tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28969698108046400592024-03-13T19:47:41.429-07:00I Eat Therefore I AmI'm a 95 lb stick- 102 on a good day (after a buffet), but I love food like no other. I spend about 3 months of the year in Asia. When I'm not in Asia scouring the streets for good food, I'm checking out the best places to eat in L.A.. Do street vendors or C ratings from restaurants scare me? Course not-cause the best food is cheap, made and sold on the street, & cooked by someone who hasn't washed their hands in ages...Delicious!Kristie H. http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870331232836092167noreply@blogger.comBlogger237125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2896969810804640059.post-77169211169145757112013-08-30T07:13:00.002-07:002013-08-30T07:13:46.566-07:00Tokyo Fried Chicken Co. Soft Opening<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; line-height: 19px;">The chicken is similar to chicken karaage. It is marinated in soy sauce, ginger and garlic and fried in rice bran oil. Diners each receive a plastic glove for the chicken so that your hands don’t get dirty.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; line-height: 19px;">Each table has several different sauces to complement the chicken. There is the standard ponzu and spicy ponzu as well as the sauces they are testing out before their grand opening. I was given a yuzu sauce and a sweet and sour sauce. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Although the chicken was succulent, I didn’t think it lived up to the hype. For me, the chicken had to be dipped in massive amounts of sauce to have flavor. The chicken alone was bland. Sauces should complement the chicken, not require them. </span></div>
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Cold appetizer of spicy and garlic cucumber.</div>
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Our winter melon soup!</div>
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Our winter melon soup!</div>
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Our winter melon soup!</div>
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Salty duck yolk fried pumpkin sticks.</div>
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beef stew.</div>
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Green bean pumpkin dessert. </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How beautiful is this? This is how every lobster roll should be! It should be so massive that you can't even see the bread! Yes! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Belle Isle Seafood was a tad pricey. They don't cook any of your food until you order it, so the wait can be around 30+ minutes. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> We got little lobster buzzers as we waited. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The crab cakes were very delicious. This was a small side order. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The fried scallops were good, but nothing to rave about. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But let's not forget that the day was about this baby right here. I'm drooling right now just thinking about it!</span></div>
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<br />Kristie H. http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870331232836092167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2896969810804640059.post-56517516158725089582013-07-04T18:36:00.000-07:002013-07-04T18:36:06.205-07:00I Ate Bambi <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kristie H. http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870331232836092167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2896969810804640059.post-56400306438179642032013-06-14T18:59:00.003-07:002013-06-14T18:59:55.192-07:00Go Big or Go Home! Brick Toast Edition! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>The Open Door</b></span> is a small Izakaya-style (tapas/small plates) Japanese restaurant in Diamond Plaza. It can get pretty pricy, but if you love Honda-Ya or Furaibo, then <b><span style="font-style: normal;">TOD</span> </b>will absolutely blow you away. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seating is limited and <b><span style="font-style: normal;">TOD</span> </b>has some awkward hours. So beware! FYI, they’re only open for dinner. They're also closed Monday and Tuesday. Since <b>Open Door l</b>ikes to switch up their menu frequently, I like to pop in periodically to try out new dishes. Here are just some of the dishes I've tried. </span></div>
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Cold cuts are so delicious and City Super in Hong Kong is one of my favorite places to wander around looking for food and snacks. I'm usually eating 3 things in my hand while trying to shop for other foods while I'm there. Damn you amazing Japanese supermarkets!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">For lovebirds who are true foodies at heart, the <a href="http://www.downtownla.com/" target="_blank">Downtown Center Business Improvement District</a> has put together a few “Romance in the City” dinners, including:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Four-course Valentine’s Day Dinner – For fun and flirty Mexican food, Border Grill is offering its V-day package for $65/person excluding tax and gratuity. </span><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Mention</span><b>DowntownLA.com </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">when making a Valentine’s Day reservation and get a Free Border Guacamole with purchase of a prix-fixe dinner.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">Fine Dining on Historic Bunker Hill – At the Omni Hotel, couples can celebrate Valentine’s Day at its romantic Noé Restaurant & Bar. Executive Chef Glen Ishii has prepared a special four-course menu for $75/person (excluding tax and gratuity) that includes entrée choices of Maple Leaf Duck Breast, Petite Filet or Butternut Squash Risotto. Receive a free glass of champagne by mentioning <b>DowntownLA.com</b>.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">Downtown’s “Most Romantic” Dinner – Try the best in al fresco dining at Café Pinot, which offers a contemporary California menu all in a setting situated in Maguire Gardens with landscaped lawns shaded by olive and jacaranda trees and underneath the grand Central Library.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">The Edison’s Valentine’s Celebration – Go back in time for a night of romance and entertainment in this world-class lounge with the Francesca Vannucci band. Complete Lover’s Dinner for two, complimented by Perrier Champagne, is $115 excluding tax and gratuity.</span></li>
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</span>Kristie H. http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870331232836092167noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2896969810804640059.post-77188182048551361852013-01-26T23:23:00.000-08:002013-01-26T23:25:03.982-08:00The Start of DineLA 2013!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">For those unfamiliar, DineLA is when a number restaurants in L.A. have a special discount prixe fixe menu for patrons. The menu includes an appetizer, entree, and dessert. What makes DineLA great is that it allows foodies that normally wouldn’t eat at high-end resturant to experience a taste of their food without blowing their budget. Lunches are priced at $15, $20, and $25, and dinners at $25, $35, and $45.</span></div>
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<span>Next they brought out baked mussels with imitation crab. We also had shrimp and fried sardines as well. </span>The macakrel was grilled really nicely. The skin was perfectly crispy. The meal ended up another bowl of soup. This soup to end the meal was a spicy fish soup.</div>
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<br />Kristie H. http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870331232836092167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2896969810804640059.post-88958495964569075172012-12-31T20:47:00.001-08:002012-12-31T20:50:57.504-08:00Pissing Shrimp & Squid Ink Noodles <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #888888; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">
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just got back from Hong Kong and am currently back in Los Angeles for the time
being. So let’s recap another one of my meals then. Shall we? </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Let me
introduce you to mantis shrimp. In Cantonese cooking, it’s nicknamed the “pissing shrimp". Literally
translated into Chinese as 攋尿蝦,
(<i>lài niào xiā ) </i>due
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> I
personally refer to the shrimp as the shrimp on steroids. Them babies look
huge! After it’s cooked, its meat tastes more like lobster than shrimp. That
was a lot of fun!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Next up
is my do-it-yourself squid ink noodles that I had during hot pot/shabu shabu!
(Please note I’m not engaged. Those are my Aunt’s hands.) </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> We got
to squirt the ink into the shabu shabu pot and make our own noodles. I love
playing with my food! In retrospect, we shouldn’t have made one long set of
noodles. We should have stopped and given it a break because once the noodles
cooked, it was hard to separate it and divvy it up later.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Squid
ink is high in cholesterol so I wouldn’t recommend having it too frequently. I
love squid ink anything. One of the best ramens I’ve ever had was a squid ink
ramen from Japan. This was more of a novelty thing just so we could play with
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<br />Kristie H. http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870331232836092167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2896969810804640059.post-51536741927274918322012-12-20T08:07:00.000-08:002012-12-20T08:07:54.529-08:00Hairy Crab Crossandwich, Anyone? Hong Kong Edition <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Urban Bakery has tons of tasty breads, cakes, and pastries like any other Asian bakery. Sure, their cranberry cheese bread is good, but the best part of Urban is their… croissants! I’ve never been a fan of eating croissants. Why, you ask? The crust has to be perfect for me. It should be toasted and flake off as you take each bite. Damn skippy, it should!</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> How can you not love a bakery with a sign like this? Bonus points! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Well, Urban’s croissants are amazing. They are so good and in demand that they sell out everyday. Their usual flavors include Ham & Brie and Langoustine. If you’re a foodie though, you know that it’s currently Hairy Crab season, which is the best of the seasons we have each year! Ha!</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Well Urban Bakery has added a new, seasonal “crossandwich”! Ha! Aren’t they clever with the name? Love it! Feast your eyes on the amazing Hairy Crab with Caviar and Chives! As the sign says the crossandwich is “handpicked seasonal hairy crab crossandwich tailor made for foodies searching for the extreme”. *</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Raises hand</strong></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">*</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">I may have found my new faveorite themed-resturant in Hong Kong. Am I a bit biased because of my family’s Singaporean roots? Maybe, from the menus to the detail in the paper placemats, Shiok! is at the top of list.</span><br />
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So how do you even pronounce that? You’ll have to ask a Singaporean but according to Urban Dictionary, shiok is “used to convey a feeling of sheer pleasure and happiness”. Shiok! is located in the new Hysan Place on the 11<sup style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 8px; line-height: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">th</sup> floor of the Food Court. What makes this place memorable is really the branding and thought put into everything.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Everything had a Pop Art Comic on it. Even down to their placemats! I loved it!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Onto the food! The food is pretty good. Certain items could have been more authentic, but how could you not love their Pop Art style comics? And bottomless refillable garlic/ginger sauce? Yes, please.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">This was their Bak Kut Teh aka Pork Bone Tea Soup. The color of the soup is supposed to be dark, dark brown. In many Singaporean and Malaysian customs and traditions, women who had just given birth are encouraged to drink this herbal, medicinal soup to restore their nutrients from childbearing. True, authentic Bak Kut Teh can be hard to stomach. It can taste like Traditional Chinese Medicine. Although not the most authentic, this Bak Kut Teh was tasty.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">And of course what kind of meal would be complete without the quintessential Singaporean drink, Milo? This is a Milo Godzilla drink. For those that don’t know Milo is essentially many Asian countries’ version of Ovaltine of Nesquik. Very popular in Singapore, Milo Dinosaur is a cup of milo with an extra spoonful of powdered undissolved Milo added to it and Milo Godzilla is a cup of Milo with ice cream or topped with whipped cream. Both can be ordered hot or cold.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Back to the food at Shiok!…Here was my order of Chai Tow Kway aka fried radish cake. I was sad to find that they only had the black kind. This traditionally comes in black and white.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Here was my order of Hainan Chicken Rice. It was pretty good. Again, not the most authentic, but the bottomless sauces made up for it. Many places are stingy with their chicken and chili sauces!</span><br />
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Shiok! only had one kind of laksa. Their seafood laksa was on point. I enjoyed that you could choose what type of noodle you wanted. Laksa is a spicy noodle dish that is popular in Malaysia and Singapore. The soup base is made with curry.</div>
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All in all, I enjoyed my experience at Shiok! The booth was well thought out and executed. The location was convient. You can’t get to the 11th floor directly so I suggest taking the elevator from the ground floor to the 10th floor, which is a joy to walk through anyways. The 10th floor is the famous Eslite Bookstore, formerly only available in Taipei, Taiwan. From that, take one flight of escalators to the 11th floor. Also, there’s a Honeymoon Dessert Booth close by to end your meal! It’s perfect!</div>
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Many of the better Singaporean restaurants I have frequented in Hong Kong are very far away and expensive. For me, true Singaporean food should be hawker-style. It’s hard to justify spending the big bucks when you know an old lady roasting a satay in the middle of the street is one of the most savory things you can ever have!</div>
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And with that considered, I quite enjoy Shiok! It’s cute, modern, and fast. Of course it can’t come close to being in Singapore, but for being in HK it’s A-OK in my book!</div>
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Kristie H. http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870331232836092167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2896969810804640059.post-17441728367639861102012-11-07T20:22:00.000-08:002012-11-07T20:22:32.987-08:00I'm on a Sea Food Diet <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>B</b></span>ack in Boston again. Sea food diet and the see food diet are the only diets I believe in. We're on a 2 week vacation with my mom to visit my nephew & celebrate my mom's birthday. We decided to go to Island Creek Oyster Bar!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">See how ladylike I am? Did you want some?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> The wall was made of oyster shells</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Their menus were cute, but can you believe valet parking was $16? Gosh... I swear Southern California is just the best. East Coast prices are absurd. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> This was freaking weird & amazing at the same time. Honey butter glazed biscuit! The biscuit was warm and buttery, but the sweetness confused my taste buds. It took me a few bites before I decided that I really liked this! A+++!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> The star of the night was this lobster roe pasta. The pasta was made from lobster roe. Delish! </span></div>
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<span>I took her to <strong>Lu Gi</strong> in San Gabriel instead and we ended up quite happy with that decision. Yes it was more expensive than<strong>BP</strong> or J<strong>azz Cat</strong>, but it was nice having a more traditional hot pot versus the individual pots since those are preset with ingredients.</span></div>
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<span>There are an abundance of different sauces at <strong>Lu Gi</strong>. By the end of the night, our table was filled with more sauces than actual food! I absolutely loved the garlic and scallion sauce! Yum! I drenched all my food in that.</span><span> </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span>On the bakery side you’ll see typical traditional Chinese baked goods but with a modern twist. You won’t see the yellow bo lo bun here. For example, there’s a chocolate bo lo pineapple bun and also a taro variation of it as well. The center also oozes chocolate or taro depending on which one you pick. Much snazzier than the normal pineapple bun!</span></span></div>
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<span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are other Asian inspired pastries as well as more Western style brioches and cookies. <span> </span>The sandwich menu consists of mostly western sandwiches.They have pulled pork and Italian sandwiches as well as more interesting eye brow-raising ones like curry seafood sandwich which has shrimp, imitation crab and egg.</span></span></div>
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Kristie H. http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870331232836092167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2896969810804640059.post-91199847423899058062012-09-24T14:28:00.002-07:002012-09-24T14:29:37.442-07:00Cousins Maine Lobster Grand Opening in Pasadena, CA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<br />Kristie H. http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870331232836092167noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2896969810804640059.post-78474840682120811472012-08-31T22:42:00.002-07:002012-08-31T22:42:39.496-07:00Boston Part 2 <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>T</b></span>ime for my food court food! So what did I order? There were so many choices!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> And of course, I had to get another lobster roll. It didn't taste as good as the one from Part 1, but it wasn't bad!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I was just about to finish ordering and paying when I looked up on the sign and saw passionfruit. Ugh! Why? Kryptonite may be Superman's weakness, but Passionfruit is mine. When I see passionfruit anything, I have to have it. It wasn't amazing ice tea, but I still ordered it. Nothing can compare to the fresh passionfruit juice I had in Vietnam. </span></div>
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<br />Kristie H. http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870331232836092167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2896969810804640059.post-59576736505730584612012-08-21T23:37:00.001-07:002012-08-21T23:37:43.640-07:00Boston Part 1<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I</b></span> am very behind on posting. I was in Boston, MA for 3 weeks to visit my newborn nephew. =) The trip was more of a nanny trip and less of a food trip, but I did get a chance to have a few tasty meals (just a few, though). I'm starting to realize that my sister's taste buds and mine are quite different. I think I've been spoiled by Los Angeles. The East Coast has clearly not been good to her stomach. </span><div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> She insisted that I try Grassfed. She said that they have delicious milkshakes and burgers. The menu had adult milkshakes at $12 a pop, which got me very excited. It sounded like my kind of place. . Unfortunately, I couldn't justify $12 a shake so I just got chocolate kiddy shake. I was not impressed. If you're in LA, Father's Office is still my Number One. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Then finally came the "amazing" burger my sister had recommended. Not only was it super expensive, it was also very salty. Fail. </span></div>
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Che Kee in Causeway Bay has a Michelin Star. In recent years, they've been included in all the guidebooks so it's been increasingly annoying to go with some many tourists making the line extra long to get seated. What's awesome about CK is that their prices are on the low end compared to the usual prices for Michelin Star restaurants. If you want a taste of real, authentic Cantonese food-this is it. The location is also great. It's right across from Times Square, close to a Ladies' Market for shopping, and close to lots of street food. </div>
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Egg waffles! This has Hong Kong written al over it! But what makes it better than usual? You see, instead of the regular vanilla flavor this one is called the ying yang. Half chocolate and half vanilla! I loved it! I've had all the flavors there are to offer, but to have 2 flavors in one is AMAZING!!! </div>
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And just for kicks, here's a turtle bread my mom thought was cute. The chocolate eyes melted off in the humidity before I got home. Usually my rule of thumb is never buy anything that is too cute, but since the turtle's shell was made up of a pineapple bun I decided to humor my mom and buy it for her.</div>
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And of course, I was right. Bleh. Not impressive! It was also $6 US for that puny thing! </div>
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Happy Eatings!Kristie H. http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870331232836092167noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2896969810804640059.post-47266319422599085112012-07-24T21:32:00.000-07:002012-07-24T21:32:12.557-07:00Back at Hana Sakazuki Again!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>If </b></span>you are a frequent visitor of my blog, then you know <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Hana </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Sakazuki in Causeway Bay is one of my must go to restaurants in Hong Kong. It comes out to about $30 or $35 US for their lunch meals. </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Until then, if you are in the San Gabriel area, check out <a href="http://626foodettes.com/">626foodettes.com</a> for ideas of what to eat in the ethically diverse city! </span>Kristie H. http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870331232836092167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2896969810804640059.post-30754800337946963962012-07-18T21:20:00.003-07:002012-07-18T21:20:59.893-07:00Chinese food in Hong Kong<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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