For the rock groupie The Slidebar is Jeremy Popoff's restaurant/club/local worship temple for Fullerton's home-grown rock group, Lit. For the foodie, the place is all about Walter Rowin and his cooking. He's the man behind the bar's uncommonly good food; mac and cheese better than mom's, steaks to shame Morton's, and the Whammy Bar, a deep-fried chocolate cake monstrosity topped with ice cream.
Herewith are Walter's answers to our survey, for which he intentionally waited until 3 a.m. to do. “I find myself a bit delirious, and much more interesting (then)” he writes.
1. Dish that you cook that most represents you.
Well, in my personal life, I would be a lot like risotto. I require constant
attention and don't have much need for alone time. I'm kind of a pain in the
ass, but the result you get for your effort is worth it. Professionally
speaking, I'm more like Basmati rice. Just give me some heat and water and leave
me alone and let me do my thing.
2. What was the last meal you had at home?
My girlfriend and I actually like to cook at home quite a bit. Last night we
made Vietnamese Style Short
Ribs served over Avocado Puree. I ripped that one off from my friend,
Phong, at Benley in Long
Beach. I do my own version of it, but I like to give him credit where it
is due.
3. Your favorite restaurant (other than yours):
Without question has to be Gary Danko in
San
Francisco. A friend also introduced me to Boulette's Larder in The Ferry Building up there. They have an amazing
breakfast and lunch service. However, both are a rare treat for me. My regular
places are Walt's Wharf, Beachwood BBQ, and Sweetie Thai. It's really hard to
nail down just ONE place. I LOVE food. I could go on for a long time about
places I love to eat..and drink it turns out.
4. Fast food guilty pleasure:
A double
quarter pounder with cheese. I don't really know if it gets better for
me. Jesus…I already feel guilty and I haven't even eaten one for a month..
5. Complete this sentence: I would like to [verb] [Food Network Star]
with [noun].
I would like to watch Giada
de Laurentiis and Sandra Lee have a
feathery pillow fight.
6. Last meal of your life, what would it be?
One of those huge steaks in Texas, where if you eat the whole thing, you get it
for free. And a double quarter pounder with cheese, some beautifully smoked
brisket, 2 orders of foie gras from Gary Danko, one order of the yellowtail
sashimi from Slanted Door, they used to have this Pad Thai at Wolfgang
Puck Cafe that I used to like a lot. I would probably want some of that,
too. A can of smoked oysters. Florent Marneau has impressed me on more than one
occasion, and I'm sure he could whip up something I'd want to include in my last
meal. What else? OH!! 2 dozen doughnuts with a gallon of ice cold 1% milk.
7. Items you always have in your refrigerator:
Hummus, fresh squeezed O.J., Japanese mayo, a variety of cheeses, 1% milk, corn
and flour tortillas, salami, baby arugula (you never know when you'll need it),
Fresca, Stone IPA, and a variety of hot
sauces.
8. Your most indispensable kitchen tool or appliance:
Gabby (my sous
chef).
Before becoming an award-winning restaurant critic for OC Weekly in 2007, Edwin Goei went by the alias “elmomonster” on his blog Monster Munching, in which he once wrote a whole review in haiku.
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