Our new freelancers have been bringing in lunch for everyone (prepared the night before and heat up in our kitschy little kitchen)! We had cajun chicken the other day. This time Vasil made us a gourmet Russian stuffed fish. It is simply jaw-openingly AMAZING! He even prepared the side veggie (beautiful coordination) and mash potatoes […]
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July 24, 2005
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Alcove (Los Feliz)
By Freda in 04: Los FelizBrunch at Alcove (see old entry). Cobb Omelette (bacon, avacado, blue cheese) was huge and heavy. The Spinach Egg Puff with Cheese was so-so, the puff too soggy and cheese layer a bit too rubbery texture for my liking. Unlike that red velvet cake last time, the St. Honore cake was fantastic! It was marron […]
July 23, 2005
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New Concept (Monterey Park)
By Freda in 01: San GabrielA fairly new and popular dim-sum place to try! It is crowded and long waiting lines as usual. The Curry Squid was very bad (the fishballs are really ghetto HK street venders quality). And most disappointing of all, they didn’t have the pan-fried radish cake as regular menu (only the steam kind). That is my […]
July 22, 2005
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Mauro’s Cafe (Melrose)
By Freda in 09: WehoGave up on two overtly crowded cafes on Melrose after failing to find parking, we ended up at Fred Segal as last resort (at that point we were dying of thirst and hunger). Bolognese and Salmon Cream pastas. Not too bad. But the place was crowded with the Hollywood crowd (err).
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July 19, 2005
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Le Marmiton (Montana Ave.)
By Freda in 16: Santa MonicaQuite far from my office but meet up with Yan for lunch here anyway :p I was shocked to find that Le Marmiton‘s space was chopped in half. Now there’s only the bakery area with far less tables. Their pate is always good. I had the Grilled Foie Gras, a bit dry outside and small […]
