I’ve always been meaning to return to the LA Food & Wine Festival. It’s taken me 3 years to do so, but better late than never right? With all the food and drink you can eat, these festivals are an utter delight to attend if you can swallow the price tag. The price has significantly dropped…
Category: SoCal
Animal
Animal 435 N. Fairfax Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90036 Yelp It’s been years (6 to be exact) since I’ve been to Animal. It’s not exactly an “everyday eats” kind of restaurant. If it were, we would all be keeling over from heart attacks. The food is nothing short of rich and excessive, but in the…
Wonjo Unyang Bulgogi
After a post breakfast stroll taking in the gray morning mist of Haeundae Beach… …we headed over to Gwangalli Beach where we were treated to a stunning view of the Gwangandaegyo Bridge or “Diamond Bridge.” The bridge may seem a little underwhelming here, but it is beautiful at nighttime.
Wonjo Jeonbokjook
We started off day 2 with a drive back to Haeundae Beach for a taste of Busan’s tastiest abalone porridge. Chinese and Koreans are really big on abalone. Koreans seem to like making it into porridge. I’ve seen abalone flavored instant porridge and ramen at the Korean supermarkets, but never really had any fresh versions…
Sam Sam Hwe Jip
I’ve always considered myself to be fairly experienced when it comes to Korean cuisine, considering I am not Korean nor do I have many Korean influences in my life (i.e. Korean friends, etc). My trip to South Korea proved me to be quite the noob. I tried so many different Korean dishes I never even…
Vaca
Vaca 695 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Yelp My first experience at Chef Amar Santana’s Broadway Bar was a bit underwhelming. While things were good, I was expecting more pop considering Chef Santana made it all the way to the finale of this past season of Top Chef. Going into Vaca, I still…
Broadway Bar by Amar Santana
Broadway Bar by Amar Santana 328 Glenneyre Street Laguna Beach, CA 92651 Yelp Watching this past season of Top Chef, I was in giddy disbelief that one of the contestants had his own restaurant just a hop, skip, and a jump away from my backyard. He just wasn’t any contestant. Amar Santana ended up being a…
Yakiniku Hiro BBQ
Yakiniku Hiro BBQ Multiple locations throughout Kyoto After plenty of sushi, noodles, and curry pans, I was looking forward to some grilled meats. There wasn’t any great consensus as to the best yakiniku in Tokyo or Kyoto for that matter, but I decided on Hiro. The place was pretty full for a weeknight, so maybe…
Sizuya
Sizuya Multiple locations throughout Kyoto There’s not much in the way of breakfast restaurants in Japan. It just seems like bakeries for some quick pastries and baked goodies are the best breakfast options. We were lucky to be staying so close to one of Sizuya’s many locations, its most popular one at Kyoto Station. There were…
Omen Udon
Omen Udon Multiple locations throughout Kyoto On our last day in Kyoto was spent checking out the multitude of temples around Kiyomizudera Temple. The temple, the view, and the surrounding narrow streets were breathtaking but severely marred by the THRONGS of tourists teeming through every nook and cranny of that area. It made the morning…
Kitsuneya
Kitsuneya Google Maps If you’ve ever been to Tsukiji Market, you’ve surely come across Kitsuneya. It is located in the outer market along the main row of restaurant stands that line the main street, Shin-Ohashi Dori. This area of the market is quite a reprieve from the cramped alleyways of the rest of the outer…
Eight Korean BBQ
Eight Korean BBQ 6681 Beach Blvd Buena Park, CA 90621 Yelp Who doesn’t love Korean BBQ? Obviously vegetarians are excluded from this rhetorical question. I can’t say most people would say they would love Korean BBQ if it’s pork at the center of it all. At least I can’t say I would be excited, until I…
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