donald dunbar.......the man..... the myth.....the poet

this is my top ten favorite pictures from google searching "donald dunbar"





























ok ok i know that was 12.....

seattle top favorite spots

if you have not been to these places you rally must....next time you are in the 206 i mean


coffee: espresso vivace hands down best java in the 206  located @  532 Broadway Ave East 
Seattle WA 98102 


chai: anywhere that serves morning glory chai @ morningglorychai.com



Chinese: moon temple, stiff drinks and bomb noodles 2108 N 45th St.


greek: the continental on university 549 University Way Northeast  Seattle, WA 98105




dots delicatessen

4262 Fremont Avenue North | Seattle | WA | 98103

http://dotsdelicatessen.com/




musashi's sushi
1400 N 45th St
Seattle, WA 98103

fish.........

a few thoughts:

#1- when i die i would very much enjoy being reincarnated as a bear so i can eat fish straight out of rivers.

#2- cooked fish and raw fish is equally good and i have never had a fish i dint like to eat (even puffer fish)

#3- my favorite fish is salmon, or black cod, oh dear they are both soooo good.

#4- i encourage everyone to educate the rest of the world on sustainability......i am going somewhere with this i promise........

so i will once again refer to my future best friend Dan Barber for a TED talk on our love for fish:

till next time

god speed spaceman

falcon archer

best culinary tattoos that i have seen so far

calamari rings worlds best recipe

ok so all i have to say is........ GIANT CALAMARI RINGS ANY ONE???



**you will need a very large deep fryer**

breading recipe:

100 50# bags of all purpose flour
25# ground cayenne pepper
100# salt
75# pepper (ground fine)

garnish with parsley and lemon

kombucha

oh the buch i do love you.

i was once a skeptic but as it turns out i simply love the stuff especially GT's organic raw gingeraid the extra spunky kind that requires you to be over 21 to purchase. it makes my lil tummy so damn happy. so where does this delicious  elixir come from??

from its mother just like you and me. the "mother" is a living organism similar to a mushroom. it is a living breathing colony of yeast, bacteria, and micro organisms. and as it ferments and lives it grows and creates more buch just add tea and sugar. i really want to try to grow some of my very own using black and ginger tea.

using this wonderful website i have my very own kombucha growing in my kitchen:

http://www.culturesforhealth.com/obtaining-growing-kombucha-scoby

fermentation pots: your options

before the mason jar there was,

the clay pot!!!

this tool is like the culinary equivalent to the wheel. man can now store foods.

the home fermenting process is a a scientific and fun adventure. as we all know all you really need to ferment is a quite spot and some good bacteria and yeasts (and probably some cheese cloth). in recent years i have become interested in primitive and mid-evil cookery. this in combination with my fermentation fever led me down this road:

home fermenting has several options for vessels:

for small amounts: the mason jar, a six or third pan.

for medium : 1/2 pan or hotel pan

large: large non reactive pots.

and then i started to think about kim chi and the large clay pots they used. and in that moment (with the help of the internet) i realized that the clay pot was my answer. and apparently i was the last freakin person in the world to realize this.

so where do i get one of these beautiful vessels??
the internet say: $150-300 etsy, or ebay
my vegan friend says: fuck the pot
i say: i bet i can make one of those.

i have among my art talents the skills necessary to make one if you also do you can rent a wheel and studio time for as little as $8 an hr an kiln space for .03 cents a cubic inch here at:

http://www.portlandpottery.com/studio/studioopportunities/studio_opportunities.html

if you do not have this skill set find a friend that does and have a little fun (i bet you can pay them in beer) or buy one of the beautiful pots off an artist online and support an artist.

either way lets all get our lacto-fermentation on baby.

till next time
god speed space man
Falcon Archer