This time it’s my turn to try the organic Mediterranean vegetarian sensation (?) Elf Cafe (Joan’s previous report) in Echo Park. Tiny space, rustic decor and cool eclectic selection of vintage music (jazz, bollywood), and best of all there was no wait on the Wednesday night. Cinnamon spiced almond and olives are served when you […]
Tags: Mediterrean, Vegan, Vegetarian
Once again we came to this famous soba house at Torrance. We wanted to order the Sea Urchin Udon but they were out… Sanshoku Wariko Soba – Trio of mini sobas consisted 1) salmon roe, 2) seasoned herring grated nagaimo yam (my fav), 3) nameko mushrooms. The bowls looked smaller than the photos suggested. Fresh […]
Who knew there’s a cute French bakery La Maison du Pain in the middle of a street surrounded mostly by auto shops! This Wilshire Vista neighborhood seems to be growing with cool looking boutiques spotting here and there. We tried order from their menu: Croque Monsieur & Croque Madame. The sunny side up egg on […]
Finally made it to Boule, the gorgeous chocolatier/boutique on La Cienaga. Macarons as floral arrangement~ We’re surrounded by all these fine pastries and sweets (they have canele!). Persia: Pistachio bavoroise, sour cherry gelee, pistachio dacquoise. Simple exquisite! The sugared flower petal can be eaten~ Not too sweet; the mousse is airy and got a florally […]
Tags: Cake, French, Patisserie
The update is a bit slow this past week because I had a computer crash scare. I finally got everything recovered and backup. Remember the Baco night? We went back to try Opus Restaurant‘s very tempting $30 three course tasting menu. Just like as David said, we got extra courses that rounded up at 7 […]
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