yummy Food @ the Gundam Cafe
January 27, 2016 by Leave a Comment
I’ve been to Tokyo several times, but have never traveled to Osaka. Now I have a bucket list item to do, travel to Osaka for Gundam Square and eat some food at the Gundam Cafe. I’m not the most hardcore Gundam fan in the world, but I do like many of the animations and bought lots of the snap-on model kits as a kid. But what I really want to do is eat the “anime inspired” food!
Food: Hmong Food, Pizza & Rice Wine in Vietnam
December 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Chef’s Night Out latest episode goes abroad to Vietnam and treks to a distant Northern region in Sapa for some traditional Hmong/Vietnamese dishes with a mix of French cuisine. Munchies interviews The Hill Station Danish owners Tommy Eggen and Soeren Pindstrup & chef Giang Phay about the unique restaurant and a night out on the town.
Illest SPAM Collection
November 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
My doctor says I can’t drink beer anymore and eat SPAM! What no more SPAM in my life! No! Yes, besides drinking good Swedish beer, I like eating SPAM, especially with a bowl of rice, 2 sunny-side eggs, drops of soy sauce and garlic salt, chopped green onions and of course slices of SPAM. I’m hungry just thinking about this. Since I’m just eating brown rice, steam veggies and boiled turkey, I rock can rock the Illest SPAM mini-capsule collection for SPAM support.
Japan: Gundam Silverware
November 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment
In Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture is famous for Kutani-ware, which is a traditional porcelain style of bowls, plates, cups and chopsticks. To celebrate the 360th anniversary, the Kutani ceramic art style combines with futuristic Mobile Suit Gundam robots on sale for at Premium Bandai online and later at Gundam Cafes.
Food: Authentic Mexican @ Nopalito
October 22, 2015 by Leave a Comment
One of best things living in San Francisco is the melting pot of food from around the world. And for me, living in the Sunset District, I have the pleasure of eating at some great local restaurants like Nopalito on 9th Avenue. It’s a great place to eat delicious Mexican food and hang with friends. Munchies’ show Chef’s Night Out interviews chef/owner Gonzalo Guzman about Nopalito and he takes us to his fave chef spots in SF.
Campbell’s Soup Gets Star Wars Packaging
August 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Another Star Wars licensed approved! This time can soup-maker Campbell’s Soup cans will have branded Star Wars themed characters and slogans. Not only that you’re Spaghettios’ and Chicken Pasta Soups will get Star Wars theme-shaped items. I guess it’s time to hit Safeway and collect these cans.
I Like To Eat Episode #2: Chicken on Fire
July 23, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The LEGO Sushi Bar Restaurant
July 17, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Like my fellow Retrenders super blogger Stevie Jang, we like LEGOs, but we usually follow the instructions. Yes, I like having a the manual in-hand and looking at the pictures to see how it’s been built. I’ve seen lots crazy imaginative LEGO builds, but this MOC Ito Sushi Bar LEGO build is insanely neat. Built by Denil Oh, this sushi bar has incredible details and even right down to the sushi pieces with custom stickers to enhance the diorama restaurant build.
Food: Making Pork Buns
June 16, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Whenever I have business meetings or work in downtown SF, I always make sure I stop by Chinatown and hit one of those Mom & Pop pastry shops for some BBQ Pork Buns aka Char Siu Baos. Great for snacking or meal on the run while trying to catch the MUNI. Anyways, here’s a Munchies DIY episode on making Pork Buns with chef Hann Palcu-Chang of Hero in Paris restaurant.
Food: Eating in SF with Jesse Koide
June 5, 2015 by Leave a Comment
This time, Chef’s Night Out is in SF aka The City (Shot out to the Dubs!) Munchies hangs out with chef Jesse Koide from Pink Zebra. A Asian/Mediterranean fusion restaurant located in the Mission District.
I Like to Eat @ Grillaz Gone Wild Food Truck – Episode #1
June 2, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Flying Pig (Photo courtesy of Adrian Domingo)
Now we would like to introduce you to the newest show on Retrenders called “I Like to Eat”, where the Retrenders crew will go out to different food establishments and try some of their most popular dishes!
On this episode of “I Like to Eat”, we visit Grillaz Gone Wild food truck at Off The Grid and try out their signature The Flying Pig and Loaded Fries.
Food: The Middle Eastern Pizza
May 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
I admit, along with my fellow Retrenders blogger Stevie Jang, we haven’t found a good meat pie place in the SF area. Most of the time, Lahmadjun we’ve eaten have been a little oily, greasy and not fresh. Now Munchies is making me hungry with this piece, “Lebanon’s Lahmadjun” with reporter Aris Roussinos. In Beirut, Aris finds a Armenian/Syrian bakery, the Ichkhanian Bakery where they make the delicious Lahmadjun, which is a flatbread with spiced minced meat on top.
Food: Canadian Comfort – Poutine
May 12, 2015 by 1 Comment
The Canadian comfort dish to eat is Poutine. What is Poutine? You got your fries, cheese curds and gravy sauce. What’s not to like? My fellow Retrenders blogger Stephen Jang says this is the YouTube fast food reviewer to watch Ken Domik. Ken shows us how to make Poutine.
I Want Some Nissin Instant Ramen Noodles
May 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment
If you’re an anime/manga fan or instant ramen noodle fan, you might find yourself enjoying this promo ad. The commercial drops a lot of anime/manga references. Now I’m hungry.
Food: Eating Pho (Noodle Soup) 101
April 28, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Vietnamese food is part of my daily diet, and I’m always down for a bowl of Pho. The father and son team of Vincent and Mikey Kha of Pho & Cafe Anh Hong gives us the basics of making and eating Pho.
Hungry for Recipes: The Ultimate Hangover Sandwich
April 19, 2015 by Leave a Comment
I got the hangover blues this weekend. Okay, that 151 shot was a bad idea to end a Saturday night out, but I found this neat recipe at Munchies and I can make this! The Croque-Madame aka The Ham, Egg & Cheese Sandwich. Owner of Terrine restaurant in LA, Kris Morningstar walks us through this French sandwich dish.
Hungry For Recipes: The Ultimate Aussie Burger
April 16, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Wowhoo! Hungry for Recipes column or blog or whatever you call it is back. My fellow Retrenders blogger Stephen Jang blogged about the Aussie burger awhile back (click here to backtrack – Aussie burger), but Sebastian P over at TourRadar (a super travel/foodie blog) directed us to the Ultimate Aussie Burger with the Lot (aka Ozzie Burger).
In Japan: Sailor Moon Cafe
April 7, 2015 by 5 Comments
If you’re one of those Sailor Moon obsessed fans, then you may want to make a pilgrimage to this Sailor Moon Crystal themed cafe in Shinjuku, Japan. Sailor Moon has teamed up with Namco’s Anion Station to create the restaurant for a limited time, well until May 6th, 2015. The food and drink items are also Sailor Moon universe inspired.
Japan Only: Whopper Perfume
April 1, 2015 by Leave a Comment
On April 1st, 2015 throughout Japan’s Burger King outlets, it well sell a unisex perfume bottle for one day only. Clearly, this is not an April Fool’s joke, the fragrance is made to smell like a Whopper burger for men and women. The “Flame-Grilled” perfume is limited to 1,000 bottles. The bottle will cost around $42.00USD and comes with a FREE Whopper.
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