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 […]
September 5, 2008
I would like to go by the 1992 Vanessa Williams’ hit “Save the Best for Last” regarding my reviews for the various eats I experienced during my 5-day trip to Ishigakijima (Okinawa). Ishigakijima is the most beautiful place I have ever been to. It was the ideal vacation spot to chill out and enjoy a […]
Here is my new favorite place that Christi and Mike brought me to in Man Jose called Dia de Pesca. It’s a seafood taco shack out of a “roach coach” that ROCKS. Literally, it’s just an old school mobile home that houses the kitchen, parked in the middle of a parking lot, with tables and […]
August 26, 2008
Preface:Umamiventure #11: Banh Mi Crawl, Pt. 1 (Ba Xuyen)Umamiventure #11: Banh Mi Crawl, Pt. 2 (Thanh Da)Umamiventure #11: Banh Mi Crawl, Pt. 3 (Tan Thanh) When I wrote Porkchop Express asking him for his personal recommendation for banh mis in Sunset Park, he suggested to make a detour to Rico’s Tacos for a torta. Still […]
May 15, 2008
Preface reading: yesterday’s sneak preview reader. jim: yo kayoko: ah, there you are! jim: here i am jim (2:44:04 PM): so the taco truck thing kayoko: yes taco truck kayoko: tell me a little about it??? kayoko: the only reason i know it’s going into effect tonight is cause of Tastespotting jim: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-taco16apr16,1,4570192.story jim: this […]
May 14, 2008
Just got through a heated chat session with my friend from LA about the new ordinances against taco trucks that will be going into effect tonight at midnight. Taco trucks will be fined $1000 or up to 6 months jailtime if they are parked in one spot for longer than an hour. WTF?!?!?! To prepare […]
March 1, 2008
In LA, I was finally able to meet up with my personal favorite food blogger, Oishii Eats aka Jeni (I hope her name isn’t a secret). I’m embarrassed to say, but in the overcrowded sea of food blogs, OE is the only one that I consistently keep up with- it’s totally unpretentious, easy to navigate, […]