Mine: Special Salad $10 & Ginger Creme Brulee (yum!) We were supposed to go to a deli but it was closed on Monday, so my boss suggested the nearby “Chaya”, at first I didn’t registered it is THAT Chaya. O,o It is just as I expected: pretentious LA fusion Asian place that’s more about the […]
Posts Tagged ‘Fusion’
October 3, 2005
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The Lilly (Monrovia)
By Freda in 02: PasadenaSuper peppery breadstick. Baked Clams (tiny) Oxtail Stew and Coconut Pudding. We came here long ago when it was called Cafe de Lilly, when it was an okay $$$ French Bistro. The lamp + pavement interior impressed me most. One day it closed. It resurrects (same Chinese owner) as a cheaper and more generic wine […]
March 13, 2005
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Maison Akira (Pasadena)
By Joan in 02: Pasadena, Favorite Food EntriesDue to a Feng Shui supersititious, RP treated us to dinner at Maison Akira to celebrate her birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY woman~! \^o^/ (we’re going to treat you even better next time ^_-). Originally we booked Malo (at Silverlake) but it is not a vegetarian-friendly place. Neither is French really. ^^;; Anyway we lunched here before […]
February 15, 2005
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Beacon (Culver City)
By Freda in 13: Culver CityBack to No.1 Best of 2004 (according to LAmag) for lunch, giving it another evaluation. It is fully packed, all the customers are yuppies in their 30s-40s that correlate with pretentious-ness and overpricey vibe inside. Yaki Udon $8.50 soooo plain~ but strangely addictive as I couldn’t stop eating it. The udon are very fresh. But […]
January 23, 2005
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Beacon (Culver City)
By Joan in 13: Culver CityNo.1 in LA eh? So we went there out of curiousity. It’s inside a plaza I’ve been to before, nearby there are nice furniture stores and cafes (and ‘Last Chance‘, the little designer brand fashion outlet that you all ought to know ^_-). The interior is cold cement & minimal designy (in fact quite like […]
