“Fragrant pears,” said the sign at Ranch 99. I bent in to sniff. An Asian lady rifling through the pile of elliptical fruit with a surface looking like a bedsheet covering up a pile of bou… more →
Muffin Topwrote 10 months ago: “Fragrant pears,” said the sign at Ranch 99. I bent in to sniff. An Asian lady rifling t … more →
wrote 1 year ago: My friend, Cathy, the adventurous eater behind the Gastronomy Blog and the Vietnam entries on Seriou … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I know the last time I posted (well other than my recent post on tiffin tins–a very belated po … more →
wrote 1 year ago: This is my first time back to Saigon since 2004. Massive construction around district 1 lets me know … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Ohhhh! After a long winter (and this year, despite my love for this year’s prolonged cold weat … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I know, it’s been a month since the last post on Muffin Top! March was a crazy month with a lo … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I consider myself a bit of a Asian noodle soup connoisseur. I could eat a bowl of noodle soup every … more →
wrote 2 years ago: The above sandwich is Bakesale Betty’s fried chicken sandwich. In our household, it is a sandw … more →
wrote 2 years ago: When you’re on a road trip, the day is punctuated by milestones–whether they be sights, … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Back when I was in South Beach Miami, I drove by Joe’s Stone Crab, and lamented the fact that … more →
wrote 2 years ago: It’s truffle season! If you are so fortunate to get your hands on a truffle, my hats off to yo … more →
wrote 2 years ago: I love falafel. A good falafel is crispy and savory and not dripping with oil, and an overwhelmingly … more →
wrote 2 years ago: We were in Beaune, the capital of France’s Burgundy wine country, for a friend’s wedding … more →
wrote 2 years ago: I scoop up a generous amount with my chopsticks and dump it in my ramen. I stir it around, slurp my … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Oh yes. You’re seeing it correctly–that is an avocado drizzled with sweetened condensed … more →
wrote 2 years ago: While the rest of the world cracked open their Harry Potter books yesterday, we went berry picking! … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Bastille Day is this weekend, (July 14, to be specific) and besides attending the San Francisco Choc … more →
wrote 2 years ago: While on a late night run to 7-Eleven tonight, I spotted a display of black and white Doritos bags s … more →
wrote 2 years ago: The Dissident Chef has some seatings open for his upcoming meals. Muffin Top’s previous mentio … more →