Archive for February, 2009
Pancakes by Jamese Provan: high beat pancake video
Watching this makes me want to eat some fluffy pancakes.
Popeyes Chicken & Biscuit
Is that the Popeyes Chicken dance? Fried food awaken the senses. _ 1426 Fillmore St (between Byington St & Ellis St) San Francisco, CA 94115 (415) 567-1748 www.popeyes.com {Click for photos} Boy, when I crave something, I just gotta have it. Growing up in Brooklyn, I was introduced to the fast food restaurant at an [...]
Business Puberty Ch1: bamboo, be flexible or break
Written by: Rayfil Wong & Brian Quan Bamboo (flexible or break) During my junior year at UC Berkeley, my mom gave me a call at my dorm. By the sound of her voice, I knew that it was serious. She said, “son, I have something important to tell you. I have been released from the [...]
Chinese New Year: Food including chicken feet and BBQ pork
Chinese New Year is a joyous occasion. Relatives pass out red envelope filled with cash. Along with the wishful greetings “may your business prosper” and “good health to you,” food plays the major role. We celebrated with my grandma, who taught me how to cook. Her cooking mastery stems from cooking for Jewish families in [...]
Animated Food Videos by Kirsten Lepore
Kirsten Lepore is a freelance illustrator and animator. She is remarkable. Remarkable = someone worth talking about Injecting character + expression into food products, her videos are creatively entertaining. 60% Off + $15 FTD reward with every order of Dinner of the Month Club purchase. Use the code TREAT thru 2/15/09.
Chapeau: French Bistro in the Richmond District San Francisco
60% Off + $15 FTD reward with every order of Dinner of the Month Club purchase. Use the code TREAT thru 2/15/09. One thing that is far from debate, French food focus on quality over quantity. Hence, there are no French buffets. On a breezy Saturday, Chapeau sits quietly embedded between apartments in the Richmond [...]
Oshai Thai: Yuppie Thai Restaurant in downtown San Francisco
(More food photos..) 149 2nd St (between Minna St & Natoma St) San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 278-9991 www.oshathai.com (multiple locations) She finally arrived on Fremont Street. Dressed in high heels and a red candied color jacket, she was fit for litigation. Despite being an attorney, Apple (pen name) is a great college friend. In [...]
Kayne West Heartless featuring Campbell’s Pepper Pot Soup
Heartless, an animated song by Kayne West, features Campbell’s Pepper Pot Soup as a product placement. Watch the Heartless video and jump to 1:35. Food product placement is nothing new to Hollywood. While working for Anheuser Busch Budweiser in 2001, I worked in marketing campaigns including Rush Hour 2. A Budweiser banner was on top [...]
William Hung Update
William Hung Update American Idol Audition _ William Hung, some people hate him + some love him. People who propose to him on his website = idiots I like William. Sure, he makes Asian American guys like me look bad. But, I find his child like innocence rather charming. I just love his newest update [...]
American Inventor: Rayfil on reality TV
Rayfil on American Inventor Best Night Ever: 6-6-07 Me on VH1: Skip to 1:12 _ June 6th, 2007 at 9:30pm. My life changed. On Prime, I saw myself on TV. Immediately, phone ran off the hook. Friends suddenly came out of hibernation and gave me a call. “I saw you on TV!” In my diplomatic [...]
Facial Taco Truck: Pam the facialist
I said to Pam, “taco facial truck.” Pam, UC Berkeley graduate working for a bank. Her dream is to open a facial. Problem. Overhead cost too high. (equipment) + (rent) Solution. How about a Taco Truck, but one that serves facials. Ladies, or metro sexuals can have a facial during lunch time. The press will [...]
Campusfork Food Show Premiere: Perfect Sunny Side Eggs
Tip: hit “watch in high quality” below video + click on “subscribe” button for upcoming dishes _ TGIF!! On a rainy foggy day in San Francisco, few things are better to eat than creamy sunny side eggs. Although friends know me as a food writer, few have seen me cook. Today, Campusfork Food Show arrives [...]
BIG AIR snowboarding in NYC at Red Bull Snowscrapers
Red Bull Big Air Snowboarding Event Red Bull drinks pump me up. But I am more fascinated by their creative marketing campaigns. They’re genius. I considered them the King of Gen Y marketing. (Read Redbull Soapbox Race) Now, they are building a snow board ramp in New York City and invited some of the top [...]
Zagat Guide: Best Places to Dump your Girlfriend or Boyfriend
My Top 3 Dump Lines 1. “The bad economy forced me to layoff my job as your boyfriend.” 2. “It’s not you, it’s me.” 3. “I need to to find the meaning of life.” Zagat, the popular restaurant guide, is now creating buzz with a guide book that rates the best places to dump your [...]
Open Table: Restaurant reservation company files for IPO (Initial Public Offering)
Open Table, a restaurant reservation website may look to seek an IPO (Initial Public Offering). (Read CNET article) While Open Table has scaled to international cities such as Hong Kong, I think that the website will have a hard time maintaining growth. The site mainly caters to a niche type of client, mainly high end [...]
Timothy Ferris: Peel a boiled egg in seconds, with a blow
Efficiency guru and author of 4-Hour Work Week, Timothy Ferris demonstrates how to peel a boiled egg in seconds.
Scharffen Berger in Berkeley Closes down
Back in June, I visited Scharffen Berger in Berkeley with some buddies. (Read Scharffen Berger post). Feeling just like a character from Charlie the Chocolate Factory, the nutty smell from fresh made chocolate hit the spot. A remarkable tour featuring chocolate tasting and history made it fun. Sadly, Hershey, who bought the artisan chocolate maker [...]
SuperBowl 43: Top Twelve Food Commercials
Past Sunday, I was entertained by great food commercials for the Superbowl. Comment on your favorite! Doritos Power of Crunch Budlight Conan O Brien Swedish Pepsi Refresh Anthem Free Doritos Pepsi Max I’m Good Budlight meeting Denny’s “Thug” Coca-Cola Avatar Miller’s One Second Ad Coca-Cola Heist Budlight Lime Sphere Summer Budweiser Clydesdale Generations
Top Ten Superbowl Commercials: 2007
Reaching into the archives, Superbowl Commercials in 2007 rocked the house. The Budlight commercial with the face slap is a classic. Many of the commercials are food related. Many food commercials do not even highlight the food products but instead simply entertain.
Funny Budlight Sushi Blowfish Commercial: Clever and Funny
Funny Budlight blow fish Commercial Blow Fish being prepared The Budweiser commercial features blow fish, a deadly ugly looking fish. The Simpson’s had a classic episode about blow fish. Blow fish (Fugu) is for the food thrill seekers. Japanese sushi chefs train several years just to learn the proper knife skills and how to properly [...]
Best Super Bowl Food Commercials:Doritos
Funny Doritos Super Bowl Commercial – 2009 Taco Bell Super Bowl Commercial -2008 As much as I enjoy watching football, the creative Super Bowl commercials are what I look forward to. According to recent article in Forbes titled “Best and Worst Super Bowl Ads,” many of the companies hope to create buzz. (note: Forbes article [...]
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{ Rayfil Wong | self development :: linbowing }
- New Sensation. Linbowing, not Tebowing.Jeremy Lin has been on fire. I noticed the other night Jeremy Lin bowing to Carmelo Anthony as a sign of celebration. Could this be a new sensation? No more Tebowing, Linbowing time. You heard it first here at rayfil.com, I am coining the term “Linbowing” A few years ago, I saw Jeremy Lin play […]
- Humans are Awesome, Training RequiredLimits are truly self imposed. Practice married with dedication and focus = amazing […]
