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- soft serve | mb post, manhattan beach
- 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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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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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
Posted in con mis amigos, out & about LA
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
Posted in con mis amigos, out & about LA
Tagged crab, ganjang gaejang, ktown, LA, soban
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burger night | rustic canyon, santa monica
Lobster on brioche toast Rustic Canyon burger I am so thrilled to have my old college roommate, Amina, living here in Los Angeles! She just made the move from Vancouver, and so far, SoCal is treating her well. It’s been … Continue reading
avos & almonds | santa monica farmers’ market
Cruised through the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market this drizzly morning with Shiri to pick up some fresh goodies, including young ginger with stalk, chili peppers (jalapeño, habanero, Thai), Fuji apples, and a couple of big, bodacious, softball-sized Reed avocados, which … Continue reading
Posted in con mis amigos, out & about LA
Tagged almonds, apples, avocados, farmer's market, ginger, peppers, santa monica
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#19 | langers, westlake, LA
Lunch today with Shiri at Langer’s. I love this place. #19 (hot pastrami) for me, #88 (corned beef) for Shiri, with cabbage soup and potato pancakes on the side. After we ate, we both passed out in the booth and … Continue reading
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Tagged corned beef, LA, langers, latkes, pastrami
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