I have a tendency of always having something to nibble or sip on in the midst of studying for finals. I like to think it helps to keep me focused. Anyway, I'm grateful to be within walking distance of two great Vietnamese places in the Tenderloin where I can grab a quick meal to go. The first is Tu Lan, which is literally a hole in the wall on Market and Sixth serving quick, cheap, greasy, and oh-so-good Vietnamese fare. Their prices are low but they give you very generous portions of rice and noodles. I usually get their pork combo rice that comes with a salad and imperial rolls, to go because I don't really like sitting down to eat...
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OMG -- delicious! Fresh, loads of meat. A great vietnamese sandwich joint to chow down in the Tenderloin area. I get my orders to go though.
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The line at Saigon Sandwiches moves in increments because the sandwich lady asks about 5 people what they want, she makes the banh mi (with a helper) and then they are quickly bagged as the next 5 or so people call out their orders.The lady in line behind me said that she drives to the Tenderloin for the banh mi from the FiDi which has “luncheon meat” for filling. She started picking up banana leaf wrapped treats “for later” even though she “didn’t have the foggiest what they were.” I admire her snacking spirit.
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I heard an article on NPR today about Quiznos. Apparently they are being struck by meat slicer burglaries. The thieves are leaving the registers untouched and carrying away heavy industrial slicers. I guess they cut and run…
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Sorry kids, it's the holidays so I've been slacking. Dealing with incompetant postal workers, a broken ibook hinge (c'mon Apple, are you really going to charge $300 for that shit?) and an impending trip to Minnesota (rest assured I will return with a full report on the many levels of beige food and jello I get to experience while there). I'm tryin' to get three more posts in before I leave, and then you can check me out in the new year in the ultra hip Mesh magazine.
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Like some other recent food trends (nouvelle cuisine comes to mind) fusion has gotten a bad rap. On the surface, the idea of combining two cuisines to come up with something new sounds positively dreadful. Does anyone really want Chinese-Italian food? Current food trends in vogue are more about a pure and simple respect for high quality ingredients and authenticity than new-fangled mish mash. Does anyone remember the wraps fad? Yet there are some great examples of classic fusion cooking out there. Tex-Mex is fusion. Hawaiian food is often a fusion of Pacific Islander ingredients with Chinese, Japanese, Pilipino and Korean recipes.
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