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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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Chinese New Year without Hong Baos

January 30, 2012 dinner event

I miss a lot of things about Singapore, but one thing I’ve been missing, especially during this Chinese New Year season, is the hong baos. Hong bao—literally, “red package” (红包)— is a little red envelope that relatives and elders give to single people. They are filled with real CASH. In Korea, we call it “sae [...]

Tagged as: beef, bun, casserole, chinese, dean sin world, dumplings, fish, meatballs, montery park, noodles, pork, shanghai, xiao long bao

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When I feel FAT

January 23, 2012 dinner event

Is there a word as disgusting, taboo and feared as F-A-T? Not at this age, in this society. I can’t speak for all the women in the world, but the word “fat” isn’t in my daily verbal repertoire. But guess what? That word enters my mind pretty frequently. It happens mostly when I’m stressed out. [...]

Tagged as: burger, eating disorders, farmer's market, grove, Hollywood, lamb, Little Spain, Los Angeles, milkshake, Short Order, Spanish, tapas

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The best Thai Town outside of Thailand

January 19, 2012 dinner event

Some people caution parents of young kids never to waste time and money on exotic travels. I think there’s some truth in it. When I was young, my parents took me, my brother and my cousin (who lived with our family for 10 years) around the countries of Southeast Asia whenever they could afford it. [...]

Tagged as: Asian, beef, blood, dessert, Hollywood, Los Angeles, noodles, taro, tendons, Thai, thai town, tripe

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And that’s how we do Christmas

December 26, 2011 dinner event

I know that all of you who have celebrated Christmas and attended Christmas parties are still clutching your swinging food bellies, still groaning for the night (or day)’s festivity to subside from your system. So if it’s torture for you to view another “Look at my Christmas gluttony!!” post, this post is not for you. [...]

Tagged as: christmas, dessert, dinner, hanukkah, Italian, Jewish, pasta, racial

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Christmas Cookie Exchange Party

December 23, 2011 dinner event

My friend Tracy’s parents were gone to Hawaii for a week, so she did the most appropriate thing for a girl left alone at a big house in the Hollywood hills: throw a party. But since we’re no longer in high school and fascinated by the idea of irresponsible drinking and sex, the party was [...]

Tagged as: christmas, coffee, cookies, wine

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