This week's lineup leans into summer's best instincts — fire, chill, and bold sauce. There's a coffee-rubbed NY strip with patatas bravas and bordelaise, a pan-seared duck breast with cherry reduction, and a Peruvian half-chicken marinated in Peruvian spices your rotisserie can't touch. On the cooler end, Liang Pi brings cold skin noodles with peanuts and cucumber, and a super spicy Sichuan sesame cold ramen that's legitimately hard to stop eating. Fourteen dinners, zero filler. Some of my faves include:
No.5 Mazemen (Brothless) — brothless bowl with kakuni pork belly, cabbage, chives, scallions, and tsukemono. The ramen experience, stripped down and better for it
Liang Pi 陕西凉皮 — housemade noodles, bean sprout, cucumber, and peanuts. The cold dish you didn't know you needed all summer
The Greek Mashouwi — 12oz+ of lamb gyros, chicken gyros, and pork souvlaki with tzatziki, rice, a small salad, and a Greek pita. A plate worth clearing completely
30min ⚡
Family-style
1. taco salad
INSPIRED BY @elvirasgrillupland
30m • 4 servings
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High-protein 💪
2. Harissa-Spiced Lamb Chops
INSPIRED BY @blackbluetoronto
60m • 4 servings
4 x Harissa-Spiced Lamb Chops
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Family-style
High-protein 💪
3. Liang Pi 陕西凉皮
INSPIRED BY @qinwestnoodle
150m • 4 servings
Housemade noodle, bean sprout, cucumber, peanuts
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High-protein 💪
4. Grilled Pork Chop
INSPIRED BY @tolon
55m • 4 servings
Vietnamese slaw, cashew & shrimp sambal
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High-protein 💪
Spicy 🌶️
5. Coffee-Rubbed NY Strip
INSPIRED BY @thestrand
60m • 2 servings
with patatas bravas, zucchini, bordelaise
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Family-style
High-protein 💪
6. Lemongrass Chicken Satay
INSPIRED BY @thanhlongrestaurant
75m • 4 servings
skewers of marinated chicken, charbroiled & garnished with mix greens
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Spicy 🌶️
Dinner
7. Medio Pollo a la Brasa
INSPIRED BY @viva
90m • 1 servings
Half of a rotisserie chicken that is moist on the inside and cooked with the exotic flavorings of Peruvian spices. Choice of two sides.
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Spicy 🌶️
8. Hainanese Chicken / Chicken in Special Chilli Sauce
INSPIRED BY @vancouvermystasianbistro
90m • 4 servings
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Family-style
High-protein 💪
9. No.5 Mazemen (Brothless)
INSPIRED BY @aniramenhouse
300m • 4 servings
brothless bowl, kakuni (pork belly), cabbage, chives, scallions, tsukemono
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High-protein 💪
Spicy 🌶️
10. The Greek Mashouwi
INSPIRED BY @santorini
70m • 1 servings
Over 12 oz of grilled meat; Lamb Gyros, Chicken Gyros & Pork Souvlaki grilled and served with a side of Tzatziki, a side of rice, a small salad, and a Greek Pita.
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Spicy 🌶️
Dinner
11. Duck
INSPIRED BY @rules
50m • 2 servings
Pan-seared duck breast with a cherry reduction.
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Family-style
High-protein 💪
12. Super Spicy Cold Noodles
INSPIRED BY @bao
75m • 4 servings
Choice of Katsu Chicken or Crispy Fried Tofu cold ramen noodles in a creamy spicy Sichuan sesame peanut sauce with fresh cucumber, scallions, cilantro, slaw, roasted peanuts, and pickled red onion (su…
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30min ⚡
Family-style
13. SOUTH WEST CORN SALAD
INSPIRED BY @charredgourmetburgersandwich
25m • 4 servings
Chopped Green Lettuce, Charred Cut Corn, Onion, Chopped Tomato Shredded Cheese, Nacho Crisp, Black Bean Salsa, Ranch
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Quick ⚡
High-protein 💪
14. Thai Peanut Noodle Bowl
INSPIRED BY @roastednomad
35m • 2 servings
house made peanut sauce, rice noodles, cucumber, peppers, carrots, crushed peanuts, cilantro, green onions, pickled onions and your choice of grilled chicken or tofu.
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