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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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Shamed by Stinky Tofu

January 1, 2012 eating out

I’m so ashamed. My Mandarin speaking skill is failing me. Ever since I’ve moved out west to Los Angeles, I’ve had little chance to speak conversational Mandarin. When I was living in Northern Virginia, where I attended my dad’s Chinese church, I would at least have the chance to speak Mandarin every Sunday at church. [...]

Tagged as: Alhambra, chinese, Lee's Garden, noodles, omelet, pork, rice, San Gabriel Valley, shrimp, stinky tofu, taiwanese, tofu

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The Role of a “Blundering Fool”

December 10, 2011 eating out

This summer, I had the honor of meeting Jonathan Gold in person. Jonathan Gold is one of my favorite writers. I admire him greatly for his magical writing skills, his infectious appetite and curiosity for different cultures and food. He’s kind of a role model for me in terms of the kind of professional writing [...]

Tagged as: Boyle Heights, cheese, chips, mexican, rice, salsa, seafood, shrimp, spicy

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They say “Don’t go east of 110 in Los Angeles.”

December 9, 2011 eating out

There’s a semi-serious joke in Los Angeles: “Don’t go east of 110 Freeway.” When I took my brother and friends up Mt. Hollywood and we stood by the cliff gazing down into the vast landscape of Los Angeles, I pointed out the different areas to them easily. See those skyscrapers over there? That’s downtown. See [...]

Tagged as: Boyle Heights, chicken, dinner, East Los Angeles, egg, Japanese, natto, Otomisan, oyakodon, rice, sashimi, soy beans, sushi

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How a Real Woman Eats

November 22, 2011 eating out

I think I have a cure to L.A. traffic. Four foreign words: 포장마차 pronounced “pojang macha.” Pojang machas are these street stalls set up like big tents that weave the hustle-bustle streets in Korean cities. You can’t miss it, especially when the weather is cold and you get baited into the tent by the puff [...]

Tagged as: chinese, dumplings, fishcake, food court, fusion, jajangmyun, Japanese, kimchi, Korean, koreatown, noodles, odeng, rice, soup, street food, sushi

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A Little Tokyo Day Trip

November 14, 2011 eating out

It’s a silly running joke between my internship director and me that I’m obsessed with Little Tokyo. I’m really not. I do love Little Tokyo, but I somehow hang out a lot there just because all the new hip restaurants somehow seem to cluster around that little neighborhood north of downtown Los Angeles. Also, it’s [...]

Tagged as: cafe demitasse, coffee, croquette, curry, deep-fried, dessert, dinner, fat spoon, fu-ga, ice-cream, izakaya, Japanese, little tokyo, lunch, pasta, rice, scallop, sea urchin, seafood, shrimp, sushi, uni

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