Archive for category: Food Adventures

An obsession with Belgian Ale: Chimay

17 Jan
January 17, 2012

Up until recently, I casually enjoyed the taste of an ice cold Corona on a hot day. Now I know Corona isn’t the greatest of beers, but it tasted fine to me… that is until I was introduced to a Belgian Ale brewed by Trappist Monks called, Chimay. There are 4 different flavors of Chimay, which are easiest identified by simple colors of the labels; red, white, blue, and golden.

I’ll use content from Wikipedia to describe each one.

Chimay Rouge (Red) – 7% abv. In the 75 cl bottle, it is Read more →

Food Adventures: Auntie Em’s Kitchen

26 Sep
September 26, 2011

The other night my wife and I were sitting at home watching an episode of Sugar High on the Food Network. Duff made his way to a small restaurant called Auntie Em’s Kitchen in Eagle Rock, California to try out their super thin crunchy on the outside and chewy in the middle chocolate chip cookies. After watching the episode, we knew we had to try them Read more →

Food Adventures: Romy’s Kahuku Prawns and Shrimp Hut

12 Sep
September 12, 2011

Up until around 3 years ago, I lived most of my life thinking I was allergic to shrimp. Imagine my surprise when I went in for allergy tests and found out I wasn’t. It still took me a few years to get it out of my head that it was OK to eat shrimp and I still have to remind myself Read more →

Food Adventures: Cool Cat Cafe

01 Sep
September 1, 2011

One of my favorite things to do while on Maui is eat. I’m not much of a fan of hamburgers, but one place in particular makes an amazing one that I just can’t stop coming back for. Cool Cat Cafe is a 50′s style diner hidden away in the Wharf Cinema Center in Lahaina, Maui. If you haven’t been there, it’s quite easy to miss. Next time you’re strolling front st and you happen to get to the banyan tree, look upstairs in the Wharf Cinema Center, you’ll notice it right away. Cool Cat Cafe has won best burger on Maui for the past 5 years in a row. I personally couldn’t agree more, as I ate there for lunch 3 of my 11 days there. Read more →

Food Adventures: Voodoo Doughnuts

05 Aug
August 5, 2011

When we decided to make a trip to Washington in July, I figured we might as well fly into Portland because A: I like the airport better than SeaTac and B: Voodoo Doughnuts happens to be in Portland. I’m not quite sure where I first heard about Voodoo Doughnuts, may have been the travel channel or co-workers, but either way I knew I had to get my hands on one; specifically the Maple Bacon Bar. Read more →