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February 25, 2008 6

Asia de Cuba (Sunset Blvd.)

By in 09: Weho

My co-workers and I managed to make it to the last day of the dineLA Restaurant Event at Asia de Cuba, the Asian and Latin fusion restaurant at the Mondrian Hotel. They had a $22 three courses lunch which is a really good deal for this $$$$ long-time trendy “scene” restaurant. It’s got a really […]

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February 19, 2008 5

Hanoi (Little Saigon)

By in 18: Greater LA, Favorite Food Entries

We stopped by Little Saigon for some good Vietnamese food. Since it was the weekend before Tet (Vietnamese New Year, same day as the Chinese New year), the neighborhood was extremely crowded. I found several recommendations from Chowhound, though due to the insane holiday traffic we settled into the first place on the list we […]

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February 15, 2008 2

Cafe Blanc (Costa Mesa)

By in 18: Greater LA, Favorite Food Entries

Jon and I went to Orange Country few weekends ago so it was a good chance to check out the Japanese french bakery Cafe Blanc. I always love Japanese take on French pasteries for the delicacy and refinement. Such as Chantillily (1 and 2) or Patisserie Sadaharu Aoki at Paris. Other good, similar French style […]

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February 6, 2008 3

Scallops and saffron cream sauce spaghetti

By in Food: Kitchen

I got some “affordable” saffron from Trader Joe so I wanted to try cooking with it. I always love the seafood cream sauce spaghetti from Akane Chaya so I found a recipes from the internet that’s quite similar to it. The ingredients were easy to prepare, just lots of chopped shallots and butter with some […]

January 24, 2008 3

Blue Hen (Eagle Rock)

By in 03: Eagle Rock

Been hanging out more often at the Eagle rock area due to the wonderful neighbourhood market Fresh and Easy. It’s a great alternative to Trader Joe’s and everything I’ve tried so far tasted good! Anyways, I’ve been sick ever since the new year began, so eating light and healthy has been the priority these days. […]

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