Re: Steve Kramer
Dora
Singapore - The Best Chili Crab"/
If you didn't, you're missing what Steve and his wife are now doing.
--
Dora
lime...@yahoo.com
Jean B.
> Did anyone read Felicity Warbrooke's post - entitled, "For Folks in
> Singapore - The Best Chili Crab"/
>
> If you didn't, you're missing what Steve and his wife are now doing.
>
was known to attract tr--ls.
--
Jean B.
Dora
It sounded bona fide but I suppose one never knows.
Jean B.
by this person.
--
Jean B.
Dora
One can only hope, though - I used to love his posts (and his 3000++
days without smoking!).
Dora
>>
> Well, it did sound legit. However, I see NO other posts ever made
> by this person.
I've sent Steve an e-mail and will see if it bounces.
Jean B.
I do miss him. What an adventurous life he has been leading!
--
Jean B.
Dan Abel
"Dora" <lime...@yahoo.com> wrote:
I thought we went through this a few months back. As I remember, the
final conclusion was that there are at least two legitimate people in
Asia named Steve Kramer, both foodies, and with some similarities in
earlier life; but the one with a restaurant in Singapore wasn't the one
who used to post here.
I could be wrong, though.
--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA
da...@sonic.net
Becca
We met in the scuba group, I later found him over here. He is an
interesting person, a good writer and photographer. Very talented.
Becca
ObFood:
Vietnamese Grilled Pork
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon garlic, chopped
1 cup soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon anise, freshly ground
1 tablespoon stir-fry oil
1 tablespoon ginger, chopped
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
1 cup vermicelli, cooked
1 lb pork tenderloin
Cut pork into 8 to 10 strips. Combine marinade ingredients. Add meat
and marinate meat for 1 hour. Grill or broil pork until done. Arrange
lettuce leaves, mint, cilantro, and noodles on a serving platter. To
serve, wrap hot meat, mint, cilantro, and noodles in lettuce leaves.
sf
I don't remember that part, but didn't "our Steve" marry a Japanese
woman and move to Japan?
--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.
Christine Dabney
>
>I don't remember that part, but didn't "our Steve" marry a Japanese
>woman and move to Japan?
That was a long time ago. He did, but then retired and moved to
Thailand where he has been for quite a few years now.
Christine
--
http://nightstirrings.blogspot.com
Virginia Tadrzynski
"Christine Dabney" <arti...@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:tsb2k516vphbf13hr...@4ax.com...
Last I heard he was in Chaing Mai, Thailand. I know people who have passed
thru there and I gave them his name to look up....so far, no news.
-ginny
sf
<arti...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>On Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:52:29 -0800, sf <s...@geemail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>
>>I don't remember that part, but didn't "our Steve" marry a Japanese
>>woman and move to Japan?
>
>That was a long time ago. He did, but then retired and moved to
>Thailand where he has been for quite a few years now.
>
Sounds like you have his email address. Tell him to sign up with FB
so we can talk to him again. You convinced me to sign up with FB, so
you can talk anyone into it. ;)
Dan Abel
sf <s...@geemail.com> wrote:
Yup. That's the "some similarities in earlier life". I'm thinking they
both lived in the US for some time, also.
I seem to remember Barb Schaller getting involved in this?
gloria.p
>
> I don't remember that part, but didn't "our Steve" marry a Japanese
> woman and move to Japan?
>
Yes and he posted from there a few years. Then they retired and
moved to Chiang Mai, Thailand. He posted from there for a short
time, then disappeared from rfc.
gloria p
Christine Dabney
>Sounds like you have his email address. Tell him to sign up with FB
>so we can talk to him again. You convinced me to sign up with FB, so
>you can talk anyone into it. ;)
No, I don't have his email address. This has all been in the
newsgroup over the years. You mean you never read or heard any of this
these past years? It hasn't been secret or anything....
Christine
--
http://nightstirrings.blogspot.com
Dora
Confirmed - it's not our Steve.
brooklyn1
>sf wrote:
>
>>Sounds like you have his email address.
>
>newsgroup over the years. You mean you never read or heard any of this
>these past years? It hasn't been secret or anything....
>
>Christine
I'm sure if you searched <steve kramer photography> you'll find his
web site and there you'll find his contact info.
Jean B.
Thanks, Dora. Quite a few coincidences though.
--
Jean B.
Felicity Warbrooke
> Dora wrote:
> > Confirmed - it's not our Steve.
>
> Thanks, Dora. Quite a few coincidences though.
>
Hello again guys,
Sorry for the confusion regarding Steve Kramer. Apparently it is not
the same person as some of you might know who has posted here on
rec.food.cooking in the past. There is apparently another guy by the
same name who lives in the north of Thailand who also has a Japanese
wife. This particular Steve operates a very successful photography
business apparently and as somebody else has mentioned, you can check
out his photographic gallery online. Looks fantastic from a very brief
glimpse I had earlier too.
Either way, be sure to check out the other Steve and his restaurant 'A
Touch of Spice' if you are ever in Singapore. He and his wife Nobuko
are lovely hosts and will ensure you have a wonderful dining time.
Thanks,
Felicity Warbrooke
sf
<arti...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>On Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:41:31 -0800, sf <s...@geemail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Sounds like you have his email address. Tell him to sign up with FB
>>so we can talk to him again. You convinced me to sign up with FB, so
>>you can talk anyone into it. ;)
>
>No, I don't have his email address. This has all been in the
>newsgroup over the years. You mean you never read or heard any of this
>these past years? It hasn't been secret or anything....
>
Heard of what?
Nancy Young
Okay, both of their wives are named Nobuku?
nancy
Bob
"Nancy Young" <rjyn...@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:ndc0n.31110$Ic5....@newsfe16.ams2...
be wrong, or they both could be...Oh, it's soo cornfusing.
Felicity Warbrooke
> "Nancy Young" <rjynly...@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > Okay, both of their wives are named Nobuku?
> > nancy
>
> OK, I thought that rfc's Steve Kramer's wife's name was Nobuko. But I could
> be wrong, or they both could be...Oh, it's soo cornfusing.- Hide quoted text -
>
Guys from what I can tell Nobuko is a fairly common female Japanese
name, so it could very well be it is nothing more than just a
coincidence and both Steves are married to a woman of the same name.
Felicity Warbrooke
Felicity Warbrooke
> Confirmed - it's not our Steve.
You're correct Dora - part of a recent restaurant review published in
one of the local Singaporean daily papers confirms his name is
slightly different to the Steve Kramer you guys are familiar with.
***Executive chef and owner Stephen R Kramer and his vivacious wife
Nobuko go to some lengths to explain they do not want their eatery to
be viewed as an establishment “out of the reach of the typical
Singaporean diner”. Whilst prices may be somewhat higher than those on
offer in the many nearby Hawker Centres, Kramer insists dishes served
at A Touch of Spice represent “tremendous value for money in that
people are getting to experience 5 star food in surroundings akin to
eating in an oriental dreamscape where service and hospitality are
second to none”. As Kramer elaborates, “I make it my duty to ensure
folks come here and not only enjoy the experience themselves, but also
go and tell their friends about it too. In my previous company most of
my business was generated by positive feedback from clients and word
of mouth, and in the restaurant game, I see this as being critical to
success. My food is an eclectic mix of influences and in some ways I
think that typifies me as a chef and as a human being. I want folks to
be stimulated when they dine here, and in return, I get a heck of a
lot of pleasure seeing the enjoyment on peoples’ faces when they try
my food”.
In my time at A Touch of Spice, Kramer’s signature Chilli Crab with
Lemongrass and Galangal dish was enough to convince me this guy knows
what he is talking about; especially when it comes to serving
delectable and gourmet food at not much more than Hawker Centre
prices.***
Dan Abel
"Nancy Young" <rjyn...@comcast.net> wrote:
Yeah (not sure of the spelling). And they both have photography
businesses.
Rhonda Anderson
>
> ObFood:
>
> Vietnamese Grilled Pork
>
> 1 tablespoon sugar
> 1/2 teaspoon garlic, chopped
> 1 cup soy sauce
> 1/2 teaspoon anise, freshly ground
> 1 tablespoon stir-fry oil
> 1 tablespoon ginger, chopped
> 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
> 1 cup vermicelli, cooked
> 1 lb pork tenderloin
>
>
> Cut pork into 8 to 10 strips. Combine marinade ingredients. Add meat
> and marinate meat for 1 hour. Grill or broil pork until done. Arrange
> lettuce leaves, mint, cilantro, and noodles on a serving platter. To
> serve, wrap hot meat, mint, cilantro, and noodles in lettuce leaves.
>
Sounds good, Becca. Have saved - will omit the coriander (cilantro) though.
I'm one of those people that just taste soap when they eat it :-)
--
Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia
Core of my heart, my country! Land of the rainbow gold,
For flood and fire and famine she pays us back threefold.
My Country, Dorothea MacKellar, 1904
Ron Thomas
There's one way to confirm, was he wearing a Pork Pie Hat and Indiana
Jones outfit?
Brian Anasta
> You're correct Dora - part of a recent restaurant review published in
> one of the local Singaporean daily papers confirms his name is
> slightly different to the Steve Kramer you guys are familiar with.
> In my time at A Touch of Spice, Kramer’s signature Chilli Crab with
> Lemongrass and Galangal dish was enough to convince me this guy knows
> what he is talking about; especially when it comes to serving
> delectable and gourmet food at not much more than Hawker Centre
> prices.***
Hi Felicity,
The Steve Kramer I know of from the north of Thailand does indeed
spend an amount of time in Singapore - around 6 months out of the
year. He is based between both Chiang Mai and Singapore in his main
role as a photojournalist for a major multi-national company with
their main office being in the Clarke Quay area of Singapore. As far
as I know, he does not have a restaurant business on the side as by
all reports his work is in major demand by several SE Asian companies
and therefore it is very much doubtful if he would have the time to
cook fulltime also. I could be wrong though as he is a fantastic chef
as well as a very talented photographer.
Kind Regards,
Brian Anasta
Christine Dabney
>On Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:01:27 -0800, Christine Dabney
><arti...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>>No, I don't have his email address. This has all been in the
>>newsgroup over the years. You mean you never read or heard any of this
>>these past years? It hasn't been secret or anything....
>>
>Heard of what?
That he had retired and moved to Thailand.... Remember?
Christine
--
http://nightstirrings.blogspot.com
nurk_fred2000
***From alt.cooking-chat..
>I know the HawaiianEye (aka Steve Kramer) posted a receipe here
>for a Joe's Special quite a while ago.Did anyone make a copy of
>it?.As I recall he got into a flaming war with another poster (what's new) over
>his recommendation to use garlic in an age old receipe that normally
>doesn't call for it. I'm also trying to recall if he used a red onion
>or a walla walla sweet as opposed to a white. If anyone has the
>receipe and and can repost it would be most appreciated. Sorry, I've
>looked through the archives and can not locate it however I know its
>there. Quite surprised we haven't seen/heard anything from Mr.
>Kramer regarding his planned cookbook release, anyone heard
>anything?
Brian Anasta
> Yeah (not sure of the spelling). And they both have photography
> businesses.
>
> --
> Dan Abel
> Petaluma, California USA
Hello again Dan,
Just in regard to your query, I can confirm that Steve does in actual
fact have 2 bases nowadays - 1 in northern Thailand and the other in
Singapore city. He does pass on his best wishes to you and your family
and did mention to me that he is hoping to catch up with everyone here
at rec.food.cooking real soon. He is currently on a shooting location
in Johor Bahru (exotic southern Malaysia) directing a photo shoot for
the John West Salmon company. I am sure he will reply to any email you
send him as he always makes time for those who he calls a friend -
such as yourself.
Kind Regards,
Brian Anasta
Melba's Jammin'
wrote:
> Dora wrote:
> > Jean B. wrote:
> >> Dora wrote:
> >>> Did anyone read Felicity Warbrooke's post - entitled, "For Folks in
> >>> Singapore - The Best Chili Crab"/
> >>>
> >>> If you didn't, you're missing what Steve and his wife are now doing.
> >>>
> >> I read it--am just wondering whether it was a legit post, since he
> >> was known to attract tr--ls.
> >
> > It sounded bona fide but I suppose one never knows.
> >
> Well, it did sound legit. However, I see NO other posts ever made
> by this person.
The restaurant commentary may be legitimate but that's not "our" Steve
Kramer.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller 12/28/2009
Melba's Jammin'
wrote:
> ObFood:
>
> Vietnamese Grilled Pork
>
> 1 tablespoon sugar
> 1/2 teaspoon garlic, chopped
> 1 cup soy sauce
> 1/2 teaspoon anise, freshly ground
> 1 tablespoon stir-fry oil
> 1 tablespoon ginger, chopped
> 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
> 1 cup vermicelli, cooked
> 1 lb pork tenderloin
>
>
> Cut pork into 8 to 10 strips. Combine marinade ingredients. Add meat
> and marinate meat for 1 hour. Grill or broil pork until done. Arrange
> lettuce leaves, mint, cilantro, and noodles on a serving platter. To
> serve, wrap hot meat, mint, cilantro, and noodles in lettuce leaves.
Wow, does that sound good, Becca. Do I have to use that much of the
sweet spices, though? And to think that I did a pork tenderloin
stir-fry just two-three nights ago. Dang.
Oh, what the heck is "stir-fry oil?"
Do you cut the tenderloin lengthwise? Strips? How about medallions?
Melba's Jammin'
"Dora" <lime...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> One can only hope, though - I used to love his posts (and his 3000++
> days without smoking!).
2-1/2 months ago he was at "Eleven years, one month, four weeks, 12
hours, 38 minutes and 48 seconds. 122325 cigarettes not smoked, saving
$42,814.03. Life used for a better purpose: 1 year, 8 weeks, 4 days, 17
hours, 45 minutes."
It's hard to imagine that it's been 11 years since he quit!
Felicity Warbrooke
> It's hard to imagine that it's been 11 years since he quit!
>
Hello Melba,
It really is amazing to think what the total cost of tobacco addiction
is over the course of a lifetime isn't it. Looking at Steve's figures,
he has already saved a small fortune by having the willpower to resist
the urge to light up over 11 years ago. At least the years he did
spend smoking don't seem to have had TOO much of a negative effect on
his health (well his energy levels at least) judging by the extremely
busy lifestyle he leads at the moment. By the way, I don't need to
smoke, I have enough bad habits as it is! :)
Felicity
Melba's Jammin'
"Dora" <lime...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Jean B. wrote:
> >>
> > Well, it did sound legit. However, I see NO other posts ever made
> > by this person.
>
> I've sent Steve an e-mail and will see if it bounces.
This whole thing is ridiculous. I phoned "our" Steve Kramer (he's in
Thailand, by the way, and not in the restaurant business) and he sends
his regards. He told me that he received your email, Dora. :-)
He says to thank his long-time r.f.c. friends and acquaintances for
their good words on his behalf. I was asked to relate that he's fine,
Nobuko is fine, business is good, and the food's good. And he
remembers quite well the pickle hat pics he took for me in Thailand
several years ago. Hmmm, I should see if I can get to that old site of
mine where I posted them. I let it lapse last summer. Whoops!
OB food: Onion soup for dinner tonight after a totally fabulous lunch
at a Greek place in Dinkytown (near the U of MN Minneapolis campus)
called Kafe 421. Oy!
I caramelized the onions in a skillet instead of my usual crockpot
thing; it took an hour over low heat, stirring every 15 minutes. Boy,
do those suckers reduce in volume!
Becca
Feel free to change the recipe to suit yourself. It doesn't taste very
sweet, if you use 1 cup of soy sauce. I slice the pork in thin
strips, medallions would work well.
Becca
Becca
> 2-1/2 months ago he was at "Eleven years, one month, four weeks, 12
> hours, 38 minutes and 48 seconds. 122325 cigarettes not smoked, saving
> $42,814.03. Life used for a better purpose: 1 year, 8 weeks, 4 days, 17
> hours, 45 minutes."
>
> It's hard to imagine that it's been 11 years since he quit!
My how time flies. He quit in August of 1998, we were both going on
dive trips right after he quit. I was proud of him, he quit before
nicotine gum, patches, lozenges, Welbutrin, etc.
BTW, one of the projects my oldest son works with, is nicotine. They
get it from India but it is impure, so they have to purify the nicotine
so they can add it to patches, gum, etc. A 55-gallon drum of nicotine
is so valuable, they have to guard it full time against theft.
Becca
gloria.p
>
> OB food: Onion soup for dinner tonight after a totally fabulous lunch
> at a Greek place in Dinkytown (near the U of MN Minneapolis campus)
> called Kafe 421. Oy!
OY??? Wrong ethnicity, Kiddo. Try Opaa-a-a-a-a-a! and you
don't even have to smash the plate. ;-)
gp
getting punchy, not packed yet
Takin & Kanoknuan
"Felicity Warbrooke (Steve 'Kombat' Kramer)" <fela...@gmail.com> wrote in
message news:
> On Jan 6, 6:08 am, Melba's Jammin' <barbschal...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> It's hard to imagine that it's been 11 years since he quit!
>>
>
> Hello Melba,
>
> It really is amazing to think what the total cost of tobacco addiction
> is over the course of a lifetime isn't it. Looking at Steve's figures,
> he has already saved a small fortune
**Steve has been living off of his wife Nobuko for the last 10 years so that
last sentence should read 'he has already saved HIS WIFE NOBUKO a small
fortune.......' *grin*
> by having the willpower to resist
> the urge to light up over 11 years ago. At least the years he did
> spend smoking don't seem to have had TOO much of a negative effect on
> his health (well his energy levels at least) judging by the extremely
> busy lifestyle he leads at the moment.
**Nothing like a good pat on the back, eh Steve??? LOL!!! :o)