edmonton foodie: haiku

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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

barry brings you today's blog thanks to the letter "p" and the number "4".

p is for perogies!! and 4 is for how many kinds we had at our perogy party. picture it: people bring their own fillings, we prep the dough and stuff them, and then....wait for it....WE EAT THEM.

bliss. heaven. happiness. there should be a book about how perogies feed your soul, and how world peace could be accomplished if everyone just ate a few of these everyday.

brie, garlic, pumpkin:
my fillings ingredients.

mellowed with some sage.

the flatness persists.
how to salvage the flavour?
cranberry jewel.

flavour unrefined:

jalapeno, cheddar, corn.

party in my mouth!

beets and boursin cheese?

for wild flavours, yes please!

made with love...and crack.

divine decadence:
did someone say s'morogies?!?!
beyond the campfire.

Friday, January 22, 2010

barry recaps his central american culinary adventure in haiku.

hey boys and girls. i should just clarify that my obsession with food during my travels into costa rica and nicaragua meant fewer food pictures than i would have liked - i was far too busy eating. but i did like the food - even most of the food at the resort i stayed at. enjoy!

costa rican fare,
so tantilizing...mostly.
load me up with pork!

oh, calamari.
breaded to oblivion.
do you see the grease?

imperial beer!
beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer!
you were good to me.

sketchy bus depot,
selling bagged meat with veggies.
oh, nicaragua!

curious pink stuff,
i wondered just what you were.
disguised coconut.

breakfast at le mar,
fried plantains, fried cheese, beans, rice!
your taste is sinful.

nicaraguan pop -
bottle pepsi delights me!
oh - bottle's reused.
:S

the beef makes me cringe,
the pork excites my tastebuds.
to them, chicken's king.

to monteverde,
where coffee is best - but wait!
just eat the sweet fruit.

Monday, October 5, 2009

barry heads over to the cactus club cafe.

so, if you're feeling a little la-ti-da, and want to experience the creations of an iron chef, you should head down to the cactus club pronto. chef rob feenie has created some delightful concoctions that may or may not give him another win on iron chef, but if nothing else give your tastebuds a run for your money. and there is quite a bit of money trading hands. my buds and i started off with some beef carpaccio ($13), followed by our entrees of butternut squash and fried sage ravioli, vegetarian fajitas and beef dip (~$15 - $25). we then ended off the meal with a bang, and had his key lime pie (~$8), made from scratch with love. though the individual meal choices are not ridiculously expensive, they add up as you want to try more and more dishes. out of the entrees, my clear favourite was the ravioli, but the other dishes were lovely too.

beef carpaccio
you were the evening's highlight.
i want more, dammit!

sage ravioli,

simply done with truffle oil.
you were crazy rich.

refreshing with zing,
you were other's favourite.
get me some pie, bitch!

on a side note, our waitress gave us the skinny on the dress code for wait staff. all women must wear heels no shorter than one inch. umm....what? they're on their feet for how long, running around with our food and drink, and flats and low heels are out. can anyone say union?

Friday, October 2, 2009

barry celebrates harvest moons and thai delights

so, i just found out not half an hour ago that tomorrow is the mid-autumn or moon festival. it's a time when families get together and celebrate their adundance and completeness, but more importantly eat moon cakes. moon cakes are delightful lotus and peanut concoctions that have an egg in the middle to symbolize the moon. they're not really sweet, but they are definitely tasty, with a lot of peanut and almost toffee action going on. stay up late tomorrow, eat some cake and enjoy mother nature's show.

last friday i went out with colleagues to enjoy the spectacle that is tropika on calgary trail. if you love thai and malaysian food, head down for the feast.

roti and satays
start off our delightful meal.
roti all the way!

red chili chicken
garlic and cashews combine.
oh dear god it's hot!

bland and forgetful,

the desserts disappoint me.

...more roti perhaps?

Thursday, August 6, 2009

barry's sweet, sweet sugar rush.

sun-soaked cardamom
syrup and dough combine as one.
gulab jamun goodness!

head-rush, sugar-rush,
sweet syrup dripping off my chin.
shamelessly munching.

they cry out: “eat me.”
the glucose rush clouds my mind.
just one more you say?

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

barry's ethiopian haiku.

ahoihoi readers. i just checked my facebook fanpage, and realized that i don't know everyone on the list. this is a first! thirty-five and counting...