Friday, April 10, 2009

Week 5-#11

I started searching .Docstoc, but I realized, I should find something that doesn't have to do directly with teaching--I am immersed in it. Then I was going to go to Revolution Health, but I wasn't feeling that healthy. I suppose I am sort of a hypochondriac, and I am sure I could find something wrong with me through their symptom finder. I read about all I wanted on fishhook eye injuries. I recognized Craigslist but thought, been there done that--it did remind me to check quick to see if there were any gear deals.
So I decided to go to Yelp and read some food reviews. I was disappointed not that neither of my favorite thai places were on there. I understand that it is my etribe duty to participate, but I don't for reasons stated below. Club Paris is still highly regarded, as is Bear's Tooth Grill. Last time I was at Club Paris half the steak was the way I like it, half was overdone. What do you expect from a steakhouse that used to be a morgue? The animal teeth put the rage back in Anchorage, but outside of being trendy, I don't see their appeal. I don't like cornmeal pizza, or cornstarch fries, so I am kind of out of luck when I go. It's where yuppie meets hippie, even though these are two contrasting ideals. So the Socs and the Greasers are now socialist swine and capitalist pigs all feeding down at the tie-dye trough.
So where do I eat? Well, I think of good restaurants similarly to good fishing holes; they are ruined the more people that come. You'll have to read someone else's blog to find Anchorage's hidden dining gems.

2 comments:

  1. One of the best things about responding to blogs is learning about a new tool based on the author's recommendations. I had to check out yelp. Not much down here in Juneau but it did make for interesting reading. As you found, I don't agree with all the reviews. Perhaps, I'll add a comment.

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  2. For food, you may want to try urbanspoon.com I found they had a bunch of restaurants listed and you can select a specific neighborhood i.e. northeast and get specific results for that area.

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