January 23, 2009
I took at 10 minute detour into Santa Barbara last night on my way to LA- for TACOS!!! People all rave about SB’s La Super Rica, but Peter introduced me to Lily’s Taqueria, which I think is superior to Super Rica- at least for tacos. Why? Because it’s all they serve. If you go to […]
January 22, 2009
Nhu took PPQ newbies Jacobo, Alice and me out for crab the other night in the Outer Richmond district of San Francisco- YAH!!! PPQ Dungeness Island (isn’t that the best name ever? Stands for Pho Phu Quoc), serves whole crab prepared in a variety of ways, Vietnamese style. No joke, this place is the real […]
January 21, 2009
Troy: last night I went to this new restaurant on Court Street. It’s really awesome however, I started choking during my meal. like, I really couldn’t breatheand one of my fellow diners actually performed the Heimlich on me and it worked! me: OMG!!!!! Troy: I had just gotten my fried chicken and cheddar waffles with […]
January 16, 2009
This past Tuesday I had the privilege of attending the grand re-opening of Il Punto Ristorante, formerly named Osteria Gelsi. Guests were treated to a generous sampling of the restaurant’s authentic Italian fare, as wine, prosecco, and cocktails flowed free like the Tiber River itself. As is my nature, upon entry I immediately shot to […]
January 15, 2009
The world doesn’t need another post about the In-N-Out burger, but I just wanted to send a little bit of west coast sunshine to all my peeps who are covered in snow right now. Miss you!!! And believe it or not, I miss the snow very much. It’s just very strange to be having lunch […]
January 14, 2009
Going through my camera and found some random pics from my trip to Vegas a few weeks ago. The complimentary parmesan that gets carved at your table in the beginning of the meal, at Il Mulino at Caesar’s. The meal was disappointing however. Also at Il Mulino, you get homemade grappa at the end of […]
January 13, 2009
Went to visit Ayagwa and Tmonkey in Monterey! We made a lunch stop at Roy’s, in the ultra fancy Spanish Bay clubhouse with Aya’s mama. Roy’s started in Hawaii and is now a huge fancy restaurant empire in the U.S. serving “Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine.” My brother actually used to work at Roy’s in LA and […]
January 11, 2009
On the first day of the season forecasted for snow in Tokyo, I knew I wanted something warm and spicy. I thought Korean would suffice, but I couldn’t shake off my hankering for nabe. So I decided to do a search for hinabe on google. Hinabe is a style of nabe (hi meaning fire, and […]
January 8, 2009
Here’s a little late-night NYC noodle secret: Tsukushi, a tiny, retro-era izakaya-type Japanese joint in Midtown East serves up ramen starting around 10pm. Tsukushi is extremely unique- it’s sort of an omakase izakaya, where you don’t get to choose what to order, it’s just whatever the chef decided to prepare for the evening. You don’t […]
January 7, 2009
My very first post about Bay Area food since I’ve moved here! Woo-hoo! Vanessa took me to Anh Hong in the Tenderloin, a popular Vietnamese restaurant boasting “7 COURSES OF BEEF” for only $18.95! Love it!!! From their website, it looks like there are restaurants located all over the Bay Area, and in LA and […]