American
California Chicken Cafe, Hollywood
California Chicken Cafe is my favorite chicken place. I’ve been a loyal fan and have been going to the Melrose location for over 10 years. Situated near Highland and on Melrose, California Chicken Caf
August 2009
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American
Rotisserie Chicken of California, Pasadena
Almost forced to try yet-another chicken place. . . my friend took me to Rotisserie Chicken of California in Pasadena. I don’t know why . . . but there’s a smattering list of Chicken and Rotisserie an
Fusion
Don Chow Tacos, Los Angeles
Don Chow’s Tacos were located, last Friday, in a cool area of Silverlake. I didn’t know that there was a hip crowd with some cool venues in that part of LA. I’ve been meaning to try all these differen
Dessert
Dots Cupcakes, Pasadena
In the spirit of Cupcakes – the third in my Pasadena trilogy of cupcakes – Dots Cupcakes. Recently I posted my thoughts about Violet’s Cakes and Polkatots, both in Pasadena.
Dessert
Polkatots, Pasadena
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Mexican
Wake and Late, Los Angeles
Last night, after some K-town drinking. . .a couple of friends and I went to Carnitas Michoacan. I had never heard or been there, but my friends were raving about it. After considering Pinks, Kogi, an
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Shows, Podcasts, Twitters, and Sites I Frequent, Santa...
These sites, shows, twitters, and podcasts are some of the media that i enjoy. I don’t necessarily keep up with all of them. . .all the time. .. but most of them, some of the time.
Fusion
TASTE Food Hall, Los Angeles
I first heard about Umami from from Good Food from KCRW. Almost anything that Evan Kleiman and Jonathan Gold says, I would almost want to try. In addition, I admit i was intrigued with the idea of any
American
The Hat, Alhambra
The Hat is one of the places I have frequented for awhile, now. This old fashioned hamburger stand sits on the corner of Garfield and Valley in Alhambra. The Hat just celebrated its 60th anniversary a
Mexican
Lucky Boy Drive-in, Los Angeles
Lucky Boy has many loyal followers that lay claim of the best breakfast burrito. Even Los Angeles Magazine boasted about the burrito as well – I believe it was in the May 2009 issue. Many of my friend
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Tanqueray Rangpur
If you ever get the chance to have a gin & tonic, I suggest that you try Tanqueray’s Rangpur Gin. Currently, it is my personal favorite, over my long standing Bombay Sapphire Gin.
Italian
Pizza Patron, Los Angeles
Here are three sites that I came across about Pizza. One is about a one man’s quest to make a great pizza – in Atlanta. Another is from men’s magazine that talks about US’s top 25 pizzas. And the last
Bakery
The Rose Cafe, Venice
I found The Rose Cafe through their yummy Lemon Hazelnut Meringue. But this trek, started years ago – over 15 years ago, when I first had the dessert in Pasadena. The Old Town Bakery, had a terrific d
Chinese
永合成馳名煲仔飯, Hong Kong
BBQ Pork on Rice is one of my all time favorite meals EVER. These two pictures are from Hong Kong. One is from the Hong Kong International Airport and the other is from a small place on Hong Kong Isla
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Santa Monica Farmers Market, Santa Monica
Wednesdays in Santa Monica mean one thing – Farmer’s Market day The Wednesday Market is one of the largest and most diverse grower’s only markets in the state. Their website also states that some of t
German
Wurstküche, Downtown LA
Wurstküche, located near little Tokyo, recently opened in the past year. They fill the void, here in Los Angeles, of a needed german influenced Sausage & Beer house. I could be wrong . . . but that’s
Mexican
Tacos El Gallito, Pasadena
Recently, after a night of fun and drinks, we were looking for a place to grub on. Some of the time, we usually go to a Cantonese cafe in Monterey Park or Alhambra to get our late night fix. But this
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Plate By Plate 2009
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