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April 21, 2008 3

Red Corner Asia (Thai Town)

By in 04: Los Feliz

Red Corner Asia is one of our usual work day lunch spot especially with a large group. And by ‘usual’ it means we know what we wanted and rarely tried new things. One time a freelancer finally ordered something different: the Yum Cripsy Catfish: Shredded white meat of catfish, deep fried until golden brown, served […]

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April 18, 2008 2

Fritto Misto (Santa Monica)

By in 16: Santa Monica

The place I’m freelancing at have catering for lunch. Their daily rotation consists of businesses around the area, so despite I’m right around the corner of Fritto Misto and Bay Cities, I rarely go out for lunch. And one day, we have Fritto Misto (1, 2). It was almost like a ‘best of’. Incredible~~

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April 18, 2008 2

Yungui Garden (Monterey Park)

By in 01: San Gabriel, Favorite Food Entries

We went back for more Yunnan rice noodles (old entry). We got the right item this time. The delicious Cold Noodle. It taste very strong with bold, vinegary sauce, pickled cabbages and salted grounded meat. Their signature Across the Bridge Rice Noodle. Too bad the ingredients were mixed in the soup by the waitress before […]

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April 17, 2008 3

Il Capriccio Wood Fire Pizzeria (Los Feliz)

By in 04: Los Feliz

We spotted this Pizza joint one day and walked in to try. It’s owned by the same people from Il Capriccio on Vermont (never been to). Mushroom Soup. The front window is lined with chopped wood, to emphasis their “Wood Fired Oven” image? (popular step up point for recent LA Pizza scene 😉 ) We […]

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April 16, 2008 3

Patisserie Chantilly (Lomita)

By in 17: South Bay

A trip to Lomita mostly includes a stop at this Japanese Patisserie (and we needed tea to wash down those butter). Lovely Caramel Expresso A strawberry mousse cake I forgot the name of. The cakes are about $3 each. They’re very delicate and pretty, but “delicate” sometimes synonyms with “tiny.” 😉 Cafe Blanc ‘s cakes […]

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