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- tres | lilly’s taqueria, santa barbara
- tonkotsu ramen | ikemen, hollywood
- mackerel tartine | gorge charcuterie & wine bar, weho
- starters | stonehill tavern, dana point
- paella night | chez amina
- pre-t lunch | gjelina, venice
- oooohmakaze | shunji, los angeles
- bitty bites
- ganjang gaejang | soban, los angeles
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soft serve | mb post, manhattan beach
Black sesame soft serve with mochi cakes and puffed rice from MB Post Sometimes, all you need is a little soft serve.
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tonkotsu ramen | ikemen, hollywood
I feel like I spent most of January sick, bedridden with the flu, then mopey and miserable with a lingering head cold (which I’m finally starting to come out of). Last week, all I wanted was a hot bowl of … Continue reading
Posted in noodle time, out & about LA
Tagged chashu, hollywood, ikemen, pork, ramen, tonkotsu
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mackerel tartine | gorge charcuterie & wine bar, weho
EVOO poached wild French mackerel, Arugula, Parmesano reggiano, Rustic baguette I really wanted to like Gorge Charcuterie & Wine Bar, but my $22 weiner with limp, heavily salted, oil-drenched veggies (aka the Gorge sausage entrée) left little to be desired. … Continue reading
Posted in con mis amigos, out & about LA
Tagged gorge, mackerel, sausage, tartine, west hollywood
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starters | stonehill tavern, dana point
Canapés Shellfish My brother recently bought his first (way beyond starter) home in San Clemente, so I’ve been trekking down to South Orange County a lot more these days. When he received the keys, we celebrated at Michael Mina’s Stonehill … Continue reading
paella night | chez amina
Paella & salad Goat cheese-stuffed zucchini blossoms Gianduja (hazelnut chocolate) budino Week night dinner sesh with my old college roomies. A couple weeks ago, Amina invited Dani and me over for paella night. Amina’s an ah-maaaazing cook. Those fried zucchini … Continue reading
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Tagged blossoms, budino, chocolate, gianduja, hazelnut, paella, pudding, zucchini
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pre-t lunch | gjelina, venice
Smashed English peas on toast with burrata & mint pesto Stinky and Tim were passing through town over the Thanksgiving holiday, so I got to catch up with them over lunch at Gjelina. It was the day before Turkey Day, … Continue reading
Posted in con mis amigos, out & about LA
Tagged burrata, gjelina, peas, pesto, toast
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oooohmakaze | shunji, los angeles
(Top to bottom, left to right) Sweet potato-stuffed shrimp, prosciutto roll, creamy sesame tofu with tofu skin ribbon, a piquant cherry tomato, purple yam-blue cheese marble with dried persimmon, ankimo (monk fish liver) with caviar, octopus. Squid in squid ink, … Continue reading
bitty bites
Heading to dinner at Dunsmuir Flats. I’m bringing these bite-sized chocolate truffle and shortbread squares that I made today for dessert!
ganjang gaejang | soban, los angeles
Lila was in town last weekend, visiting from SF, so I took her to Soban for some of the best ganjang gaejang (soy-marinated raw blue crab) in town. I love this place but, man, the no-alcohol policy sucks big time. This, … Continue reading
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Tagged crab, ganjang gaejang, ktown, LA, soban
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