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Havana 1957

What’s a trip to Miami without taking in the Cuban culture of this heterogeneously Latin city? We went for a quick brunch at a chain of Cuban restaurants called Havana 1957. Bruin Bear took an earlier flight out, but she was raving about the flan here, which unfortunately they were not serving, it being 10am…

Yardbird Southern Table

I think everyone would agree that Yardbird was the foodie highlight of our Miami trip. The food was spot on, well executed, and delighted all of our hungry tummies, which were left with food babies just before our privately chartered boat trip for the afternoon. No matter though, I just never took off my dress/cover…

OLA

To celebrate the end of her single days and the beginning of a wonderful married life, Bruin Bear and I planned a kick ass trip to Miami for our dearest friend Care Bear. Miami was Care Bear’s choice, but the food picks were pretty much all mine. No surprise there right? It was a challenge…

Black Hogg

There are some restaurants in Silverlake/Echo Park/Los Feliz area I’ve been wanting to try for a while now. The problem is, these places are somewhat far or troublesome to get to because it usually requires traversing through DTLA and it’s better to have DTLA be your final destination given the horrific traffic. So it can…

Son of a Gun

Son of a Gun is one of those rare restaurants that really wowed me the first time I dined there. I’ve recommended this place to numerous friends visiting LA, looking to have the best LA dining experience. After my first visit, I concluded that Son of a Gun was really doing something special here. So…

King Hua

Dim sum has to fall into the same category as sushi, for it’s lack of varying descriptors. Also, while all sushi looks the same, all dim sum looks the same as well. As a result, dim sum isn’t all that exciting to blog about, but I still do it because good dim sum deserves some…

B Patisserie

Though I have yet to try the wondrous deliciousness of the famed Cronut, I would argue that B Patisserie’s Kouign-Amann (pronounced queen ahman) has to be some stiff West Coast competition. I don’t know why I had never heard of this Kouign-Amann before. It is ridiculously amazing. Like any good bakery, B Patisserie serves an…

Range

I’m really beginning to appreciate the food scene in San Francisco more and more these days. It’s definitely a much more refined food scene than LA. The restaurants seem more ingredient driven and have that “farm-to-table” thing going on. It’s also a nice change of pace to come to San Francisco and let another foodie…

Badmaash

Over the years, I’ve come to love braises and stews. In that same vein, I’ve come to appreciate the varying brown spicy mushiness of Indian food. I guess I just like food that doesn’t require a lot of teeth to eat and enjoy. I love food for the senile and edentulous! I don’t think I…

Oumi Sasaya

The South Bay has its fair share of excellent Japanese restaurants. Triple T being the stereotypical Taiwanese Japan-o-phile, feels right at home here. Why do Taiwanese people love everything Japanese? I have no idea, but it’s like they were brainwashed from the womb to worship anything and everything “made in Japan.” If you’re reading this,…

Scratch Bar

LA is seriously lacking in fine dining options, but its not like the chefs in this city aren’t giving it a go. Take for instance Scratch Bar, which is a newly opened addition to La Cienega’s famed restaurant row. I suppose it’s not necessarily trying to achieve the fine dining benchmark, but I guess it’s…

Tar & Roses

Welcome to the first post of 2014. Granted this meal happened many weeks back in 2013, but better late than never. I’ll admit that ever since Eleven Madison Park, I’ve been unenthusiastic about trying new restaurants in LA, expecting disappointment at every corner. How could anything ever top EMP? But Tar & Roses showed me…