Archive for the ‘Food: Los Angeles’ Category

September 3, 2004 21

Joymart (Little Tokyo)

By in 06: Downtown LA

Joymart in Little Tokyo is a very yummy Japanese/Asian restaurant in non-traditional style. Their food is so yummy that even normal pan-fried vegetables are really delicious too! We go there for lunch during work sometimes (a 2-3 hour lunch break ^^;;). The interior is very pretentious exotic mixed of Tibetan, Japanese, Thai, Chinese and so […]

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August 29, 2004 Off

Vanille de Pastissarie (San Marino)

By in 01: San Gabriel

As for cakes, there’re more and more nice Taiwanese-owned pastries and bakery opening here these days (maybe it’s a sign of the growth of Chinese community in LA has reached the point where not only essential things but delicate/luxury things are starting to be in demand?). Such as this one Vanille de Pastissarie at San […]

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August 26, 2004 5

Julienne (San Marino)

By in 02: Pasadena

Back to work today, but yesterday I lunched alone at Julienne, a French cafe in San Marino (a rather upscale suburb nearby my house). It has a gourmet boutique right next door selling lots of yummy stuffs. I bought this thing called “terrain” (pate-ish thing layered like a terrain for flatbread or biscuits) there for […]

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August 20, 2004 14

Atlantic Cafe (Old Town Pasadena)

By in 02: Pasadena

Lunch at Atlantic Cafe, a Cuban cafe at the cold side of Old Town Pasadena. It sure looks too slick to be authentic, but oh well ^^;; I like to go there because it is always the only restaurant with empty tables even on a crazy Friday night (it should be a bad thing ^^;;). […]

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August 17, 2004 16

Casbah Cafe (Silver lake)

By in 05: Silver Lake + Echo Park

Spent a great day at Silver Lake. We had lunch at Casbah Cafe, a Morrocaan cafe+boutique with a French and Mediterrian-inspired menu…the outdoor and interior is so beautiful, very bohemien and ethnic. We shared the “Trio Plate”, which consist the Italian salami, Prosciutto and turkey ham, very yummy. They also has the Mediterrean dessert Baclava […]

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