My sibs and I love to find quirky pieces in thrift stores, so we explore Hermosa Beach and stumble upon Lopalopa. A DJ spins tunes as you shop the excellent collection of old T’s and worn denim. My sister Julia and I finally made our way to Kogi and sampled the famous Korean tacos. And…
Category: Restaurant Recs
A Taste of Tiradentes
Before I left on a two week adventure to South America, I asked a few friends for recommendations on what and where to eat in Brazil. I’d heard of course of feijoada, the national bean and pork dish, and was looking forward to lush tropical fruits (acai smoothies here I come!). Two girlfriends, separately, recommended…
Get Your Res On: Andres Carne de Res
Warning: the following post is littered with cheesy Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory lyrics. An intense chocolate or arepa craving may occur after reading. ‘Cause I’ve got a golden ticket. I’ve got a golden chance to make my way. And with a golden ticket, it’s going to be a golden day! After an hour…
MASA: Oven to Table
I am not so much a bread person. Carbohydrates don’t excited me, unless I happen to be in Paris. I can easily forgo most pastas, rice and rolls. Filler foods, who needs ’em? That is, unless we’re talking about flaky croissants aux amandes or heavenly pain au chocolat. These works of art can lure me…
Popeye Pie Perfection at Jim Lahey’s Co.
If you get a group of cooks together, they are definitely going to spend most of their time talking about food. Inevitably, topics such as “where’s your favorite x,y, or z” lead to fun food field trips. My most recent one was a pizza discussion, which lead to an excursion. Being from Southern California, I…
Eat Your Veggies at Manfred’s & Vin
After a full day of sitting inside a darkened tent for the MAD Symposium held in Copenhagen, we were ready for a bit of sun and a meal where we could all sit down and chew over the material we had just spent 8 hours digesting. Our group of seven hopped in two taxis and…
Lucky Rice, Lucky Me
Lucky Rice is a festival that celebrates and promotes all things Asian– an event that speaks to my inner Asian self (I often tell people I’m half Asian and frequently I just get nods. It’s practically the truth!). I’ve been traveling through the spicy lands for years now and feel very at home when I’m…
Kuala Lumpur, An Exercise in Eating
I was sitting in my hotel room two weeks ago hovering the mouse arrow over the buy button at the bottom of AirAsia’s promotion flight to Kuala Lumpur. I needed to do a visa run, but the most important part of the crossing the border part was which country I would renew my papers in….
A New Adventure in Thailand Starts off Spicy
My first day in Bangkok was exactly what I wanted it to be. Actually maybe just a little bit more. I came off the airplane anxious to shake 22 hours of sitting out of my body. Oh yeah, first I had to take a taxi into the city. Then I could shake it off. A…
Cruising Colorado’s Cuisine
My sister Julia invited me out to spend a long weekend with her in Vail and Aspen. Having never been to either, I quickly penciled in the dates on my calendar and booked a flight to Denver. Not only was I interested in the snowboarding part of her “inspiration” trip (and I don’t mind so…
In the Wintery Midwest, Laotian Food Provides the Heat
My sister has been living in Madison, Wisconsin for six months now. If I happen to call her in the mornings, she’s usually driving to work and making exclamations about the scenery. “There are llamas out here! And so many cows. And miniature horses! There’s corn fields and barns, and corn fields and barns.” Everything…
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