I ate the best pasta I've ever eaten in my whole life this weekend, at this Italian restaurant called Marcello's (Commercial Drive, Vancouver). I could hardly believe how good it was (I had the Spaghetti Pollo Piccante). And I didn't have the pizza, but saw it on other people's tables, and it looked so amazing, cooked in a Neapolitan style wood-burning oven. I now feel obsessed with the place.
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With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
I ate the best pasta I've ever eaten in my whole life this weekend, at this Italian restaurant called Marcello's (Commercial Drive, Vancouver). I could hardly believe how good it was (I had the Spaghetti Pollo Piccante). And I didn't have the pizza, but saw it on other people's tables, and it looked so amazing, cooked in a Neapolitan style wood-burning oven. I now feel obsessed with the place.
Nothing like diving into a plate of pasta that is wonderful.
Looked at pictures from that place based on a google search. Now I want to eat at 9:40 AM. (I don't eat breakfast) Looks banging.
I don’t know that much about uni and don’t remember what the menu said. It was at that ginza place I posted about a while back. Solid spot. Spotty service. We fucking ate. Apps, sushi and ramen.
My wife always eats the shisu from my plate I like how it smells more than how it tastes, but she loves it. For my money, Santa Barbara uni is the best. Spoiled by having it in CA all of the time and then when we moved east it became more rare. Color tends to be brighter, which is why I guessed that might be SB uni. Looks banging either way
That looks disgusting to me. Like chewed & spit out food or a fresh, stepped on dog turd. It could taste amazing but I don't know if I could get past the look to try it.
That looks disgusting to me. Like chewed & spit out food or a fresh, stepped on dog turd. It could taste amazing but I don't know if I could get past the look to try it.
Yep. I tried it once and literally gagged. I don't even remember wtf it tasted like, and it really didn't matter. I just can't chew and swallow something with a texture like that.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
I love sushi but yeah, the uni is all yours. I'm sure it wasn't cheap, but I'd rather think of all the pizza pies I could eat instead.
I gotcha. Depending on the place you could get a bunch of pies for those 2 servings. Lots of people have tried with me and many did not like, at all.
So what is the actual taste & texture like? I'm reading all kinds of things, often the negatives have rebuttals such as "you had rotten uni."
If you're skeptical about eating it as sushi, it's also fantastic in pasta. It's very popular in southern Italy- dish is called Ricci de mare. You cook some garlic, white wine and urchin, and toss it with pasta and parsley. It's fantastic. It's an easier introduction than going all out Japanese style.
I love sushi but yeah, the uni is all yours. I'm sure it wasn't cheap, but I'd rather think of all the pizza pies I could eat instead.
I gotcha. Depending on the place you could get a bunch of pies for those 2 servings. Lots of people have tried with me and many did not like, at all.
So what is the actual taste & texture like? I'm reading all kinds of things, often the negatives have rebuttals such as "you had rotten uni."
If you're skeptical about eating it as sushi, it's also fantastic in pasta. It's very popular in southern Italy- dish is called Ricci de mare. You cook some garlic, white wine and urchin, and toss it with pasta and parsley. It's fantastic. It's an easier introduction than going all out Japanese style.
Interesting. I’d be more likely to give that a try before going all in on the sushi route. At the very least, if I didn’t like it, I’d have a bowl of pasta to finish.
Chicken wings tonight. Baked, not fried. Delicious and quite spicy for the 6 I doused in a sauce. (Hot sauce + butter) Or... So that it could 'help people' I could call these cauliflower bulbs with hot pepper and sweet potato puree. Nah. I calls it like I sees it. Fucking chicken wings!
this was one of the most amazing sandwiches I have ever eaten....chorizo and ham, provolone, beer tomato broth with a sunny egg on top. homemade chips on the side.
If I had known then what I know now...
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my dogs are having stomach issues....their poops are looking like that.
If I had known then what I know now...
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VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
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EV LA 11
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Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Hilarious how differently we can see.. I see beauty with the urchin....but your plate looks like some sort of aborted nightmare, Wobbie. Bet it tasted great, though. Breakfast should taste great and not worry about how it looks
Hilarious how differently we can see.. I see beauty with the urchin....but your plate looks like some sort of aborted nightmare, Wobbie. Bet it tasted great, though. Breakfast should taste great and not worry about how it looks
that was dinner....see the beer? I don’t USUALLY drink beer with breakfast.
If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
this was one of the most amazing sandwiches I have ever eaten....chorizo and ham, provolone, beer tomato broth with a sunny egg on top. homemade chips on the side.
This thread escalated quickly! I like uni, not my favorite thing in the world and I definitely don’t know as much about it as f me, but I dig it. My wife, not so much
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Great presentation as well. Love the way they served it all on top of the shell.
I like how it smells more than how it tastes, but she loves it.
For my money, Santa Barbara uni is the best. Spoiled by having it in CA all of the time and then when we moved east it became more rare. Color tends to be brighter, which is why I guessed that might be SB uni.
Looks banging either way
Delicious and quite spicy for the 6 I doused in a sauce. (Hot sauce + butter)
Or... So that it could 'help people' I could call these cauliflower bulbs with hot pepper and sweet potato puree.
Nah. I calls it like I sees it.
Fucking chicken wings!
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
I see beauty with the urchin....but your plate looks like some sort of aborted nightmare, Wobbie.
Bet it tasted great, though. Breakfast should taste great and not worry about how it looks
that was dinner....see the beer? I don’t USUALLY drink beer with breakfast.
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Beer with breakfast is underrated.