Archive for the ‘By Cuisine’ Category
Pass on Pinkberry - Give Me Red Mango
Sunday, June 1, 2008 15:00 11 CommentsSo the fro-yo craze is still going strong in L.A. It seems like there is a Pinkberry, Red Mango, Ce Fiore, or a “Fakeberry” just about everywhere. I enjoy the occasional Pinkberry, but I never really jumped on board this trend… until now. I finally gave Red Mango a chance, and [...]
Green Village
Thursday, May 29, 2008 9:51 No CommentsThe family and I went to Green Village for dinner over the weekend. The place was fancy compared to most of the Chinese restaurants we go to and the prices certainly reflect slightly more upscale decor.
We started off with a cold plate of koufu (vegan). It’s a famous Shanghainese dish made out of [...]
Chinese Breakfast Showdown II
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 21:43 4 CommentsIt’s time for Chinese Breakfast Showdown Part 2. Part 2? Where and what is Part 1? It’s Yi Mei vs. Yung Ho. This time, I will compare Yi Mei Monterey Park (review) to Four Sea in Hacienda Heights.
First and foremost is the savory dou jiang (soy milk). There was a bit [...]
AOC wine and tapas restaurant
Monday, May 26, 2008 23:09 6 CommentsTo celebrate our anniversary, the BF treated me out to a wine and tapas restaurant called AOC. The food is roughly mediterranean and comes out in small dishes to be shared with the whole table. The space itself is sleek and modern while still being cozy and warm. We were seated upstairs in [...]
Benser - tasty?
Sunday, May 25, 2008 13:49 4 CommentsI’m not really sure what the English name for this restaurant is, but it’s on the corner of Life Plaza. It initially was just a dessert place specializing in Chinese desserts like mango pudding and shaved ice, but now it’s on the hand-shaved (dao xiao) bandwagon.
The BF ordered the house special vegetarian noodle soup. [...]
Electric Karma ~ Exotic Ambiance
Saturday, May 24, 2008 11:46 1 CommentLast year my feelings about Indian food went from 0-10 in a matter of one week. Prior to that time, I ignorantly assumed all Indian food was “covered in curry,” which was, in my mind, a thick, pungent green sauce I’d tried in Australia and quite disliked. Eventually a friend convinced me to try Electric [...]
Valley Greek Festival
Thursday, May 22, 2008 9:13 5 CommentsDo I like Greek food? As my best gal pal Vanessa would say: does a one legged duck swim in a circle?
The answer is a resounding Ne! (which sounds like no, but is actually yes, in Greek.)
Now that my Grandma has passed I don’t get Greek food cooked for me nearly as often as I [...]
Ichimiann Bamboo Garden
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 19:29 No CommentsSitting in part of an unassuming building next to a Foster’s Freeze was the most delicious bowl of soba I have ever had in my life. It may be a hyperbole, but the soba I had at Ichimiann Bamboo garden was life changing soba; I will never look at these buckwheat noodles the same [...]