Forking Tasty

P.I.E. WITH Santosh and Shital

I met Santosh and Shital at Cafe Madras in Mumbai. Madras is a very old restaurant and the protocol is that you sit where there is an empty seat. They sat across from me and we got to talking. Turns out they just returned from Goa and I was heading there in a few days. After a little small talk we got right down to recommendations for food and hotels in Goa. They even hooked me up with a guide. After that Shital schooled me in masala chai vs coffee. Thanks for all the info guys. It helped a ton.

What we ate

mysore masala dosa
coffee
meduoodar

P.I.E. WITH Vik and Bryan

Vik and Bryan are my documentary crew in India. They are in India, with me, to film Behind the Scenes footage for a documentary we are doing on the October project (Yahoo! Yodel Studio). As part of the documentary, each city has profiled a local, up-and-coming artist. Shaa’ir and Func are our India profiles. Before they got off to shooting we sat down for a breakfast.

I met Vik and Bryan about a year ago through my friend May. Of course they are also the other two thirds of Disposable Television along with Brendan. Seems I have had a lot of disposable face time in the last 3 weeks. Low and behold they both know my friend and documentary producer Elliott Phear.

Vik is the tallest and nicest Indian guy I know. May always raved about him but until this trip I didn’t know exactly why she raved so much. He also has shot all over the world and has stories to prove it. His calm and mild mannered attitude is a pleasure especially when in a crazy ass country like India.

Bryan makes me laugh when I look at him. Not because he is funny looking but because he is absolutely hilarious. More funny comes out of his mouth than one should be exposed to. HE is fearless in talking to strangers and that only adds to the comedy.

Thanks guys for killing it on the doc and making Mumbai even more pleasurable.

What we ate

Yogurt and musli
crab and cheese omelette

Biggest Sushi Roll EVER!

Giant Sushi Roll in Kobe Japan from Anthony Anello on Vimeo.

Kobe Japan was an embarkation day for me on the ship, which means I work right in the middle of the day. We were fortunate to be leaving late enough for me to slip out and grab some dinner. I was on the hunt for some Japanese food. I took the train to the first main stop, got off, and looked for the first restaurant. That was not the easiest thing. However, after walking through a couple ally’s and a building I passed by this little hidden shop called Yawara that had a plastic display of their food outside. My eye was caught on this giant sushi roll. I had to go in and find out more….

RECAP-REEL TASTY: Goodfellas

photo credit: Kun Kim

We never say goodbye, just see ya next time. Saturday was our last dinner on the deck for the season. As expected we threwdown some hardcore southern Italian tasty. Thanks to Brooklyn Based, we had some great new guests turn up and break bread with us…

Chowing Down From Kyoto to Kobe Japan

Kyoto Japan was a lot of fun but we didn’t have a lot of time to spend there. We learned the bus system is very slow. We did make it to the golden temple, which was very beautiful. The sun was shining so bright on the walls of the gold causing such an amazing shine off the temple. We headed back on the bus to catch the train. Having no time to sit and eat something we had to grab something in the train station then jump on the train to head back to Kobe where the ship is…

New Old Fashioned at Tom’s

You all know I am not the biggest fan of London food. But this meal definitely turns that idea on it’s head. I am going to let the pics speak mostly for themselves here. Before we get into that here is some ambiance. We arrived in a quaint part of chelsea and sauntered into the clean but rustic feeling restaurant. Because we were a bit early we were asked if we wanted to have a cocktail at the upstairs bar. (part of Tom’s). We headed up the steps, parked ourselves at the slightly more modern designed bar and ordered…

P.I.E. WITH Corrin Arasa

As a man, you need woman in your life. Enter Corrin Arasa. Corrin kept me honest while I was deciding on interior decor and all those little details that I believe make a project sing. From the hunt for the elusive leather white chair to the custom gold records she never ignored me (but I am sure had her moments) and relentlessly pursued my vision.

We are at the cheesecake factory in Albany NY. She is eating one of the many chicken dishes on the 27 page, ad infused menu and I and having the eggplant sandwich. I met Corrin about 3 years ago. She runs her own event company, e2 marketing. Over the years we have worked with her to produce Yahoo! Penthouses, Pop up ice cream shops and almost a Yahoo! laundromat. Don’t get me started about that.

Corrin brings a calm and cool demeanor to the usually crazy event life. One of those woman I referred to earlier that you need around at the right time. Thanks Corrin for keeping me in check and perusing even the craziest of details. (aka-the disposable hip-hop grillz that customers can choose to adorn before signing their yodel)

P.I.E. WITH Ken Graham and the boys of ADK

It was last Wednesday and I was sitting in Adirondack Studios conference room surrounded by the crew that had built the latest project squeezed from my head. From a marker sketch 2 months ago I had just scene the real life version of a structure I had only imagined what it would look like. I was blown to bits with the attention to detail that was carried through from phone conversations and emails to hammer and paintbrush. As I took my last bit of turkey sandwich my attention turned to Ken Graham as he started, yet another unbelievable but true story…

Kobe Steak in Kobe Japan

Kobe Steak in Kobe from Anthony Anello on Vimeo.

The day had finally come, I was in Kobe Japan and was on a mission to eat a Kobe steak. This mission was fulfilled and the amazing meat that hit my pallet was worth every penny. Yes, I spent a lot of penny’s. The Kobe beef myth of cows getting messaged their entire life is false. There is no profession in Japan to be a cow massager. It is how they breed the cattle and what they feed it. It causes a marble look to the meat infusing fat with the beef. When cooked the fat juices go into the meat and the taste is amazing. Also, when the chief cooked it on all sides, that was a nice touch. Check out the video to see the marble I am talking about…

Sake Before Sushi

Sushi in Otaru, Japan from Anthony Anello on Vimeo.

Day 2 in Japan brought me to Otaru. We walked around town all day checking out the local markets and shops. We walked a little out of town and made it to a sake brewery. We tried 4 different types of Sake, all cold. We tried to ask for some hot sake but she just kept smiling and bowing at us. It was funny. The sake was not as strong as I was used to. Seemed a little watered down but maybe that is how sake is supposed to taste. We walked around and saw all the brewing tanks and what was used to make the sake. It was fun. We walked away with a couple bottles to bring back to the ship. All that drinking and walking worked up our appetites.