Monthly Archives: December 2008

Restaurant consultant notes: In general, Chinese restaurants try too hard to translate restaurant names “directly” into English. It does not work. They think in Chinese and translate into English. Their focus: Attempting to seek wealth, they name their restaurants filled … Continue reading →

Macao Friends Restaurant 2240 Irving Street, San Francisco , CA 94121 (Prices: $10 and up) (415) 665-7888 With my head bobbing up and down,“Slurp Slurp, Suck Suck.” Ahh. I was a bad boy. I wanted to finish every morsel. On … Continue reading →

Shubuway San Mateo Location 650-548-2483 145 E. Third Ave. San Mateo, Ca 94401 Moutain View Location (650) 961-8880 180 Castro St . Mountain View, CA 94041 Prices: Lunch: R $9.50, L $11.50 Dinner: R $12.50,L $15.50 In Japan , Shabu … Continue reading →

Viva Las Vegas! Watch the video above. Even the reporter gets wide eyed excited about a McDonald’s. With all the glitter and lights, steak & lobster specials, McDonald’s just launched a new high tech restaurant attempting to wow diners and … Continue reading →

Controversy sells! Burger King has come up with another viral marketing campaign, this time selling burger scented cologne in the promotion Fire Meets Desire. For just $3.99, you can buy the cologne at Ricky’s Halloween.

Hey look! Thats Phoebe Buffay from Friends. Video game king Nintendo has published Personal Trainer: Cooking that allows users to cook using interactive recipes. It’s really cool. Voice activated commands such as “Next” (next step in recipe) and “Details” (providing … Continue reading →

Ad Campaign: Whopper Virgin Mission: Burger King sets out to prove that the Whopper taste better than the Bic Mac Method: Hire a production team and travel to places in the world that have not been exposed to commercials from … Continue reading →

Otaku has been referred to people with obsessive interests. Whether you’re into feet, Hello Kitty, Bob Marley LPs, it is all up to you. In the realm of food, Otaku exist in the cult like following with Ramen. There is … Continue reading →

R & G Lounge 631 Kearny Street San Francisco, CA 94108 (415) 982-7877 www.rnglounge.com My grandma played an important role in my life. She taught me how to cook “fly rice” and taught me how to speak Chinglish. Her Chinglish … Continue reading →

(in a deep narrative voice) The Following Scenes Occurred Between 8pm -11p Mission:in a three hour window-eat: drink, dance, laugh out loud as much and often as I could As I hip hopped through the glass door, immediately my senses … Continue reading →