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A Culinary Gypsy Caravan at LudoBites 8.0

February 12, 2012 blog meet-up

Long-time readers will know that I eat pretty modestly. Most of the places I visit are low-key, hole-in-the-wall places. I love to “discover” a new cultural dish and as a full-time student, I don’t have the funds to visit a restaurant listed over two dollar signs on Yelp. I mean…well, what kind of eateries would [...]

Tagged as: dessert, dinner, French, fusion, Lemon Moon, Los Angeles, Ludo Lefebvre, LudoBites 8.0, multi-course, wine

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My almost favorite restaurant in Los Angeles

February 2, 2012 blog meet-up

When I tell people I have a food blog, the subsequent question is always: So what is your favorite restaurant in Los Angeles? Well, that is just not a fair question. I don’t think I have ever answered the question directly before, because there are just so many factors to weigh in deciding the “best” [...]

Tagged as: Asian, chicken rendang, coconut, cookies, culver city, curry, deep-fried, Jewish, Los Angeles, Lukshon, lunch, malaysian, matzo ball, pomegranate, rice, salad, Sang Yoon, shanghai, tea

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What is Baco?

January 25, 2012 blog meet-up

Language is a such a wonderful, ever-evolving thing. If I were a bit smarter and academic, I would have loved to study linguistics in college. It’s fascinating to see how language reflects the culture and events of a time, place and people. It’s always shifting and advancing to both more complex and simpler structures, with [...]

Tagged as: baco, Baco Mercat, downtown, mexican, pickles, pizza, taco

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Invitation to The Secret Fork

December 21, 2011 blog meet-up

I must have done something right, because I got invited to a secret event downtown last Saturday. Actually, okay, I didn’t do anything. My friend Marilyn, who works for LA Canvas, got the invitation and I tagged along as her plus-one. But no matter—it was a semi-private market situated at an undisclosed area very, very [...]

Tagged as: brownies, business, cupcakes, dessert, downtown, local, Los Angeles, mole, Secret Fork, tamale, vendors

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Afternoon Tea Like the Hobbits

December 13, 2011 blog meet-up

Today, I finished my last final. I feel relieved, but mostly I feel regret because I know I bombed a couple of them. The fault was entirely mine; my attention drifted in the middle of my examination week and I just didn’t prepare enough for them. Confession: the day before a final, I had an [...]

Tagged as: beach, cheese, coffee, hotel, santa monica, Shutters, tea, wine

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A Fairy Tale Dinner with a Fairy Blogger

November 30, 2011 blog meet-up

I’ve never liked Disney fairy tales very much even as a little girl. (Picture credit by Tumblr) Sleeping Beauty was more like Weeping Idiot to me because all she did was boo-hoo about the stranger who randomly joined her in an awful song and then the moron had to go prick her finger on a [...]

Tagged as: beef, bel air, dessert, dinner, disney, grapefruit, hotel bel-air, kabocha, mushrooms, princess, salad, seafood, truffles, wolfgang puck

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