Happy Holidays! I went with a group of 10 to try Hunan food at San Gabriel Valley. Hunan is a regional Chinese cuisine that’s signature for the dry hot kind of spicy flavor (as opposed to Szechuan’s numbing hot). And as the pictures show, the food has bold, vibrant colors. Everyone was gulping down bottles […]
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December 27, 2007
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Hunan Seafood Restaurant (San Gabriel)
By Freda in 01: San Gabriel, Favorite Food Entries
December 21, 2007
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Sprinkles Cupcakes
By Freda in 09: WehoIt’s the party season so we are behind in our posts. Many offices get these beautiful Sprinkles Cupcakes. They’re lovely treats, yum~ The decorative ‘graphics’ on top are a bit hard though.
Tags: Pastry
November 30, 2007
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Shin Sen Gumi – Ramen (San Gabriel)
By Freda in 01: San GabrielNo need to head over to South Bay for Shin Sen Gumi‘s Ramen anymore~ 😀 They opened a chain at San Gabriel for awhile. As expected there’re long queue everytime we went. The ordering paper gave you choices for 1) hard, normal or soft noodle, 2) oily, normal, less oily soup and 3) strong, normal […]
November 29, 2007
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Koutoubia (West LA)
By Freda in 11: West LAMy friend and I went to this Moroccan restaurant on Westwood, which has a confusing entrance. There’re two juxtapositioning doors, one saids Cafe Momo and the other saids Koutoubia. I think the former is the lounge, the later the restaurant. They shared the same kitchen anyway. The interior is dimly lit, quiet and romantic. Before […]
Tags: Lamb, Middle Eastern, Morocaan
November 27, 2007
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Shellfish Company (Santa Barbara)
By Freda in 05: US OtherMore Santa Barbara, this time it’s for our family vacation. It’s those times when you treat your parents for the fresh local seafood or that bowl of amazing clam chowder at the wharf or pier. We lined up at this very crowded (usually a sure sign?) Shellfish Company at the Stearns Wharf. We waited for […]
