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A Male Gaze at the Old Lusty Lady
While at the Seattle Art Museum I took a picture of the marquee at the old Lusty Lady peep show. Seeing the empty facade reminded me of the time I did a…
Nirvana Wok
Feb 28
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January 2023
Steamed Hams are an Albany Thing
Ted’s Restaurant of Meriden, Connecticut has been serving steamed hamburgers since 1959. And I thought “steamed hams” was an Albany* thing! *One of my…
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Jan 31
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December 2022
2022: Good-Bye to All That
In 2022 I cooked some food and donated it and documented that process on this website. Also, a car crashed into a sign and I took a picture. Happy…
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Dec 16, 2022
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November 2022
Holiday Food Gift Box Tips
My new spot for dropping off food has a tent which serves as a community center for the people living in their RV’s nearby. It’s obviously an open air…
Nirvana Wok
Nov 22, 2022
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Blankets and Corn Bread
Did a random drop-off behind the Darigold factory near Nirvana Wok headquarters. Quilted blankets, fresh cornbread muffins and a bag of fig bars. A…
Nirvana Wok
Nov 8, 2022
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October 2022
Seattle's Five Worst Pizza Chains
Here are the five worst Seattle-based pizza chains: Tutta Bella, Pagliacci, Zeeks, P.C.C. Community Markets and MOD Pizza. #5: Tutta Bella This chain…
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Oct 22, 2022
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We Can Eliminate Plastic Packaging
The 100% organic “artisan, produced in Italy, certified free of glyphosate, extruded with bronze dies” pasta I bought recently was delicious but they…
Nirvana Wok
Oct 7, 2022
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September 2022
Recipe: Sichuan Dan Dan Pork
Delivered a batch of Sichuan Dan Dan Pork to our friends at Broadway Mutual Aid (Venmo: @broadway-aid) and also some figs, limes, canned goods and other…
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Sep 11, 2022
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August 2022
Comida Familiar
One of the fringe benefits of working for a restaurant is that they feed you. The other day Jesús broke off from what he was doing and quickly made a…
Nirvana Wok
Aug 15, 2022
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June 2022
Drunk Horses Make the Best Pulled Pig
“CENTRAL TEXAS BBQ WITH NORTHWEST FLARE” advertising on a pickup truck led me to Drunky’s Two Shoe BBQ. A sign on their building says “Two Shoes…
Nirvana Wok
Jun 20, 2022
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May 2022
Fortune Cookies Favor the Brave™
Just bought a case of Tsue Chong Rose Brand fine cut wheat noodles right from the factory. These are now Nirvana Wok’s new go-to noodles and the price…
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May 22, 2022
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April 2022
A Scoby in the Chili Oil
The bottle of Sichuan chili oil I made months ago developed a scoby (symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast). Time to modify the recipe. Porked Made…
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Apr 30, 2022
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