Ever since Osteria Mozza, Italian food has made its way back into my life. It’s not that I disliked Italian, it’s just that I never had GOOD Italian food. It all tasted the same. It was all a lot of carbs and tomato sauce. Dumpling Man, having many preferences above Italian, was also a contributing…
Category: Los Angeles
Magnolia Bakery
Why oh why is there such a cupcake craze? Why not cookies (my personal favorite)? Why not brownies? Why not donuts? I guess I’m not much of a cake person surprisingly. I prefer a good pie or tart. In any case, when it comes to cupcakes, I am a follower and I agree that Sprinkles…
Test Kitchen: Young Team
This food blog has become both a blessing and a curse. It is a blessing because I am reconnecting with old friends and also making new friends. People are just coming out of the wood work wanting to eat and try new places with me. It is a curse because dining at this level is burning a…
Musha
I often don’t get too many opportunities to try small portioned foods such as izakaya, yakitori, or tapas (somehow dim sum does not fall under this category) because Dumpling Man likes his food in large sizable quantities. My sister on the other hand, Triple F (for Food, Fun, and Frivolity), not to be confused with my sister-in-law,…
Melisse
I have a special treat for all my dedicated readers! Today’s entry has been written by my foodie friend, WonTuan. Unlike my guest writer, I’ll keep it BRIEF, and let him explain the why’s, who’s, and what’s. **************************************************************************** So I guess I should start off by declaring that I’m the first guest writer for this blog—the rightful…
Church & State
Church & State had been on my “to try” list for some time, but after the change in chef’s I heard the food was not as mind blowingly good. In addition to that, RCM and Triple T went there and said it was just OK. So Church & State got bumped down on the list. My…
Osteria La Buca
I love to catch up with friends and use that as a pretense to try new restaurants. Don’t get me wrong. I enjoy the company of my buddies, but I also enjoy EATING. Killing two birds with one stone is how I like to think about it. So when it was time to spend some…
Josie
The last outting with Dumpling Man’s friends was at Osteria Mozza. How do you follow up that?!?! EXACTLY! There’s no follow up to Osteria Mozza. Nothing even comes close. Josie had the unfortunate luck of being our next spot for dinner. Not that I was ever really comparing Josie’s to Mozza. It’s totally different cuisine,…
Cafe Brasil
Who doesn’t love meat? Well, I suppose vegetarians don’t, but the rest of us usual enjoy dead animal to feast upon. Who does meat best? Well I guess that’s just a debate for the ages. Is it Koreans? Brazilians? Americans? Argentinians? Ah who knows, but I enjoy it all! I went to try a new…
Mario’s Peruvian
I went to this place a while ago but have never been able to go back. I love lomo saltado. I was quite taken aback when I had lomo saltado for the first time. It was at the UCLA dormitory cafeteria. I was really surprised to find that lomo saltado is like a dish my…
Harajuku Crepe
That stretch of Little Santa Monica over by Rodeo and Beverly is filled with high end shopping and cute little shops. Before Harajuku Crepes came along, the same space used to be occupied by Fulfilled which was pretty tastey but overpriced and probably led to its downfall. I think Harajuku Crepes could go down that same path….
Overworked. Underfed. 