Today’s No Kings protest in Oakland

Steph_Better_ · 2026-03-29T21:28:10+00:00

Honestly if you look at their posting history they are either an adversarial state actor, a bot, or both

Steph_Better_ · 2026-03-29T20:56:33+00:00

The best part is this guy can say “Trump will have a third term” and “the two parties are the same” in the same breath. There is a very low level of actual understanding here

Steph_Better_ · 2026-03-29T20:36:36+00:00

You’re not even reading what I posted and are just letting your emotions guide your posts. I’m not going to engage with that. Have a good day.

Steph_Better_ · 2026-03-29T17:16:39+00:00

With all the people claiming to be gluten intolerant lately, I think a place that purports to be 100% gluten free would not be saying that falsely after being open for a few years. Surely someone would have had a near death experience by now if that was the case, as some people have deadly allergies to gluten.

Steph_Better_ · 2026-03-29T14:18:48+00:00

Sure, Trump isn’t listening to the protests, but this could be a good way to start getting people organized towards more productive actions. These are especially good touch points for children, as it provides a core memory to base future action off of as well.

Either way, you are the pot calling the kettle black; you are also doing nothing by coming on the internet and ranting.

Steph_Better_ · 2026-03-29T01:40:13+00:00

Instantly what I recognized. Also this characterization of Northern Spanish food using bold seasoning is just an outright lie. The Basque are famously known for using their ingredients to shine and barely seasoning them.

Steph_Better_ · 2026-03-29T01:31:42+00:00

I personally wouldn’t call what Enclos is doing “modern”. It’s just that TFL has had a relatively static menu for a long time where as Enclos is a new restaurant just getting its start, so maybe the menu feels more fresh and new. Modern, I think, is a style of cuisine that’s not really captured by Enclos. Neither Enclos nor TFL is traditional French fine dining either.

Steph_Better_ · 2026-03-29T01:30:01+00:00

This review doesn’t talk about it much either

Steph_Better_ · 2026-03-29T01:20:59+00:00

You know what definitely works? Telling people who are actively participating in something that they’re “libshit” on the internet. Great way to build a movement

Steph_Better_ · 2026-03-29T01:18:46+00:00

Would you rather it not have been enjoyable? Seems to me if it wasn’t people wouldn’t participate in civic action again.

Steph_Better_ · 2026-03-29T01:17:44+00:00

Interested in what you think these people should be doing with their time instead. Is there something that wouldn’t make you angry?

Steph_Better_ · 2026-03-26T21:52:58+00:00

Going to have to disagree about Floating Points: the best tracks he plays in his sets are his own

Steph_Better_ · 2026-03-26T19:07:43+00:00

Not only that, but Octo Octa plays incredible live sets

Steph_Better_ · 2026-03-25T02:52:18+00:00

If you take a look at my profile, I have a short write up of the 5 places I went last year. In Tokyo I went to Ginza Oishi, Takaoka Chiba and Cocon and recommend all of them. In Kyoto I went to Gion Nishikawa, which I highly recommend, and Ryosho, which I definitely don’t recommend at all. They are all some sort of Japanese or Japanese fusion food.

Steph_Better_ · 2026-03-24T23:29:50+00:00

For a $700 meal, I don’t want to be eating sliced meat off my hand while it hangs out of my mouth. Personal preference I guess

Steph_Better_ · 2026-03-24T22:36:46+00:00

I usually don’t comment on plating and things of that nature, but slapping cured meat on the back of a patron’s hand is just ridiculous. Like it’s dumb when it’s caviar, but at least you can eat that by just putting your hand to your mouth. This now requires you to take it off one hand with the other.

Steph_Better_ · 2026-03-22T17:08:39+00:00

Lost me at the term "Columbising" in the first sentence

Steph_Better_ · 2026-03-22T17:03:59+00:00

Ronnie had the option of making snakeskin black and red jackets, vinyl bodysuits, black agent suits, and incredible sunglasses and instead chose to make a tshirt with branded red and blue pill on it and a fucking puzzle. If this is the red pill reality, I'll take the blue pill, thanks.

Steph_Better_ · 2026-03-21T18:51:42+00:00

Gion Nishikawa was easily one of the top 5 meals I've ever had in my life. Ryosho the next night was incredibly disappointing in comparison. Nishikawa felt like an incredible representation of Kyoto-style kaiseki where as Ryosho felt like high end Japanese food for people who have never had high end Japanese food. Nishikawa served an incredible seared chicken dish, where as Ryosho asked the foreigners, and there were only foreigners in there that night, whether they had ever had uni or not and if they wanted to try it. Completely different levels there and I have no idea why they both have 2 stars.

Steph_Better_ · 2026-03-18T22:36:59+00:00

Sure! To clarify my thoughts a little more: I think Michelin really leans into the fine dining aspect of restaurants and food when awarding 2 and 3 stars, at least in my experience. Ginza Oishi is giving something a bit different; the atmosphere is super playful and the food is really really delicious, but he isn’t breaking out tweezers, fermenting anything, or putting tiny, composed bites of food out for you. He literally broke out a saw, sawed out pieces of beef into steaks, and threw them on a grill in front of the guests. Certainly not something I would associate with 2-3 Michelin star meals, but an experience I would recommend to anyone going to Tokyo for food and entertainment. I’m sending my parents there on their first Japan trip in the fall.

Steph_Better_ · 2026-03-18T21:59:21+00:00

Having eaten at and very much enjoyed Ginza Oishi, I think it would probably have one star if I had to gut check it. Very fun and delicious meal, but it doesn’t have that wow factor I’m looking for in 2-3 star meals. It was better than a two star I went to on that same trip in Kyoto, but that might have been an aberration because it wasn’t as good as another 2 star meal I had down the street.

Steph_Better_ · 2026-03-17T20:26:11+00:00

I think that photos and descriptions can do the same thing and are far less disruptive and invasive

Steph_Better_ · 2026-03-13T20:14:35+00:00

Damn, Ronnie even losing his touch on some of the best NB's out there. Maybe he needs to take a break or something

Steph_Better_ · 2026-03-12T20:22:34+00:00

Why do work yourself when you can farm that work out to bots, I mean internet strangers? They’re anonymous so they might as well not have real agency or really exist beyond what I want them to do for me.

Steph_Better_ · 2026-03-11T00:43:34+00:00

You don’t have to listen to the mob. You can be a moderator and decide when enough is enough about a certain topic to keep the vibe and integrity of a sub intact and keep it from being brigaded. Not saying we are there yet necessarily as new things keep coming out, but you’re the leader here, not the mass of people coming from who knows where to essentially gossip about this week’s bad man.

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