Bring Your Stretchy Pants, We're Doing Teppanyaki

So it's Holiday season time again and of course where else would I be in the world but Hong Kong to celebrate it? I was of course presented with the question of what I wanted for Xmas multiple times from relatives. My Aunt, asked if I wanted a new Prada bag but as readers of this blog should know no brand name should ever come before food. So I literally asked if I could have my favorite teppanyaki meal for lunch instead as my Xmas present. I don't think my Aunt took it seriously but this was seriously THE best gift ever!


 Location: Wa San Mai Restaurant. 
We got our own mini private room for a nice lunch. This place is always packed so you have to call way in advance to get seats! What's even better is that their meats and even their ice cream is flown straight in from Japan everyday. Yum! 

 Just the sauces made me wanna drool!

 Salad, yum, yum! 

 Grilled Globefish

 Edamame, fresh, not the kind from Costco that's frozen. Ha! 

 These were seriously delish! Red chives! 

 Cod and Abalone. I felt a little bad cause the abalone was still moving, dying a slow death on the grill. I could just imagine it screaming "Save MEEEE!" 

 Scallops 

 And of course my favorite goose liver. It's placed on the bread so it soaks in the oil, but I just ate the bread too. I love carbs, what can I say?

 Hello Mr. Chef! I'm sorry that I'm taking so many pictures. It's like paparazzi. 

 Goose Liver

 Cod

 Dexter-esque action on the abalone

 Hmmm.. tin foil? What could this be for? 

 But then he adds seasoning and...

 Sake! Then BAM! The house is on fiyah! lol I was excited. I had a smile on my face this whole time. 

 De-shelling the clams

 Yummy soup!

 More beef? Yes, please!

 Soaking on the bread again. 

 More beef! Yes! 

 Sushi? Yes I'd like that too!

 The Chef then asked me how I wanted my beef cooked. I said Bloody and raw. Ha! 

 And what's a proper Asian meal without rice?

 Fried rice ka pow!

 Hello Miso! Yes, this was fresh miso, not the powder crap. Although I do love powder crap miso as well. 

 Veggies! 

And last but not least-green tea ice cream! It was a hard decision whether to order black sesame or this but I went with my gut even though I love black sesame.

Wow! This was a hard post! These aren't even all the pictures from the lunch! If I had to choose a last meal, this would definitely be in my top 3 choices! Wow! Heaven!


Happy Eatings!

Hong Kong Winter

Besides from the food, this is the best part of HK. That's a worker up on bamboo fixing a sign. 

One of my first stops in HK was Chee Kay in CB. It has a Michelin star so everyone and their mother goes there but it's one of the smallest shops ever. Also minus 2 stars because service has actually gotten worse here. You sit with random people because the place is so small, which is fine since that's HK fast food style but they know have employed a bunch of Mainland Chinese workers who are only in charge of pouring tea. When you ask to get your order taken, they just ignore you. After careful examination, you realize that the tea people and the ordering people wear different outfits, but of course you have to figure this all out yourself. The tea people are seriously rude. Hmph!

 Here's my order of expensive wonton. I saw expensive just because this place has 2 types of wontons. One is the cheaper kind where the middle is just mashed up everything and the above kind in which every dumpling has a mini shrimp inside. 

 Fried fish balls. They taste better than the name sounds. 

 And my favorite mini crab porridge. 

Of course after we left the place since we were booted out for the next people, my nose smelled chestnuts and yams in the air. Yes, my nose actually picks that smell up. 

 But instead of buying that, I opted for quail eggs. A big dose of cholesterol in every bite but so so good! I will die happy! 

Happy Eatings! 

Thanksgiving Wrap-Up

Thanksgiving means lunch at Du Pars at the Grove in Los Angeles. This year's meal was a total downgrade compared to last year. Their stuffing was mushy, turkey was a bit overcooked as well. Also, we made our reservation at 12, but we didn't get in until at least 30 mins after. This happened last year too.  But food is food and Thanksgiving is all about eating your face out, something I obviously approve of!

Thanksgiving lunch

 We got to choose between soup or salad. Sweet pea soup or chicken noodle. I chose the chicken noodle and it was yummy! 

 Our platter of turkey

 Mash potatoes, string beans, cranberry sauce, yam, carrots, 

 Blueberry pie. Yummy! 

You can check them out at 6333 W 3rd St. Los Angeles, CA 90036. 

Dinner Time  was spent at a family friend's house with this fancy meal. 

 Turkey, honey baked ham, mash potatoes, corn, veggies

This meal was the day after Thanksgiving at Stonefire Grill in Woodland Hills, CA. They have many locations all over. Check out my garlic lemon chicken, mash potatoes, prime rib, BBQ ribs

Dinner after Thanksgiving

This was our dinner at LYL Garden Seafood at 500 W Garvey Ave. Monterey Park, CA 91754. The service was seriously bi-polar. We walked in and asked for a to-go menu and they were like get it yourself! Then after they got all attentive. Ssh! 

 Old traditional Chinese soup. Base was made for over 5 hours. 

 Soup

 Chinese chicken goes with garlic and ginger sauce

 veggies

 Butter garlic clams 

 Pork and string beans

 Homemade turkey, yams with marshmallows, and mash potatoes. 

 My favorite biscuits!!!  

 Baked yams and marshmallows! My favorite!!! 

This is at Salju Dessert, a newly opened shaved ice shop at 35 W Valley Blvd. Alhambra, CA 91801 Shaved ice with mochi, strawberries, red beans, green tea! It was great though, and even a bit expensive!

The next day

 My lovely uncle has a Lawry's reciepe. He made me a big can of spanich soup! It has cloves and cloves of garlic inside. So yummy! I find myself heating this up as a midnight snack!

 Uncle also bought a $150 slice of rib for Thanksgiving. He brought me a slice to eat on our own time!

And last but not least Spam Musubi! Yum B-Man's in San Marino has a some awesome musubi. Only $1.75 and they add teriyaki sauce to it. It's a must have! Try at 3007 Huntington Dr. Pasadena, CA 91107. 

I definitely pigged out. Lots and lots of food! Feel free to try these places and tell me how you liked it.

Happy Eatings!