Maru has quickly become one of our favorite spots to eat, one of those few places for which we will deal with the parking situation in Downtown. I had no idea what the big deal about Korean cuisine was until I tried Maru. I’ll let the photos speak for themselves. Let’s just say everything tastes…
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Brazos Tacos has the best tacos in Charlottesville, hands down. They are so good we have Taco Wednesday catered by Brazos every week at work. Lots of vegetarian options, my favorites being Triple Pickle and Tres Quesos and The Bill. But seriously you can’t go wrong with anything. They have a great family friendly location…
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I first heard of chef Peter Chang when I accidentally stumbled upon a mile long line at Taste of China many years ago from the people following him around the country. While there, after the most delicious Chinese food, we happened to meet Peter Chang in person and he offered us some of the best…
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Vu Noodles is the most unknown among my favorite places to eat in Cville. I would be completely satisfied just alternating between the Ginger Lemongrass Tofu and the Noodles with Tofu Caramelized Onions every other day forever. They are just so good. I know a few people who wouldn’t touch Tofu but will gladly do…
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The Internet is full of posts about the X best places/items to eat in Y city. Sometimes suffixed with “before you die”. Take for example this one about Charlottesville – 43 Things to Eat in Charlottesville before you die. You can tell that this was written by someone who is not truly a foodie or…
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We’ve always had a mulberry tree in our backyard. A couple of years ago we noticed wild raspberry too, which have now spread a lot. This year we have a new entry to our backyard berries – wild blackberries. And as of now everything is ripe! Here is a gallery of images from today. Click…
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Here are some food photos from my recent Thailand trip sized to be 1000×288 WordPress headers.
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The all time most visited page on my site is one about Gelatin in Yogurt and how to find gelatin-free yogurt. My next update on the topic was about switching to Greek yogurt (but avoiding Greek-style yogurt). But now I’ve found the best yogurt you can buy – Siggi’s Icelandic Skyr. Contains no junk, less sugar and…
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One of the most popular posts on this blog is my old post about gelatin in yogurt. The pictures from that post are lost but people still come and visit that regularly from searches about gelatin in yogurt. I have been meaning to post an updated version of that page after I found that Greek…
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