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Hi there! Pickle Deli Square is a collection of my experiences living, eating, and traveling the world. Currently an expat based in Valencia, on the Mediterranean coast of Spain.

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Pickle Deli Square Living, Eating, and Exploring the World Since 2009
NY Eats: Katsu-Hama, tonkatsu specialty restaurant
Aug 21

Aug 21 NY Eats: Katsu-Hama, tonkatsu specialty restaurant

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Food

I love restaurants that specialize in one dish. I love tonkatsu...

What's Showing in Art: MoMA Talk to Me Exhibit
Aug 21

Aug 21 What's Showing in Art: MoMA Talk to Me Exhibit

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Art

"Talk to Me" is an exhibit about (somewhat) current interaction design around the world...

Felix Gonzalez-Torres to the Rescue
Aug 20

Aug 20 Felix Gonzalez-Torres to the Rescue

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Art

When you're in an art museum and you suddenly feel peckish, it's always a blessing to be in an exhibit with a Felix Gonzalez-Torres installation...

Trip Report: SFO-JFK Aug 2011
Aug 20

Aug 20 Trip Report: SFO-JFK Aug 2011

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Trip Report

I was lucky to get upgraded again on a United p.s. flight...

Aug 17
Aug 17 100 Montaditos Spreading Across America!

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Food
Wheat-Oat-Flax Buns
Aug 11

Aug 11 Wheat-Oat-Flax Buns

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Home Cooking

I'd attempted baking burger buns before, but they've always turned out too dense and rich...

Blue Bottle Coffee Sunday "Cupping"
Aug 9

Aug 9 Blue Bottle Coffee Sunday "Cupping"

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Cooking Class & Food Tour

Blue Bottle Coffee, one of the boutique coffee roasters in the Bay Area, hosts public "cuppings" every Tuesday and Sunday...

CSA Box Makes: Braised "Expressive" Pork with Fennel
Aug 9

Aug 9 CSA Box Makes: Braised "Expressive" Pork with Fennel

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Home Cooking

One week we got a couple bulbs of fennel with all of their fronds still attached. I decided to cook red-braised pork...

Cheese and Cracker in Harmonious Width
Aug 9

Aug 9 Cheese and Cracker in Harmonious Width

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Design

I bought a cheese planar from Ikea because I was tired of eating pre-sliced cheese which in America is sliced so thickly...

Farmer's Market Bounty: July
Aug 1

Aug 1 Farmer's Market Bounty: July

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California

Recently, I found out how easy it is to bike to the Ferry Building Farmer's Market on Saturdays with my trusty Dutch bike...

CSA Box Makes: Beet and Walnut Yogurt Dip
Aug 1

Aug 1 CSA Box Makes: Beet and Walnut Yogurt Dip

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Home Cooking

I absolutely love this dip, and enjoy eating it spread on crackers...

CSA Box: Sweet Peppers
Aug 1

Aug 1 CSA Box: Sweet Peppers

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Home Cooking

These peppers were so beautiful...

So Nocal: Looking for co-parent/s
Jul 29

Jul 29 So Nocal: Looking for co-parent/s

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California

In case I forgot I was in Berkeley, I came across this flyer on a telephone post while waiting for the bus...

CSA Box Makes: Tofu Batons in Spicy Sesame Dressing
Jul 5

Jul 5 CSA Box Makes: Tofu Batons in Spicy Sesame Dressing

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Home Cooking

I started making Tofu Batons in Spicy Sesame Dressing in Eindhoven, and it's become one of my favorite dishes to make...

CSA Box Makes: Miso-braised turnips
Jul 5

Jul 5 CSA Box Makes: Miso-braised turnips

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Home Cooking

I've been keeping this recipe from Gourmet magazine in my recipe binder for many years now, and finally the CSA gave me an excuse to make it...

CSA Box: May 31, 2011
Jul 5

Jul 5 CSA Box: May 31, 2011

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Home Cooking

Summer is here...

Worst of SF Eats: Ramen race to the bottom
Jun 5

Jun 5 Worst of SF Eats: Ramen race to the bottom

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SF Eats

San Francisco just isn't the place for ramen...

Best of SF Eats: Banh Mi edition
Jun 4

Jun 4 Best of SF Eats: Banh Mi edition

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SF Eats

Ranking banh mis around the Bay Area...

Trip Report: MUC-LHR-SFO part II
Jun 4

Jun 4 Trip Report: MUC-LHR-SFO part II

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Trip Report

LHR-SFO was on a packed Boeing 777...

Trip Report: MUC-LHR-SFO part I
Jun 4

Jun 4 Trip Report: MUC-LHR-SFO part I

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Trip Report

The return trip was an interesting routing - first a short flight MUC-LHR on Lufthansa, and then nonstop back to SFO on United...

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Rolling out dough for butternut squash manitou 馒头. Now swipe for final product!
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Paella valenciana... y californiana 🤣 In the absence of a paella pan, cast iron makes a pretty great socarrat (crispy rice layer)!
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Garrafón peeled and ready for paella valenciana 🥘 #gradient #ombre .
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Feria de Abril 💃 Can any more kids fit on this wagon? 😄
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Feria de Abril 💃 (This year in May.)
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👀Birds eye view of Fallas, dancing in the street #tbt .
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😱So laborious! Shell-on shrimp 🦐, butterflied, topped with a hemisphere of minced shrimp, decorated with slivered almonds, and then fried. 🙏 Thanks to those in the kitchen who made these tasty morsels for me...🤤
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