Ever since the Japanese bookstore closed down it’s been awhile I stepped into to the Little Tokyo shopping center on Alameda Street. There used to be a great Japanese yoshoku (western food) place called Lauren on the 3rd floor which we loved, but it was closed down in early 2000 due to the owner’s retirement. […]
Tags: Healthy, Japanese, Microbiotic, Vegetarian
Ever since Freda and I started Potatomato back in 2004 we’ve been blogging about eating in Los Angeles for 6 years now. We originally started the blog as a motivation for us to explore this city and go to neighbourhoods we normally wouldn’t venture to (ex: Gardena, Lomita…etc). So it’s hard to believe that it’s […]
Tags: Japanese
One time the topic of “best soba in LA” came up, other than Otafuku , someone recommended Ichimiann Bamboo Garden. Also hidden away in the Torrance/Gardena area, Ichimiann locates on a quiet small empty street that’s easy to miss. The interior is hole-in-the-wall and very small. The place was quite packed when we were there, […]
Finally down to the last entry of my eating report in Taipei, and it’s ending with a bang. Taipei has abundant of cheap good eats, but what about gourmet fine dining? While I was doing research on Taipei dining from blogs I read about this very special place called DaShan WuJia 大山無價. It’s a gourmet […]
Tags: fashionable, Japanese, Prix fixe, scenery, Taiwanese
There’s an extremely popular Japanese restaurant called Hizenya near our hotel that specializes in Unagi rice bowl. Apparently Taiwan is one of the biggest Unagi exports for Japan and this place is famous for fresh and quality freshwater eels. It’s very cheap too (about $4-6 a bowl, depends on the size), perhaps that’s why it’s […]
Tags: Japanese
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