September 26, 2008

Ooooh snap… My new release just hit Beatport! + 99 Ranch Weirdness

George C. wrote this around lunchtime:

I don’t want to turn this (or my other) blog into a press release portal, but I have a new dance music release that just hit Beatport, and it is some truly hott business. If you like tech house/electro and have a taste for dirty, twisted tracks, you simply MUST check this out.

Listen and grab it here.

OK, so I’ll add a LITTLE food related content. I went to 99 Ranch market in Daly City last night for some weekend shopping, and really scoured the place for crazy new stuff. I saw two things I’ve never seen before:

Vegetarian Intestines:

…no comment.

Caltrops:

Apparently Caltrops are an evil-looking perversion of the humble, innocent chestnut. Raw, they often contain a very harmful parasite (and are you surprised? LOOK AT THEM!), so they must be boiled into submission, and then opened with an icepick, bowie knife, or the jaws of life. The flesh is described as “creamy”. Mmm hmm.

I bought a bunch of food, including a nice little slab of “sashimi grade” tuna. When I got it home, most of the veggies were far sadder than they looked in their (styrofoam and shrink wrap) packages, and the tuna was several shades past fresh enough to pop in one’s gob uncooked. Miffed but undeterred, I still got a decent meal out of the haul. I even cubed up the tuna, rolled it in sesame seeds and panko, and fried it ’til crispy. Served with a japanese mayo, lime and mustard sauce, it was pleasant, but not quite pleasant enough to keep my mind off the fact that I wasn’t eating it raw.

Such is life. I guess this is why I try to buy stuff at places where the scale of the store allows for better quality control. I don’t shop at Safeway for a myriad of reasons, but that’s one of them.

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* Filed under: Random, Meal Reports

2 Responses to “Ooooh snap… My new release just hit Beatport! + 99 Ranch Weirdness”

  1. Sandra Says:
    October 2nd, 2008 at 1:14 pm

    You should try Ocean View Supermarket on Alemany. The selection is as good or better than Ranch 99 and quality seems higher.

    -Sandra

  2. Stephanie Says:
    October 10th, 2008 at 2:40 pm

    I love 99 Ranch! Ever wonder where they got their name? Inquiring minds want to know…

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