Thai
Spice Basil
When I was a kid, I ate in Alhambra fairly frequently. There was one restaurant in particular that I went to. I can’t recall the name of it or how the food was. I really only remember it because it was an art deco building, which stood out for that area. [...]
Naraya ~ A Fresh Take on Thai
I had driven by this tucked-away Thai place a hundred times, down S. Robertson, on my way to the 10 freeway. Late one night I was craving a new, close-to-home (BH) Thai experience so I meandered into Naraya and was pleasantly surprised. The tiny space possessed a casual, Zen elegance and the food was both unique [...]
Celadon — an exquisite experience
Celadon is a beautiful restaurant and bar/lounge that offers a unique experience. This is definitely the kind of romantic venue you could take someone special to, though the menu is actually skewed towards shared plates, hence ideal for groups of 4-5 or more.
Adjacent to the main bar are a few lounge rooms, [...]
ZenChi Cafe
For over a year I have driven past a nice-looking venue (at 11334 Moorpark, just east of Tujunga) where a posted sign promised “ZenChi – Coming 05.â€? Eventually the sign was changed to read “Ok….2006.â€?
Funny! At least these restaurateurs have a sense of humour.
Well at long last ZenChi Cafe [...]
Red Corner Asia - Thaitown
Last week, J and I went to Yai for some Thai fare. We were in the mood for noodles and again, we revisited Thaitown in a span of one week. I remembered reading Jonathan Gold’s review on Red Corner Asia and how he describes it as one of the more popular places in Thaitown to [...]
Yai Thai Cuisine - Thaitown
After reading Santos of Meet Me At the Corner of Third & Fairfax’s mouth-watering posting of Thai noodles, I had to go check it out. Coming from a Chinese & Thai influence, I was always exposed to fish sauce (nam pla) and shrimp paste odors as well as many delicious variations of noodles. For a [...]
Family Cookbook — on the final stretch
So, I haven’t posted for a while because I’ve been pretty busy compiling a cookbook of treasured family recipes.
It’s taken a lot longer than I thought it would, to test and photograph about 20 recipes from my sisters, my Mum, her brother (Uncle Ray) and a couple of my cousins.
The sensational recipes I [...]
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