stormy weather...

hey guys. wow has it been more than ten days past since my last post? i gotta get better at updating. anyways, there's storms in and out of davis and the weather's just been crazy.

been to a couple restaurants in the past few days so i'll post those reviews later.

until then,

enjoy staying dry,

mike

friends...

had an awesome dinner potluck party with friends and homemade food.

i feel so blessed.

enjoy your friends (and food!),

mike

if yan can do it...

oh man oh man oh man!!! i saw martin yan cook in the flesh. i've met him before but just watching him cook live was amazing. his knife skills are incredible!

just tells me i got a lot of work cut out for me if i want to be a chef. but if yan can do it, so can i!

enjoy,

mike

restaurant reviews!

hey guys! i got an awesome idea to add to the blog. since i love food and love trying out different restaurants, i going to start writing restaurant reviews of restaurants i've tried. this will just depend on when i go to those new and exciting restaurants...

anyways, these are my usual criteria in judging restaurants:

1. food: obviously the most important. how is the food? fresh? greasy? is the restaurant using good ingredients? etc.

2. ambiance: what is the restaurant atmosphere? relaxed? how's the lighting? are the premises relatively clean? etc.

3. service: how's the waiting staff? do i need to remind them fill my water glass when it's empty? is the staff nice? etc.

4. price: how much is the food?

here's how each category is judged: i will give points on a scale of 1-5 with 1 being the lowest possible and 5, the highest.

price will not be judged per say, but will be given points by price range:

$0-$10: $
$11-$30: $$
$31-$60: $$$
$61+: $$$$

the first three criteria will be added and averaged for the final score, which again will be scored from 1-5 with no 1/2's. whether i average up or down is my decision, and usually will depend on what score i gave in price. in terms of recommendation through scores:

1: not recommended
2: average
3: good
4: excellent
5: extraordinary/ HIGHLY recommended

well then let's try one restaurant i go to all the time with friends while i'm in school:

sushi nobu.

sushi nobu has been regarded as the best sushi buffet in davis. many people tend to agree that nobu serves the freshest sushi out of all the sushi buffets in town, and has been voted best many times. sushi nobu has a large variety, ranging from different kinds of sashimi to many popular rolls, such as california, dragon, etc. they also serve some of the best donuts i have ever tasted.


food: 4. while it is very fresh, some of the rolls come with a little too much sauce on top

ambiance: 3. clean, but a pretty small space. pretty ordinary

service: 3. pretty good; food comes relatively fast, but depends on seating. also sometimes i have to remind them of what i ordered.

price: $ all you can eat for about $11 on weekdays?? sign me up!

final score: 4 the price definitely helps. all you can eat fresh food for cheap? you really can't beat a combo like that.

hopefully you enjoyed my first restaurant review. i'll review more restaurants when i get the chance.

until then...

enjoy,

mike

waging war!

that's what i get for not throwing away my used ziploc bags into the real trash can...

DIE ANTS DIE!!!

enjoy your bug spray,

mike

school...

started my first day of school today... got about three more months to go. i think i can handle it.

try to enjoy your monday,

mike

dim sum!

off to dim sum soon with one of my best friends (and if you've been reading my old blog, you know i love dim sum :-D). he transferred from davis to go to michigan so this is one the few chances i get to see him. should be fun.

enjoy your lazy sunday,

mike

EDIT:

racked up a $90 bill at dim sum today. ouch... i now owe my friend lunch tomorrow.

here's to the new blog...

sorry guys. google has been giving me a headache. therefore i'm starting this new blog. this was my first post of the old one:

i've been meaning to start a blog after seeing so many of them popping up. so here we go this is the first post ever of my blog.

so about myself: i am currently a college student finishing up my degree in international relations. but as you can see from my title, i love food. being a chef has been a dream of mine since i was a kid. i grew up watching cooking shows on pbs such as cooking secrets of the cia, julia child, and others to name a few. i wished i could be like them and have my own cooking show.

but that dream fell away as i became a well known age group swimmer, turned 13, went into high school, trying to discover myself through drama classes, swimming all year round, and eventually going to college. those aspirations resurfaced again as i realized... i hate what i'm doing, what i'm studying. having a job holed up in a cubicle, working for the government is not what i want to do.

so this my journey to make my dreams become reality. and also about my life as i make the journey to reach that goal.

so here's to the road ahead. let's eat out on the road.

haha how cheesy was that.

enjoy,

mike


eating out on the road was nice. but i guess it doesn't give me a lot of options; maybe you think i'll eat all the time (which i do haha). anyways, here's to my new blog and my adventures.

enjoy the ride,

mike