Molecular Food at Bo Innovation

Molecular Xiao Long Bao. That's what my sister told me about before we stepped into Bo Innovation. She says they use some sort of chemical blah blah... and it has a michellin star. As long as it's supposed to be good I'm fine with wherever we go. I was greeted with this crazy man's mosaic of himself. I mean who the hell does that? I loved it. It's totally something I would do! Hmmm... then I thought to myself, why does he look so familiar? A chinese version of the amazing Japanese comedian Hard Gay.  And then I remembered seeing the guy on Anthony Bourdain's show. 

Picture of the kitchen & the crazy "Demon Chef" as he calls himself. 

Even the place settings were nice & fancy. I remember this place being very expensive on the show so I never thought I'd be able to eat here without crying, but apparently they have set lunches that are pretty affordable. The service was too attentive though. They gave all the women purse hangers blinged out with rhinestones to hang your purses. I would have preferred that they subtracted that cost from my bill and I hold onto my own purse. 

Menu 

Black truffle changfen was amazing!!!! SO freaking good! I wish the whole plate was filled with these!

Here's the famous molecular xiao long bao we were waiting for. It's a ball of flavor explosion in your mouth. It looks nothing like a xiao long bao, but when you put it in your mouth, the flavor of it just explodes and you think you're eating a real bao. There's even ginger infused in it. See the red string?

 Spring roll filled with chicken, bamboo shoots, and pesto. It was good but I like my Vietnamese egg rolls more. Still was very delicious on an empty stomach though!

Here was our ha gow aka shrimp dumpling with black truffle. 

cod ball with morel  & extra virgin olive oil 

Salt & Peppered cuttlefish ball with lime sauce. 

Here was my momma's slow-cooked suckling pig, with Chinese vinegar and egg.

Here was my awesome "langoustine with preserved duck egg, English mustard, and cauliflower risotto." Can you say Yum? 

Here was my sister's "French quail 'beggar style' with Chinese lentil and wolfberry chutney."  

Here was their westernized version of yang chow fried rice. It was a nice change to the typical chinese fried rice besides I was still hungry. Going to fancy places always means they give you itty bitty things of food. I have a stomach of an animal so I need to be fed. 

I was so pleased with my meal since everything was so tasty I just couldn't wait for dessert. Too bad the demon finally showed up because this dessert sucked majorly. This was a strawberry bread cake that needed to go back to hell. Awful. I left mine in tact with just one bite out of it. That says a lot considering I live for desserts. Fail! 

Is molecular gastronomy your cup of tea?

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Dim Sum I Can Actually Enjoy

I'm Cantonese so it's in my blood that I should automatically love dim sum and should flock there every weekend with my whole family. Wrong... I'm sick of dim sum because its the same thing all the time. I do make an exception for expensive dimsum. There's certain "high-class" dimsum places in the San Gabriel Valley that I like but even with those, it's fine once in awhile but my friends are obsessed and expect me to take them dimsuming all the time. In Hong Kong though, I love going dimsuming at Jasmine in the Festival Walk Mall. Get off at  Kowloon Tong and get up a gazillon flights of stairs and be prepared to be satisfied. 

 Rose mocktail drink

 Here was our steamed turnip cake

 This was the reason why we came! Roast suckling piglet! Yum! It's a baby pig so you can even eat the bones-softshell crab style! Chomp away! 

 Baked Cha siu pastry! Now this, you can't find in the States! I personally hate Cha siu/BBQ pork buns because they just look so unappetizing but baked is a completely different story. 

 Filet mignon and fried garlic slices- another one of my favorite dishes!! It's so good here!!! Yum!!!! Nom, nom! 

 Here is my other favorite. I ordered 2 orders of this just for me! Cold eggplant dosed in Japanese sesame sauce. *drool*

And here's my mom's favorite multi layered sponge cake! This one was pumpkin flavored though! 

Are you drooling yet?
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Nom, Nom! 

My Very Japanese Day in Hong Kong

I love Hong Kong and Hong Kong loves all things Japanese. Therefore I love all things Japanese! I was pleasantly surprised when one of my favorite Japanesey store City Super aded a sweet potato stand! All my favorite things in one place-awesome!

 It's much more expensive than your usual sweet potato off the street from street vendors. These yellow & purple sweet potatoes are shipped straight from the Big-J to Hong Kong for my eating pleasure. I bought 3 home and it cost over $100 HK! Yikes!

 Here's the little grill they used. The yellow sweet potato was moist and delicious. The purple one had a drier texture. I definitely preferred the yellow one. 

 These are my favorite Japanese pastries! Obanyaki!!! I love the black sesame flavor but you can get it in red bean, custard, or green bean. 

 And I had Japanese for lunch too! Lunch sets are pretty reasonable. This set was $100 HK about $15 US or so. It even comes with dessert. The sashimi here is flown in from Japan. The restaurant is pretty expensive during dinner hours. 

This picture is courtesy of my sister and her awesome new dslr camera. 

Milk flavored ice cream!

I ended up dusting my lunch set, some of my aunt's and my mom's. I may be small but I have a bottomless stomach. 
Happy Eatings!

Hello, Hong Kong! My 937487839743th Visit!

My favorite and most important meal of the day is dessert. 

 Mango Shaved Ice with jelly

Black Sesame yumminess!

 糖白府-Tang Bai Fu in Causeway Bay. My favorite shaved ice even when it's freezing cold! Look at that black sesame ice. It looks like the Cookie Monster!!! 

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Last Post From the U.S.!

    I got to enjoy my early Christmas present yesterday at Disneyland and California Adventure. They redid the park for Christmas! You must be wondering what is the must eat place there?

 This was the sole purpose of the trip...Dole Whip Float!!! Amazing Dole Whip soft serve from the Dole Plantation from Hawaii served atop of pineapple juice. Best $5 ever!

Dole Whip soft serve ice cream. I got one of each just to be safe! No matter how cold it gets, this is my must hit destination. Too bad you can't get Dole Whip anywhere else but fear not, I looked it up. You can buy a powder form from Hawaii. You have to mix it up and get an ice cream machine... so if you are willing to put in that much money and work then you can sort of have the real thing at home.

Here are some pictures from the new World of Color show at California Adventure. Best water show ever! That was definitely the best part!

Happy Eatings!

Next post will be from Hong Kong! Toodles!

Sanrio 50th Anniversary!

    Everyone run, don't walk to McDonald's now and get a Happy Meal! Look at how awesome the toys are! In honor of Sanrio's 50th Anniversary, McDeezy's is now giving out these watches. I just picked up the Badtz Maru one. Actually, the lady handed me a My Melody one and I insisted that she go back inside and bring me a Badtz Maru one. The people at the drive thru also laughed at my request seeing that it was for me and not for a 2 year old. Enjoy McDonald's toys now before they disappear forever. Click here if you haven't heard the news. I'm going back to get the Hello Kitty & Keroppi ones. I'm gonna wear mine tomorrow. 


Did you get yours yet?


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My Favorite Organic Restaurant in L.A.

I've blogged about this place multiple times before. It's true... I love this place. Go Green Zone! See past Exhibt 1 & Exhibt 2 . I've finally went through most of the items on their menu and found my 2 favorites. I apologize for the I-phone pictures once again. I will be using my camera again. I promise-especially in another week when I'll be in Hong Kong and Singapore eating my heart out. 

 Sea bass salad with cranberry vinegar sauce.

 I order my beef soba substituted with this green noodle made from Molokhia leaf. It's packed with vitamins. It's also Egyptian! How international of me! 

A close up of all the organic yummy healthiness. 

And of course I got that with an order of Passionfruit Ice Tea that is refillable! Drink up!


534 E Valley Blvd
San Gabriel, CA 91776


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Posts from Asia will be coming soon!