tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936314.post113634901506150668..comments2023-07-12T07:22:02.075-07:00Comments on Pop Culture Junk Mail: It's pizza freaky, yowGael Fashingbauer Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10720729203329325754noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936314.post-1137399578520196892006-01-16T00:19:00.000-08:002006-01-16T00:19:00.000-08:00For some reason, the Japanese call chestnuts by th...For some reason, the Japanese call chestnuts by their French name -- marron. There's at least one anime character named Marron Glace (from Sorcerer Hunters, in which nearly _everyone_ is named after a food, including his older brother Carrot, their friend Gateau Mocha, and Carrot's semi-fiancee Chocolat Misu and _her_ little sister Tira...); chestnuts are a popular ingredient in many candies and other dishes. <BR/><BR/>As for Anna Miller's Girls, I think they're sort of the equivilant of the US's Harvey Girls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936314.post-1136597638802970102006-01-06T17:33:00.000-08:002006-01-06T17:33:00.000-08:00Could this be related to the Anna Millers Pies tha...Could this be related to the Anna Millers Pies that were in California Malls in the late 70s early 80s? My family used to eat there all the time when I was young. I miss the days when malls had Anna Millers pies, and ice rinks, and that weird little candystand in the middle of Sears that reeked of popcorn. I want to be 5 again, sigh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936314.post-1136442451222437112006-01-04T22:27:00.000-08:002006-01-04T22:27:00.000-08:00Reminds me of when I was Edinburgh, Scotland and s...Reminds me of when I was Edinburgh, Scotland and saw a Mexican restaurant. I didn't go in, but I wondered what kind of atrocities they might have -- I know you can't even get proper sopapillas in Minnesota, I hate to think what they make then into in Scotland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936314.post-1136427463626533022006-01-04T18:17:00.000-08:002006-01-04T18:17:00.000-08:00I have several pizza connoisseurs on my team at wo...I have several pizza connoisseurs on my team at work, and Garlic Jim's is the pizza they request for team lunches. It's pretty good, and not necessarily garlicy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936314.post-1136417754373676342006-01-04T15:35:00.000-08:002006-01-04T15:35:00.000-08:00I'd only ever heard of Anna Miller's in the fictio...I'd only ever heard of Anna Miller's in the fictional sense - a character in MegaTokyo (www.megatokyo.com) works there.<BR/>-MelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936314.post-1136411636554448362006-01-04T13:53:00.000-08:002006-01-04T13:53:00.000-08:00Marron is also a type of freshwater crayfish, just...Marron is also a type of freshwater crayfish, just slightly smaller than a lobster, which would make sense if it was a sort of meat pie.Romantic Pen Namehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08622154390605859203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936314.post-1136394548815626192006-01-04T09:09:00.000-08:002006-01-04T09:09:00.000-08:00One of the funniest things that happened to me in ...One of the funniest things that happened to me in Paris was eating at this alleged "Chicago" pizza joint -- oh god, they made all the servers (decked out in, like, "Grease" costumes) sing and dance to 50s songs every now and then, and you could tell they'd learned them phonetically and understood not a word of what they were singing, while Parisians (probably suburban Parisians?) enjoyed it all -- unironically. Good times. (PS: that was the only "American" food we ate the whole time, so don't go getting the wrong idea about me ... )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936314.post-1136390756510817732006-01-04T08:05:00.000-08:002006-01-04T08:05:00.000-08:00I *just* saw a commercial for Garlic Jim's last ni...I *just* saw a commercial for Garlic Jim's last night on TV (was watching something on time shifting from a Seattle channel).GoBettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193381184087322141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936314.post-1136390670949877752006-01-04T08:04:00.000-08:002006-01-04T08:04:00.000-08:00Could Marron be Marionberry? I guess chestnut is ...Could Marron be Marionberry? I guess chestnut is a better explanation, but that doesn't seem very American. Did you see their picture of a Boston cream pie? weird.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936314.post-1136368995472573262006-01-04T02:03:00.000-08:002006-01-04T02:03:00.000-08:00Marrons are chestnuts. Marrons glaces are candied ...Marrons are chestnuts. Marrons glaces are candied chestnuts, I've heard French people love 'em.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936314.post-1136364731319241912006-01-04T00:52:00.000-08:002006-01-04T00:52:00.000-08:00Oh wow, Anna Millers in Japan. I live in Hawaii, a...Oh wow, Anna Millers in Japan. I live in Hawaii, and Anna Millers is one of those homey little restaurants that I always thought was a franchise from the Mainland. I don't think there's any soy products at the one in Hawaii, but there's definitely Strawberry pie. That's mainly their signature dessert dish, but they make a variety of pies. Personally, I think their dinners are crappy (steak, potatoes-type of fare), but when I was young, I ordered the chicken pot pie religiously. My grandfather loved that place, so my family went there monthly. I'd rank it lower than an Applebees for its food, but it has great homey feeling inside.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com