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Posts under ‘Appetizers’

Pão de queijo (Brazilian cheesebread)

Last night for dinner I attempted to make those cheesebreads we get at Chima (the Brazilian steakhouse in Tysons). Whenever I go to Chima I have often wondered (as I gorge myself on cheesebreads and roasted leg o’ lamb) how these wonderful little things are made (are they essentially soufflés? is it dark magic?). The [...]

Chicken Lettuce Wraps

It’s hard to follow up Monsieur Georges’ decadent posts, but I’ll try! Chicken lettuce wraps are one of those dishes which I can never remember the origin of – are they really anywhere close to “authentic” asian food, or is PF Chang’s overpriced asian fusion menu responsible for them? A quick Google search yielded no [...]

Cav

I mentioned in my “randomly getting to meet Nobuo Uematsu for free” post that I tasty food beforehand. I went with my friends Chris and Steve, who were visiting from Santa Cruz to see some dessicated corpse in a museum or something. Here is a picture of them eating brunch the next day and looking [...]