Hanabi, BTRtoday

"Hanabi’s parents are shoving off to Prague and Budapest in a few months to keep the image of the American tourist alive. So, with a father-son dinner meet up on the schedule, we figured we’d get them ready for that Eastern European cuisine by visiting Cafe Europa in the Richmond district.

Also, it nicely fits with the desire to try a more diverse selection of neighborhood haunts rather than just the big hits. Cafe Europa is a nice mix of Czech, Hungarian, Polish, German and Russian cuisines. Pops and Hanabi are huge fans of these and it literally runs in the blood. One dish in particular stands out for me, and that’s Goulash.

The ubiquitous Hungarian dish which is essentially a beef stew served over either egg noodles, rice or potato dumplings. I personally like it with spaetzle. The big difference between Goulash and a basic beef stew is the addition of smoked paprika. I can’t even begin to adequately extol the virtues of smoked paprika. The deep red color it lends to a dish is a good start though. Goulash a pirogi or two, some sour cream and cold Okocim pilsner makes for a perfect meal.

Also, if you haven’t already, download the BTRtoday app from the iTunes store. It makes listening to Dj Hanabi on the go easy.

00:00 Intro

02:27 Summer Away- Aloha

05:30 Eliot St.- Quilt

09:44 Break

18:15 As Serious As Your Life

22:51 Window Licker- Aphex Twin

28:55 Lying in the Grass- Animal Collective

33:22 Break

40:45 Spilling Guts- Animal Collective

42:40 Summing the Wretch- Animal Collective

45:44 Golden Gal- Animal Collective

50:15 Recycling- Animal Collective

54:08 Outro

58:16 Finish

Links:

Cafe Europa

Bands:

Animal Collective

Aloha

Quilt

00:00 - Intro

02:27 - Summer Away - Aloha

05:30 - Eliot St. - Quilt

09:44 - Break

18:15 - As Serious As Your Life

22:51 - Window Licker - Aphex Twin

28:55 - Lying in the Grass - Animal Collective

33:22 - Break

40:45 - Spilling Guts - Animal Collective

42:40 - Summing the Wretch - Animal Collective

45:44 - Golden Gal - Animal Collective

50:15 - Recycling - Animal Collective

54:08 - Outro

58:16 - Finish

"

Hanabi’s parents are shoving off to Prague and Budapest in a few months to keep the image of the American tourist alive. So, with a father-son dinner meet up on the schedule, we figured we’d get them ready for that Eastern European cuisine by visiting Cafe Europa in the Richmond district.

Also, it nicely fits with the desire to try a more diverse selection of neighborhood haunts rather than just the big hits. Cafe Europa is a nice mix of Czech, Hungarian, Polish, German and Russian cuisines. Pops and Hanabi are huge fans of these and it literally runs in the blood. One dish in particular stands out for me, and that’s Goulash.

The ubiquitous Hungarian dish which is essentially a beef stew served over either egg noodles, rice or potato dumplings. I personally like it with spaetzle. The big difference between Goulash and a basic beef stew is the addition of smoked paprika. I can’t even begin to adequately extol the virtues of smoked paprika. The deep red color it lends to a dish is a good start though. Goulash a pirogi or two, some sour cream and cold Okocim pilsner makes for a perfect meal.

Also, if you haven’t already, download the BTRtoday app from the iTunes store. It makes listening to Dj Hanabi on the go easy.

Links:

Cafe Europa

Bands:

Animal Collective

Aloha

Quilt

00:00 - Intro

02:27 - Summer Away - Aloha

05:30 - Eliot St. - Quilt

09:44 - Break

18:15 - As Serious As Your Life

22:51 - Window Licker - Aphex Twin

28:55 - Lying in the Grass - Animal Collective

33:22 - Break

40:45 - Spilling Guts - Animal Collective

42:40 - Summing the Wretch - Animal Collective

45:44 - Golden Gal - Animal Collective

50:15 - Recycling - Animal Collective

54:08 - Outro

58:16 - Finish

"Hanabi finally scored a reservation to The Progress!  The Progress is the sister restaurant to the much ballyhooed, and totally exceeds all such ballyhoo, State Bird Provisions. They are in fact neighboring restaurants. While State Bird serves their playful dishes dim sum style, The Progress’ menu changes daily and goes for a family style approach. It’s such a creative way to serve such creative food. For $58 a person, you get four different starters and you can choose four different larger items. It’s about as simple as it gets, but it’s also an exciting change from the standard service of individual plating for a tasting menu. Some of the hits of the evening would have to be the grilled octopus.

Octopus is basically my favorite seafood. If it’s on the menu, I’m getting it! We also got down with some spot on mackerel crudo which was a perfect start to the meal.

Since it can’t always be meat all the time, we opted for a celery root ravioli which came with a nice little apple puree.

Delicious! We also have to brief you on a restaurant called The Lost Pelican. Where we has things like fried green tomatoes and a muffaletta.

To finish it all up we riff on an article about pre-cut food. Work on those knife skills people!

Also, if you haven’t already, download the BTRtoday app from the iTunes store. It makes listening to Dj Hanabi on the go easy.

00:00 Intro

02:48 Tom Tom- Hundred In the Hands

06:22 Butter- Radiation City

10:08 Getting somewhere with The Progress.

24:23 The Dirt- Waxahatchee

26:11 Help- Land Lines

30:49 The Lost Pelican still has a ways to go before it finds its way.

40:45 Fortress- Pinback

44:43 Fortress- The Oh Sees

49:19 Why you should not buy processed or even pre-cut food.

59:58 Finish

Bands:

Radiation City

Land Lines

The Oh Sees

00:00 - Intro

02:48 - Tom Tom - Hundred In the Hands

06:22 - Butter - Radiation City

10:08 - Getting somewhere with The Progress.

24:23 - The Dirt - Waxahatchee

26:11 - Help - Land Lines

30:49 - The Lost Pelican still has a ways to go before it finds its way.

40:45 - Fortress - Pinback

44:43 - Fortress - The Oh Sees

49:19 - Why you should not buy processed or even pre - cut food.

59:58 - Finish

"

"We’re always trying to drop the best Japanese beats from Hokkaido to Okinawa. We’ve yet again succeeded. With bands like Stereopony, People in the Box, Tfvsjs what else do you need? Sit back and get ready to be amazed.

Also, if you haven’t already, download the BTRtoday app from the iTunes store. It makes listening to Dj Hanabi on the go easy.

00:00 Intro

01:59 Echolocation- LITE

05:42 pop song 1.0- tfvsjs

10:38 between- tfvsjs

16:06 Break

18:07 Ai Wo Ute- Luna Haruna

22:09 Rising Hope- LiSA

26:14 Tsukiakari No Michishirube- Stereopony

30:03 Overdrive- Stereopony

34:23 Break

36:17 Animation- Young Juvenile Youth

40:50 Commit Ballad- toe

44:55 lost in translation1- People in the Box

50:05 lost in translation2- People in the Box

54:34 Outro

56:48 Finish

Bands:

People in the Box

Stereopony

Tfvsjs

00:00 - Intro

01:59 - Echolocation - LITE

05:42 - pop song 1.0 - tfvsjs

10:38 - between - tfvsjs

16:06 - Break

18:07 - Ai Wo Ute - Luna Haruna

22:09 - Rising Hope - LiSA

26:14 - Tsukiakari No Michishirube - Stereopony

30:03 - Overdrive - Stereopony

34:23 - Break

36:17 - Animation - Young Juvenile Youth

40:50 - Commit Ballad - toe

44:55 - lost in translation1 - People in the Box

50:05 - lost in translation2 - People in the Box

54:34 - Outro

56:48 - Finish

"

We’re always trying to drop the best Japanese beats from Hokkaido to Okinawa. We’ve yet again succeeded. With bands like Stereopony, People in the Box, Tfvsjs what else do you need? Sit back and get ready to be amazed.

Also, if you haven’t already, download the BTRtoday app from the iTunes store. It makes listening to Dj Hanabi on the go easy.

Bands:

People in the Box

Stereopony

Tfvsjs

00:00 - Intro

01:59 - Echolocation - LITE

05:42 - pop song 1.0 - tfvsjs

10:38 - between - tfvsjs

16:06 - Break

18:07 - Ai Wo Ute - Luna Haruna

22:09 - Rising Hope - LiSA

26:14 - Tsukiakari No Michishirube - Stereopony

30:03 - Overdrive - Stereopony

34:23 - Break

36:17 - Animation - Young Juvenile Youth

40:50 - Commit Ballad - toe

44:55 - lost in translation1 - People in the Box

50:05 - lost in translation2 - People in the Box

54:34 - Outro

56:48 - Finish

Hanabi finally scored a reservation to The Progress!  The Progress is the sister restaurant to the much ballyhooed, and totally exceeds all such ballyhoo, State Bird Provisions. They are in fact neighboring restaurants. While State Bird serves their playful dishes dim sum style, The Progress’ menu changes daily and goes for a family style approach. It’s such a creative way to serve such creative food. For $58 a person, you get four different starters and you can choose four different larger items. It’s about as simple as it gets, but it’s also an exciting change from the standard service of individual plating for a tasting menu. Some of the hits of the evening would have to be the grilled octopus.

Octopus is basically my favorite seafood. If it’s on the menu, I’m getting it! We also got down with some spot on mackerel crudo which was a perfect start to the meal.

Since it can’t always be meat all the time, we opted for a celery root ravioli which came with a nice little apple puree.

Delicious! We also have to brief you on a restaurant called The Lost Pelican. Where we has things like fried green tomatoes and a muffaletta.

To finish it all up we riff on an article about pre-cut food. Work on those knife skills people!

Also, if you haven’t already, download the BTRtoday app from the iTunes store. It makes listening to Dj Hanabi on the go easy.

Bands:

Radiation City

Land Lines

The Oh Sees

00:00 - Intro

02:48 - Tom Tom - Hundred In the Hands

06:22 - Butter - Radiation City

10:08 - Getting somewhere with The Progress.

24:23 - The Dirt - Waxahatchee

26:11 - Help - Land Lines

30:49 - The Lost Pelican still has a ways to go before it finds its way.

40:45 - Fortress - Pinback

44:43 - Fortress - The Oh Sees

49:19 - Why you should not buy processed or even pre - cut food.

59:58 - Finish

"I never intended to speak of the Super Bowl, post-Super Bowl, but I couldn’t help it considering where I spent my Super Bowl Sunday. Hanabi and some pals went to Hi-Tops a gay sports bar located in the Castro district. Talk about a well run sports bar, this place was on its A-game. They were packed, but neat, clean and efficient. The food was next-level pub grub. The killer nachos stole the show!

Pork chops too boring for you lately? I say dress them up with Hanabi’s weekday porchetta hack.

Hanabi also went to Mexico for a weekender. How about a little fried opah sandwich from some of the most beautiful waters you’ll ever see?

Also, if you haven’t already, download the BTRtoday app from the iTunes store. It makes listening to Dj Hanabi on the go easy.

00:00 Intro

02:48 Gold- Darkstar

06:43 Stoke The Fire- Darkstar

10:42 Break

18:45 Stone In Focus- Aphex Twin

28:24 Break

34:15 Panic of Looking- Brian Eno

38:33 The Real- Brian Eno

45:22 Last Anthropocene- Brian Eno

52:54 Outro

59:58 Finish

Links

HiTops

Habana Banana

Pacific Opah Sandwich

Bands:

Darkstar

Brian Eno

Aphex Twin

00:00 - Intro

02:48 - Gold - Darkstar

06:43 - Stoke The Fire - Darkstar

10:42 - Break

18:45 - Stone In Focus - Aphex Twin

28:24 - Break

34:15 - Panic of Looking - Brian Eno

38:33 - The Real - Brian Eno

45:22 - Last Anthropocene - Brian Eno

52:54 - Outro

59:58 - Finish

"

I never intended to speak of the Super Bowl, post-Super Bowl, but I couldn’t help it considering where I spent my Super Bowl Sunday. Hanabi and some pals went to Hi-Tops a gay sports bar located in the Castro district. Talk about a well run sports bar, this place was on its A-game. They were packed, but neat, clean and efficient. The food was next-level pub grub. The killer nachos stole the show!

Pork chops too boring for you lately? I say dress them up with Hanabi’s weekday porchetta hack.

Hanabi also went to Mexico for a weekender. How about a little fried opah sandwich from some of the most beautiful waters you’ll ever see?

Also, if you haven’t already, download the BTRtoday app from the iTunes store. It makes listening to Dj Hanabi on the go easy.

Links

HiTops

Habana Banana

Pacific Opah Sandwich

Bands:

Darkstar

Brian Eno

Aphex Twin

00:00 - Intro

02:48 - Gold - Darkstar

06:43 - Stoke The Fire - Darkstar

10:42 - Break

18:45 - Stone In Focus - Aphex Twin

28:24 - Break

34:15 - Panic of Looking - Brian Eno

38:33 - The Real - Brian Eno

45:22 - Last Anthropocene - Brian Eno

52:54 - Outro

59:58 - Finish

"Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! Super Bowl 50 comes to San Francisco and with it the controversial Super Bowl City located right along the already heavily congested Embarcadero near the Ferry Building and Bay Bridge terminus.

Although locals are curious about all of the traffic issues, public transportation re-routes and overall cost to the city I will say this, it’s not short of things to eat. Some local eateries have opened up shop inside the gates. Looking for a lobster roll?

No problem. Want a burger from Michelin Starred Michael Mina? Got that too.

The food’s not cheap, but it’s at least elevated well above the nachos and hot dogs you’d expect. Hanabi also wanted to throw down a nice little comfy chicken Kiev recipe.

Since summer is still far away, we figured an ultimate summertime drink made from cactus and pineapple would hit the spot. Secret: add mezcal to it.

Also, if you haven’t already, download the BTRtoday app from the iTunes store. It makes listening to Dj Hanabi on the go easy.

00:00 intro

03:45 old hearts - telegraph canyon

06:18 hollywood teeth - no joy

08:31 carrot stick - mother tapes

14:27 break

24:50 time away - denali

29:58 how could you know? - cascades

33:50 disconnect - laser

37:37 break

45:15 peacock party - benji hughes

47:47 today - feels

50:56 outro

59:02 Finish

Links:

Super Bowl City

Pao de Queijo

Japanese Bread Making

Bands:

Pillar Point

Deerhoof

Architecture in Helsinki

00:00 - intro

03:45 - old hearts - telegraph canyon

06:18 - hollywood teeth - no joy

08:31 - carrot stick - mother tapes

14:27 - break

24:50 - time away - denali

29:58 - how could you know? - cascades

33:50 - disconnect - laser

37:37 - break

45:15 - peacock party - benji hughes

47:47 - today - feels

50:56 - outro

59:02 - Finish

"

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! Super Bowl 50 comes to San Francisco and with it the controversial Super Bowl City located right along the already heavily congested Embarcadero near the Ferry Building and Bay Bridge terminus.

Although locals are curious about all of the traffic issues, public transportation re-routes and overall cost to the city I will say this, it’s not short of things to eat. Some local eateries have opened up shop inside the gates. Looking for a lobster roll?

No problem. Want a burger from Michelin Starred Michael Mina? Got that too.

The food’s not cheap, but it’s at least elevated well above the nachos and hot dogs you’d expect. Hanabi also wanted to throw down a nice little comfy chicken Kiev recipe.

Since summer is still far away, we figured an ultimate summertime drink made from cactus and pineapple would hit the spot. Secret: add mezcal to it.

Also, if you haven’t already, download the BTRtoday app from the iTunes store. It makes listening to Dj Hanabi on the go easy.

Links:

Super Bowl City

Pao de Queijo

Japanese Bread Making

Bands:

Pillar Point

Deerhoof

Architecture in Helsinki

00:00 - intro

03:45 - old hearts - telegraph canyon

06:18 - hollywood teeth - no joy

08:31 - carrot stick - mother tapes

14:27 - break

24:50 - time away - denali

29:58 - how could you know? - cascades

33:50 - disconnect - laser

37:37 - break

45:15 - peacock party - benji hughes

47:47 - today - feels

50:56 - outro

59:02 - Finish