Restaurants
Punjabi Tacos
We had dinner at Radhika Bistro in South Pasadena, CA. I have had many tacos in my day, including Japanese tacos, but this one is really unusual – a Punjabi Taco. Radhika calls itself a “modern Indian bistro.” But while Indian tacos might be an attempt to jump on the LA trend-wagon, they really […]
Continue ReadingJasmine Café
Last Friday night, our youngest daughter, Grace, had her first 7th grade dance at her new school. She had her new friends over to “primp / prep” for the dance. We decided that we would drop them off at the dance and eat somewhere close to school. We chose the Jasmine Café in San Marino. I […]
Continue ReadingDim Sum
Dim sum is the Cantonese term for a type of Chinese dish that involves small individual portions of food, usually served in a small steamer basket or on a small plate. Sunday morning we were invited by our new friends for Dim Sum at a wonderful restaurant in Alhambra, CA. I happen to love Dim […]
Continue ReadingWoodSpoon
Last night we went to this amazing Brazilian “hole in the wall” restaurant in downtown Los Angeles called WoodSpoon. I had seen it on The Best Thing I Ever Ate with Giada De Laurentiis. Her husband took her there for the Brazilian Chicken Pot Pie, which has hearts of palm, olives and roasted corn. It was excellent, […]
Continue ReadingJapanese Tacos!
Yesterday, I went to a little Japanese fast food restaurant for lunch and they were featuring Japanese Tacos – beef, chicken or salmon. Really? I thought it was completely ridiculous, so I ordered the Chicken with miso-sesame vinaigrette, green onion relish & spicy salsa roja on a soft corn tortilla. It turned out to be completely […]
Continue ReadingMedjool Dates Stuffed with Chorizo & Melted Gruyère
The Tuck Shop I was in Phoenix last weekend and went to a wonderful restaurant called The Tuck Shop. It’s billed as neighborhood comfort food. I ordered a “small plate” of Medjool dates, stuffed with Schreiner’s chorizo and baked with Gruyere, which were savory sweet and delicious with melted cheese. The recipe below is my take on this dish. […]
Continue ReadingTheater of the Absurd
After surfing the net in an incredibly random way, I found out that the best restaurant in the world at this very moment is Noma in Copenhagen, Denmark. Here are some specialties on the menu: Salsify and milk skin Truffle from Gotland Langoustine and seawater Parsley and rye Chestnuts and bleak roe Walnuts and cress […]
Continue ReadingHanging with My Husband
My husband, Eric, has taken the day off. We usually spend a day in December, Christmas shopping and have a wonderful lunch somewhere. We have a reservation at Susan Feniger’s (one of my favorite chefs) new (as of March 2009) restaurant called Street in Los Angeles. It’s street food from around the world. What could […]
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