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PATH stands for People Assisting the Homeless, and once a month I organize a group of volunteers to cook and serve the residents and staff. There are three PATH locations: W. LA, Hollywood, and Silverlake. I’m at the Silverlake because it’s the headquarter, offering the most beds –99, and the most convenient. I learned of the organization through Pacific Crossroads that supports the ministry

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My mom that I was binge drinking in NYC, after all it’s the city that never sleeps. Please Don’t Tell or better known as PDT is one of New York’s popular speakeasy bars. Speakeasy bars are bars that don’t have a sign and a bit of pain to get in for those who are not familiar with them. The famous Milk & Honey was my first introduction to speak easy bars. I had to research the hell out to find

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The first time I saw a Shake Shack was a few years back near Union Square, and I thought to myself there is no way in hell I'm waiting in that long ass line. The line was ten times longer than for a Pink's hotdog. For those who are not familiar to Shake Shack, it is the "In-N-Out" of NYC. They are also famous for their milkshakes. As I was coming out of the 86th subway stop, heading to the Met

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A popular dish on the Isla de Mujeres I kept reading about was the Tikinxic, the famous grilled fish seasoned with achiote, and at Playa Lancheros Restaurant was place to be. The restaurant is located on Playa Lancheros on the South End Bahia. You can take a taxi, a cart, bike it, or walk to there from the hotel zone in about 30-40 minutes. The restaurant’s name has been changed to La Casa Del

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I am dusting my site, and starting to write...thanks to Miss Janet. Blogging is so hard to do when you have a full-time job, especially when your blog has absolutely nothing to do with your work. I am amazed by other writers who can do write-a-thons like the Minty who works full-time and Banana Wonder who's a full-time student; they both eat like Takeru Kobayashi, and write faster than I can

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I have been seriously eating like a hippo. I guess if you’re not consuming 5,000 calories a day you’re not really having a vacation, right? To off set calories I decided to walk to Mango Café. I took the scenic route, waking around the cliff,…behind people’s back yard. I was waiting for someone to call the police but apparently a local informed I that it’s open to the public…weird but neat. Here’

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On Memorial Day my neighbor, Carlos and I decided to grab lunch at La Taquiza No 2. No 1 is in South Gate by Downey. For a change No 2 is more popular than No 1 but that’s just because it’s near USC where students can grab good, cheap Mexican food. By the way, they're starting their delivery service soon. I figured I could grab good Mexican food and check out my church’s new DT service

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My church is finally going to start their DTLA service so my Westside trips will be scarce. I think my next trip to the Westside might not be until the Los Angeles Film Festival, so I decided to have lunch at one of Los Angeles’ historical institution: the Apple Pan. The first time I was here I couldn’t eat anything since I was on the Master Cleanse. Don’t ask. I’ve tried a few times dining here

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Last weekend was the Silverlake Jubilee Festival, a smaller version of the Sunset Junction, mainly located on Myra Avenue, with three music stages, one stand-up stage, a shoo-loo of food trucks, and a few crafts merchandise vendors.Thanks to the Minty I got go to the Festival for flee last weekend. I was hoping her press badge got us more fleebies but it didn’t, and there was no real long line

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A friend had originally wanted her birthday shindig at the Blue Velvet but some rich kid rented the space out and her party was kicked out. This unfortunate situation did not stop me from dining at the Blue Velvet prior to her birthday gala. I had purchased a $100 gift certificate for like $10 on restaurant.com, and all I can say is THANK GOD because the Blue Velvet will leave a dent on your

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After Park’s Barbeque, Cat, Leeanne, and I headed to Cake Salon Bosco located in the Chapman Plaza for desserts. It was our first time there, and we loved the look of the place. Cat wants to own a tea shop that looks just like Cake Salon Bosco.The tables are cute—those are real coffee beans.The desserts are even cuter.They are just too pretty to eat. We ordered the raspberry milk chocolate,

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Park’s BBQ was on my friend and former colleague’s Leeanne’s “must dine again before I move to Switzerland” list, so Cat and I had our last supper with her last night. It was my first time dining at the restaurant, and I was excited because Park’s BBQ was the best at the Korean BBQ Festival last year. I was surprised that the interior is modern and clean, because it’s at a strip mall in the

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The Flying Pig is one of my new favorite food trucks. Joe and James, the chefs, are formerly trained at the Le Cordon Bleu. I’m finally trying to familiarize myself with ze names of chefs, owners, etc. One would think it comes easy for me since I have to know writers, directors, actors, agents, etc for my job, but it’s overwhelming to remember everyone’s damn names. The Flying Pig is not a new

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After reading Thrillist’s notice on the newly Brazilian pizzeria joint, Bella Vista offering a special all-you-can-eat pizza at $9.99 for the month of May yesterday morning ($15/person after May), I knew I was going there for lunch. I wished I had waited a week…I don’t think Bella Vista was prepared for the turn out, and the owner’s mother died on Mother’s Day. Awful. Really. My condolences go

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I learned something very valuable the other day. No matter how far you have to run the next day, do not drink the night before.It was the night before the Revlon 5K, and I decided to check out art exhibit opening at Rivera & Rivera…and few cocktails to justify taking the subway. I had the Cuban Society at Glance located at the JW Marriott LA Live, and it was such a good drink that I had to have

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Starry Kitchen is the newly crazed restaurant located in DTLA. The LA Weekly wrote up a great article on how they started out of their apartment. I was all excited to finally try their food with my friend just to find out that they only serve lunch…on the weekdays. How the hell am I supposed to try their food when I don’t work near DT?Well...thanks to Iceland’s volcanic ashes, my boss’ flight was

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I finally got a chance to check out one of Minty and Vixen’s favorite DTLA Happy Hour places. I love that Drago Centro’s Happy Hours are all night, every day. It should just be called Happy Weeknights. It’s great for people like me who can’t make it to DT until after 7pm…that’s when Happy Hour is normally over.Happy Hour people are seated at the bar or at the communal table. Beyond their

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I finally met the Godmother on Sunday.The godmother is the most talked about sandwich in Los Angeles, and you find her at Bay Cities Italian Deli & Bakery, the busiest deli I’ve ever been to. I got there just after 11AM right before chaos started and lucked out on parking. Everyone in town was heading to Bay Cities for lunch….first off Bay Cities Italian Deli & Bakery is a cute Italian grocery

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I am writing this post from my droid phone. How cool is that?

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I have a new crush, and it’s the Oaks Gourmet.I worked up a big appetite after helping out at LA Youth Network for Big Sunday, I figured the Oaks Gourmet was the perfect place to fill up. It’s located in the Beachwood Canyon area. They have a tiny, tiny parking lot. I picked the Oaks Gourmet because their burger is popular. The Oaks Gourmet sells fancy food and wine. I wanted to buy everything

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Pinks wanted his last meal with the crew to be at Benihana. I’ve actually never been to Benihana as I always imagined it to be filled with tourists or families with screaming kids. Well, I wasn’t too far off. There was a big family with three kids next to our group and most of the other people looked like they wanted to re-live their frats or sorority days. I was surprised how dark the restaurant

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Farts and I took Pinks out again for lunch to Izaka-ya by Katsu-ya, Pinks is moving to SF on Saturday. Izaka-ya by Katsu-ya is the less expensive version of Katsu-ya. We went there for their lunch deals. Farts and I misheard the lunch deal and thought it was $12 for salad, five sushi pieces and a roll and figured that wouldn’t be enough so we ordered additional rolls…it turned out the lunch deal

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I’ve always wanted to try one of the ethnic restaurants on Venice Blvd. so I was happy to see Tara’s Himalayan Cuisine on my foodie group’s monthly outing. Parking was a bit of a nightmare. They have a small parking lot but it was full. Our group was pretty big and some daredevils parked at Ralphs! There’s nothing fancy about Tara’s restaurant but their food. This restaurant was hopping on a

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The stars were aligned on Monday. As I drove to Alhambra Bowling Center for my fellow church goer’s once a month bowling event, I saw Mama’s Kitchen nearby! Mama’s Kitchen was on Minty’s Beef Roll Crawl list but we had an old address. It’s supposed to have the best beef rolls in town.This is what Mama looks like..Mama did not disappoint me. Her beef rolls were damn good. The rolls were not

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It didn’t take long for me to decide to go on the Minty’s Silverlake Fish Crawl last Sunday since I live nearby, and she only had five taco stands on her list…now if she had seven taco stands…To ensure that I could finish the crawl, I biked it. Most of the taco stands were not more than a mile a part.The Best Fish Taco in Ensenada was our first stop. I go here when I’m indecisive since they only

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It was the third night before my intern departed for home, Turkey, and when I found out that she has never had a mochi, I knew I had to take her Mikawaya in Little Tokyo. It recently turned a100 years old and is more known for their pastries, but I always go there for their $1.00 mochi ice cream. It’s the perfect dessert –cheap and guiltless unless you eat ten of them…for those who don’t know

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My friend Kat recently moved to Koreatown, so Banana Wonder and I decided to explore in her hood. Actually I used to live there when I was missing NYC, but there so many restaurants in Los Angeles and so little time. My Turkish intern joined us too –I have to make sure she explored as much of LA as possible before she leaves on Tuesday. We picked the Prince, the most recognizable and easiest to

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There’s nothing better than having a meal made by mamma after a shitty day. I just wanted to drown myself in good food after spending an entire day with whiny colleagues. My friend, her husband and sister, and I headed to Osteria Mamma because that’s where mamma is now. It was disheartening to hear that Mamma and her family were forced out of Osteria La Buca, which I will no longer step foot in.

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My friend Bubble Gum buzzed to see who wanted to go to Chego, and I of course could not resist. Neither could our friend AP who buzzed, “I’ll see you guys there! I am the Chegos!!!” He lives in NoCal, and I he was just as eager trying Chego too. Actually he was telling us that he was Chegos; Chego means “best” in Korean.Chego has given life to a small strip mall in Palms. The parking lot is

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I was planning on going to Red Hot Kitchen’s tasting after the Brewery Art Walk this past Saturday but then out the left corner, I spotted it, the World Fare Bus. Why drive further east when I have food in front of me?The World Fare Bus is relatively a new twittering food-on-wheels. They called the World Fare a “bustaurant” since it’s a Double-Decker bus, allowing customers to chillax on the 2nd

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What make LA FuXion unique from the other KBBQ food trucks are their tuna tostados. They are addicting. The sauce is not spicy but sweet. I almost want to say there’s mango in the sauce? They're a little bit on the pricy side--$3 for one tuna tostado, so best to do the combo meal: 2 tostados, 1 side and a drink for $8. For the sides, definitely do not order their Asian sweet potato fries. Like it

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Last Wednesday my Bible study group decided to meet up with another group at Dave & Buster since that’s the G-rated thing to do... It was my first time being at the adult version of Chucky Cheese. The organizer wanted us to eat there since you get a $10 play card with an entrée…but their food did not looked appealing whatsoever. I wasn’t in the mood to eat that shit. A few of us decided to dine

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I'm trying to fatten my intern before she returns to Turkey. I am just kidding. Actually I'm showing her that hamburgers can be really good, not just the Mickey D's and other fast food chains that she's accustomed to. I had to bring her to my favorite burger restaurant in Los Angeles, 25 Degrees. We grabbed a bite there before the Drones screening, which is an awesome indie film playing at the

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My stomach was still digesting the 3,000 calorie meal from Bludso’s when I had to head to C& O Cucina for my companion’s birthday, and it was a pre-fixed meal... I’ve been told that C&O Cucina was once a great Italian restaurant but they lowered their standard in order to accommodate the cookie-cutter residents and tourists. I couldn’t find the valet as there were five or six different

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This past Saturday I was down in Compton, the most desirable city in Los Angeles, to help out Compton Initiative. It’s an organization that plans to beautified Compton within forty years. I believe they do clean-ups quarterly if you’re interested in helping out the community. After leaving the home I was working at, I figured I support a local restaurant since it’s not every day that I’m in

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UpdatedMy Muslim intern was brave enough to attend my Bible study last Thursday – well we’re not studying the Bible, but St. Augustine’s “Confessions.” I figured the least I could do is take her out for dinner. I’ve been meaning to visit The Fix again as Paul the owner asked me to give it another shot after I wrote a negative review…so I figured I take my intern there. Thank goodness she’s not

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It’s amazing that within a little over a year of Umami Burger’s opening it has expanded to three more locations, but then again, their burgers are pretty damn good! My colleague Pinks is moving to San Francisco at the end of this month and since my boss was returning to the States on Sunday, Farts (another colleague) and I decided to take him to an early going away lunch and I couldn’t think of a

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I made a fool out of myself earlier this week. I had tweeted to find out if Starry Kitchen was opened for dinner as I was meeting up with my friend for dinner this past Wednesday. Starry Kitchen started out their apartment in North Hollywood and my friend confirmed that they’ve moved to Downtown so I assumed that they were opened for dinner, but then I saw that they open ‘til 3pm on their FB page

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After running 7 miles, there’s nothing better to do than to eat. Craving sushi, I decided to give Kazoku Sushi a try since it got good reviews, and they have Happy Hour until 7pm on the weekends! Kazoku Sushi is in Thai Town…and on Sunday it happened to be the Songkran (Thai New Year) Festival, so it was a real bitch getting there as Hollywood Blvd was shut down. I didn’t realized that Kazoku is

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VIP Harbor Seafood Restaurant is the only dim sum restaurant on the west of the 405. I was a bit nervous coming here for the first time for Chinese New Year Day after church since there are a lot of negative reviews. To my surprise, I enjoyed the food more than the Chinatown dim sum restaurants because VIP’s is less greasy but San Gabriel Valley restaurants still wins all; it’s just a pain to

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After attending Good Shepherd Catholic Church’s Good Friday service, I was torn on what to eat for lunch. Their bulletin noted that we’re only allowed one vegetarian meal on Good Friday…er…well, that’s a first for me. I’m not Catholic; it was just the only Good Friday service that I was able to attend. I was going to go to Capriotti’s but then I figured I should eat fettuccini because I knew

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Last Wednesday was the monthly “entertainment” foodie event. One of the members arranged an amazing pre-fix dinner for $21 (includes tip & pop) at RCA. At first, I was like where are we eating? RCA is like a pop or a media electronic company like Sony? I hate when people use acronyms. RCA stands for Red Corners Asia, not that would help me since Thai is definitely on the lower totem of my food

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Last Sunday I attended Minty’s Beef Roll Crawl. Now, Minty’s food crawls are pretty intense. They are nothing compare to training for a marathon. Most people drop out but only the best eaters make it to the finish line. The beef roll crawl wasn’t as insane as her Bahn Mi crawl, which had 8 or 9 restaurants. We lucked out and only had five restaurants.The first restaurant was Doe Jon Station.

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Returning to the office last week from a long….doctor’s visit, I checked out Plancha: A Taco Joint. I read that the owner used to work at Poquito Mas as an cashier. It’s in a strip mall and parking space is scarce, but in the evening it should be fine since most of the businesses close around 6. Set up is like Poquito Mas, Chipotle, etc –counter service, no table service. I went for their 3 for

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I love sushi. I can eat sushi all day. However having a sushi addiction is expensive. Luckily there’s Sushi Don. I was in the Valley last Saturday, roaming around, craving sushi, and one of my “I’m hungry, you should go here” app told me to go to Sushi Don.Sushi Don is in a strip mall so there’s plenty of parking in the lot. It’s relatively small, so I don’t recommend big groups to dine there.

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Can I have a drum roll please? I’ve finally dined at a Thomas Keller’s restaurant!!! Bouchon Bakery really doesn’t count since it’s just pastries and sweets and there’s no sit-down area. If Ad Hoc existed during Jesus’ life, He would have had his last supper there. After being crushed missing our reservation last, last Friday, we were determined to dine at Ad Hoc last, last Sunday. The funny

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Girard Winery was our last winery stop before we had our last supper in wine country. William from FolieA Deux Winery & Napa Cellars Tasting Room suggested us to head to Girard Winery since it’s near to Ad Hoc; he gave us a complimentary wine tasting card. Thanks William!Girard Winery’s interior is more modern than the other wineries we’ve visited. It has a cute patio, but since we were pressed

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Folie A Deux Winery & Napa Cellars Tasting Room was our 3rd winery stop on Sunday. We decided on Folie A Deux mainly for Ménage A Trios wines. I’ve never had an Ménage A Trois..wine, where three different grapes are mixed. This winery was very simple compared to the two other wineries. It’s not on a hilltop so there’s no majestic view of the Napa Valley. However, what this winery has that the

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I’ve always thought it would be boring wine tasting with someone who doesn’t have a high tolerance for alcohol but I realized that just meant more wine for me! Plus, Nat who joined me gets ill when drinking wine with sulfite…which is every wine at the tasting…and pretty much she can only take a swig and then spit into a container... that's just criminal for me. At the end I drank her container. I

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After (cough) eating breakfast for four hours at the Carneros Inn…it was now time to get my drinks on in wine country. I’m not a wine connoisseur but I’m picky, love wine, have a high tolerance, and more importantly I am one of those lucky Asians whose face does not turn red when consuming alcohol. My face turns red when I work out.A group of us headed to Artesa. Since you had to make

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I haven’t checked out any of the hotels in Napa, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the Carneros Inn was the most beautiful lodging venue in Napa. The Carneros Inn is walled off but not gated in its own community. There are little cottages where guests stay in, and there are also permanent residents who have purchased a cottage. We were told that that a cottage on the property costs $2.5 million…but

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I completely lucked out that the 17th Annual Taste of Yountville happened on the same weekend as my friends’ wedding…but then again the groom is a big foodie and he knows his friends are all good eaters…The 17th Annual Taste of Yountville was mainly located on Washington Street (where Bouchon Bistro & Bakery are) and on Madison St.—right off Highway 29. There were 13 restaurants and more than 20

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Last Saturday a companion and I squeezed a trip up to Bouchon Bakery before the wedding, after all we were in Thomas Keller’s land and it would be ashamed if a hippo doesn’t go.There was already a line out the door but it wasn’t that bad because the bakeshop is really tiny, and the register is literally five steps past the door. Stepping into Bouchon Bakery is like a kid entering a toy store; you

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After sobering up, I had to head back to SFO Airport for my ride to Napa; my ride was coming in. We were going to the most exciting restaurant on my list: Ad Hoc. Our reservation was at ten, and we were definitely cutting it very close. I waited at the car rental for her but as time passed by, I got really nervous and frustrated when she didn’t call at 8:35. Her plane was supposed to land at 8:

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After a few rounds of drinks at Rickhouse, my friends needed to sober up and there’s nothing faster to soak up the alcohol than greasy Chinese food. The problem was that none of us were familiar with Chinatown. Stumbling around on an up hill, we got tired pretty fast and settled on Far East Café, which has been around since the 1920s so it can’t be that bad, right?I was expecting the interior to

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After spending a couple hours at MOMA, I headed to Rickhouse where a few of my artistic friends from the past met up for drinks. I love Rickhouse’s interior! You feel like you’re on a wooden ship—especially after six drinks…or in an 18th century pub. The layout is a railroad style.They open the upstairs and the back after 4PM..? They don’t serve food just killer drinks. At this bar you refer the

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My cousin and I headed to Bluebottle Coffee Company after our breakfast at the Butler & the Chef Bistro.She knows that I’m a foodie so she took me there where they offer siphoned coffee before we headed to MOMA's 75th Anniversary exhibit. I love coffee but I’m far from a connoisseur. I can’t drink black coffee, so as much I wanted to see the contraption go to work, it would be a waste. It’s like

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I met up my cousin who's getting her PhD at Berkeley (she’s the smart one in the family) for breakfast at the Butler & Chef Bistro last Friday since I was up for a wedding in the wine country. I arrived into SFO Airport at 8:30 assuming that I would make it to the restaurant by 9:15 but boy was I wrong, and luckily my cousin knew that…I arrived at 9:45--.a fifteen-minute walk from the BART

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I gotta love where I work. I work within walking distance from Food Truck heaven. The food trucks fly in front of the Variety building or LACMA on Wilshire in the late mornings. I don’t go often because I don’t want to buy new clothes…but when I do, I gorge, picking something from every truck—total gluttony. It’s always best to go with someone so you can save more time, because the lines are a

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UpdatedDespite the ridiculous wait, I love Kogi. Of all the twittering food trucks, I visit the Kogi the most. On my most recent excursion, I ate my usual kalbi taco (scroll down for pix). An acquaintance ordered the kim chi quesadilla. Now I hate kim chi with a passion so I was completely taken back when I found myself enjoying the kim chi quesadilla. Normally it’s the sauce coating the cheese

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I met up with my friends this past Sunday at Matsuda, a cute family-owned sushi restaurant in Studio City. They originally wanted to go to Sushi Nozawa, but they didn't realized that place is really expensive and plus they are closed on Sundays. Matsuda is the opposite of Sushi Nozawa. The chef will not kill you if you order spicy tuna rolls, and that's what we ate. Their crispy rice with spicy

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When you live in Los Angeles, you learned to hate driving--especially in traffic, so when my out-of-town friend was staying at a hotel in smack-dab Disney hell, I knew I had to make the most of the trip and didn't want to take her to some touristy eatery yet I was tired of driving so I thought the Hacienda Tivoli Terrace would have been a perfect place but to our bad luck it was closed. Well, I

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Remembered that time when you decided to take another route home, you're eyes all red, while Police's "Can't Stand Losing You" was blasting in the car, slowly stopping in front of a familiar apartment waiting for a person to come out? You're in a trance until someone yelled out, "You're crazy!" You started to feel all embarrassed for stalking your ex. No, I was not the stalker; it was my

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I did something really stupid.I have to lose 10 lbs to fit into a dress for a wedding by March 20th, so I ate the worst food possible for brunch on Sunday. Canele's famous thick French toast. I know, I'm screwed. On top of it, I'm a bit under the weather, so I haven't really been working out. So screwed.The first time I was at Canele was earlier this year with Minty but we went for dinner. Food

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Thanks to my friend Shaz, I have a new addiction: Cowboys & Turbans' chicken soft tacos and ice chai tea. I'll have to admit I was a bit nervous trying their food because Indian food does not sit well in my tummy and is at the bottom of the list. There are two locations, one next to the El Rey Theater and the other is at a stripmall in Silverlake; it replaced my favorite pizza joint in Silverlake

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Ricky's Fish Tacos has become the hottest fish taco stand in Los Angeles. The menu is pretty simple: 1) fish taco or 2) shrimp taco, and you have to stalk him on Twitter like the food trucks because he's not always at Sunset Junction.I was excited to finally try his fish tacos before my improv class because people swore that his fish tacos are the best ever in LA. I was quite disappointed with my

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I rarely leave the office for lunch, so when I do... I'll take a 2.5 hour break and that's when I take advantage of a restaurant's lunch prefix. When I saw that Craft started a lunch prefix for $35, I knew that was my ticket to trying their food on my measly salary--it's much faster and less of a headache way than finding a date who will take me there. Well, I did have a date, my girlfriend

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My friends and I ditched our Chinese-ness after our early Chinese New Year dinner celebration at the Manderette Cafe and headed to Susina Bakery & Cafe for desserts. I heart Susina Bakery & Cafe. I wished I can eat Susina's cakes every day but I'm not one of those lucky bastards who can eat everything in sight and not gain an ounce.I was hoping that Cathy and Leeanne would settled on one cake

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It's the Year of the Tiger!It has become a tradition for my former Chinese colleagues, Cathy, Leeanne and I to dine once a year in celebration for Chinese New Year (CNY). Well Leeanne isn't actually Chinese; she's a Pacific Islander although she doesn't prefer to be called that --she's Filipino. Unlike most holidays that happens on the same day every year, CNY follows the Lunar calendar--

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My friends invited me to their exclusive food group that meets up once a month. Most of the people who are in the group are in my profession, the biz. I hate networking mainly because I'm terrible at it; I'm just not "Hollywood." I am very good at eating and drinking though, and much rather talk about food, so it just made since for me to go to their February event: a taco truck crawl in the

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I love Dine LA Week! Dine LA Week is when everyone in town takes advantage of the somewhat easy-on-the-wallet 3-course meal at selected restaurants. There are three pricing groups: inexpensive, moderate, and expensive. I usually go straight to the restaurants that are expensive. Now it is wise to check out their Dine LA week menu to make sure it's worth spending the money even though the 3-course

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When my friends and I saw Mozza2Go on Black Board Eats, we knew that would be our next chow time together. For those who are not familiar with BBE, the website offers great deals at popular restaurants. Since we got 30% off our take-out at Mozza2Go, we went crazy with our order. I placed the ordered in the morning because I am told if you order last minute you will have to wait awhile...parking

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I met up with a friend at the Allston Yacht Club to pre-celebrate the holiday before she left for New York. She lives within walking distance to AYC and wanted to dine there before the new year. I was expecting portholes and sailor outfits, but AYC is a simple, semi-modern colorful restaurant.AYC continues its predecessor 15 with their early dinner 3-course dinner for $16 available from 5:30-7:

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I am surprised that it took me a really long time to take advantage of Little Dom’s $15 3-course dinner on Mondays. Before taking off to NYC for the marathon, I met up with Banana Wonder, and Katrina yesterday. Katrina and I got there on time…and Banana Wonder was with her Greek tutor studying…anatomy and showed up almost an hour later. We didn’t know how popular Little Dom was on a Monday so we

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Before my friend Christy moved to Chicago, she wanted to dine at a Peruvian restaurant since that’s where she and her husband will go in March for their honeymoon. I suggested Mo-Chica since I’ve always wanted to go there. I missed the part that it was located in a building that looked more like a swap meet, the Mercado La Paloma. Ok, it’s better than a swap meet, where they sell a bunch of

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My colleagues had their baby shower the other day and the food display was just amazing that I had to write it up! They had hired another friend's brother (who happens to be my former colleague) to prepare the lunch food. Now, the "chef" was always bragging how his sister always wanted to him to cook for them and how an awesome cook he was, and I briefly sampled some of his food earlier this year

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I celebrated my cousin’s birthday the other day at Habana, located at the Lab mall in Costa Mesa. I always get worry when she picks the restaurant…because she’s pretty easy when it comes to food. To my surprise, it’s a cute Cuban restaurant for a “mall” restaurant. I wished I took pictures of the restaurant because the outdoor patio where we dined at was nice. However, I soon found out that the

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We had our last dinner/after party at the Ultra Supper Club. It’s a medium size restaurant/club.There’s a small outdoor area on street level. The rooftop bar is more spacious.We had split the restaurant in halves –regulars:and VIPsAs I was waiting for the talents to arrive , I snacked on a mini slider…and spicy tuna tartar on a sesame cracker..There was nothing significant about their mini slider

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My last lunch in Toronto was at Globe Bistro. I had to pick a restaurant where I can meet up our publicist’s intern and do some damage control. Our publicist lost her mind and on top of having her intern do everything she refused to reimburse her. People in the biz are psycho…What better way than to take her out? And of course I reimburse her. I was disappointed that the rooftop dining area

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The best part of handling the film festivals is the dinner parties. Nom, nom, nom! Our Canadian distributor hired an amazing party planner who picked Jacobs & Co Steakhouse for our dinners. It is customary to have a dinner party before the film’s premiere at the festival or after if you have an early screen time. We had three films at TIFF so we dined there twice –probably easier to negotiate the

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I learned the hard way that most restaurants closed early on Sunday nights. It was around 9:15pm and I was craving sushi. Most of the good restaurants were located around Bloor...twenty minutes away from hotel. Luckily Fune Japanese Restaurant was opened, which is a five-minute walk from the Hilton. You take the stairs down to the restaurant…obviously I took this photo on my way out…I sat at the

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After being dumpling’d out, I ventured down Queen Street. I was told that Queen Street had a bunch of cute non-chained stores. It’s the equivalent of Melrose. After walking for a few hours, I had a sweet tooth craving and went to Dufflet Pastries, which is supposedly Toronto’s “Sweet Lady Jane.” I found it odd that the shelf was pretty empty, but then again it was close to closing.Dufflet

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I made it a mission to try at least one dumpling restaurant in Toronto. I decided on the Dumpling House Restaurant since it was highly recommended and near my hotel. It’s a typical Chinese restaurant – simple. As you can see the kitchen is up front at the entrance where the cooks make the dumplings.I started off with the scallion pancake, which was too thick for me, and it could use more

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My day continued to be hell. I met up with our Canadian publicists and our dysfunctional publicist, working on all my guest lists, preparing the tickets, blah, blah, blah. Time flies by really fast when you're running around with your head cut off, and the next thing I knew my stomach was telling me that it was 9PM. Being in unfamiliar territory, our Canadian distributor, Shawn recommended Opus

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I wear many hats at work. When our film gets accepted at a film festival, I jump in to organize the dinner party, premiere, after party, and travel arrangements. It's a lot of work...but I don't mind because it's a challenge and it gives me a chance to eat!I took the red-eye out on September 10th and landed in the wee morning on 9/11 (yes, I was a bit nervous flying...). I took the shuttle in

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This review is only for the Park Hyatt Toronto’s 18th floor roof lounge.The last time I was here was in 2006 when I decided to “pop” by in Toronto and say hello to my sister when I was driving cross-country. I was virtually in Canada for twenty-six hours before heading down to Chicago. My sister told me that the Park Hyatt’s roof lounge bar have the best view of the city. As you can see, she was

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The next day my boss took me out to the 3rd Stop for my birthday. I like the 3rd Stop...but I was hoping to go to an unmarked territory. 3rd Stop is the ideal bar/finger food restaurant that you go to after work where you can watch sports or chill outside. Boss likes their beer list, but I hate beer and always go for their sangria.I started off with the spicy tuna tartar with wontons. I know, it

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After a night of debauchery at the Association, the Golden Gopher Bar, and the Broadway Bar, it was time to soak in the alcohol with my very 1st Original Tommy's burger and chili cheese fries at the Original stand. At this point, I don't remembered much...but I must have loved it since I just found the messy food wrapper the next morning...I am amazed at myself that I managed to take photos of

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After the Gorbals, we stumbled to Cole's since there was no dessert at the Gorbals. I've been to Cole's for dinner and let me just there is no comparison between Cole's French dip vs Philippe the Original; Cole's is way better! I find Philiippe's meat to be on the dry side and lacking flavor. I am a huge fan of Cole's bacon potato salad. I really enjoy their drinks. In the back there's the

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I was hoping to continue eating well on my birthday at the newly opened top chef Ilan Hall’s Gorbals…but fate reminded me that I was celebrating my “odd” years. Now one can say that I am being harsh as it was opening night but time have passed, and it’s clear the reviews are not positive.Gorbals is located in the Alexandria Hotel, which desperately needs a face-lift. The restaurant’s interior

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This review is dedicated to Jane who inspired me to get back to blogging. Today’s date is November 18, 2009 but I am noting it under August 29, 2009. Now, it might not be kosher to write about one’s experience months later but fuck it, it’s my blog.August 28th is the Hungry, Hungry, Hungry Hippo’s birthday. Yes it was my 31st birthday. Thirty-one…one…I am firm believer of not celebrating my “odd”

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Disclaimer: I am allergic to crustacean, and I do not like eating food that has a slimy texture (i.e. oyster, clams, squid, eggplant, zucchini, etc.).The gods were telling me something when I went on a Tuesday to find Wakasan closed; I should have seen the omen. I had wanted to go to Wakasan for months since they offer this amazing 12-course meal for $35!? It’s a bargain….but not when you have

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After my Chinese New Year dinner with the ladies, I tried to sweat off from all the meat I ate and jogged/walked nine miles and for some reason since I was able to accomplish the distance, I figured I could do a marathon! 9 miles to 26.2 miles? It's the same thing right? I know, sometimes I'm crazy and impulsive but that's what makes life interesting --when you challenge yourself the impossible

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Since I was on my way to the Convention Center downtown to pick up my LA Marathon bib, I thought it made sense to grab some brunch at Bottega Louie. I’ve heard amazing things about Bottega Louie, and wanted to see if they were true or if it was all too good to be true. One step into Bottega Louie’s space you feel like you’re in New York City, and it’s really hard not to be a fan of the restaurant

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I am finally writing about my dining experience at Barbrix (yes, I fudged the date)—that is the problem when you eat more than what you can write…the evening had started incredibly rocky. I had made the reservation a week ago just to find my two friends and I to dine all the way in the back at the counter, sitting on the stools right in front where the chef cooks…now I normally don’t mind sitting

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Sandwiches and Sausages were the missing ingredients to the Fairfax district until the Golden State moved in. Ok you have Canter’s but that’s a 24 hour Jewish deli that serves e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g minus Chinese. It’s a new hippity hoppity simple eatery offering sandwiches and sausages. I lucked out finding a metered parking space in front of the joint. Had I came in the evening, I would have spent

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There is nothing better than a nice, greasy cheeseburger after getting a 2:30 time in the OC Half Marathon. I tagged along with my cousin and her friends to Hennessey’s Tavern in Dana Point to celebrate a colleague’s birthday, not me completing my first half marathon. The birthday boy turned 50, so I guess I shouldn’t be selfish… Apparently Hennessey’s Tavern is a chained bar/restaurant –no

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After my lunch at So Hyang Korean Restaurant, I swung by Nutty Berry. I’m not a frozen yogurt fan. In fact I hate it. I hate Pinkberry. I can’t wrap my mind why people love frozen sour milk. However, I saw Nutty Berry on my way back to the office and figured I give it a shot since it’s not “Pinkberry.’ Nutty Berry is a Do-It-Yourself froyo place unlike Pinkberry where the staff gets it for you.I

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I heart In-N-Out’s animal-style burgers!This is a general review for In-N-Out. It’s pretty amazing that they’ve been making quality food since 1948. Everything is made fresh there. There are no microwaves and frozen French fries! The milkshakes are made with ice cream. The burgers are fantastic and cheap! They were the first place that I went to that offered animal-style burger –instead of bread

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Met up with a friend after work last week at Sushi Kai since Glendale was the mid-point of where we worked, and even though we were craving sushi, we should have picked a different cuisine…like Mediterranean? Sushi Kai actually received great reviews, but maybe the patrons were comparing it to other sushi restaurants in Glendale?We started off with their special albacore sashimi w/ crunchy

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