Food porn mega-post

Courtesy of some good eatings recently, a rather large post of foods we've created.

And yes, it is all home made.

San Francisco!

Well folks, I'm now in San Francisco. It's a really nice city so far, and wonderfully mild in the dead of winter. I've  been charmed to point where it's now in competition for where I might end up.

Onwards with the pictures! Though the day was grey and shit, so it's pretty hard to see in some of them.

I rather like the quote in the first one.

I wish I lived in the Empress of China

Billy and Jimmy Lee will pummel you into relaxation! And I'm guessing not all of you will understand why this is funny.

This building isn't actually that tall, it's a pyramid. Which fools your brain into thinking it stretches upwards much more than it does.

Oooh, scientologists! February 10th. They'll get what's coming to them.

Golden Gate bridge, way out in the mists!

Ditto!

Alcatraz!

Delicious sourdough crabs! Now you can enjoy getting crabs!

Not actually a strip club. A real club, just called Bimbo's 365.

Crazy ass cubist water sculpture.

This place was amazing. It was full of boutique food places. Two chocolatessens, a cheese maker, wine stores, local meats, a caviar café, a mushroom place. And it just kept going. I could have spent a fortune here.

The cheese place. So tempting!

The only food I bought? Quite good, but not amazing chocolate.

Finally, well, just read the sign.

TB/AC

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My culinary adventure continues

Well, I've been in the US for about a week now, and things are slowly starting to settle in terms of weirdness. Their light switches are the wrong way round, with down being off. People here just start conversations with random strangers. After years of living under the basic credo "anyone who talks to you on public transport is a fucking crazy person", all of a sudden I'm in a country where perfectly normal people do that. And talk loud. On the phone.

Anyway, photos! From Portland!

Otter Statues. They're not quite up to the same level as the Christchurch corgis, but still...

The second one is purely to make Chris jealous. Yes, that is a half litre of Red Bull. No you can't have it.

Reese's Peanut Butter and Banana Creme: These are actually pretty gross. They take that horrible fake banana flavour (kinda like the Cadbury bannoffee bars) and add it to Reese's peanut butter cups. Not cool

OH GOD GIANT ANDROGYNOUS BRONZE POSEIDON IS COMING TO GET YOU! EVERYBODY RUN!

A hot dog. From a random stall. These things are actually pretty decent, with nice buns and about 30 options for toppings. I wonder if they have such a selection of extras to mask the flavour of the sausage itself? I mean after adding onions, saurkraut, capsicum, mayo, mustard, bbq sauce, jalapeños, chilli beans, etc. etc., maybe you can't taste the thing. And it's still only $2.25

Finally, a building from Portland that I just found intriguing. 

Anyway, peace out everyone, and read the blog! It's got even more stuff (sometimes)

www.arthurcurrylives.blogspot.com

I hope you're all doing well, wherever you are.

TB/AC

America, part 1

Well, I've settled down, and started to face the crazy. It's actually been good so far, and everyone has been absolutely delightful. And I now own a super warm coat.

But, on with the crazy!

A pizza slice that I bought for lunch. $3.75. Look at the size of it! That's my hand, and I do not have small hands! Holy crap! There was like half a pepperoni sausage on it! It was so salty and greasy I've been crazy thirsty all day.

Secondly, an empty lot, covered in barbed and razor wire. I'm sure there was something there, I just find it funny that it looked completely empty.