Adam Levbarg 鍾亞當

@eaterpdx PDX ramen has come a long way since Boxer Ramen ca. 2015.

The best ramen bowls in the Portland area, including traditional tonkotsu and creative options like yuzu miso pdx.eater.com/maps/best-rame…

@chandavkl Many airports here in New Zealand do absolutely no security screenings at all. Just walk up to the gate.

Airport security in Japan is awesome. It’s like being on a human conveyor belt. No human boarding pass screening. In and out in 5 minutes even with large crowds.

@chandavkl Depends where you are. Taichung's sidewalks are higgledy-piggledy, but Taipei has lots of nice, even footpaths.

Sidewalks in Taiwan are dangerous as each block is a mash up of material, colors and heights with steps up and down peppered on the same block. I guess each property owner builds the sidewalk in front of his property. Plus motorcycles and cars park at will.

@jhoffman Suggested slogan: "Replenish your qi... with donkey"

This is either a hilariously unintentional bit of Engrish, or a very clever way to get white people to order 狗不理. What do you think, @jacksonglidden @lizzzyacker @tdmrussell @karenbrookspdx ? :)

@TheSporkful is Acme Smoked Fish in Brooklyn the keeper of the last recipe for traditional Jewish belly lox? ie The salty, unsmoked, luxuriously silky stuff that you can't find outside NYC? (Internet recipes lie; please don't call it belly lox when it's a dry cure like gravlox)

@lizzzyacker @jacksonglidden @tdmrussell @karenbrookspdx Interesting through-the-looking-glass story on NZ ice cream in America, as seen by Kiwis i.stuff.co.nz/life-style/foo…

@jacksonglidden This is such lovely news to read, @jacksonglidden. I'm so happy for you. When you make it to Taranaki, we can have that summer bbq over Christmas :) (I shipped my Weber pro from the USA!)

I had a super wild Saturday night, let me tell ya

@LotusOfSiam first ate your cooking at Renu Nakorn in the 90s & suddenly find myself dreaming about your crispy oyster omelette here in New Zealand. Please open a restaurant here :)

@jhoffman @jonathansfrakes The person doing the closed captioning was obviously not a fellow m.o.t.

@jacksonglidden @francesdumlao @aemccarthy @AnnieAHarrigan Here in New Zealand we have a copycat Kettle brand that makes this amazing flavor countdown.co.nz/shop/productde… Oh, and the Kettle Chips they sell at Auckland Costco are just called "Crisps" (so as not to compete with the copycat) and they cost $25 NZD a bag.

On Eater slack, we casually brainstormed chip flavors we'd be into. A few faves: • Flamin' Hot Cheetos Al Pastor (me) • Cream cheese and lox bagel (Missy Frederick) • Gochujang Pringles (@francesdumlao) • Chile crisp chip (@aemccarthy) • Kettle jerk chips (@AnnieAHarrigan)

@jacksonglidden I remember when @DanweiCanting opened, they made a big thing about using halal lamb (even though they cooked other dishes with pork).

Hey Portland — What are your favorite places to eat halal? Can be anywhere in greater Portland.

@lizzzyacker Yeah the author of this is, ahem, "off balance", but their frustration resonates. The spike in crime and gun violence is a big reason why we migrated to New Zealand. (Also: COVID, healthcare, real investment in infrastructure, free high quality public preschool, etc.)

@lizzzyacker Welcome to middle age. Wait until your doctors start becoming younger than you. That's a trip.

@adamewood The trompo he has was gas. You will only find charcoal ones in large markets like LA (or in Mexico), and even then it's rare in LA. That's one big reason why al pastor in situ will generally taste better.

@adamewood I researched this during my time in PDX. To be great, AP has to be roasted on a trompo, the vertical spit, and ideally with charcoal which is a very labor intensive process. I found one vendor who had a broken trompo but couldn't easily get parts in Oregon to fix it.

@jacksonglidden Played Baby Pac-Man once in the early 90s and couldn't find it again for 25 years. Arrived PDX 2015. Chronological order of discovery: -PRGE -GK -Quarterworld. Time to share the Baby Pacs, PDX! BTW PDX ramen, how far youve come since 2015 when Boxer & its raw egg was de rigeur

The way I'm going to drink slushies, eat ramen, and play Baby Pac-Man on a weekly basis after this place opens... pdx.eater.com/2023/2/21/2360…

@NamazakePaul @lizzzyacker Can't argue there. To be fair to NZ, there are bright spots. Standard dairy is grass fed; I can buy raw milk from a vending machine shed in a pasture. Some really good bakers and food festivals. PDX-style brewpubs. Indian & Chinese diaspora always bring the goods.

@MisterTaster @lizzzyacker France seems to tick all those boxes plus better food

@jacksonglidden Here in New Zealand, the housing authority provides motel rooms to houseless people. The practice is controversial since most cheap hotels have a large houseless contingent. But when I describe to Kiwis the American practice of tent/RV cities, they acknowledge that's much worse.

Lack of access to shelter directly impacts your physical and mental health. Hypothermia continues to kill unhoused Portlanders every year. Don't lie to us and say this will "save lives." oregonlive.com/portland/2023/…