indofest 2010

[Al in Kona]

Mahalo Paul for sharing your recent LA trip with us. I do get to the Los Angeles area every now n' then but I was unaware of the Indonesian Festival. For those who really know LA there's some of everything there including peoples and their culture from all over the world. When you go out to eat how do you decide which ethnic cuisine to try next? Are there any countries of the world not represented there? When we were there in May we passed by some Ethiopian eating places (N. La Cienaga Blvd) but didn't have time to stop and try it out. However, later we went to one of the Brazilian Churrascarias (Burbank) and it was quite good. We had just returned from the IPS Biennial in Brazil and we wanted to see how authentic it was to the many Currascarias that we experienced while there.

[paulgila]

how did it compare to the real thing? dont leave us in suspense like this!

[Al in Kona]

how did it compare to the real thing? dont leave us in suspense like this!

Oh, the Churrascaria in Burbank was good but meat varieties was more limited and we wanted a Guarana drink but they were all out of it. BTW, there are other Currascarias in Glendale, La Mirada and also in OC but can't recall the city.

[BS Man about Palms]

Wheres the sushi? I'm getting hungry again.

[paulgila]

patience,mr sanford.

[MattyB]

Maybe you can morph this into your Bali thread and make one Mega-Thread which will create a giant black hole of forums and suck all of us down into it forcing the time-space contiueum to bend thus creating a worm hole and we'll all end up shooting out the other side landing in Bali 20 years in the future where we'll all have white hair and beards except you'll still be bald.

[ariscott]

I don't plan to have all white hair in the 20 years.... lol.

BTW, Paul.... stop talking food, you are making me hungry. Send me those nice Mexican food, would you? I can't find decent one here

Regards, Ari

[paulgila]

no more watching "star trek," bradford!

ari i'll trade you for home-made indo food

[ariscott]

It is a deal... we might have to borrow Matt's star trek thingie to beam them over...

Regards, Ari

[paulgila]

ok but its REALLY small in there.

matts brain,i mean.

[paulgila]

old man watching the people go by.

i need one of these for gardening in.

this fountain for tossing coins into even has specific areas of interest,

like "health" & "lovelife."

[paulgila]

"wearing apparel"?

what other kind is there???

this place wins the kitschy chinese building contest hands down!

i wanted to go in & sit in the half-darkness & drink watered-down 50s-style drinks from fanciful buddha mugs

& eat bad appetizers like wieners wrapped in bacon until they dragged me outta there & threw me to the sidewalk

in disgust.

maybe next time.

even the bank of america has "chinesed it up."

[paulgila]

so after the long drive back to SD we dropped in on the man they cal...."bill sanford,"

to find him hard at work,not planting things,as you may have guessed,but,strangely---"unplanting" them.

pulling a big box like that outta the ground is not easy.

i almost helped.

this is what the palm sees as it happens.

i would be scared,too.

then we got a nice tour of bills new addition which is looooooking mahvelous!

then we talked bill into going to the sushi place in his neighborhood.

it wasnt easy.

[paulgila]

bill sanford peruses the menu for rolls but i am on a sashimi jag.

so i get some saba.it was pretty good.

ready,set....

chopstick fight!!!!

[BS Man about Palms]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. sushi.

For anyone interested, that was me "unplanting" my Oraniopsis...

[paulgila]

one of us has had a few glasses of sake(the cold stuff--better than hot)...

guess which one.

hamachi sashimi gets points for freshness,cutting,& presentation,not to mention ample portion size.

good tasting roll with a liitle black caviar.

[paulgila]

i like this pic.the hand gestures & lighting all make sense.

heres what things look like after sake happens.

time for the "sushi action cam!"

jes.

[paulgila]

this hamachi kama,or "face."

bills first time.

what did you think,dewd?

i eat for adventure!

oops,did i say just 1 bottle of sake?

and lastly another roll.

seriously,the sashimi is where its at.

thanks for joining us for "indofest 2010"!

the countdown till "indofest 2011" is already underway!

[Kim]

Every indofest should be topped off with a visit to Bill's to make it really extra special!

[ariscott]

You didn't help??? You let Bill moved that huge pot by himself?? I know if you rock up to my place like that, I would put you to work...lol.

Regards, Ari

[BS Man about Palms]

Dat was some great Suchi, Face was good too!

Kim, my thoughts exactly!

Ari, Paul helped a bit when he saw my face turning redder than normal...

[paulgila]

see!

[peachy]

Okay as a person who tried sushi once and nearly choked trying to swallow it because there was nowhere to discretely spit it out, I'm not qualified to comment on the array of horrors pictured above on plates. Just devoured a bowl of soto mie actually. Ari, I havent had decent mexican food since I left melbourne. I dont think Brisbane even has a mexican place. Then again, the chinese food here has been very much downgraded to suit the local tastes. (tomato sauce on ya peking duck)Occasionally I cook up a cauldron full of good old fashioned pre war kraut style stodge and my friends come running and think I am serving up something rather exotic.

Are you sure that was Bill you took with you ?

The person in the photo had men's clothing on. I thought Bill's taste ran to more exotic garments.

Peachy

[ariscott]

yeah... Mexican in Melbourne is definitely much better... but we have the best laksa, so it will all even out...

Regards, Ari

[Al in Kona]

Enjoyed seeing all your activities on your Indo-fest trip to LA. All the different foods looked good too. As for Mexican food in SoCal, must be more Mexican eating places than any other and all types as well. Whenever we go visit there, that's out main diet! lol

[Mark_NoVA]

You know you want this pagoda in your back yard surrounded by palm trees!

[paulgila]

thanks to all those who left POSITIVE comments,like ari,al in kona,bs man,& mark.

[palm_admirer]

Great log, loved the food and observant pics plus witty captions!

Btw, please check out the Malaysian Consulate in LA, hope not too late for you to score another cultural feast (satay, rendang etc...) There is celebration every 31 August for Merdeka Day (Independence Day) throughout M'sian embassies/consulates worldwide.

Failing which, try to get an invite for Hari Raya Puasa (Muslim New Year) which may fall on the 10 or 11 September 2010!

Malaysians love their food so it's 'jom makan' time!

cheers

p.s. jom makan = let's go eat

[paulgila]

thanks for stopping by,janie!

& for the tip on merdeka day! that coming up quick!

[ariscott]

Yes... you missed out on Indonesian Merdeka Day, Paul... on 17 August, and usually they have makan2 there too....

Janie, usually the food is better at Idul Fitri, isn't it not? I remember when I was in uni in Melbourne, the Malaysian dorm (for Malaysian students) used to have an open day. Of course, I had many Malaysian friends.. so I used to go and enjoy the yummy Malaysian food.

Regards, Ari

[palm_admirer]

Hi Ari,

Yes, you are right too both terms are used for the same festival.

Hari Raya Aidil Fitri = Hari Raya Puasa.

For the food adventurous, Ari's spot on - yummy!

cheers janie

[freakypalmguy]

Looks like you had a good time, interesting pics as usual home skillet.

Edited August 25, 2010 by freakypalmguy

[paulgila]

thanks,home fries.

[freakypalmguy]

thanks,home fries.

Hmmmm, all of a sudden, I've got the munchies.

[Jeff Searle]

done.

[paulgila]

thanks,home fries.

Hmmmm, all of a sudden, I've got the munchies.

you started it!

[MattyB]

done.

...and scene

[iwan]

My wife and I went to the SF Indonesia Day (think it was the same weekend also). We had a good time and pigged out on Indonesian food. Free samples, hmmm...they don't do that in SF. Guess we should check out the LA party sometime.