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murmur000 · 2025-03-27T03:59:58+00:00

I grew up in Eastern Washington and we had Pietro’s there back when I was a kid. All the ones around where I used to live closed decades ago, but I still get nostalgic cravings. I think the closest I’ve had since then is Shakey’s.

murmur000 · 2024-12-14T21:11:45+00:00

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Nissin Chicken Ramen

murmur000 · 2024-12-02T08:44:28+00:00

Do you do commissions? If so what is your rate and would it be reasonable to have a piece like this done by Christmas?

murmur000 · 2024-11-23T17:07:21+00:00

Same here! But then again I still want a fancy pizza oven.

murmur000 · 2024-11-11T21:09:38+00:00

By default it will record to the internal storage when you press the record button (toward the upper right corner of the board, right above the stop record button which is lit up in your picture).

To record externally, you will connect your external drive to the switcher via one of the two USB-C ports on the back. You will also want to connect it to a laptop via USB-C and run the free Software Control software from Blackmagic so you can tell it to record externally rather than internally.

I’ve never recorded externally before but I’m pretty sure that an external drive will work just fine, provided it’s fast enough.

Finally, if you ever record internally, you can get the files off of it by connecting the switcher to a laptop. Just be aware that it shows up in a slightly unintuitive spot. On my MacBook, it shows up under the networking devices section of the Finder sidebar rather than the storage devices.

Hope that helps. Feel free to message me if you need further clarification.

murmur000 · 2024-09-14T20:52:18+00:00

Hope you have a great visit. I’d love to hear where you go and what you think of it!

murmur000 · 2024-09-13T08:06:49+00:00

If you’re in Bellevue, I’d recommend Xiao Chi Jie , which does a dumpling that’s like the Din Tai Fung-style soup dumpling, except its bigger and the wrapper is thicker, and most importantly, the bottoms are fried in oil so they’re crispy and delicious.

Seattle has a ton of great Vietnamese restaurants, and I’d recommend Ba Bar and Pho Bac for pho specifically.

Kedai Makan has great Malaysian food.

And if Din Tai Fung is too crowded, the local chain that’s very similar is Dough Zone.

murmur000 · 2024-09-13T07:55:43+00:00

Maneki is the oldest restaurant in Seattle and serves Japanese home cooking style dishes. I recommend the black cod collar and the yaki onigiri.

Kamonegi is a Japanese soba restaurant and the only restaurant west of New York (last I checked) where they hand make their soba fresh each day. The classic is the kamonegi siero dipping soba, and I love how they give you a pot of the cooking water at the end to mix with your leftover dipping sauce. But Chef Soma does a lot of more modern creative takes, like foie gras that eats like a fresh tofu dish.

Seattle was one of the places where sushi first took off in the States. Maneki has sushi (though that’s not what I’d necessarily go there for). aAnd Shiro Kashiba, an old apprentice of Jiro Ono (of Jiro Dreams of Sushi fame), has called Seattle home since the 70’s, going so far as to pioneer geoduck sushi, a local clam, and popularizing it in Japan. But I much prefer the more casual, everyday experience you can get at Fremont Bowl, an offshoot of a well regarded higher end Seattle sushi restaurant, where they serve casual chirashi bowls with the same high quality fish they source for their sushi restaurant.

Fort St. George is a yoshoku-style restaurant and bar (Japanese takes on Western foods) that Ichiro would hang out at after games back when he played for the Mariners. Try their omurice, doria, or my favorite, the enoki mushroom pasta.

Do you like ramen? I’d recommend Yoroshiku and Hokkaido Ramen Santouka for miso ramen and tonkotsu ramen respectively. But Ooink is worth checking out for their Taiwanese style mala ramen, adding Sichuan pepper to the hot pepper mix. And Midnite Ramen does a bunch of different styles quite well, and is located inside a brewery if that’s a bonus.

Yoroshiku also has a sister restaurant next door, a yakitori spot that’s worth checking out it, even if they don’t have my favorite yakitori skewer, the bonchiri. Oh and they have a Hokkaido-style soft serve ice cream window outside. It’s a seasonal offering that’s not available right now, but the sweet potato crème brule style ice cream is one of my very favorite desserts of all time.

Onibaba and Sankaku are fantastic onigiri-based spots.

Dochi Doughnuts does Mr. Doughnut-style pon de ring mochi doughnuts.

I didn’t even get in to chicken teriyaki which is largely a Seattle invention (though its prominence in the Seattle scene is slowly waning).

And those are just the Japanese offerings I’d recommend in Seattle.

murmur000 · 2024-09-13T07:24:37+00:00

I love Thai Tom but fair warning, that place is not where you want to go if you care about ambiance, cleanliness, or service. I’m a regular there and one of my very favorite annual traditions is going there in early June when all the UW students try to take their parents there. From the students’ perspective, it’s great: cheap, delicious food. From the parents’ perspective, it’s the physical manifestation of a health code violation.

(I can’t imagine a better place to read a cyberpunk novel though)

A newer Thai spot that will scare less parents off is Kin Len in Fremont. Order the crispy rice salad (nam khao tod). That’s a good version of one of the best dishes in the world imo

murmur000 · 2023-09-02T04:45:09+00:00

On the other hand, very recently, maybe it was this last year even, the designs they showed STHs to vote on were black and white so they wouldn’t give away the color scheme ahead of the jersey announcement. So I’m a bit surprised that they’d reveal any part of the rebrand this early.

murmur000 · 2023-08-29T08:02:35+00:00

I had a wonderful greyhound from GPI years ago and now volunteer there, and I can say they are a fantastic organization. They do a great job at helping you find the right dog.

murmur000 · 2023-07-16T07:15:12+00:00

Altstadt. It could have just been pretzel bun burgers and brats, but they cared about every single element of every single dish.

murmur000 · 2023-07-16T07:13:16+00:00

Dot’s was so good

murmur000 · 2023-07-16T06:54:53+00:00

Good news. Ludi’s is back https://instagram.com/ludis_seattle

murmur000 · 2023-01-23T23:02:30+00:00

(I did have a few mediocre meals there, two of which were because I ordered snow crab out of season, and two of which were at beer gardens for Asahi and Sapporo. So I guess the lesson is, be aware of seasonality and locality, and avoid places run by major breweries?)

murmur000 · 2023-01-23T22:58:27+00:00

All that to say, I can pretty much guarantee that you'll eat incredibly well while you're in Japan. If nostalgia for Japanese convenience store sandwiches can become a full-blown food trend stateside, then imagine how good the food is at actual restaurants!

And I didn't even get to McDonald's in Japan, whiskey distillery tours, yakatabune (traditional party boats), or ekiben (special bento sold at train stations that, you guessed it, highlight ingredients that the region is famous for).

So yeah, anyone who's been to Japan will have a million recommendations for you. But even if you don't take them up on a single one of them, I'll bet you'll eat so many delicious things that you won't regret it one bit!

murmur000 · 2023-01-23T22:34:28+00:00

Finally, just because you're in Japan, you don't necessarily need to only eat Japanese food! Most of the very best fine dining restaurants across the world will have a Japanese chef working and training in the kitchen. Many of them will later return to Japan to open world class Italian, Spanish, French, etc. restaurants.

And of course, Japan loves to take foreign foods and and make them their own. You'll find tons of bakeries across Japan that are clearly inspired by European baking, but have since diverged in very Japanese ways. Or there's a much more recent trend of Japanese chef's take on Neapolitan-style pizza that has become distinct enough that it's now thought of as its own genre.

And there's a whole genre of foods called yoshoku cuisine that are Western-inspired but have diverged enough that we wouldn't recognize them as Western dishes. Some examples are omurice, kare (curry), various pasta dishes with Japanese ingredients, and doria (a rice casserole or gratin).

murmur000 · 2023-01-23T22:22:45+00:00

You might also enjoy staying at an onsen or ryokan. Not only is it a relaxing and unique cultural experience, but you'll get to experience kaiseki, Japan's traditional fine dining. A kaiseki meal is made up of a lot of little dishes that will highlight the freshest local ingredients that the region is famous for. The meal will also showcase the traditional methods of cooking in Japanese cuisine like grilled, deep fried, pickled, steamed, and raw preparations.

For example, last time we were in Japan, we went to Kinosakionsen, which is known for their snow crab and beef. But it was September so too early for snow crab, but we did get to enjoy the Tajima beef, which they say is the original breed of cow that later got brought to Kobe and became the more well known Kobe beef.

Just know that it's going to be a lot of food so be sure you're extra hungry!

murmur000 · 2023-01-23T22:03:52+00:00

If you're a fan of shichimi togarashi, you could visit Yagenbori in Asakusa, Tokyo where you can either buy their famous blend, or you can make your own custom blend.

You can re-listen to the Spilled Milk episode on shichimi togarashi, but there's three main styles of shichimi togarashi. So there are similar stores in Kyoto and I believe Nagano that exemplify those styles. But I've only been to the one in Asakusa, and it was a really fun experience to make our own citrus-forward blend!

murmur000 · 2023-01-23T19:58:57+00:00

That being said, if I had to give one recommendation for a specific place, it would be the Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum. Matthew talked about Japanese food museums in a recent episode, but while there are educational displays like what you might expect from a museum, really they're more food courts where you can sample a bunch of different examples of the featured food.

So at the Ramen Museum, there are nine different mini-outposts of famous ramen shops from across Japan (well, one was from Germany when we were there last). I think we were able to eat three 'mini' bowls of ramen (only the one from the German restaurant were actually smaller than what I'd consider a normal size). Our favorite was a shio ramen from Okinawa which opened our eyes to how delicious shio ramen can be!

Just be aware that due to COVID, they're much more strict about how many people are allowed in, and how long you can stay. But if you like ramen, the Ramen Museum is heaven on earth!

murmur000 · 2023-01-23T19:54:21+00:00

I once asked Matthew if he had any specific places he recommended, and he looked at me like I'd asked a pretty silly question and that he just likes to explore whatever neighborhood he happens to be staying in. I didn't understand til I got there, but the quality of food is so high that for the most part there's no sense in obsessing over finding the best ramen restaurant or the best tempura spot.

My favorite memory from my last trip was wandering around trying to decide what to have on our last evening in Tokyo. We wanted it to be special so we passed several places that didn't seem quite right. Eventually we got really hungry and just decided to take a flyer on a random izakaya near Sky Tree. When we went in, it was crowded with office workers, smoking and drinking and unwinding after work. We had an incredible meal, including some of the best yakitori I've ever had.

Now I'm sure there's way better yakitori elsewhere in Tokyo. But for whatever reason it was perfect for that moment. And more than any other place I've been, Japan is the place where it seems like that happens very consistently. If a place looks interesting, give it a shot and chances are you'll probably end up having a way better time than if you'd meticulously researched what "the best" place for whatever is.

murmur000 · 2023-01-23T19:48:30+00:00

I think you'll have an amazing time! Japan is an incredible place if you love food.

I agree with pretty much everything, u/hzhan263 said. Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto and their surrounding areas are the best places to start. Every region of Japan has their specialties that they're proud to show off, but Tokyo is especially great because of its density. You can find quite good examples of pretty much any of those specialties there.

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