Overworked. Underfed.

Abigaile

Before Little Sister and Dia de Campo, there was Abigaile. I’m not sure why it took me so long to try out this place since I jumped on Little Sister and Dia de Campo straight out of the gate. Biker-holic (formerly known as Audio Monkey) and Manicure Queen brunched it up with me at this…

Dumpling Dinner Party

It seems like I’ve been ho-ing it up with Hobag a lot lately. Well maybe it’s because none of the rest of my so-called “friends” ever asks me to hang out hmmm??? It’s likely your loss because if you’re not hanging out with me, you’re probably not eating all that well. Hobag’s donut and my…

Canelé

When Hobag invited me to brunch and a hike, I said, “Meh, I don’t really like brunch.” Those words are like blasphemy to the majority of people. People just LOVE breakfast foods. I’m not sure why I don’t go gaga for omelettes and breakfast burritos. I guess I didn’t grow up eating those kinds of…

Twenty Eight

So I first tried Top Chef finalist Shirley Chung’s cooking at her pop up at The Playground 2.0. I liked most of the food we had there, especially her hand cut noodles. It was a pricey meal to say the least, but I like to support new talent and understand that sometimes you are paying,…

Night + Market

I love Thai food. It’s a cuisine that packs so much flavor and punch in every bite. Salty, sweet, sour, spicy, and your mouth just explodes. Night + Market makes a point of making all of that the focus of its food. It’s more tame sister restaurant, Talesai, serves your run of the mill Thai dishes…

BO-Beau Kitchen + Bar

When Buff Bear said he had some days off to hang out, I said, “YAY, let’s go somewhere new!” He was willing to come to my neck of the woods, but I wanted to check out what was cooking in his hood, Long Beach. Yeah, I guess nobody thinks of Long Beach as a food…

San Shi Go

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Orange County has some pretty good sushi. When Pushy & Stubborn told me his go-to sushi joint is San Shi Go, I sorta scoffed. I had been to the location in Laguna Beach and was totally underwhelmed by their large selection of rolls and other sushi…

Capital Noodle Bar

The Irvine Asian food scene continues to grow with each passing year. New eateries are popping up here and there. A notable addition to the Chinese offerings here is Capital Noodle Bar, which is related to Capital Seafood. The latter is Irvine’s mediocre attempt at dim sum. Sadly, I’ve been here many times because, frankly…

Bestia

Bestia is one of the hot restaurants in LA that has alluded me for some time now. It’s been open for a few years and many have extolled its solid offerings, especially the pastas. I’ve tried to come here not once but twice with Ho Bag. Once she cancelled on me, and once I cancelled…

Fish Dinner Party

One of the main reasons to upgrade the camera was to try and do more cooking blog entries. Sooooo, that has really yet to happen, but then one day my friends and I had a spontaneous dinner party. It was really great because everyone pitched in and cooked something as opposed to most of my…

The Tasting Kitchen

I was doing SO well and totally getting caught up on my blogging and THEN…I moved into a black frickin’ hole for a solid 2 weeks. Some people say it’s totally refreshing to be off the grid for a while. Those people are not just crazy, they are CUR-RAZY! I burned through my month’s data…

Screendoor

Southern food is not really my favorite food. The food is just too heavy and low on the vegetable/high fiber component. I’m not a healthnut really, but I prefer balance in my diet and Southern food represents everything wrong with the American diet in this country. So you’ll rarely see my seek out Southern food,…