http://www.50meals.com One Blogger. One Year. 50 Meals Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:26:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yes, yes, we're back in a big way this week. I'm very pleased to introduce my good friend and personal food guru, Mr. Michael Kwan, who will be guiding us through the menu at Nem Nuong, a Vietnamese eatery specializing in Khanh Hoa cuisine. Just a real quick plug first, ... http://www.50meals.com/2009/09/10/249-nem-nuong-ninh-hoa/ Sorry for the lack of updates. Honestly, I've been gaining weight and have been trying to cook healthy food and eat at home. I miss hard core deviant food, but I'd also like to live (and keep eating) for a long time. My apologies, dear readers, but I gotta hang ... http://www.50meals.com/2009/06/24/248-animal/ Our friend Carsten should get credit for this entry, he found this downtown spot for sausages and beer. I, of course, had no idea how cool the place was, nor did I have any idea that they had awesome exotic stuff like rattlesnake and rabbit sausages, and a ton of ... http://www.50meals.com/2009/03/31/247-wurstkuche-downtown-sausage/ britepic_id="999129"; britepic_src="http://www.50meals.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/boiling-exterior.jpg"; britepic_keywords="seafood"; britepic_show_ads=1; britepic_show_menu=1; britepic_href="http%3A//"; britepic_caption="Exterior"; It was right after Chinese New Year that we came to Boiling Crab -- we were definitely in the mood for some steamin' cajun seafood. The slightly weird part of this, of course, is that we're in Alhambra, where Chinese food dominates. Yet ... http://www.50meals.com/2009/02/05/246-boiling-crab/ var AdBrite_Title_Color = '0000FF'; var AdBrite_Text_Color = '000000'; var AdBrite_Background_Color = 'FFFFFF'; var AdBrite_Border_Color = 'CCCCCC'; var AdBrite_URL_Color = '008000'; try{var AdBrite_Iframe=window.top!=window.self?2:1;var AdBrite_Referrer=document.referrer==''?document.location:document.referrer;AdBrite_Referrer=encodeURIComponent(AdBrite_Referrer);}catch(e){var AdBrite_Iframe='';var AdBrite_Referrer='';} document.write(String.fromCharCode(60,83,67,82,73,80,84));document.write(' src="http://ads.adbrite.com/mb/text_group.php?sid=999111&zs=3732385f3930&ifr='+AdBrite_Iframe+'&ref='+AdBrite_Referrer+'" type="text/javascript">');document.write(String.fromCharCode(60,47,83,67,82,73,80,84,62)); I've always wanted to do another Taiwanese breakfast entry, not that Yung Ho Tou Chiang is bad or anything, I just wanted to try more places. I found Four ... http://www.50meals.com/2009/01/21/245-four-seas-taiwanese-breakfast/ var AdBrite_Title_Color = '0000FF'; var AdBrite_Text_Color = '000000'; var AdBrite_Background_Color = 'FFFFFF'; var AdBrite_Border_Color = 'CCCCCC'; var AdBrite_URL_Color = '008000'; try{var AdBrite_Iframe=window.top!=window.self?2:1;var AdBrite_Referrer=document.referrer==''?document.location:document.referrer;AdBrite_Referrer=encodeURIComponent(AdBrite_Referrer);}catch(e){var AdBrite_Iframe='';var AdBrite_Referrer='';} document.write(String.fromCharCode(60,83,67,82,73,80,84));document.write(' src="http://ads.adbrite.com/mb/text_group.php?sid=999111&zs=3732385f3930&ifr='+AdBrite_Iframe+'&ref='+AdBrite_Referrer+'" type="text/javascript">');document.write(String.fromCharCode(60,47,83,67,82,73,80,84,62)); Yes, yes, I know, it's already way past new years, I'm running way behind. Well, I've seen this blog try to meet deadlines before and believe me, it's in ... http://www.50meals.com/2009/01/11/244-mamas-lu-dumpling-house/ Today's meal features the famous Chicago hot dogs turned up to 11 at Hot Doug's, which bills itself as "The Sausage Superstore and encased meat emporium." During our research phase, we found that Hot Doug's not only have the classic chicago style hot dog, it also had a great variety ... http://www.50meals.com/2008/12/22/243-hot-dougs/ It was a cold day in Chicago, and before we headed out for the day's sightseeing, we stopped by the legendary Lou Malnati's Pizzeria in Lincolnwood. Lou Malnati's specializes in Chicago style deep dish pizza and is a local chain with 28 locations in and around Chicago. The Lincolnwood location ... http://www.50meals.com/2008/12/16/242-lou-malnatis-pizzeria/ Hello from Chicago! I visited Chicago over the Thanksgiving holidays and of course hit some good places in town, so you can expect 3 or 4 entries from Chicago coming up. For today, though, we're eating Italian Beef. I was very curious when people started talking about Italian Beef. It just ... http://www.50meals.com/2008/12/08/241-als-beef/ Gu Jip is a hidden gem of sorts. It's not tucked away in a dark alley somewhere, but I sure had enough trouble finding it -- there's no English signage at all except a blue lit sign that says "Tofu House." Not. Helpful. Good thing the suite number is also ... http://www.50meals.com/2008/11/24/240-gu-jip/