Good at cooking, better at eating...

So during my honeymoon in Japan, my wife and I tried many different kinds of cuisine. While we had a lot of Japanese food, I would recommend  that if you ever go to Japan that you try to try their versions of certain cuisine. Italian, French, Indian, and American foods are done with an interesting twist.

We found Ellora while walking through an open market in Kyoto. We were drawn in by the great pricing, but the food was actually really good. We found out that almost every Indian Restaurant is headed by an Indian chef, however they do not have access to all the ingredients that are central to Indian cuisine. So they have to improvise. For example, the rice dish that we had was made with Japanese rice rather than Basmati. The curries we had were not as flavorful as other Indian food we have had, but working with what they had we received some really savory curry with little spiciness. I had Chicken curry with rice and my wife had a Channa curry with Naan. It came with a carrot tomato soup and a salad. Only $5.50 each if I remember correctly. If you find yourself walking through an open air market and find this place, definitely stop by.

commanderimagination:

gothtigger92:

eisen-und-blut:

are we going to ignore the fact that this guy

who in one incarnation was raised by a tree

cannot hold the tree pose.

I guess he forgot his roots. 

did you just

Leaf Link alone, maybe he’s been branching out.

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Nothing like some authentic steak tacos. These are courtesy of De Pasada. If you are in Chicago and near University Village/Little Italy, then check out this place. They also have great horchata!

Corner Cottage is a great place that was introduced to me by one of my best friends. This quaint establishment may seem odd at first. I mean look at that sign! When your 2 biggest draws are Breakfast Burritos and Teriyaki Bowls, you know you just found a place worth experiencing.

This place only takes cash, but it is totally worth the stop at the ATM. All their Breakfast Burritos are amazing and most importantly, they are cheap. This will be an addiction that will be hard to shake once I move to LA. It may look like any other burrito, but taking a bite of this flavorful explosion of egg, cheese, hash browns  and choice of meat will have you wanting another. Check out this place!!!

fishingboatproceeds:

Some people have asked to read the commencement address I delivered this morning to the 2013 graduates of Butler University. So here it is.

My own commencement speaker, who shall remain nameless, began with a lame joke about how these speeches only come in two varieties: Short and bad. This…

Well isn’t this relevant to me right now…

During my trip downtown to see FIDM with my fiancee, we became hungry and found this place. It is called Lilet and it was great Persian food. If you are near the fashion district of downtown LA, then try out this place.

We had Ghorem Sabzi to start out, which is basically a stew made with red beans and spices. For entree, we had chosen Barg and Koobideh kabobs. Barg kabobs are made from a minced beef while the Koobideh is filet mignon. As you can see the kabobs were accompanied by some fire roasted tomatoes, onions, peppers, as well as a bed of rice and cucumber salad. We also had some Hubert’s Lemonade to go along with this meal, a really awesome brand and I wish there were more places that carried it. Hope you find this place and give it some business, happy eating!

The Habit in LA. Apparently there is a rivalry between this place and In-N-Out according to my LA friends. I don’t see how you can compare the two though, I like both places for different reasons.

This burger was awesome though. It was a Teriyaki Charburger with Avocado and grilled mushrooms. Not to mention those onion rings. Mmmm… onion rings…

In-N-Out in LA, nuff’ said.

samiracosplay:

Sooraya Qadir, or Dust, is a Sunni X-Men from Afghanistan.  She is an atrociously underrated character.  I realized, while cosplaying her, she does have a great fan based.  Many agreed with me that she is under-utilized and appreciated.  Marvel event staff told me I was the first cosplay of Dust they had seen.  They thought it was because women didn’t want to cover themselves so much.  It could also be because no one wants to be offensive.  I did not do this cosplay to be offensive.  I did it because of how much I admire this peaceful woman who teaches the importance of not judging others.  She is a true Muslim and hero.

Brian Wood, do you need more X-Women for that new book :)

The cast of Game of Thrones get glammed up (x)

Richard Madden looks like he wants someone dead…

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