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# Gastronomy Blog by Cathy Chaplin

Exploring the world, one meal at a time.

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- [{plate-by-plate} Valle - San Diego](https://gastronomyblog.com/2026/06/29/restaurant-review-valle-san-diego/) - Plate-by-plate of chef Roberto Alcocer's tasting menu ($220) at Michelin-starred Valle in Oceanside, California, on Saturday, April 18, 2026. To start, botanas on the patio overlooking the Oceanside Pier. Dreamiest setting. Agua Fresca | Tomatillo, hoja santa, epazote infusion. Fish Taco. Not Oyster | Oyster leaf, seaweed broth, borage flower. Huitlacoche Infladitas. Valle's main dining room.
- [{swoon} Spanish French Toast at Atelier Manna](https://gastronomyblog.com/2026/07/05/spanish-french-toast-at-atelier-manna-encinitas-san-diego/) - Let me tell you about the torrija ($28), or Spanish French toast, served at Atelier Manna in Encinitas, California. Chef Andrew Bachelier’s standout dish starts with an entire third of a sourdough loaf that's locally sourced from Prager Brothers. It's steamed until pliable, saturated with sweetened custard, soaked overnight, and baked to order. The result
- [{swoon} Apple Cider Donuts at Wright's Farm](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/12/22/wrights-farm/) - I hope you don't mind that I'm writing about one of fall's most delectable delights on the first day of winter. Seasonality is hardly important when considering apple cider doughnuts this good. While in upstate New York this past September for an American Chinese food symposium, The Astronomer and I made a pit stop at Wright's Farm to partake
- [{plate-by-plate} Jeune et Jolie - San Diego](https://gastronomyblog.com/2026/07/02/restaurant-review-jeune-et-jolie-san-diego/) - Plate-by-plate of chef Eric Bosts’s pre-fixe menu ($120) at Michelin-starred Jeune et Jolie in Carlsbad, California, on Friday, May 15, 2026. OYSTER on the half shell ($30) | Sea cow (WA), Shigoku (WA), Pacific gold reserve (CA). SAZERAC | Brown butter rye, banana, mavin, toasted caraway ($20). Tuna tartare tartlets. -- UN TARTARE | Anderson Ranch
- [{plate-by-plate} 24 Suns - San Diego](https://gastronomyblog.com/2026/06/26/24-suns-restaurant-san-diego-oceanside/) - Plate-by-plate of chefs Nic Webber and Jacob Jordan’s Lunar New Year (Solar Term 5 of 24) tasting menu ($165) at 24 Suns in Oceanside, California, on Friday, April 17, 2026. Choose your own adventure: à la carte or tasting menu. Shrimp Toast | Fermented ginger and wasubala (a wasabi-arugula crossed micro green). Shaoxing's Redemption |
- [San Javier Farm Restaurant - Loreto, Mexico](https://gastronomyblog.com/2026/06/24/san-javier-farm-restaurant-loreto-mexico/) - A day trip to San Javier, a mountainous village located 22 miles southwest of Loreto, provided one of the most memorable meals of the trip. In addition to its stunning 18th-century stone mission and centuries-old olive orchards, San Javier is home to chef Saúl Torres Cárdenas' farm-to-table restaurant San Javier Farm (23880 San Javier, Baja
- [{Leftovers} Lanzhou Beef Noodle Soup Edition](https://gastronomyblog.com/2020/02/19/lanzhou-beef-noodle-soup-arcadia-pigs-feet-cold-appetizers/) - Two years ago: Cosa Buona – Los Angeles (Echo Park)Three years ago: Cento Pasta Bar – Los Angeles (Downtown)Four years ago: Union Square Donuts – BostonFive years ago: Bestia – Los AngelesSix years ago: Cafe Artist – Garden GroveSeven years ago: Mile End Sandwich – New York CityEight years ago: Hungry Cat – Los Angeles (Hollywood)Nine years ago: Mori Sushi – Los AngelesTen
- [The Real Tradwives of Loreto, Mexico](https://gastronomyblog.com/2026/06/22/rancho-la-mesa-loreto-mexico/) - Ballerina Farm has nothing on Rancho La Mesa, a traditional Mexican ranch located about a 30-minute drive from the heart of Loreto. It is one of a hundred or so family-run operations that dot the region. A local expert from Loretours took our group of food and travel writers to the ranch and served as
- [{The Best Day Ever} Fishing for Yellowtail in Loreto, Mexico](https://gastronomyblog.com/2026/06/11/fishing-for-yellowtail-in-loreto-mexico/) - Summer 2026 is off to a roaring start with a five-day jaunt to Loreto, Mexico, courtesy of Visit Baja California Sur. I was a part of a small group of food and travel writers (Hi, Lisa and Sam!) invited to experience the region's gastronomic delights and cultural attractions, which included a sampling of Loreto's restaurants,
- [Here's Looking At You - Los Angeles (Koreatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2022/06/12/heres-looking-at-you-4/) - 3901 West 6th StreetLos Angeles, CA 90020Phone: 213-568-3573 A trip down memory lane with Here's Looking At You... Pop-up days at Unit 120 in Chinatown in 2016 Moving into Koreatown in summer 2016, friends and family with Thien Date night with The Astronomer in 2017 Weekend brunch with the family in 2019
- [The Year in Delicious: Top 10 Bites of 2025](https://gastronomyblog.com/2026/01/21/top-10-bites-of-2025/) - 2025 was one for the books. Navigating the aftermath of the Eaton Fires while rejiggering life beyond a nine-to-five was immensely challenging at times. I remember more than a few middle-of-the-night wake-ups and lots of wandering in the sun without a destination in mind. Displacement was especially disorienting, and my heart goes out to my
- [{Plate-by-Plate} Lilo - Carlsbad](https://gastronomyblog.com/2026/02/21/lilo-restaurant-carlsbad-san-diego-tasting-menu-photos/) - Plate-by-plate of chef Eric Bost’s Michelin-starred tasting menu ($265) at Lilo on Thursday, December 4, 2025. Alfresco Carlsbad evening to start. Non-alcoholic fizzy welcome drink. DEER ISLE PETITE SCALLOP | Fermented Raspberry. Citrus Fern. Marigold. BIG EYE TUNA AND WAYGU BEEF CROUSTADE | Radish. Ginger. Wasabi. Meyer Lemon. SANTA BARBARA SEA URCHIN | Butternut Squash.
- [New England Clam Chowder with Waxy Potatoes](https://gastronomyblog.com/2026/05/06/new-england-clam-chowder-with-waxy-potatoes/) - The Astronomer and I celebrated our sixteenth wedding anniversary toward the tail end of April. In line with tradition, we relived our wedding banquet at Five Star Seafood Restaurant in San Gabriel (which unbeknownst to us moved across the street into the ballroom of the Hilton) and I prepared something delicious inspired by antiquated anniversary gifts. Thus far in our marriage, The
- [Chinese Crystal Skin Shrimp Dumplings (Har Gow)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2025/05/27/chinese-har-gow-shrimp-dumplings-recipe/) - The Astronomer and I celebrated our fifteenth wedding anniversary a month late this year due to being displaced from our Altadena home following January's wildfires. Even though our homecoming coincided with our anniversary, we didn't honor the occasion until our house was properly remediated from top to bottom. We're responsible like that. After getting our affairs
- [{plate-by-plate} Gwen - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2026/04/24/gwen-steakhouse-restaurant-los-angeles-photos/) - Plate-by-plate of chef Curtis Stone's Michelin-starred steakhouse, Gwen, on Thursday, April 9, 2026. Scotched Pig | Scotch, black strap ham, digestif ($21). Small bites to start: shiso beef tartar, gougère with ham, asparagus soup. Sea Bream Crudo | tomatillo aguachile, cactus sorbet cilantro ($26). Oysters on the Half Shell | house fermented hot sauce, lemon ($5
- [Asterid by Ray Garcia - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2022/10/09/asterid-by-ray-garcia-los-angeles-downtown/) - 141 S Grand AvenueLos Angeles, CA 90012 --One year ago: Bridgetown Roti – Los AngelesTwo years ago: Feasts from my trunk: Taiwanese Breakfast, Cambodian Sausages, and moreThree years ago: {swoon} Spiked Lemon at Spago Las VegasFour years ago: {swoon} Anchovy Pizzetta from Chez Panisse CafeFive years ago: The Arthur J – Manhattan BeachSix years ago: Slacker.Seven years ago: N/Naka – Los AngelesEight
- [Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura - Los Angeles (Beverly Hills)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2023/01/16/gucci-osteria-massimo-bottura-beverly-hills-los-angeles-blog-restaurant-review/) - Two years ago: Slacker. Three years ago: Pasjoli - Santa MonicaFour years ago: Smosh Town – PasadenaFive years ago: Felix Trattoria – VeniceSix years ago: Destroyer – Los Angeles (Culver City)Seven years ago: New York City Sweets: Cake, Paletas and more!Eight years ago: Love & Salt – Manhattan BeachNine years ago: Republique – Los AngelesTen years ago: Nước Chấm – Vietnamese Fish
- [Ramen Street at Tokyo Station: Ikaruga & Menya Shichisai/Tokyo Edoama](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/12/11/ramen-street-tokyo/) - Ramen Street at Tokyo Station: Ikaruga & Menya Shichisai/Tokyo Edoama
- [Sushi Kanesaka - Tokyo](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/12/16/sushi-kanesaka-tokyo/) - Sushi Kanesaka - Tokyo | Restaurant Review
- [Nozawa Bar - Los Angeles (Beverly Hills)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/08/14/nozawa-bar/) - Nozawa Bar - Beverly Hills | Omakase
- [{plate-by-plate} Providence - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2026/03/03/providence-restaurant-los-angeles-photos/) - Plate-by-plate of chef Michael Cimarusti’s three-Michelin-starred tasting menu ($375) at Providence on Friday, February 27, 2026. [Previously: "Full Tasting" (2009), Dessert Tasting (2010), Chef's Tasting (2017).] Barnacles have been replaced with clouds by artist Jeremy Maxwell Wintrebert. Fizzy whiskey cocktail ($25). Small. Bites. To whet. Our appetites. Bonus grilled cheese. Don't eat the rind. Kaluga caviar
- [{plate-by-plate} Restaurant Ki - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2026/02/05/restaurant-ki-los-angeles-photos/) - Plate-by-plate of chef Ki Kim's Michelin-starred modern Korean tasting menu at Ki ($300) on Thursday, November 20, 2025. Vilmart & Cie Grande Reserve Premier Cru Brut. Sweet shrimp, bugak, Buddha's hand. Tuna's head, aged kimchi, black truffle. Octopus, estragon, octopus head. Octopus head sauce. Duck's liver, pear, cilantro. Non-alcoholic tomato water cocktail. Perilla leaf, lemon
- [{Plate-by-Plate} Seline - Santa Monica](https://gastronomyblog.com/2026/02/21/seline-restaurant-los-angeles-tasting-menu-photos/) - Plate-by-plate of chef Dave Beran's autumn in Upper Michigan-inspired tasting menu ($295) at Seline on Saturday, October 25, 2025. An invitation. A poem by Chef. 2021, Alfredo Egia, Izaki, Txakolina (back). Non-alcoholic MU/TH/UR (front). SCALLOP | apple | sea grass LEEK | eucalyptus | banana 2022 Andre Perret, Chery, Condrieu (back). Non-alcoholic The Second (front).
- [{plate-by-plate} Pasta Bar - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2026/02/27/pasta-bar-los-angeles-encino-photos/) - Plate-by-plate of chef DJ Nelson's Michelin-starred tasting menu ($245) at Pasta Bar on Saturday, January 23, 2026. Welcome cocktail via a Japanese cold drip tower. WILD THAI BANANA CHAI TEA | toasted rice, cinnamon, pistachio, horchata, and Haiken vodka. Amuse bouches, left to right: WILD MUSHROOM & CAVIAR | fermented mushroom emulsion, charred king oyster
- [The Best Dishes I Ate in Quy Nhơn](https://gastronomyblog.com/2026/01/10/best-restaurants-food-quy-nhon-vietnam/) - Consider this post a roaring endorsement for visiting Quy Nhon on your next trip to Vietnam. The Astronomer and I booked our stay based purely on vibes, and it turned out to be ideal for pristine waters, vibrant regional cooking, and palpable local energy. Located halfway between popular beach destinations Nha Trang and Da Nang,
- [The Best Dishes I Ate in Saigon](https://gastronomyblog.com/2026/01/02/best-dishes-saigon-vietnam/) - Last summer's trip to Vietnam was nothing short of wonderful. Our two-week stay in the country began and ended in Saigon, with a six-day side trip to Quy Nhon in between. We've been meaning to return to Vietnam for the past 14 years, but it took Cousin Jimmy's wedding to finally make it happen. Coincidentally,
- [Michelin-Starred Ăn Ăn - Ho Chi Minh City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2025/12/17/restaurant-review-an-an-ho-chi-minh-city-michelin/) - My final stop on the Saigon Michelin star tour took me to chef Peter Cuong Franklin's Ăn Ăn. Among the restaurant's many accolades, Ăn Ăn (translated as "eat eat") holds the title of being Vietnam's first-ever Michelin-starred restaurant, which it earned in 2023. Located on the first floor of a quintessentially tall and narrow Saigon
- [The Best Dishes I Ate In Malaysia](https://gastronomyblog.com/2022/12/28/family-travel-where-to-eat-malaysia-sarawak-penang-kuala-lumpur/) - Two years ago: Slacker. Three years ago: Shibumi - DowntownFour years ago: Rustic Canyon – Santa MonicaFive years ago: Afternoon Tea at The Huntington – PasadenaSix years ago: Slacker.Seven years ago: Slacker.Eight years ago: Lu’s Garden – San GabrielNine years ago: Sushi Kanesaka – TokyoTen years ago: {swoon} Pani Puri at Surati Farsan MartEleven years ago: White Truffle Dinner at Valentino Ristorante – Los Angeles
- [The Best Dishes I Ate At Singapore's Hawker Centers](https://gastronomyblog.com/2022/12/11/singapore-family-friendly-travel-food-hawker-center-what-to-eat/) - The Astronomer, June, and I exclusively ate at Singapore's famed hawker centers during our four-day stay in the city-state this past summer. The superb quality of the cooking, affordability of the prices, and incredible variety of the offerings made these multi-storied, open-air communal cafeterias the perfect place to dine at any time of day ---
- [Michelin-Starred Ciel - Ho Chi Minh City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2025/09/30/restaurant-review-michelin-ciel-ho-chi-minh-city/) - During my stint as an expat in Vietnam from 2007 to 2008, The Astronomer gifted me five "fancy" dinners for my 26th birthday. We were each earning $750 per month working for an NGO at the time, so this present felt like quite the splurge, even though the bill for the two of us was
- [Mom's Lollipop Fried Chicken](https://gastronomyblog.com/2007/07/27/fried-lollipop-chicken/) - Vietnamese Fried Chicken, Lollipop Fried Chicken Recipe
- [Nui Lòng - Grandpa's Spaghetti with Offal](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/05/20/nui-long-grandpas-noodles-with-offal/) - Whereas my Bà Ngoại (maternal grandmother) specializes in traditional Vietnamese fare, my Ông Ngoại (maternal grandfather) cooks up fusion dishes inspired from his travels as a merchant marine. Nui Lòng, which roughly translates as "noodles with offal," is one of his specialties. Ông Ngoại learned this dish when he was eighteen years old from an
- [Church & State - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/05/26/church-state-los-angeles-downtown/) - For two weeks in April, I ate and drank like a Manhattan investment banker before the economy collapsed. My series of decadent weeknight fetes began with the blowout blogger dinner at STK courtesy of The One Group, which was then followed by the ten-course affair at One Sunset a few evenings later. In between STK
- [Jitlada - Los Angeles (Hollywood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/05/21/jitlada-los-angeles-hollywood/) - Situated in an unassuming Hollywood strip mall, Jitlada is perhaps the only Thai restaurant in America with a reputation that precedes it. With three [1,2,3] glowing write ups in Gourmet, two-stars from the Los Angeles Times, and Jonathan Gold's coveted seal of approval, it's really no surprise that the kitchen is humming, business is booming,
- [Chinese Sausage and Cucumber Salad](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/05/28/chinese-sausage-and-cucumber-salad/) - In Vietnamese cooking, Chinese sausages (lạp xường) are most commonly found in pint-sized spring rolls called bò bía, savory sticky rice (xôi), and Chinese-influenced fried rice dishes (cơm chiên). When I caught glimpse of this recipe for a Retro Thai Sausage Salad on Robyn and Dave's amazing EatingAsia blog, I was excited to experience these
- [It's Damn Good to be Back in Vietnam](https://gastronomyblog.com/2025/08/15/its-damn-good-to-be-back-in-vietnam/) - I didn’t mean to stay away from Vietnam for 14 years. Somewhere between work, play, and family, more than a decade whizzed by just like that. However, the moment I stepped back onto Saigon soil, it was as if no time had passed at all. The city’s singular rhythms came roaring back, from its chaotic
- [District 4, Saigon: Our Home Away From Home](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/10/13/vietnam-street-food/) - Street Food - Ho Chi Minh City | District 4
- [LA Times: Pizza](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/12/01/la-times-pizza/) - Los Angeles Times | A look at 7 margherita pizzas
- [Pandemic Prose](https://gastronomyblog.com/2020/11/06/pandemic-prose/) - One of the unexpected upsides of the past couple of months has been growing as a writer. Finding new angles and exploring unexpected stories while reporting on the restaurant industry has been a tremendous challenge and a much-needed distraction. Here are a few pieces that I'm proud to have penned: Meet the Gutsy 75-Year-Old Opening
- [Brunch at Taco María - Costa Mesa](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/02/23/taco-maria/) - Brunch | Taco Maria | Review
- [Adana Restaurant - Glendale](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/11/24/adana-glendale/) - For those who are totally turkey-, cranberry sauce-, and stuffing'ed out, meet Adana, a J-Gold recommended spot in an unlikely corner of Glendale. Sarah and I stopped in for lunch a few weeks back and ate our weight in superb Middle Eastern cooking. Every meal at Adana begins with a basket of pita bread and pita chips. Both are addictive,
- [Nürnberger Bratwurst Glöckl am Dom - Munich](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/08/17/nurnberger-bratwurst-glockl-am-dom-munich/) - My dream of squeezing in a culinary excursion during an international layover came true during our flight home to Los Angeles. Rather than twiddle our thumbs for five hours inside the Munich airport, The Astronomer and I hopped aboard a local train in search of a proper German meal. With the airport located an hour
- [The "Perfect" Chocolate Chip Cookie](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/04/12/perfect-chocolate-chip-cookie/) - A few weeks ago, I received a review copy of Maida Heatter's Cookies from the good folks at Andrew McMeel Publishing. The soft-covered tome contained an extensive collection of unique and homey recipes curated by Ms. Heatter, "the Julia Child of desserts." Reading through hundreds of pages of delectable creations, I unsurprisingly developed an intense
- [Suburban Years: In Praise of Design Mood Boards](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/04/05/design-mood-boards/) - Since we last connected on suburban happenings (previously: Welcome to the Suburban Years, Lessons Learned in Home Buying, and Move-In Ready), I've been channeling my inner Emily Henderson. One of the best #protips that I've gleaned from reading way too many design blogs is the general helpfulness of mood boards. Pinterest is a great tool during initial ideation, but mood boarding
- [GIVEAWAY: The America's Test Kitchen Healthy Family Cookbook Signed by Christopher Kimball](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/01/18/giveaway-the-americas-test-kitchen-healthy-family-cookbook/) - This all-purpose cookbook from America's Test Kitchen delivers 800 foolproof recipes for healthier everyday fare, from breakfast dishes and appetizers to pasta, meat, chicken, desserts, and more. Additionally, you'll learn tips and techniques that deliver nutrients without compromising taste or texture. And learn to incorporate more vegetables and whole grains into all sorts of everyday
- [Top Pot Doughnuts - Seattle](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/03/29/top-pot-doughnuts-seattle/) - Top Pot Doughnuts in Seattle
- [LA's Hottest New Night Market Is At The San Gabriel Superstore](https://gastronomyblog.com/2025/01/05/san-gabriel-superstore-chinese-night-market-los-angeles/) - As the sun sets over the San Gabriel Superstore complex, a slew of food purveyors and trucks set up shop along its perimeter down Valley and San Gabriel boulevards. The months-old Chinese night market happens daily at around 6 p.m. and has been slowly gathering steam each week attracting more vendors and attendees. I was
- [Luscious Dumplings Inc. - San Gabriel](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/04/06/luscious-dumplings-inc-san-gabriel/) - Luscious Dumplings - San Gabriel
- [The Year in Delicious: Top 10 Bites of 2024](https://gastronomyblog.com/2024/12/31/best-dishes-2024/) - As I departed from Eater before our annual roundup, I tried to resist the urge to recount my favorite dishes of 2024. But looking back on Gastronomy's archives, I see that it was futile to deny myself the opportunity to "taste life twice." It's baked into my DNA at this point. Back in 2010, the
- [2024: The Year in Eater](https://gastronomyblog.com/2024/12/22/best-articles-eater-los-angeles-cathy-chaplin-2024/) - Every year around this time (or sometimes even months later), I look back at my favorite features published on Eater. These stories resonated most because they challenged me to dig deep to find the most fitting angles and words. It's always the tougher reports that are the most satisfying to publish. From a retrospective on
- [2021: The Year In Eater Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2022/01/10/best-of-2021-cathy-chaplin/) - Before diving head first into 2022 (it's the second week of the new year, after all), a wistful look back at my favorite pieces on Eater LA from 2021. While I have deeply missed blogging regularly here, having the opportunity to share stories to a wider audience has been a welcomed challenge and a tremendous
- [2022: The Year In Eater Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2023/01/03/best-eater-los-angeles-cathy-chaplin-2022/) - 2022 goes down as my most "normal" year yet since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially when it came to dining out. The slew of brand-new restaurant openings throughout Los Angeles -- from mom-and-pop establishments to big-name draws -- kept me on my toes and as stoked as ever to be covering such a
- [2023: The Year In Eater](https://gastronomyblog.com/2024/04/28/best-articles-eater-los-angeles-cathy-chaplin-2023/) - This 2023 roundup is about five months late because I went an entire year without blogging. Skimming back through old posts while approving comments left by readers during my absence, it's easy to remember why I love this medium so much and continue to go by @GastronomyBlog even though I'm barely blogging these days. For
- [Joy - Los Angeles (Highland Park)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/04/08/joy-highland-park/) - On a recent Sunday afternoon, Diana and I met up for a late lunch at Joy in Highland Park. This newish spot on York Boulevard is the second restaurant from Vivian Ku of Silverlake's Pine & Crane. Judging from the line snaking out the door and the happy faces gathering about, the restaurant is resonating well
- [Kedjenou Chicken](https://gastronomyblog.com/2024/04/29/kedjenou-chicken-recipe-pierre-thiam-simply-west-african/) - The Astronomer and I celebrated our fourteenth wedding anniversary this weekend. In line with tradition, I prepared something delicious inspired by antiquated anniversary gifts. Thus far in our marriage, The Astronomer has been gifted edible interpretations of Paper, Cotton, Leather, Fruit, Wood, Sugar, Wool, Bronze, Pottery, Tin, Steel, Silk, and Lace. Since it is customary to bestow ivory upon one’s beloved in recognition of the fourteenth anniversary, I prepared a specialty
- [Parsnip - Highland Park](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/11/21/parsnip-highland-park-restaurant-romanian-los-angeles/) - It's raining and thundering today in Los Angeles, which means it's the perfect time to finally write about Parsnip. Here on a quieter stretch of York Boulevard in Highland Park, Aracelly Flores and Anca Caliman are cooking up Romanian comfort food with a California point of view. The Astronomer, June, and I came in for
- [Noodle Palace - Rosemead](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/11/25/noodle-palace-rosemead/) - A restaurant review of Noodle Palace in Rosemead.
- [Oatmeal Lace Cookies](https://gastronomyblog.com/2023/04/25/oatmeal-lace-cookies/) - The Astronomer and I celebrated our thirteenth wedding anniversary last weekend. In line with tradition, I prepared something delicious inspired by antiquated anniversary gifts. Thus far in our marriage, The Astronomer has been gifted edible interpretations of Paper, Cotton, Leather, Fruit, Wood, Sugar, Wool, Bronze, Tin, Steel, and Silk. Since it is customary to bestow lace upon one’s beloved in recognition of the thirteenth anniversary, I baked oatmeal lace cookies using
- [Antico Nuovo - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2023/03/19/antico-nuovo-chad-colb-italian-los-angeles-restaurant-review-blog/) - It was all a delicious blur. -- Antico Nuovo4653 Beverly BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90004 -- One year ago: Horses - HollywoodTwo years ago: Slacker.Three years ago: Yi Mei Deli – Rowland HeightsFour years ago: Slacker.Five years ago: Everson Royce BarSix years ago: True Food Kitchen – PasadenaSeven years ago: Mian by Chengdu Taste – San GabrielEight years ago: Helena’s Hawaiian Food –
- [44 Hours in the Santa Ynez Valley: Lovely Lodging, Stellar Seafood, and a Whole Lot of Meat](https://gastronomyblog.com/2023/03/10/inn-at-matteis-tavern-los-olivos-bar-le-cote-priedite-barbecue-los-alamos/) - The property is dotted with quaint communal areas for planned and impromptu gatherings. While I mostly enjoy keeping it low-key on holiday, it can be fun to connect with fellow out-of-towners sometimes. I spent the afternoon plopped on the couch with two good books, while June and The Astronomer napped in the bedroom. Bliss. We
- [Chef Kwame Onwuachi x Chef Mattia Agazzi at Gucci Osteria Beverly Hills](https://gastronomyblog.com/2023/02/25/kwame-onwuachi-mattia-agazzi-gucci-osteria-beverly-hills-los-angeles/) - Two years ago: Slacker.Three years ago: Slacker.Four years ago: Slacker.Five years ago: Aloha from KauaiSix years ago: Mr. Holmes Bakehouse – Los Angeles (Highland Park)Seven years ago: Brunch at Taco Maria – Costa MesaEight years ago: Boston Lobster – San GabrielNine years ago: HomeState – Los Angeles (Hollywood)Ten years ago: Dominique Ansel Bakery – New York CityEleven years ago: Shaanxi Gourmet
- [Pardis Restaurant - Glendale](https://gastronomyblog.com/2023/02/19/pardis-restaurant-glendale/) - 738 N. Glendale AvenueGlendale, CA 91206 -- One year ago: Musso & Frank Grill - HollywoodTwo years ago: Tết 2021: Not Your Grandma’s Bánh Chưng (Zoom Edition)Three years ago: B-Sides: Langzhou Beef Noodle SoupFour years ago: The Restaurant at the NoMad – Los Angeles (Downtown)Five years ago: Cosa Buona – Los Angeles (Echo Park)Six years ago: Cento Pasta Bar –
- [Damian - Los Angeles (Arts District)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2023/01/27/damian-restaurant-los-angeles-enrique-olvera/) - Two years ago: Slacker.Three years ago: The Year In Delicious: Top 10 Bites of 2019Four years ago: Nightshade - Los Angeles (Arts District)Five years ago: Cassia – Santa MonicaSix years ago: Tết 2017: Not Your Grandma’s Bánh Chưng (InstaPot Edition)Seven years ago: Sadelle’s – New YorkEight years ago: Lincoln – PasadenaNine years ago: L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon – Las Vegas
- [Sticky Rice at Grand Central Market - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/01/22/sticky-rice/) - Sticky Rice at Grand Central Market - Los Angeles (Downtown)
- [Jichan’s Onigiri-ya - Monterey Park](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/07/02/jichans-onigiri-monterey-park/) - Jichan’s Onigiri-ya is a sweet little spot on the edge of Monterey Park specializing in Japanese rice balls called onigiri. Here in the shadows of Resurrection Cemetery, three childhood friends are sharing the nostalgic snack with the neighborhood. To learn more about the people and passion behind Jichan's, check out my Dining on a Dime feature
- [Meanwhile, at Eater Los Angeles...](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/09/03/eater-los-angeles-update/) - Here are a few of the features and stories that I have been working on over at Eater Los Angeles: weird, wonderful, and under-the-radar restaurant openings, a love letter to layer cakes, a long distance dedication to composed restaurant desserts, getting to know Little Saigon, pie pie pie, a soulful Japanese rice balls shop, guts
- [48 Hours in the Santa Ynez Valley: Something Old, Something New, Everything Stupendous](https://gastronomyblog.com/2022/12/31/los-alamos-california-best-restaurants-wineries-pico-bells-full-of-life-flatbread-casa-dumetz-tasting-room-santa-ynez-valley/) - {Swoon} Apple Fritter At Diaz’s Bakery in OjaiSaarloos & Sons – Los OlivosPaula’s Pancake House – SolvangPea Soup Andersen’s – BuelltonFull Of Life Flatbread – Los AlamosLa Super Rica Taqueria – Santa Barbara​​California Dreaming: Road Tripping Through The Central Coast
- [Kato - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2022/12/30/kato-restaurant-los-angeles-jon-yao-blog-pictures-review/) - 777 South Alameda Street, Building 1, Suite 114Los Angeles, CA 90021 -- More fancy feasts... Joël Robuchon – Las Vegas (MGM Grand)Melisse – Santa MonicaThe Grill – New York CityPujol – Mexico CityChef’s Tasting Menu At Providence – Los AngelesHighlands Bar & Grill – BirminghamMaude – Los Angeles (Beverly Hills)Orsa & Winston – Los Angeles
- [Bar Sawa - Los Angeles (Little Tokyo)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2022/12/29/bar-sawa-omakase-sushi-los-angeles-little-tokyo-restaurant-review/) - 111 South San Pedro StreetLos Angeles, CA 90012 -- Omakases to remember... Sushi Gen - Los Angeles (Little Tokyo)Nozawa Bar - Los Angeles (Beverly Hills) Q Sushi - Los Angeles (Downtown)Asanebo – Los Angeles (Studio City)Mori Sushi - Los Angeles (West LA)Sushi Kanesaka - Tokyo, JapanKaiseki at Hayato – Los Angeles (Downtown) Kaiseki at N/Naka
- ["Free Lunch" at Good Girl Dinette](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/09/11/kcet-free-lunch/) - KCET Free Lunch at Good Girl Dinette - Highland Park
- [Kid-Free Saturday: Quarter Sheets & Found Oyster](https://gastronomyblog.com/2022/10/30/blog-restaurant-review-los-angeles-quarter-sheets-found-oyster-pizza-seafood/) - 1305 Portia Street Los Angeles, CA 90026 Found Oyster 4880 Fountain AvenueLos Angeles, CA 90029 -- One year ago: Slacker.Two years ago: Slacker.Three years ago: Slacker.Four years ago: {swoon} Anchovy Pizzetta From Chez Panisse Cafe Five years ago: The Arthur J – Manhattan BeachSix years ago: Slacker.Seven years ago: N/Naka – Los AngelesEight years ago: {swoon} Grilled Cheese with
- [72 Hours in Baja: Rosarito & Valle de Guadelupe](https://gastronomyblog.com/2022/10/02/best-food-restaurants-mexico-baja-rosarito-valle-de-guadelupe-ensenada/) - Two years ago: Feasts from my trunk: Taiwanese Breakfast, Cambodian Sausages, and moreThree years ago: {swoon} Spiked Lemon at Spago Las VegasFour years ago: {swoon} Anchovy Pizzetta from Chez Panisse CafeFive years ago: The Arthur J – Manhattan BeachSix years ago: Slacker.Seven years ago: N/Naka – Los AngelesEight years ago: {swoon} Grilled Cheese with Pastrami at The HatNight years ago: “Old Chengdu Traditional
- [Al's Place - San Francisco](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/04/11/als-place-san-francisco/) - On my second night in San Francisco, I met up with my Bay Area-dwelling cousins for a family dinner at Al's Place, the newly anointed best new restaurant in America by Bon Appetit. Here at the corner of Valencia and 26th Street on a quieter stretch of the Mission, Chef Aaron London cooks mostly vegetables and a little meat. This
- [OB Bear - Los Angeles (Koreatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/01/30/ob-bear-los-angeles-koreatown/) - OB Bear - Los Angeles (Koreatown)
- [Nightshade - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/01/28/nightshade-mei-lin-restaurant-los-angeles/) - Not last Saturday but the one before that, The Astronomer and I checked out Nightshade for dinner followed by the RNBRewind. The combination of fantastic food and 90s nostalgia made for the best time. Everyone’s buzzing about Chef Mei Lin’s newly opened Arts District spot, and for good reason---the food is delightfully different while the room feels
- [Pijja Palace - Los Angeles (Silver Lake)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2022/09/17/pijja-palace-los-angeles-restaurant-review-indian-sports-bar/) - 2711 Sunset BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90026 One year ago: Agnes (Pasadena)Two years ago: Slacker. Three years ago: LA County Fair 2019Four year ago: Mr. Champion – ArcadiaFive years ago: 2017 L.A. County FairSix years ago: Chim! Thai Street Food – PasadenaSeven years ago: Pok Pok Phat Thai – ChinatownEight years ago: Union – PasadenaNine years ago: Lay’s Spicy Green Peppercorn Fish FlavorTen
- [Bar Restaurant - Los Angeles (Silver Lake)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2020/01/21/bar-restaurant-los-angeles-silver-lake/) - 4326 Sunset Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90029Phone: 323-347-5557 One year ago: Nightshade - Los Angeles (Downtown)Two years ago: Cassia – Santa MonicaThree years ago: Tết 2017: Not Your Grandma’s Bánh Chưng (InstaPot Edition)Four years ago: Sadelle’s – New YorkFive years ago: Lincoln – PasadenaSix years ago: L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon – Las Vegas (MGM Grand)Seven years ago: Thịt Bò Xào Hành Tây
- [N/Soto - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2022/09/05/n-soto-los-angeles-restaurant-review/) - 4566 West Washington BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90016 One year ago: Agnes (Pasadena)Two years ago: SlackerThree years ago: Meanwhile, at Eater Los AngelesFour years ago: {swoon} Chef Roxana Jullapat's Desserts at Friends & FamilyFive years ago: Posto Giusto – Los Angeles (Eagle Rock)Six years ago: Banff Sweets: Beavertails, Nanaimo Bars and more!Seven years ago: Union – PasadenaEight years ago: Lay’s
- [Lulu at the Hammer Museum - Los Angeles (Westwood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2022/08/27/lulu-at-the-hammer-museum-los-angeles-westwood/) - 10899 Wilshire BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90024 One year ago: California Dreaming: Road Tripping Through the Central CoastTwo years ago: SlackerThree years ago: Alameda Supper Club - Los AngelesFour years ago: {swoon} Bento Lunch at HayatoFive years ago: Delicious Food Corner – Monterey ParkSix years ago: Yang Chow Restaurant – PasadenaSeven years ago: Burritos La Palma – El MonteEight years
- [60 Hours in Nashville: Hot Chicken, Meat-And-Three, and more](https://gastronomyblog.com/2022/08/20/nashville-vacation-family-friendly-restaurants-attractions/) - After spending the first half of spring break with family in Birmingham, we drove to Nashville for a mini-vacation. Our two-and-half-day stay included plenty of good eating, an afternoon reuniting with old friends, and a visit to one of the coolest museums ever. We arrived late Thursday night, checked into our hotel, and promptly fell
- [Mission Chinese Food - New York City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/02/08/mission-chinese-food-nyc/) - Mission Chinese Food - New York City | Restaurant Review | Blog
- [Locust - Nashville](https://gastronomyblog.com/2022/07/19/locust-nashville-restaurant-review/) - 2305 12th Avenue South Nashville, TN 37204 One year ago: Slacker.Two years ago: Slacker.Three years ago: Otium - DowntownFour years ago: California Love, Eater StyleFive years ago: Best Noodle House – RosemeadSix years ago: Carbone – Las Vegas (Aria Resort and Casino)Seven years ago: China Tasty – AlhambraEight years ago: L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon – Las Vegas (MGM Grand)Nine years
- [Lincoln - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/01/29/lincoln-pasadena/) - Lincoln Restaurant - Pasadena | Best Pastries
- [Camphor - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2022/07/09/camphor-restaurant-review-blog-los-angeles/) - 923 East 3rd Street, Suite 109Los Angeles, CA 90013 One year ago: SlackerTwo years ago: Spaghetti with clamsThree year ago: Tsubaki – Los Angeles (Echo Park)Four years ago: Estela – New York CityFive years ago: {swoon} Chapati with Four Dips at P.Y.T.Six years ago: Weekend Brunch at Bardot Brasserie – Las Vegas (Aria Resort and Casino)Seven years ago: China Tasty
- [Phở Nguyễn Hoàng - San Gabriel](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/07/25/pho-nguyen-hoang-san-gabriel/) - Pho Nguyen Hoang Restaurant - San Gabriel
- [Santa Monica Doubleheader: Crudo e Nudo & Cobi's](https://gastronomyblog.com/2022/05/26/santa-monica-crudo-e-nudo-cobis/) - 2724 Main StreetSanta Monica, CA 90405 Cobi's 2104 Main StreetSanta Monica, CA 90405 One years ago: SlackerTwo years ago: SlackerThree years ago: SlackerFour years ago: SlackerFive years ago: Mexico City Street Food Tour | Club Tengo HambreSix years ago: Brunch at Winsom – Los Angeles (Echo Park)Seven years ago: Cháo Cá – Vietnamese Fish PorridgeEight years ago: St. John’s Rhubarb
- [Mother Wolf - Hollywood](https://gastronomyblog.com/2022/05/15/mother-wolf-hollywood-restaurant-review-blog/) - 1545 Wilcox AvenueLos Angeles, CA 90028Phone: 323-410-6060 One year ago: SlackerTwo years ago: Three tin cans, three anniversary dishes: soup, pasta, and a cookieThree years ago: Lamb and Apricot TagineFour years ago: Oriel - ChinatownFive year ago: Sud 777 – Mexico CitySix years ago: Kali Restaurant – Los AngelesSeven years ago: Honey Badger Noodle Shop – AlhambraEight years
- [Silken Tofu in Brown Sugar Ginger Syrup](https://gastronomyblog.com/2022/05/01/silken-tofu-in-ginger-syrup-recipe/) - The Astronomer and I celebrated our twelfth wedding anniversary last weekend. In line with tradition, I prepared something delicious inspired by antiquated anniversary gifts. Thus far in our marriage, The Astronomer has been gifted edible interpretations of Paper, Cotton, Leather, Fruit, Wood, Sugar, Wool, Bronze, Tin, and Steel. Since it is customary to bestow silk upon one’s beloved in recognition of the twelfth anniversary, I prepared silken tofu in a
- [45 Hours in Las Vegas: The Forty-Year-Old Version](https://gastronomyblog.com/2022/04/24/45-hours-in-las-vegas-the-forty-year-old-version/) - Two years ago: One Bird, Two Dinners: Roasted Chicken and Slow Cooker Pho GaThree year ago: {swoon} Green Tea Crepe Cake at Lady MFour years ago: Maestro – PasadenaFive years ago: Mint Leaf Cuisine – PasadenaSix years ago: Here’s Looking at You – Los Angeles (Koreatown)Seven years ago: {swoon} Blueberry Doughnut at M&M DonutsEight year ago: Glazed and Infused Doughnuts –
- [Joël Robuchon - Las Vegas (MGM Grand)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2022/04/14/joel-robuchon-las-vegas-restaurant-review/) - Joel Robuchon's been on my bucket list for the better part of my adult life.
- [Horses - Hollywood](https://gastronomyblog.com/2022/03/26/horses-hollywood-restaurant-review-blog-pictures/) - 7617 Sunset BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90046 A year ago: Slacker.Two years ago: Yi Mei Deli – Rowland HeightsThree years ago: Slacker.Four years ago: Everson Royce BarFive years ago: True Food Kitchen – PasadenaSix years ago: Mian by Chengdu Taste – San GabrielSeven years ago: Helena’s Hawaiian Food – HonoluluEight years ago: Hominy Grill – CharlestonNine years ago: Tofu King – ArcadiaTen years ago: Chego –
- [{swoon} Taiwanese mochi at Corner Beef Noodle House](https://gastronomyblog.com/2022/03/14/swoon-taiwanese-mochi-at-corner-beef-noodle-house/) - 3948 Peck RoadEl Monte, CA 91732Phone: 626-453-8865 A year ago: Slacker.Two years ago: Yi Mei Deli - Rowland HeightsThree years ago: Slacker.Four years ago: Everson Royce BarFive years ago: True Food Kitchen – PasadenaSix years ago: Mian by Chengdu Taste – San GabrielSeven years ago: Helena’s Hawaiian Food – HonoluluEight years ago: Hominy Grill – CharlestonNine years ago: Tofu King – ArcadiaTen
- [{swoon} Warm Medjool Dates at Hatchet Hall](https://gastronomyblog.com/2022/03/01/hatchet-hall-culver-city/) - 12517 West Washington BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90066Phone: 310-391-4222 One year ago: SlackerTwo years ago: Melisse - Santa MonicaThree years ago: Pikunico – Los AngelesFour years ago: The Grill – New York CityFive years ago: Meizhou Dongpo – ArcadiaSix years ago: Trois Familia – Los Angeles (Silver Lake)Seven years ago: “Jonathan Gold’s Scouting Report #5: Mariscos El Cristalazo” Eight years ago: Martha Lou’s
- [Musso & Frank Grill - Hollywood](https://gastronomyblog.com/2022/02/22/musso-and-frank-grill-hollywood-review/) - Two years ago: B-Sides: Langzhou Beef Noodle SoupThree years ago: The Restaurant at the NoMad – Los Angeles (Downtown)Four years ago: Cosa Buona – Los Angeles (Echo Park)Five years ago: Cento Pasta Bar – Los Angeles (Downtown)Six years ago: Union Square Donuts – BostonSeven years ago: Bestia – Los AngelesEight years ago: Cafe Artist – Garden GroveNine years ago: Mile End Sandwich
- [Bridgetown Roti - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2021/10/12/bridgetown-roti-los-angeles-review/) - One year ago: Feasts from my trunk: Taiwanese Breakfast, Cambodian Sausages, and moreTwo years ago: {swoon} Spiked Lemon at Spago Las VegasThree years ago: {swoon} Anchovy Pizzetta from Chez Panisse CafeFour years ago: The Arthur J – Manhattan BeachFive years ago: Slacker.Six years ago: N/Naka – Los AngelesSeven years ago: {swoon} Grilled Cheese with Pastrami at The HatEight years ago: “Old Chengdu
- [{swoon} Lunch Special Chirashi at Sushi Kimagure](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/04/15/sushi-kimagure-lunch/) - Sushi Kimagure - Pasadena | Lunch | Chirashi
- [Sushi Kimagure - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/07/31/sushi-kimagure-pasadena/) - Sushi Kimagure - Pasadena | Omakase
- [{swoon} Pozole verde at Tamales Elena Y Antijitos](https://gastronomyblog.com/2021/09/20/swoon-pozole-verde-at-tamales-elena-y-antijitos/) - 8101 Garfield AvenueBell Gardens, CA 90201 One year ago: SlackerTwo years ago: Mr. Champion – ArcadiaThree years ago: 2017 L.A. County FairFour years ago: Chim! Thai Street Food – PasadenaFive years ago: Pok Pok Phat Thai – ChinatownSix years ago: Union – PasadenaSeven years ago: Lay’s Spicy Green Peppercorn Fish FlavorEight years ago: Le Chateaubriand – ParisNine years ago: L.A. County Fair 2011:
- [Agnes - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2021/09/08/agnes-pasadena-restaurant-review/) - 40 W Green StreetPasadena, CA 91105 There's more to eat in Pasadena: {SWOON} SPAM FRIED RICE AT OMMA RICE N CHICKEN 1886 BAR AT THE RAYMOND – PASADENA AFTERNOON TEA AT THE HUNTINGTON ROSE GARDEN TEA ROOM ALEXANDER’S STEAKHOUSE – PASADENA BONE KETTLE – PASADENA CARMELA ICE CREAM – PASADENA CHIM! THAI STREET FOOD –
- [California Dreaming: Road Tripping Through the Central Coast](https://gastronomyblog.com/2021/08/29/california-dreaming-road-tripping-through-the-central-coast/) - Where to eat and what to do while traveling through California's Central Coast with kids.
- [Butter-Toasted Steel-Cut Oats with Dried Peaches](https://gastronomyblog.com/2021/04/24/instant-pot-steel-cut-oats-dried-fruit/) - Butter-Toasted Steel-Cut Oats with Dried Peaches
- [Tết 2021: Not Your Grandma's Bánh Chưng (Zoom Edition)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2021/02/10/tet-2021-not-your-grandmas-banh-chung-zoom-edition/) - For the ninth year running (check out previous festivities from 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2019), the Banh Chung Collective gathered before Tet to make banh chung. It was a virtual affair given the pandemic, but the spirit of the event was as wonderful as ever. The event kicked off with a soulful performance from Thao Nguyen of Thao
- [Discovering Downtown One Bite at a Time: Grand Central Market, Chinatown, and Olvera Street](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/03/08/downtown-los-angeles-walking-eating-tour/) - Downtown Los Angeles Walking and Eating Tour: Grand Central Market, Chinatown, and Olvera Street
- [Feasts From My Trunk: Taiwanese Breakfast, Cambodian Sausages, and More](https://gastronomyblog.com/2020/10/20/coronavirus-dining-trunk-tailgate-los-angeles/) - Two years ago: {swoon} Anchovy Pizzetta from Chez Panisse CafeThree years ago: The Arthur J – Manhattan BeachFour years ago: Slacker.Five years ago: N/Naka – Los AngelesSix years ago: {swoon} Grilled Cheese with Pastrami at The HatSeven years ago: “Old Chengdu Traditional Dishes” at Dan Dan Tian Shui Mian – ChengduEight years ago: Umami Burger – PasadenaNine years ago: Son of a Gun
- [Spaghetti and Clams](https://gastronomyblog.com/2020/07/07/easy-spaghetti-clams-vongole-recipe/) - Easy Spaghetti and Clams Recipe
- [Feasts From My Trunk: Jamaican Goat Curry, Impossible Lumpia, and More](https://gastronomyblog.com/2020/06/23/coronavirus-dining-trunk-tailgate/) - Pasadena Fish Market, Petite Peso, Knead Doughnuts, Goldburger, Muffin Can Stop Us
- [Bon Temps - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2020/01/03/bon-temps-los-angeles-restaurant-review/) - 712 South Santa Fe AvenueLos Angeles, CA 90021Phone: 213-784-0044 One year ago: Slacker.Two years ago: {swoon} Escargots at Chez FonfonThree years ago: YakiYan – Los Angeles (Hacienda Heights)Four years ago: Ivan Ramen – New York CityFive years ago: The Year in Delicious: Top 10 Sweets of 2014Six years ago: Portland Odds & Sods: Pine State Biscuits, Olympic Provisions, Le Pigeon,
- [Auburn - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/10/14/auburn-los-angeles/) - 6703 Melrose Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90038 Phone: 323-486-6703 One year ago: Hog Island Oyster Farm - Marshall Two years ago: The Arthur J – Manhattan Beach Three years ago: Slacker. Four years ago: N/Naka – Los Angeles Five year ago: {swoon} Grilled Cheese with Pastrami at The Hat Six years ago: “Old Chengdu Traditional Dishes” at Dan Dan Tian
- [Three tin cans, three anniversary dishes: soup, pasta, and a cookie](https://gastronomyblog.com/2020/05/11/three-tin-cans-three-anniversary-dishes-soup-pasta-and-a-cookie/) - I have cooked up something delicious inspired by antiquated anniversary gifts to celebrate The Astronomer's and my wedding anniversary for the past nine years. He's been gifted edible interpretations of Paper (Vietnamese goi cuon and bo bia), Cotton (braised rabbit), Leather (pear fruit leather), Fruit (rhubarb cake), Wood (woodear mushroom salad), Sugar (marshmallows), Wool (braised lamb shanks, Bronze (pasta alla vodka), and Pottery (lamb
- [{swoon} Focaccia Pizza and Ice Cream at Antico](https://gastronomyblog.com/2020/04/28/antico-los-angele-pizza-ice-cream/) - 4653 Beverly BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90004Phone: 323-510-3093 One year ago: You Kitchen - AlhambraTwo years ago: Maestro – PasadenaThree years ago: Mint Leaf Cuisine – PasadenaFour years ago: Here’s Looking at You – Los Angeles (Koreatown)Five years ago: {swoon} Blueberry Doughnut at M&M DonutsSix year ago: Glazed and Infused Doughnuts – ChicagoSeven years ago: Saw’s Soul Kitchen – BirminghamEight years ago: Braised
- [One Bird, Two Dinners: Roasted Chicken and Slow Cooker Pho Ga](https://gastronomyblog.com/2020/04/22/recipe-crockpot-pho-ga-vietnamese-chicken-noodle-soup/) - How to transform roasted chicken into Vietnamese chicken pho using a crockpot or slow cooker.
- [Portland Provisions: Nordic delicacies, fish sauce wings, and more](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/12/31/where-to-eat-in-portland-foodie-restaurants-family-friendly/) - Where to eat in Portland, Oregon | A foodie's guide
- [An Unexpected Last Supper: St. John at The Hoxton](https://gastronomyblog.com/2020/04/13/st-john-restaurant-los-angeles-pop-up/) - Pop-up dinner St. John, Fergus Henderson.
- [Meyer Lemon Upside-Down Cake](https://gastronomyblog.com/2020/04/06/meyer-lemon-upside-down-cake-nicole-rucker-recipe/) - "It's the end of the world as we know it..." The R.E.M. song has been playing in my head ever since the coronavirus put us all on lockdown. It's been nearly a month since I set foot in a restaurant, a workplace, a grocery store, or a school. The Astronomer, June, and I are heeding
- [Yi Mei Deli - Rowland Heights](https://gastronomyblog.com/2020/03/10/yi-mei-deli-rowland-heights/) - 18414 Colima Road #IRowland Heights, CA 91748Phone: 626-854-9246 One year ago: Slacker.Two years ago: Everson Royce BarThree year ago: True Food Kitchen – PasadenaFour years ago: Mian by Chengdu Taste – San GabrielFive years ago: Helena’s Hawaiian Food – HonoluluSix years ago: Hominy Grill – CharlestonSeven years ago: Tofu King – ArcadiaEight years ago: Chego – Los Angeles (Palms)Nine years ago: La
- [The Year In Delicious: Top 10 Bites of 2019](https://gastronomyblog.com/2020/01/31/best-of-2019/) - It's the last day of January, which seems like as fitting a time as any to finally reflect on my favorite dishes of 2019. Thank you for reading Gastronomy these past thirteen years---it's been a genuine thrill getting to share my culinary adventures and endeavors on this space. And without further ado, here are the
- [Melisse - Santa Monica](https://gastronomyblog.com/2020/03/03/melisse-santa-monica-restaurant-review-blog/) - 1104 Wilshire BoulevardSanta Monica, CA 90401Phone: 310-395-0881 One year ago: Pikunico - Los AngelesTwo years ago: The Grill – New York CityThree years ago: Meizhou Dongpo – ArcadiaFour years ago: Trois Familia – Los Angeles (Silver Lake)Five years ago: “Jonathan Gold’s Scouting Report #5: Mariscos El Cristalazo” Six years ago: Martha Lou’s Kitchen – CharlestonSeven years ago: Allumette – Los Angeles (Echo
- [Bánh Mì Mỹ Dung - Los Angeles (Chinatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/06/03/banh-mi-my-dung-los-angeles-chinatown/) - Banh Mi My Dung - Los Angeles (Chinatown)
- [The Year in Delicious: Top 10 Bites of 2018](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/01/07/best-of-2018/) - It's difficult to reflect upon 2018 without first acknowledging two events that shook me to my core: the passing of Jonathan Gold and the closing of Good Girl Dinette. It was a deeply sad year for those who root for the good guys, and truth be told, I'm not sure things will ever be the same.
- [Daw Yee Myanmar Café - Los Angeles (Silver Lake)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/08/05/daw-yee-myanmar-cafe/) - Daw Yee Myanmar Café - Monterey Park | Burmese Restaurant
- [YakiYa - Los Angeles (Hacienda Heights)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/01/05/yakiyan/) - Yakiyan - Los Angeles (Hacienda Heights)
- [Tết 2013: Not Your Grandma's Bánh Chưng](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/02/04/how-to-make-banh-chung/) - How to Make Banh Chung: A Step-by-Step Guide
- [Tết 2015: Not Your Grandma’s Bánh Chưng (Sous Vide Edition)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/02/19/banh-chung-2/) - For the third year running, Chef Diep Tran spearheaded a bánh chưng making get-together in preparation for the Lunar New Year. What began as a cultural and culinary experiment of sorts, has become a beloved tradition that I eagerly anticipate each year. Since our initial foray into bánh chưng making, Diep has continued to refine our ingredients and techniques. One element that has remained unchanged over
- [Tết 2017: Not Your Grandma's Bánh Chưng (InstaPot Edition)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/01/26/banh-chung-3/) - In preparation for Tết, my friends and I gathered this past weekend to make bánh chưng. Spearheaded by Chef Diep Tran of Good Girl Dinette, this annual tradition never fails to make me extraordinarily happy. There's always great conversation and food, of course, but what really inspires me is preserving and celebrating Vietnamese foodways. This year's event was particularly special
- [Tết 2019: Not Your Grandma's Bánh Chưng (Come One, Come All Edition)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/02/05/tet-2019/) - My lovely friend Diep Tran has gathered a group to make banh chung for the past six years---check out previous festivities from 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2018. The annual event always puts me in the Tet spirit and I love that I get to share this tradition with June. This year's gathering, which was held at Alma Backyard Farms in East
- [Tết 2018: Not Your Grandma's Bánh Chưng (Recipe Perfected Edition)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/02/05/banh-chung-4/) - Instant Pot Banh Chung Recipe
- [Trois Familia - Los Angeles (Silver Lake)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/03/07/trois-familia/) - Review: Trois Familia - Los Angeles | Blog
- [Sugarfish by Sushi Nozawa - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/12/16/sugarfish-los-angeles/) - Sugarfish - Los Angeles
- [Pasjoli - Santa Monica](https://gastronomyblog.com/2020/01/14/pasjoli-santa-monica-restaurant-review-blog/) - 2732 Main StreetSanta Monica, CA 90405Phone: 424-330-0020 One year ago: Smosh Town - PasadenaTwo years ago: Felix Trattoria – VeniceThree years ago: Destroyer – Los Angeles (Culver City)Four years ago: New York City Sweets: Cake, Paletas and more!Five years ago: Love & Salt – Manhattan BeachSix years ago: Republique – Los AngelesSeven years ago: Nước Chấm – Vietnamese Fish Sauce VinaigretteEight
- [80 Hours in Baja: Puerto Nuevo, Valle de Guadelupe and Ensenada](https://gastronomyblog.com/2020/01/07/best-food-restaurants-mexico-baja-puerto-nuevo-valle-de-guadelupe-ensenada/) - Two years ago: Baroo - Los AngelesThree years ago: 9021Pho – Los AngelesFour years ago: New York City Sweets: Cake, Paletas and more!Five years ago: Copenhagen Pastry – PasadenaSix years ago: Spicy BBQ Restaurant – Los Angeles (Hollywood)Seven years ago: Meyer Lemon Curd TartEight years ago: Kobawoo House – Los Angeles (Koreatown)Nine years ago: Saw’s BBQ – BirminghamTen years ago: Pitfire Pizza –
- [The Year in Delicious: Top 10 Sweets of 2014](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/01/07/year-in-review-sweets-2014/) - While doughnuts dominated 2013's Year in Delicious, 2014 featured more diversity. Ever the equal opportunity sweets seeker, I set aside plenty of gastro real estate for everything under the sugary sun from puddings to pies to pastries and cake! Without further ado, here are the 10 best sweets that I ate this year… Malasadas from Leonard's Bakery
- [Shibumi - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/12/30/shibumi-los-angeles-downtown/) - 815 South Hill StreetLos Angeles, CA 90014Phone: 323-484-8915 One year ago: Rustic Canyon – Santa MonicaTwo years ago: Afternoon Tea at The Huntington – PasadenaThree years ago: Slacker.Four years ago: Slacker.Five years ago: Lu’s Garden – San GabrielSix years ago: Sushi Kanesaka – TokyoSeven years ago: {swoon} Pani Puri at Surati Farsan MartEight years ago: White Truffle Dinner at Valentino Ristorante – Los
- [A-Frame - Los Angeles (Culver City)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/03/29/a-frame/) - A-Frame | Los Angeles | Restaurant Review | Blog
- [Weekend Brunch at A-Frame - Los Angeles (Culver City)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/07/24/brunch-a-frame/) - The Astronomer, June, and I are spending the week on Maui, so it feels like the perfect time to write about the weekend brunch at A-Frame, where Hawaiian grindz rein supreme. After spending the morning on Venice beach building sand castles, burying feet in the sand, and splashing in the waves, we headed to A-Frame for brunch.
- [Manuela - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/12/20/manuela-los-angeles-restaurant-review/) - 907 East 3rd StreetLos Angeles, CA 90013Phone: 323-849-0480 One year ago: Rustic Canyon – Santa MonicaTwo years ago: Afternoon Tea at The Huntington – PasadenaThree years ago: Slacker.Four years ago: Slacker.Five years ago: Lu’s Garden – San GabrielSix years ago: Sushi Kanesaka – TokyoSeven years ago: {swoon} Pani Puri at Surati Farsan MartEight years ago: White Truffle Dinner at Valentino Ristorante – Los Angeles
- [Angler - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/12/18/angler-los-angeles-restaurant-reivew/) - 8500 Beverly Boulevard, Suite 117Los Angeles, CA 90048Phone: 424-332-4082 One year ago: Rustic Canyon – Santa MonicaTwo years ago: Afternoon Tea at The Huntington – PasadenaThree years ago: Slacker.Four years ago: Slacker.Five years ago: Lu’s Garden – San GabrielSix years ago: Sushi Kanesaka – TokyoSeven years ago: {swoon} Pani Puri at Surati Farsan MartEight years ago: White Truffle Dinner at Valentino Ristorante –
- [Birdie G's - Santa Monica](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/12/09/birdie-gs-santa-monica/) - 2421 Michigan AvenueSanta Monica, CA 90404Phone: 310-310-3616 One year ago: Rustic Canyon - Santa MonicaTwo years ago: Afternoon Tea at The Huntington – PasadenaThree years ago: Slacker.Four years ago: Slacker.Five years ago: Lu’s Garden – San GabrielSix years ago: Sushi Kanesaka – TokyoSeven years ago: {swoon} Pani Puri at Surati Farsan MartEight years ago: White Truffle Dinner at Valentino Ristorante – Los
- [Alameda Supper Club - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/08/19/alameda-supper-club/) - For those following along as The Manufactory has gradually taken shape at ROW DTLA, Alameda Supper Club is the final piece of the puzzle. Whereas Tartine Bianco is open all day, Alameda Supper Club is a dinner-only spot. The menu combines Chef Chris Bianco's Italian influences with Tartine's distinctly California ethos. All dishes are meant to be shared. Before sitting down for
- [Tartine Bianco - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/03/18/tartine-bianco-los-angeles/) - Dining at a brand new restaurant has its pitfalls, namely slower than optimal service and a kitchen working out kinks, but it also has its thrills. When a late-night OpenTable search yielded prime seating at the less-than-two-week-old Tartine Bianco, curiosity got the best of me and I immediately took the plunge. So, following lunch at Pikunico, I
- [Malibu Seafood - Malibu](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/12/04/malibu-seafood-restaurant-review/) - Daytime dates with The Astronomer are a rare treat, so I packed the schedule for maximum good times. Before making our way to Malibu, we stopped into Bill's Burgers in Van Nuys for a hearty bite. From there, we drove further west and hopped aboard a wine safari at Saddlerock Ranch. Last but not least, we headed to the coast for lunch at Malibu Seafood. Whatta day!
- [Fellini Cafe Trattoria - Philadelphia](https://gastronomyblog.com/2006/12/07/fellini-cafe-trattoria/) - Fellini Cafe Trattoria is a local chain in the Philadelphia region. There are six locations (mostly located in the 'burbs) and all are independently run by each franchisee. The menu is consistent across all the locations where I have dined. I tried Fellini for the first time my sophomore year of college for a Cross
- [Don Chow Tacos - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/11/24/don-chow-tacos-los-angeles/) - After filling up on Japanese-Peruvian fare at Lomo Arigato and digging into Indian street food at India Jones Chow Truck, The Astronomer and I dashed over to Don Chow Tacos for a taste of Chinese-Mexican fusion. Dominic Lau and Lawrence Lie launched Don Chow earlier this year following the tremendous success of Kogi. Both gentlemen
- [Ốc & Lẩu - Garden Grove](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/11/18/oc-and-lau-garden-grove-little-saigon-seafood-restaurant/) - The Astronomer, June, and I lunched at Garden Grove's perpetually packed Ốc & Lẩu while in the neighborhood visiting the newest member of our family: Baby Leo. We don't get around to Little Saigon nearly often enough, so when we do sit down for a meal in this Vietnamese culinary paradise, The Astronomer and I
- [{swoon} Spiked Lemon at Spago Las Vegas](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/10/21/spago-las-vegas/) - Did I travel to Las Vegas to eat at a Los Angeles institution? Kinda. And I'd do it again in a heartbeat, because as revered as the Spago in Beverly Hills is, the one in Las Vegas is plain better. Perched on a breezy balcony overlooking the Bellagio's famous dancing fountains, a meal here is
- [Bill's Burgers - Los Angeles (Van Nuys)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/10/07/bills-burgers-los-angeles-van-nuys/) - Grab a seat at the L-shaped counter to watch the master at work---the best spots are the two stools closest to the grill. Patio seating away from the meat and grease is also available for those who prefer some solitude with their lunch. With hamburgers, sandwiches, and hotdogs on hand, the menu is extensive for
- [68 Hours in New Orleans: Laissez les bons temps rouler](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/09/23/new-orleans-best-food-restaurants/) - The Astronomer and I traveled to New Orleans together this past July. After dropping off June with her grandparents in Birmingham, we made the five-hour drive through Mississippi and spent 68 hours eating, drinking, and exploring the city. While we missed our little lady during our time apart, it was quite lovely to revel without
- [101 Noodle Express - Alhambra](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/07/20/101-noodle-express-alhambra/) - 101 Noodle Express - Alhambra
- [Kauai Grindz: Savory, Sweet & Ono to Eat](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/05/17/kauai-eats/) - Best things to eat on Kauai
- [Freedman's - Los Angeles (Echo Park)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/03/29/freedmans-los-angeles/) - Jewish delis, both in old and new school varieties, are some of my favorite places to dine. It's hard to beat bagels, smoked fishes, and hot pastrami when it comes to ultimate comfort food. Given my affections for the genre, I was beyond stoked to hear that a new deli was arriving in Los Angeles
- [L.A. County Fair 2011: Deep-Fried Kool Aid, Indian Fry Bread, Monster Corn Dogs, and More](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/09/07/la-county-fair-2011/) - It has become an annual tradition for The Astronomer and me to spend a glorious summer day at the L.A. County Fair. In addition to indulging in carnival cuisine, we love taking part in hillbilly fun and soaking in Pomona's intense rays. We had a hell of a time last year sampling deep-fried Oreos and
- [L.A. County Fair 2010: Krispy Kreme chicken sandwiches, deep-fried Oreos, and more](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/09/29/la-county-fair-2010/) - L.A. County Fair 2010
- [L.A. County Fair 2017: Chicken in the Waffle on a Stick Edition](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/09/15/2017-la-county-fair/) - One of The Astronomer's and my favorite summer traditions is attending the L.A. County Fair (see previous shenanigans: here, here, and here). It's almost always unreasonably hot at this time of year, especially in Pomona, but the draw of deep-fried foods on a stick and wholesome fun can never be passed up. We were excited
- [L.A. County Fair 2019: Bacon-Wrapped Pork Belly, Unicorn Elote, and more](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/09/13/2019-la-county-fair/) - A sweaty day spent at the L.A. County Fair is one of my favorite summertime rituals (see previous shenanigans: here, here, here, and here). There’s something about cruising the expansive grounds, perusing blue ribbons, cheering on the pig races, and indulging in deep-fried delights that never ever gets old. This year, my best friend from college Liana traveled from Hawaii
- [Scoops Westside - Los Angeles (Palms)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/02/07/scoops-westside/) - Scoops Westside
- [{swoon} Grilled dduk galbi at Majordomo](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/08/05/swoon-majordomo-lunch-grilled-kebab/) - There’s a lot to like about the newish weekend lunch at Majordomo: an airy room, a mellower crowd, and a menu that feels fresh yet familiar all at once. Dishes like the kimchi-kissed ceviche and the grilled dduk galbi riff on local staples, like Mexican mariscos and Mediterranean kebabs respectively, in playful and delightful ways.
- [Simone - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/11/08/simone-los-angeles/) - Here at Simone Restaurant, one of the newest and handsomest dining rooms in Los Angeles, Chef Jessica Largey serves a vegetable-centered menu starring California's unparalleled produce. The Astronomer and I came in for dinner in early October, a month or so after Simone opened its doors, and both the food and service were impressively polished. Prior to opening Simone,
- [Hungry Cat - Los Angeles (Hollywood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/02/17/hungry-cat/) - Hungry Cat | Hollywood | Santa Monica | Santa Barbara
- [Afternoon Tea at Hello Kitty Grand Cafe - Irvine](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/07/29/afternoon-tea-hello-kitty-cafe-irvine/) - The drive to Orange County is never one I look forward to, but it’s not too bad when there’s afternoon tea at the finish line. June and I, along with Auntie Roz, attended a proper high tea hosted by Hello Kitty a few weekends back at the Irvine Spectrum. We were all so giddy for
- [Union - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/07/25/union-pasadena-restaurant-review/) - When Chef Bruce Kalman decamped from the kitchen at Union, Vetri alum Christopher Keyser stepped in without missing a beat. Following in the footsteps of a beloved chef is no easy task, but when the new person in charge has a clear culinary point of view along with the passion and skills to back it up, the results
- [Otium - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/07/17/otium-los-angeles-downtown/) - I liked my first dinner at Otium well enough, but I loved my second dinner even more. Chef Tim Hollingsworth has hit his stride in the three years since I last visited, and the food and drinks coming out of the kitchen are some of the most thoughtful and delicious in the city. My friend Liz
- [Otium - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/07/27/otium-los-angeles/) - Review: Otium - Los Angeles | Blog
- [Tsubaki - Los Angeles (Echo Park)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/07/09/tsubaki-los-angeles-echo-park/) - To celebrate our ninth wedding anniversary, The Astronomer and I booked a babysitter and a table at Charles Namba and Courtney Kaplan’s Echo Park izakaya Tsubaki. We also procured a tagine and cooked some lamb in it, in case you were keeping tabs on all the festivities. The menu of simply composed and deftly executed small
- [China Tasty - Alhambra](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/07/16/china-tasty-alhambra/) - China Tasty - Alhambra | Hand Pulled Noodles, Chinese
- [{swoon} Spam Fried Rice at OMMA Rice N Chicken](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/06/24/omma-rice-n-chicken-pasadena/) - The Slaw Dogs space on North Lake is now home to OMMA Rice and Chicken, a full-service cafe serving fruit smoothies and all manner of Korean favorites like kimbap, fried chicken, kimchi pancakes, and bibimbap. The food, prepared with care by the smiliest of cooks, delights with its simplicity. The Spam fried rice---glossy grains, scrambled
- [The Slaw Dogs - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/03/15/the-slaw-dogs-pasadena/) - Slaw Dogs - Pasadena
- [Kitchen Mouse - Highland Park](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/06/17/kitchen-mouse-highland-park/) - It doesn’t get any more L.A. than venturing out for a plant-based brunch in Highland Park, but alas, here we are. With veganish in-laws in town and bellies to be filled, Kitchen Mouse proved to be the perfect call this Sunday afternoon. While the line looked intimidatingly long when we arrived, service was prompt and
- [BarMasa - Las Vegas (Aria Resort & Casino)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/11/03/bar-masa-las-vegas/) - Bar Masa - Las Vegas
- [American Fish by Michael Mina - Las Vegas (Aria Resort & Casino)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/11/07/american-fish-by-michael-mina/) - American Fish by Michael Mina - Las Vegas
- [Alexander's Steakhouse - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/06/10/alexanders-steakhouse-pasadena/) - My girlfriend Juliam and I were utterly pummeled by luxury at Alexander’s Steakhouse in Pasadena on a recent night out. Chef Florent Courriol, who previously cooked at Michelin-starred Amber in Hong Kong and L’atelier de Joël Robuchon in Hong Kong, was recently named executive chef of the Japanese-inflected steakhouse, and the evening's cooking was as good
- [Las Molenderas Restaurant  - Los Angeles (Boyle Heights)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/06/01/las-molenderas/) - I've been desiring a meal at Las Molenderas ever since my friend Bill wrote about it on Los Angeles Magazine's food blog. I've got a thing for mole. I love how no two moles are the same. I love how every mole is incredibly complex, challenging even the most well-trained palates to identify its components. Most of all, I love the
- [Lamb and Apricot Tagine](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/05/06/lamb-and-apricot-tagine/) - The Astronomer and I celebrated our ninth wedding anniversary this past April. In line with tradition, we relived our wedding banquet at Five Star Seafood Restaurant in San Gabriel and prepared something delicious inspired by antiquated anniversary gifts. Thus far in our marriage, The Astronomer has been gifted edible interpretations of Paper, Cotton, Leather, Fruit, Wood, Sugar, Wool, and Bronze. Since it is customary to
- [You Kitchen - Alhambra](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/04/29/you-kitchen-alhambra/) - The Astronomer, June, and I left hungry the first time we visited You Kitchen. It was the weekend following this particularly fetching Eater write up, and the kitchen was not prepared for the lunchtime crowds. After waiting a solid 45 minutes without a single dish hitting the table, the three of us high-tailed it to
- [Italian Braised Lamb Shanks](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/05/02/braised-lamb-shanks/) - Recipe, Italian Braised Lamb Shanks
- [{swoon} Green Tea Mille Crêpes at Lady M Confections](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/04/22/green-tea-crepe-cake-lady-m/) - Green Tea Crepe Cake at Lady M
- [Phnom Penh Noodle Shack - Los Angeles (Long Beach)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/12/28/phnom-penh-noodle-long-beach/) - Phnom Penh Noodle Shack - Los Angeles (Long Beach)
- [Otoño - Los Angeles (Highland Park)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/04/15/otono-los-angeles-highland-park-spanish-restaurant-review/) - My heart sank when I heard that Teresa Montaño was closing Racion, her six-year-old Basque restaurant in Pasadena. The Astronomer and I adored her cooking and were sad to see the place go. Fortunately, the chef has found a new home in Highland Park with Otoño, which opened last August. The narrow restaurant was filled to capacity
- [Hominy Grill - Charleston](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/03/17/hominy-grill-charleston/) - Hominy Grill - Charleston
- [Mumbai Ki Galliyon Se - Artesia](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/07/24/mumbai-ki-galliyon-se/) - Mumbai Ki Galliyon Se - Artesia | Mumbai Street Food Restaurant | Los Angeles
- [EMPOWER 2019: Reporting the Stories of Asians in America](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/03/11/empower-2019/) - The Kollaboration EMPOWER Conference is a two day event at the Japanese American National Museum where aspiring Asian Americans of all ages and professions gather to learn directly from some of the community’s most inspirational professionals. At EMPOWER, attendees will be able to explore a variety of creative career paths, industries, and best practices to
- [You're Invited: Banh Chung Workshop | Lunar New Year 2019](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/01/10/banh-chung-workshop-2019/) - You are invited to the 7th Annual convening of the Banh Chung Collective! For the past six years, Diep Tran has gathered a group before Tết (Vietnamese New Year) to make these banana leaf-wrapped sticky rice parcels filled with shallots, mung beans, and pork. The event is open to the public for the first time
- [Meizhou Dongpo Restaurant - Arcadia](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/03/09/meizhou-dongpo/) - The Astronomer and I went on a double date to the Santa Anita Mall. And no, our parents didn't drop us off. ? We met up with Will and Louise for dinner at Meizhou Dongpo, the second U.S. outlet of a Beijing-based Sichuan restaurant. Without our little gals in tow, we were able to fully take in the polite service, fancy atmosphere,
- [The Grill - New York City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/03/09/the-grill-new-york-city/) - Blog Review: The Grill NYC
- [Pikunico - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/03/07/pikunico/) - My 37th birthday was largely celebrated at ROW DTLA. First came lunch with colleagues at Pikunico, followed by dessert at The Manufactory, and dinner with a girlfriend at Tartine Bianco. There is no doubt in my mind that I am the target demographic for this urban renewal development, which delights and disgusts me all at once. But
- [{swoon} Wonton Noodle Soup at Noodle Boy](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/11/02/noodle-boy-rosemead/) - Noodle Boy - Rosemead | Wonton Noodle Soup
- [{swoon} Chapati with Four Dips at P.Y.T.](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/07/13/pyt-los-angeles/) - The Astronomer and I recently attended a fantastic dinner at Chef Josef Centeno's P.Y.T. Hosted by lentils.org, a consortium of lentil farms and farmers in Saskatchewan, the meal this evening featured lentils as the main or supporting ingredient in every course, from the passed appetizers when we arrived to the duo of desserts served at the
- [P.Y.T. - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/10/12/pyt-los-angeles-review/) - A recent date night took The Astronomer and me back to P.Y.T. to taste more of Chef Josef Centeno's vegetable-centered cooking. We'd previously dined here courtesy of lentils.org and had a splendid experience. More vegetables, please. It was a balmy fall night in downtown. With reservations made a few days prior, we were seated immediately at a
- [Mario's De La Mesa - San Diego (La Mesa)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/11/18/marios-de-la-mesa-san-diego-la-mesa/) - Mario's De La Mesa
- [Valerie Grand Central Market - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/08/20/valerie-grand-central-market/) - Valerie at Grand Central Market - Los Angeles (Downtown)
- [Weekend Brunch at Here's Looking At You - Los Angeles (Koreatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/02/21/brunch-heres-looking-at-you/) - The Astronomer, June, and I finally made our way to Koreatown for brunch at Here's Looking At You this past weekend. The restaurant started serving daytime fare last May, and the menu is as solid as ever---all hits, no misses, promise. While most restaurants don’t put too much creativity into their brunch menus, relying on standbys like
- [The Restaurant at The NoMad - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/02/12/restaurant-nomad-los-angeles-downtown/) - When The Nomad first opened a little over a year ago, The Restaurant was tucked away on the second floor of the hotel. Since those first few months of ironing out details and refining the overall experience, The Restaurant has migrated to the hotel's magnificent ground floor. With its sky-high ceilings and gold and blue
- [Don Dae Gam - Los Angeles (Koreatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/10/29/don-dae-gam-los-angeles-koreatown/) - Don Dae Gam
- [{swoon} Chicken Liver Rigatoni at Sotto](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/08/17/rigatoni-at-sotto/) - I saw glimpses of fall this week. The combination of cooler temperatures (below 90 degrees!) and June gearing up for her first day of preschool (!), had me feeling like change was definitely in the air. With the heat and hubbub of summer fading, all I'm desiring is the comfort of carbs, which brings me
- [Sotto Restaurant - West Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/11/16/sotto-los-angeles/) - Sotto Restaurant | Best Italian Restaurant in Los Angeles
- [Smosh Town - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2019/01/17/smosh-town-pasadena/) - When the sun sets over Gabriel’s Automotive on Pasadena's north Hill Street, the folks at Smosh Town pop up and pop out smashed burgers. I caught wind of this illicit burger stand on Eater, and fortunately both The Astronomer and June were game for a late-night street-side burger run. Smosh Town is open Tuesday through Saturday from 7 PM
- [The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Butterbeer, Pumpkin Juice, and Chicken Fingers](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/08/03/the-wizarding-world-of-harry-potter/) - Butterbeer
- [The Year in Delicious: Top 10 Savories of 2010](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/12/29/year-in-review-savories-2010/) - It's hard to believe that after all these years of blogging, this is my first time posting a year-end retrospective. From coast to coast and to Spain and back, I ate like a champion these past 365 days. Thank you for joining me on this journey, and I look forward to sharing many more meals
- [Rustic Canyon - Santa Monica](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/12/13/rustic-canyon-2/) - The last time I ate at Rustic Canyon was in 2011, when Chef Evan Funke was serving up drippy burgers on Monday nights. It wasn't until I picked up a copy of On Vegetables at my local library that I was reminded of the restaurant recently. After zipping through Chef Jeremy Fox’s thoughtful forward and skimming some of
- [Borneo Kalimantan Cuisine - Alhambra](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/12/05/borneo-kalimantan/) - The Astronomer, June, and I haven't dined on Indonesian food ever since the incredible food stalls behind the Duarte Inn permanently shut down. Dining at Borneo Kalimantan, along with our friends Andrew and Miri, reminded us how much we adore the cuisine and its awesomely sweet, savory, and funky flavors. We need more Indonesian fare in our lives.
- [Eater.com Essential Guide to Eating California: Little Saigon](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/11/12/eater-little-saigon/) - Eater National | There's No Place Like Little Saigon
- [The Mighty - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/11/01/the-mighty/) - Restaurant Review: The Mighty - Los Angeles
- [Cindy's Noodle Land - Arcadia](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/11/28/cindys-noodle-land/) - A recent date night took The Astronomer and me to beautiful Arcadia. Following a sneak peek of the Moonlight Forest exhibit at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, we made our way to Cindy's Noodle Land, where Shaanxi- and Henan-style noodles and lamb dishes reign supreme. As soon as we walked into the restaurant,
- [Ms. Chi Cafe - Los Angeles (Culver City)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/11/15/ms-chi-cafe/) - Chef Shirley Chung serves up "progressive Chinese American cuisine" at Ms Chi Cafe, her newly opened all-day restaurant in Culver City. With dreams of pastrami-stuffed scallion pancakes and cheeseburger potstickers dancing in our heads, my colleagues and I endured the long trek across the city for a distinct take on Chinese American fare. Prior to opening Ms Chi, Chef
- [Saveur magazine: The Other KFC](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/12/02/saveur-magazine-the-other-kfc/) - Saveur | The Other KFC
- [Blair's Restaurant - Los Angeles (Eagle Rock)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/09/07/blairs-restaurant/) - Posto Giusto | Eagle Rock | Restaurant Review
- [{swoon} Lemon Ice Box Pie at Hart & The Hunter](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/01/09/swoon-hart-the-hunter/) - Hart & The Hunter - Los Angeles | Lemon Ice Box Pie
- [Pinkberry - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2008/11/07/pinkberry-pasadena/) - Pinkberry arrived on the L.A. scene in January 2005. Since then, the fro-yo chain has expanded from sea to shining sea---fulfilling a sort of trendy food Manifest Destiny. I wanted to sample the hype when it first came about, but unfortunately a branch never set up shop in The City of Brotherly Love or in
- [Phở 79 - Alhambra](https://gastronomyblog.com/2008/11/10/pho-79-alhambra/) - Pho 79 - Alhambra
- [Miljip House of Noodles - Los Angeles (Koreatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2008/11/13/miljip-house-of-noodles-los-angeles-koreatown/) - Miljip House of Noodles - Los Angeles (Koreatown)
- [Tahoe Galbi Restaurant - Los Angeles (Koreatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2008/11/17/tahoe-galbi-restaurant-los-angeles-koreatown/) - Tahoe Galbi Restaurant - Los Angeles (Koreatown)
- [Fulfilled - Los Angeles (Beverly Hills)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2008/12/02/fulfilled-los-angeles-beverly-hills/) - Due to our substantial clout in the dining community as food bloggers, Wandering Chopsticks and I were invited to a soft opening / press event at Fulfilled in Beverly Hills. [Sarcasm is so difficult to convey online!] Fulfilled specializes in little Japanese bites called Imagawa-yaki, pancake-like pastries filled with sweet Azuki bean paste. Before plunging
- [Fat Fish - Los Angeles (Koreatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2008/12/15/fat-fish-los-angeles-koreatown/) - To truly enjoy conveyor belt sushi, one must be in the proper mindset. The ideal time is right after work, when one's brain is too fried to place a proper order and one's belly is growling for sustenance. It is imperative that conveyor belt sushi be reserved for these times when the conditions are just
- [Tofu Village - Los Angeles (Koreatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2008/12/16/tofu-village-los-angeles-koreatown/) - One of the things I missed most about America while I was away in Asia was attending rock shows. Sure, I saw some homegrown Saigon death metal and even My Chemical Romance, but none of my favorites ever came to rock the Mekong. This certainly is not the case in Los Angeles. In fact, so
- [Wokcano - Los Angeles (Santa Monica)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/01/04/wokcano-los-angeles-santa-monica/) - Before the holidays kicked into high gear, I received an invitation to a press dinner at Wokcano Restaurant & Bar, one of the fastest growing Asian fusion restaurants in Southern California. There is a Wokcano in our backyard of Pasadena, and also locations in West Hollywood, downtown Los Angeles, Burbank and Long Beach. The tasting
- [Chinese Gourmet Express - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/01/24/chinese-gourmet-express-pasadena/) - I don't believe in the idea of a "guilty pleasure" because one should never feel guilty about anything that's pleasurable. I'm not afraid to admit that I love watching train wrecks on television, reading advanced celebrity gossip, and eating Chinese fast food. While I could go on (and on) about my appreciation of the former
- [Shoubo Izakaya - Los Angeles (Koreatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/01/27/shoubo-izakaya-los-angeles-koreatown/) - Before leaving town for the holidays, The Astronomer and I had a highly-anticipated date with Mario, Nancy and Joseph at Osteria Mozza. Reservations at Mozza are still tough to come by, and we made ours a full month in advance to secure a table for two on a Saturday night. When the big night finally
- [Qing Dao Bread Food - Monterey Park](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/03/12/qing-dao-bread-food-monterey-park/) - Qing Dao Bread Food - Monterey Park
- [Violet's Cakes - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/04/01/violets-cakes-pasadena/) - A quest to find a local cupcake joint that can rival my beloved Sprinkles in Beverly Hills brought my friend Carissa and me to Violet's Cakes. Unlike Sprinkles' modern and sleek space, this shop had a homey, DIY kinda feel. Violet's offers a multitude of flavors that change daily. Depending on what time one drops
- [Dean Sin World - Monterey Park](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/04/03/dean-sin-world-monterey-park/) - Dean Sin World
- [BonChon Chicken - Los Angeles (Koreatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/04/28/bonchon-chicken-los-angeles-koreatown/) - BonChon Chicken
- [Jin Patisserie - Los Angeles (Venice)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/04/29/jin-patisserie-los-angeles-venice/) - Jin Patisserie
- [Yummy Cupcakes - Los Angeles (Santa Monica)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/05/01/yummy-cupcakes-los-angeles-santa-monica/) - I admit that my adoration of cupcakes is so 2006, but alas, I cannot control my affections. My heart will let go when it's good and ready. After checking out a potential wedding venue in Santa Monica, The Astronomer and I swung into Yummy Cupcakes to refuel---wedding planning is an electrolyte zapper. With a partially
- [One Sunset - Los Angeles (West Hollywood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/05/19/one-sunset-los-angeles-west-hollywood/) - Less than a week after the huge blogger blowout dinner at STK, the One Group invited us all back for more. The site of the encore dinner was at One Sunset, the group's flagship restaurant. Part lounge and part restaurant, One Sunset offers the trendy Hollywood crowd the best of both worlds in one sultry
- [AMMO - Los Angeles (Hollywood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/05/27/ammo-los-angeles-hollywood/) - AMMO - Los Angeles (Hollywood)
- [Sona - Los Angeles (West Hollywood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/05/29/sona-los-angeles-west-hollywood/) - Even though my brother and I haven't lived in the same city since the summer I spent interning in Manhattan, he always makes sure that I am very well fed. When I lived in Philadelphia post-college, my bro sent me to Buddakan more than once, and while I was visiting Beijing last summer for The
- [Bollini’s Pizzeria Napolitana - Monterey Park](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/06/01/bollinis-pizzeria-napolitana-monterey-park/) - Bollini’s Pizzeria Napolitana wins the award for being the biggest dining letdown in recent memory. After reading lots of good press from very trusty sources, The Astronomer, my mom, and I headed here for a weeknight dinner. The restaurant was impressively crowded for a Monday night, but we managed to snag a table for four
- [XIV - Los Angeles (West Hollywood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/06/09/xiv-los-angeles-west-hollywood/) - XIV - Los Angeles (West Hollywood)
- [Hatfield's - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/06/12/hatfields-los-angeles/) - Hatfield's is the perfect place to make out-of-towners seethe with jealousy. Sure, L.A. has enough sun and sand to turn tourists green with envy, but my guests were from San Diego, so a stellar neighborhood restaurant was much more effective. As anyone from San Diego knows, fine dining in "America's finest city" ain't so grand.
- [Viễn Đông Restaurant - Garden Grove](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/07/05/vien-dong-restaurant-garden-grove/) - Vien Dong Restaurant - Garden Grove
- [Lee's Garden - San Diego](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/07/09/lees-garden-san-diego/) - Chinese banquet facilities are notorious for their gaudy decor. With gold-accented trimmings, velvet-lined walls, and a forest of shimmery chandeliers, the atmosphere tends to be so ghastly that only The Real Housewives of New Jersey could find it appealing. During its heyday in the late-eighties, Lee's Garden was one of San Diego's most popular Chinese
- [Dosa Truck - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/07/28/dosa-truck-los-angeles/) - It seems that Los Angeles' flourishing mobile food scene grows more interesting, and not to mention competitive, by the day. The little Korean taco truck that could has inspired entrepreneurial Angelenos from every corner of the city to bring their gourmet offerings to the streets. In just the past few months, dozens of trucks have
- [Cham Korean Bistro - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/08/02/cham-korean-bistro-pasadena/) - Pasadena is a lovely place to call home, but I must admit that the dining options aren't very inspiring. With the exception of Pie 'n Burger and Euro Pane, restaurants within walking distance are mostly soulless chains---Chipotle, Panda Express, Corner Bakery, and the like. Even though I live and work in this city, I usually
- [Crumbs Bake Shop - Los Angeles (Beverly Hills)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/08/20/crumbs-bake-shop-los-angeles-beverly-hills/) - I think about cupcakes a lot. Aside from baking them, buying them, and analyzing their merits on an all too regular basis, I also read about them in the paper, in cookbooks, and online. After a great deal of thought and introspection on the sweet subject, I've concluded that cupcake lovers can be divided into
- [Reservoir - Los Angeles (Silver Lake)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/09/01/reservoir-los-angeles-silver-lake/) - When I was a Philadelphia resident, my daily routines had me constantly interacting with the city and its inhabitants. I walked to and from work, ate lunch in the park, raced along the Schuylkill River, and did all of my shopping at the Reading Terminal Market. Dwelling in a walkable, centralized city fostered a sense
- [Syrup Desserts - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/09/08/syrup-desserts-los-angeles-downtown/) - Syrup Desserts - Los Angeles (Downtown)
- [Momofuku Milk Bar - New York City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/10/13/momofuku-milk-bar-new-york-city/) - Momofuku Milk Bar - New York City
- [Border Grill - Los Angeles (Santa Monica)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/10/14/border-grill-los-angeles-santa-monica/) - Border Grill - Santa Monica
- [Rush Street - Los Angeles (Culver City)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/10/16/rush-street-los-angeles-culver-city/) - Rush Street - Los Angeles (Culver City)
- [Xie Xie - New York City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/10/27/xie-xie-new-york-city/) - Xie Xie - New York City
- [Gyenari - Los Angeles (Culver City)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/10/28/gyenari-los-angeles-culver-city/) - Without cable in my home, I was sadly unable to catch the latest season of The Next Food Network Star. But thanks to the hilarious re-caps featured on B-Side's blog, I didn't miss a beat. From the get go, I had my money on Ms. Debbie Lee because her culinary approach---"Seoul 2 Soul"---was insanely catchy,
- [Mo-Chica - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/11/13/mo-chica-los-angeles/) - Mo-Chica, Peruvian, Restuarant, Los Angeles
- [Chinese Kitchen/Chi Tu Thanh Nha Hang - San Diego](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/11/16/chinese-kitchenchi-tu-thanh-nha-hang-san-diego/) - Chinese Kitchen (Chi Tu Thanh Nha Hang)
- [Lomo Arigato - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/11/21/lomo-arigato-los-angeles/) - Lomo Arigato - Los Angeles
- [Marked5 - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/11/28/marked5-los-angeles/) - With our bellies stuffed UN-style with Peruvian-Japanese, Chinese-Mexican, and straight-up Indian street food, The Astronomer and I probably should have thrown in the towel and called it a night. However, dwelling on the East Side, we had no idea when another opportunity would arise for us to come face-to-face with this many gourmet food trucks
- [Rio Brazil Cafe - Los Angeles (Palms)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/11/30/rio-brazil-cafe-los-angeles-palms/) - Rio Brazil Cafe – Los Angeles (Palms)
- [Zeke's Smokehouse - Los Angeles (West Hollywood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/12/01/zekes-smokehouse-los-angeles-west-hollywood/) - I swung by Zeke's Smokehouse in West Hollywood last week to scope out the space for this Saturday's Eat My Blog charity bake sale. I was planning on staying only a short while to take care of logistics and details, but the wondrous smells of slow roasting meats lured me into a booth and tied
- [Sam Woo Barbecue Shop - Monterey Park](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/12/09/sam-woo-barbecue-shop-monterey-park/) - Not last night but the night before, a group of friends and I dined at Newport Tan Cang Seafood Restaurant, a fancy pants Chinese banquet hall in the city of San Gabriel. Aware of Newport's reputation for stellar seafood preparations, our party of twelve indulged in a prix fixe menu that included delicacies like sharks'
- [Good Girl Dinette - Los Angeles (Highland Park)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/12/14/good-girl-dinette-los-angeles-highland-park/) - Good Girl Dinette - Los Angeles (Highland Park)
- [The Yard - Los Angeles (Santa Monica)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/12/18/the-yard-los-angeles-santa-monica/) - The Yard - Santa Monica
- [Cube - Los Angeles (West Hollywood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/12/27/cube-los-angeles-west-hollywood/) - Cube - Los Angeles (West Hollywood)
- [Naga Naga Ramen - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/01/04/naga-naga-ramen-pasadena/) - Naga Naga Ramen
- [M Café de Chaya - Los Angeles (Beverly Hills)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/01/29/m-cafe-de-chaya-los-angeles-beverly-hills/) - The letter “M” in M Café de Chaya stands for macrobiotic, a dietary approach of Japanese origins that is embraced by health nuts and Hollywood-types alike. At M Café, seafood, seasonality, and whole grains get the green light, while refined sugars, eggs, dairy, red meat, and poultry are given the boot. I prefer to simplify
- [The Dining Room at The Langham - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/02/09/the-dining-room-at-the-langham-pasadena/) - To celebrate my 28th birthday, The Astronomer treated me to dinner at Pasadena's swankiest restaurant---The Dining Room at The Langham. I normally avoid eateries nestled inside hotels, but the opportunity to taste Chef Michael Voltaggio's blend of classic cookery and modern bells and whistles proved too enticing to resist. Plus, the restaurant is practically located
- [Dim Sum Truck - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/02/22/dim-sum-truck-los-angeles/) - Dim Sum Truck - Los Angeles
- [Starry Kitchen - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/03/04/starry-kitchen-los-angeles-downtown/) - I, like countless others, intended to eat at Starry Kitchen when it was an underground supper club in North Hollywood. I, like countless others, kept procrastinating until it was too late. I, like countless others, now must lunch downtown in order to experience the culinary magic. Walking through the doors of the new Starry Kitchen
- [Pappa Rich - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/03/17/pappa-rich-pasadena/) - Pappa Rich - Pasadena
- [Hollys Coffee - Los Angeles (Koreatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/03/18/hollys-coffee-los-angeles-koreatown/) - For every KyoChon and Pappa Rich that's managed to integrate successfully into the American fast food landscape, there's a Hollys Coffee to balance things out. While I still believe that Korea has the world's tastiest chains, not all are created equal. Whereas the aforementioned eateries have mastered their signature dishes---fried chicken and buttery buns, respectively---Hollys
- [World Fare Bustaurant - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/04/26/world-fare-bustaurant-los-angeles/) - World Fare Bustaurant - Los Angeles
- [Tiger - Los Angeles (Beverly Hills)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/04/28/tiger-los-angeles-beverly-hills/) - Tiger Sushi - Los Angeles (Beverly Hills)
- [The Manila Machine - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/06/15/the-manila-machine-los-angeles/) - The Manila Machine - Los Angeles
- [Yatai Ramen at Breadbar - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/06/21/yatai-ramen-at-breadbar-los-angeles/) - Yatai Ramen at Breadbar - Los Angeles
- [Ahn Joo - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/06/25/ahn-joo-los-angeles/) - Ahn Joo Truck - Los Angeles
- [Viet Noodle Bar - Los Angeles (Atwater Village)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/07/07/viet-noodle-bar-los-angeles-atwater-village/) - Viet Noodle Bar Review - Los Angeles (Atwater Village)
- [Fortune Cookies - Los Angeles (Hollywood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/07/22/fortune-cookies-los-angeles-hollywood/) - Fortune Cookies Chinese Restaurant - Los Angeles
- [Yatta-! Truck - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/07/28/yatta-truck-los-angeles/) - Yatta Truck
- [Great Balls on Tires - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/07/29/great-balls-on-tires-los-angeles/) - Great Balls on Tires
- [Flying Pig - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/08/02/flying-pig-los-angeles/) - Flying Pig Truck
- [French Comfort Cuisine (and Poutine) by Chef Benjamin Bailly](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/09/28/french-comfort-cuisine-by-chef-benjamin-bailly/) - French Comfort Cuisine by Chef Benjamin Bailly at Petrossian
- [Susan Feniger's Street - Los Angeles (Hollywood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/10/25/susan-fenigers-street-los-angeles-hollywood/) - Susan Feniger's Street - Los Angeles (Hollywood)
- [Kam Hong Garden - Monterey Park](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/11/11/kam-hong-garden-monterey-park/) - Kam Hong Garden - Monterey Park
- [Lobsta Truck - Los  Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/11/22/lobsta-truck-los-angeles/) - Lobsta Truck - Los Angeles
- [Mezbaan Indian Cuisine - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/12/01/mezbaan-indian-cuisine-pasadena/) - Mezbaan Indian Cuisine - Pasadena
- [Frosted Cupcakery - Los Angeles (Hollywood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/12/03/frosted-cupcakery-los-angeles-hollywood/) - Frosted Cupcakery, Hollywood, Los Angeles
- [Fraîche - Los Angeles (Culver City)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/01/03/fraiche-los-angeles-culver-city/) - Fraiche - Los Angeles (Culver City)
- [Mix - Las Vegas (Mandalay Bay)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/01/10/mix-las-vegas/) - Mix at THEhotel Mandalay Bay - Las Vegas
- [Lardon Truck - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/01/19/lardon-truck-los-angeles/) - Lardon Truck - Los Angeles
- [Xoia Vietnamese Eats - Los Angeles (Echo Park)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/01/24/xoia-los-angeles-echo-park/) - Xoia - Echo Park
- [Whist at the Viceroy Hotel - Los Angeles (Santa Monica)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/01/26/whist-at-the-viceroy-santa-monica/) - Whist at the Viceroy Hotel
- [House of Basturma - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/02/14/house-of-basturma-pasadena/) - House of Basturma - Pasadena
- [Yunnan Garden - Monterey Park](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/04/03/yun-chuan-garden/) - Yun Chuan Garden - Monterey Park
- [Ludo Truck - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/04/06/ludo-truck/) - Ludo Truck
- [Jogasaki Sushi Burrito - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/04/08/jogasaki-truck/) - Jogasaki Truck, Jogasaki Sushi Burrito
- [{swoon} Pig Candy at Bigmista's Barbecue](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/04/10/bigmistas-barbecue/) - Bigmista's Barbecue - Los Angeles
- [LA Market Restaurant by Kerry Simon - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/04/29/la-market/) - LA Market Restaurant by Kerry Simon - Los Angeles (Downtown)
- [Pearl's Restaurant - Monterey Park](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/05/05/pearls-restaurant-monterey-park/) - Pearl's Restaurant - Monterey Park
- [Sunday Brunch at Scarpetta - Los Angeles (Beverly Hills)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/05/11/sunday-brunch-at-scarpetta-los-angeles-beverly-hills/) - Sunday Brunch at Scarpetta
- [Corkbar - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/06/06/corkbar-los-angeles-downtown/) - Corkbar - Los Angeles (Downtown)
- [Hatfield's - Los Angeles (Hollywood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/06/22/hatfields-hollywood/) - "When are you going to blog about our Mother's Day dinner?" inquired my mom last weekend while I was visiting family in San Diego. "Soon, my dear," I assured her. Well, it's been a month and a week since The Astronomer and I treated Mom to a belated Mother's Day celebration at Hatfield's, but fortunately
- [Super Wings NY - Brooklyn](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/07/24/super-wings-ny-brooklyn/) - Caribbean Wings Throwdown | Super Wings NY - Brooklyn
- [Má Pêche - New York City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/07/28/ma-peche-new-york-city/) - ma peche, new york city
- [DonDay - Los Angeles (Koreatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/08/08/donday-korean-bbq-koreatown/) - Don Day Korean BBQ All-You-Can-Eat - Koreatown
- [Lunch at The Spice Table - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/08/16/spice-table-los-angeles-downtown/) - Lunch at Spice Table - Los Angeles (Downtown)
- [Picca - West Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/08/26/picca-los-angeles/) - Picca, Los Angeles, Ricardo Zarate
- ['Lette Macarons - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/09/22/lette-macarons-pasadena/) - 'Lette Macarons - Pasadena
- [Chung King Restaurant - San Gabriel](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/12/10/chung-king-restaurant-san-gabriel/) - Chung King Restaurant - San Gabriel
- [Drago Ristorante - Los Angeles (Santa Monica)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/12/14/drago-santa-monica/) - Drago Ristorante - Los Angeles (Santa Monica)
- [Ton Chan Ramen - San Gabriel](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/01/13/ton-chan-ramen-san-gabriel/) - Ton Chan Ramen - San Gabriel
- [{swoon} Apple Fritter at Diaz's Bakery](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/01/26/apple-fritter-diazs-bakery-ojai/) - The Best Apple Fritter Ever | Diaz's Bakery | Ojai
- [Shaanxi Gourmet - Rosemead](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/02/20/shaanxi-gourmet/) - Shaanxi Gourmet - Rosemead, Central Chinese Food Los Angeles
- [UMAMIcatessen - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/03/10/umamicatessen/) - UMAMIcatessen - Los Angeles (Downtown)
- [Chego - Los Angeles (Palms)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/03/17/chego/) - Chego | Roy Choi | Los Angeles
- [Noodle Guy - Alhambra](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/03/20/noodle-guy/) - Noodle Guy - Alhambra | Kobe Beef Pho
- [Twohey's Restaurant - Alhambra](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/03/22/twoheys/) - Twohey's Restaurant - Alhambra | Best Hot Fudge Sundae
- [Sunday Supper at Eveleigh - West Hollywood](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/03/27/eveleigh/) - Eveleigh - West Hollywood - Los Angeles | Sunday Supper
- [Trattoria Neapolis - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/07/16/trattoria-neapolis-pasadena/) - Trattoria Neapolis - Pasadena | Restaurant Review
- [{swoon} Japanese-Style Crepes at Harajuku Crepe](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/10/22/harajuku-crepe/) - Harajuku Crepe - Beverly Hills
- [Honey's Kettle - Los Angeles (Compton)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/11/05/honeys-kettle/) - Honey's Kettle | Best Fried Chicken in Los Angeles
- [Hoàn Kiếm - Los Angeles (Chinatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/11/30/hoan-kiem-los-angeles/) - Hoan Kiem - Los Angeles (Chinatown)
- [Ganda Siamese Cuisine - Los Angeles (Hollywood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/12/03/ganda-hollywood/) - Ganda - Los Angeles - Thaitown
- [{swoon} Binagoongang Baboy at Crispy House](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/12/05/crispy-house-artesia/) - Magic Wok - Artesia | Filipino Restaurant Los Angeles
- [Siem Reap - Los Angeles (Long Beach)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/12/07/siem-reap-long-beach/) - Siem Reap - Los Angeles (Long Beach)
- [Red Medicine - Los Angeles (Beverly Hills)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/12/10/red-medicine/) - Red Medicine - Los Angeles (Beverly Hills)
- [Brunch at The Spice Table – Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/01/25/the-spice-table-brunch/) - Brunch at The Spice Table – Los Angeles
- [{swoon} Breakfast Sandwiches at The Parish](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/01/30/breakfast-the-parish/) - Breakfast at The Parish - Los Angeles (Downtown)
- [Ink - Los Angeles (West Hollywood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/02/26/ink-michael-voltaggio/) - Ink - Los Angeles | Michael Voltaggio | Restauarnt Review | Blog
- [Hà Tiên Quán - San Gabriel](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/03/04/ha-tien-quan-san-gabriel/) - Ha Tien Quan Vietnamese Restaurant - San Gabriel | Bun Mam | Vegetarian
- [Allumette - Los Angeles (Echo Park)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/03/06/allumette-echo-park/) - Allumette - Los Angeles (Echo Park) | Chef Miles Thompson
- [Shufeng Garden - Rowland Heights](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/03/08/shufeng-garden/) - Shufeng Garden - Rowland Heights | Sichuan Restaurant
- [The Residency at UMAMIcatessen: Chef Micah Wexler's "To Live and Dine in L.A."](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/03/14/the-residency-at-umamicatessen/) - Kicking off the series is Chef Micah Wexler (left), formerly of Mezze. Joining him behind the 12-seat counter is Mezze's former pastry chef Morgan Bordenave (center) and general manager Mike Kassar (right). One of the coolest aspects of this experience is the intimacy of the space. With diners seated around a small U-shaped counter and chefs preparing and
- [Soba Sojibo - West Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/03/25/soba-sojibo/) - Feeling hungry after attending a talk by Michael Dukakis '55 at a rare gathering of Los Angeles-based Swarthmore grads, The Astronomer and I sought out proper sustenance nearby. Our first choice, Tsujita LA Artisan Noodle, wasn't serving their signature ramen or tsukemen at this hour, and our second choice, Seoul Sausage Company, was closed on Mondays. Thus we meandered
- [{swoon} Rice Pudding at Lazy Ox Canteen](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/05/06/rice-pudding-lazy-ox-canteen/) - Rice Pudding, Lazy Ox Canteen, Los Angeles
- [Weekend Breakfast at Good Girl Dinette - Los Angeles (Highland Park)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/06/17/good-girl-dinette-breakfast/) - Weekend Breakfast at Good Girl Dinette - Los Angeles (Highland Park)
- [Semi Sweet Bakery - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/07/26/semi-sweet-bakery/) - Semi Sweet Bakery - Los Angeles
- [ConfeXion Cupcakes - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/08/09/confexion-brioughnut/) - ConfeXion - Pasadena - Cronut
- [Alma - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/08/12/alma-restaurant/) - Alma Restaurant - Los Angeles | Review
- [Cousins Maine Lobster at Live Mixx Lounge - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/08/27/cousins-maine-lobster/) - Cousins Maine Lobster at Live Mixx Lounge - Pasadena
- [Brunch at Cortez - Los Angeles (Echo Park)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/09/09/cortez-echo-park/) - Brunch at Cortez - Los Angeles (Echo Park)
- [Jake's Burgers - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/10/16/jakes-pasadena/) - Jake's Burgers - Pasadena
- [Cooks County - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/01/16/cooks-county-los-angeles/) - Cooks County – Los Angeles | Restaurant Review
- [Jonathan Gold’s Scouting Report #3: East Borough](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/02/08/jonathan-golds-scouting-report-3-east-borough/) - East Borough, Culver City, Restaurant Review
- [POT - Los Angeles (Koreatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/03/24/pot-at-the-line-hotel/) - POT at the Line Hotel | Review | Pictures
- [Sunday Noodles at Yusho - Chicago](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/04/30/yusho/) - Ramen at Yusho - Chicago
- [Glazed and Infused Doughnuts - Chicago](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/04/25/glazed-and-infused-doughnuts/) - Glazed and Infused Doughnuts - Chicago | Review
- [{swoon} The Breakfast Pretzel at Field Trip](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/07/31/breakfast-pretzel-field-trip/) - I had an intense craving for soft pretzels this past weekend while shopping at the mall. Since I'm not running at all these days due to the growing little one requiring most of my mojo, I resisted the smell of buttery goodness emanating from dear Auntie Anne's. Still, the thought of soft pretzels, served warm and tender
- [Commissary at The Line Hotel - Los Angeles (Koreatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/09/02/commissary-line-hotel/) - Commissary at The Line Hotel - Los Angeles (Koreatown)
- [800 Degrees Neapolitan Pizzeria - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/09/29/800-degrees-pizzeria/) - 800 Degrees Neapolitan Pizzeria - Pasadena
- [Lunch at POT - Los Angeles (Koreatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/10/22/pot-lunch-koreatown/) - Lunch at POT - Los Angeles (Koreatown)
- [Ice Cream Lab - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/11/10/ice-cream-lab/) - Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream | Ice Cream Lab - Pasadena
- [Copenhagen Pastry - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/01/12/copenhagen-pastry/) - Copenhagen Pastry | Danish Patries | Pasadena - Culver City
- [WILD at Canelé - Los Angeles (Atwater Village)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/03/30/wild-at-canele/) - WILD at Canelé | Matt & Ria Wilson
- [Ice Que - Alhambra](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/04/02/ice-que-alhambra/) - Ice Que - Alhambra | Blog | Review
- [Good Girl Dinette Keeps Getting Better and Better (and popping up in Mid-City soon!)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/04/07/good-girl-dinette/) - Good Girl Dinette - Los Angeles (Mid City)
- [Happy Tasty - San Gabriel](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/04/09/happy-tasty-san-gabriel/) - After reading Louise's Scout Report for Happy Tasty, I immediately made a date with The Astronomer and Mike, our friend and constant Chinese food companion, to check it out. Wuhan cuisine, which is influenced by the spicy traditions of neighboring Sichuan and Hunan, is a region we've yet to experience on our San Gabriel Valley explorations. I was most excited to try
- [Honey Badger Noodle Shop - Alhambra](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/05/11/honey-badger-noodle-shop/) - Honey Badger Noodle Shop - Alhambra
- [Phong Dinh Restaurant - San Gabriel](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/05/19/phong-dinh-restaurant/) - Phong Dinh | Vietnamese Baked Catfish | San Gabriel
- [Pok Pok Phat Thai - Los Angeles (Chinatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/09/10/pok-pok-phat-thai/) - The arrival of Pok Pok Phat Thai was a mixed bag for me. As a Thai food lover, I was thrilled to have superb regional noodles available a stone's throw from home. The only downside was that the restaurant took the space formerly occupied by Hoan Kiem, a Northern Vietnamese spot that served terrific banh cuon and pho ga. Alas, that's how
- [Pondok Kaki Lima Indonesian Food Bazaar at the Duarte Inn - Los Angeles (Duarte)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/11/11/indonesian-food-duarte-inn/) - Indonesian Food Bazaar - Duarte Inn, Pondok Kaki Lima
- [Thanksgiving at Bouchon - Los Angeles (Beverly Hills)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/12/07/bouchon-thanksgiving/) - Thanksgiving at Bouchon
- [Fuku - New York City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/02/12/fuku/) - Fuku | Review | Blog
- [Ración - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/05/16/racion-pasadena/) - Review: Racion - Pasadena | Blog
- [Spring Restaurant - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/02/09/spring-restaurant/) - Spring Restaurant | Los Angeles | Blog | Review
- [Lost at Sea - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/06/21/lost-at-sea-pasadena/) - I've got a thing for seafood shacks: charming neighborhood spots, like The Walrus and the Carpenter in Seattle, The Ordinary in Charleston, and Fishing with Dynamite in Manhattan Beach, serving the freshest catch in stylish nautical-inspired environs. Lost at Sea, by Chef Tim Carey and Wine Director Santos Uy, landed in Old Pasadena late last summer, but
- [Baroo - Los Angeles (East Hollywood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/01/10/baroo-blog-review/) - Cecelia and I grabbed two seats at the bar at Baroo to celebrate her recent birthday. The East Hollywood gem, respected for its strangeness as much as its deliciousness, was the perfect spot for the occasion. If we can all age as well as Baroo's expert pickles and kimchi, the world would be a better place for it.
- [{swoon} Three Sisters at Good Girl Dinette](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/06/26/three-sisters-good-girl-dinette/) - Considering how warm the weather is year-round here in Los Angeles, it takes a lot more than rising temps to signal that summer is upon us. What I have found to be a much more reliable indicator of seasonal changes is what's on my plate: Cherries? Check. Peaches? Check. Three Sisters? Check, check, check. Summer
- [{swoon} Anchovy Pizzetta from Chez Panisse Cafe](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/10/25/chez-panisse-cafe/) - The cooking at Chez Panisse Cafe was as good as ever when The Astronomer, June, and I stopped in for a quick lunch on our way to Sonoma for Cousin Andrew's wedding. Opened in 1980 above Chez Panisse, the famed birthplace of California Cuisine, the Cafe serves a seemingly simple menu that satisfies with the precision and
- [Hog Island Oyster Farm - Marshall](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/10/18/hog-island-oyster/) - Two of my cousins got married within the span of a week this past summer---Cousin Kristine got hitched in San Diego first, followed by Cousin Andrew tying the knot in Sonoma. While in Northern California for Andrew's big day, I planned several notable meals along the way including stops at Chez Panisse in Berkeley, SHED in
- [n/naka - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/10/30/nnaka/) - Restaurant Review: n/naka | Blog
- [{swoon} Salchipapas at Mancora Peruvian Cuisine](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/10/11/salchipapas/) - I wasn't sure what to expect when I ordered the salchipapas ($6) on a whim while lunching with colleagues at Mancora Peruvian Cuisine in Alhambra. Tucked under the appetizers section of the menu, the salchipapas were described as "French fries and thinly sliced hotdogs topped with our variety of sauces." I'd never encountered this Peruvian delicacy
- [Pho Hai Kieu - San Gabriel](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/10/04/pho-hai-kieu/) - I started eating my feelings again this past week. The world is falling apart and I'm drowning my sorrows in fish sauce. On our drive back from procuring pigs' feet and pork floss at the San Gabriel Superstore this past weekend (I told you I have been eating my feelings), Vernon, June, and I stopped
- [Two Upcoming Events: Celebrating Women In Restaurants](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/10/02/upcoming-events-oct-2018/) - FAB(LA), an educational and inspirational workshop created by women for women in the hospitality industry, is happening on October 22 from 9AM to 7PM at Elysian in Frogtown. Fab is about connecting, sharing, and learning about the business of food and beverage. Listen to speakers, experts in the business from across California and beyond including my favorites
- [Porridge + Puffs - Los Angeles (Historic Filipinotown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/09/27/porridge-puffs-los-angeles/) - I am absolutely thrilled that Chef Minh Phan has finally found a permanent home for Porridge+Puffs in Historic Filipinotown. As a longtime fan of her wonderfully creative and wholly comforting cooking, I could not be happier for Minh, her team, and the lucky diners who can have their fill of porridge and puffs all day,
- [Porridge + Puffs Pop-Up - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/11/08/porridge-puffs/) - Chef Minh Phan's beloved Porridge + Puffs is popping up on Monday nights at Proof Bakery's commissary in Silver Lake. I was lucky enough to catch one of the dates before the run comes to an end next Monday, November 13. Here's to hoping that the engagement is extended through December because: porridge weather. Prior to popping up
- [BEP Kitchen](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/12/15/bep-kitchen-2/) - Los Angeles Times | BEP Kitchen is for Vietnamese food lovers seeking to go beyond pho
- [Jonathan Gold’s Scouting Report #2: Bếp Kitchen](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/07/13/bep-kitchen/) - Bep Vietnamese Kitchen | Brunch | Los Angeles
- [Kaiseki at Hayato - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/09/20/hayato/) - Just as the sun began to set over The Row, Cecelia and I tucked into Hayato for a one-of-a-kind kaiseki dinner orchestrated by Chef Brandon Go. We had secured reservations as soon as the restaurant expanded their offerings beyond lunchtime bento boxes and were excited to experience "true Japanese cooking" (washoku) in downtown Los Angeles. Lasting nearly three hours and costing $200
- [Mr. Champion - Arcadia](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/09/12/mr-champion-arcadia/) - I have eaten a lot of cheung fun in my day, usually at dim sum and almost always resting in a puddle of sweet soy sauce. A Cantonese breakfast staple, these delicate steamed rice rolls come filled with proteins like shrimp and beef, and even fried crullers if you're lucky. I thought I knew all there was
- [Jasmine Seafood Restaurant - San Diego](https://gastronomyblog.com/2007/01/02/jasmine-seafood-restaurant/) - December 21, 2006 Cuisine: Chinese, Dim Sum 4609 Convoy St, Suite A San Diego, CA 92111 Phone: (858) 268-0888 Website: http://www.jasmineseafoodrestaurant.com/ -- -- I came to Jasmine Seafood Restaurant straight from the airport on my recent holiday in San Diego. I'm generally not a fan of dim sum because eating greasy meat in the morning
- [{swoon} Chef Roxana Jullapat's Desserts at Friends & Family](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/09/06/roxana-jullapat-desserts/) - The Astronomer and I made our way to Friends & Family in East Hollywood as soon as dinner service commenced earlier this summer. Following a feast of Spretzels, stone fruit salad, chicken liver mousse with pickled apricots, clams, and grilled lamb merguez sausages, we selected a dessert each to finish. When Chef Roxana Jullapat is behind the oven,
- [Sari Sari Store - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/08/30/sari-sari-store/) - The #filipinofoodmovement is heating up in Los Angeles, and Chef Margarita Manzke's Sari Sari Store is a standout among the panoply of newly opened Pinoy places. (Previously, we dined at LASA for The Astronomer's 34th birthday.) Sari Sari Store's cooking was so very good that my cousin Jessica and I didn't mind sweating through our lunch this
- [{swoon} Bento Lunch at Hayato](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/08/22/bento-lunch-hayato/) - My friend Sarah and I were lucky enough to snag one of Chef Brandon Hayato Go's highly-coveted bento boxes ($46) for lunch the other week. Aside from being a tremendous feast for the eyes, the bento's panoply of small bites are the very definition of swoon-worthy. It takes an entire day for Chef Go to make two
- [Lasa - Los Angeles (Chinatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/08/13/lasa-review/) - The Astronomer turned 34 earlier this summer and requested we celebrate at Lasa, Chef Chad Valencia and his brother Chase's highly-lauded Filipino-American restaurant. Here at the former Unit 120 space in Chinatown, Chef Chad harmonizes traditional Filipino flavors with seasonal ingredients and a kind of contemporary culinary sensibility previously honed in the kitchens of Sqirl and Canale.
- [Majordomo - Los Angeles (Chinatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/08/06/majordomo-review/) - Chef David Chang opened his first Los Angeles restaurant Majordomo earlier this year. Located a little north of Chinatown in an area inhabited by warehouses, the restaurant serves small and large plates of Korean-inflected fare. Note: If you're interested in how Majordomo launched from soup to nuts, I recommend listening to the "Pre-Opening Diaries" series on The Dave Chang Show
- [HiPPO - Los Angeles (Highland Park)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/07/30/hippo-highland-park/) - Two Wednesdays ago, I felt a little like kevinEats circa 2010. When HiPPO's grand opening coincided with a planned date night with The Astronomer, I could not resist being one of the first diners to experience Chef Matt Molina's latest effort. While it's usually advisable to give a new restaurant a few weeks or even months
- [Osteria Mozza - Los Angeles (Hollywood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/02/17/osteria-mozza-los-angeles-hollywood/) - After a heartbreaking missed reservation back in December, The Astronomer and I finally sat down for a meal at Bastianich, Batali and Silverton's gem Osteria Mozza. This time around we made doubly sure to take the proper route and even showed up fifteen minutes early (just in case). We were seated promptly at a two-top
- [Dear Mr. Gold](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/07/23/jonathan-gold/) - The first time I met Jonathan Gold in 2010 at the LA Street Food Fest. News of your passing late Saturday night brought an intense wave of emotion over me. As I sat teary-faced on the kitchen floor, remembering all the witty things you'd written and said aloud, I wondered if I'd still be living
- [{swoon} Choux aux Sésames at Pâtisserie Chantilly](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/11/09/patisserie-chantilly/) - Patisserie Chantilly - Lomita
- [California Love, Eater Style](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/07/16/california-love-eater-style/) - I have been meaning for the past decade to record my family’s history beyond our beloved recipes, to learn as much as possible---big and small---from my grandparents. I have always wondered how they met and courted, what motivated them to leave Vietnam after the war, and even what foods they missed most during the early days at
- [Estela - New York City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/07/11/estela-new-york-city/) - Following a long day of production on Trailblazers, a short documentary that I helped produce for Panda Express in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, my colleagues and I sat down for dinner at Estela. Though we were exhausted from the day's shoot, we were also giddy from having been graced by Connie Chung's brilliance.
- [Montréal Bagel Tour: The Original Fairmount Bagel Bakery and St. Viateur Bagel](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/07/07/montreal-bagels-fairmount-st-viateur/) - Montreal Bagels: Fairmount Bagel and St. Viateur Bagel
- [Minetta Tavern - New York City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/06/21/minetta-tavern/) - It was quite late by the time Juliam and I arrived in New York City, but skipping dinner in one of the finest food cities in the world was out of the question. After dropping off our bags at the hotel, we walked over to Minetta Tavern just in time for our late-night reservation. Dinner
- [HiHo Cheeseburger - Santa Monica](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/06/12/hiho-cheeseburger/) - HiHo Cheeseburger | Blog | Restaurant Review
- [Vietnamese American Dreams](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/06/07/vietnamese-american-dreams/) - Greetings from Little Saigon! I'm spending the week on location for a much-needed writing sabbatical. I'll see you on the flip-side, and by that I mean next week, for our regularly scheduled blogging program ;-)
- [Bavel - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/05/31/bavel/) - Blog Review: Bavel - Los Angeles
- [Rossoblu - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/05/24/rossoblu/) - I had such a fantastic dinner with my friend Diana when Rossoblu first opened that I was eager to return with The Astronomer for a recent night out. We consider ourselves big fans of Chef Steve Samson's Italian cooking and were excited to get a taste without having to trek across the city. Downtown truly keeps getting better
- [Oriel - Los Angeles (Chinatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/05/09/oriel-chinatown/) - BLOG REVIEW: Oriel - Chinatown
- [Pasta alla Vodka with Basil and Parmesan](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/05/03/pasta-alla-vodka/) - The Astronomer and I celebrated our eighth wedding anniversary this past April. In line with tradition, we relived our wedding banquet at Five Star Seafood Restaurant in San Gabriel and prepared something delicious inspired by antiquated anniversary gifts. Thus far in our marriage, The Astronomer has been gifted edible interpretations of Paper, Cotton, Leather, Fruit, Wood, Sugar, and Wool. Since it is customary to bestow bronze upon one’s beloved in
- [Maestro - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/04/24/maestro-pasadena/) - I've said it before and I'll say it again: the dining scene in Old Pasadena just keeps getting better and better. With the likes of Bone Kettle, Fishwives, Lost at Sea, and Maestro lining the streets in and around Colorado, we're on the cusp of being spoiled over here. All that's missing is a solid Vietnamese joint
- [The Dal Rae - Los Angeles (Pico Rivera)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/04/12/dal-rae/) - Continuing my streak of dining in Los Angeles' finest institutions, my colleagues and I lunched at The Dal Rae in Pico Rivera. Opened in 1958, the restaurant is renowned for its menu of American steakhouse classics served with table-side flourishes, a marker of midcentury luxe Continental dining. The restaurant wasn't particularly hoppin' during our lunchtime excursion, so we slid
- [The Venice Room – Monterey Park](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/04/05/the-venice-room/) - One of the best traditions at work is taking colleagues out for lunch on their birthdays. I am fortunate to work alongside food obsessives in a food paradise (626, represent!), so these outings are as gustatory as they are celebratory. For my 36th birthday, I forwent our usual Sichuan spots and hotpot haunts in favor
- [Bone Kettle - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/03/22/bone-kettle-pasadena/) - Opened last year by Chef Erwin Tjahyadi, Bone Kettle serves "original Southeast Asian dishes" in a charming space in Old Pasadena. The Astronomer and I made a last-minute reservation for dinner here on a recent #datenight. It had been a long and exhausting week, and all we desired was a "nice" dinner nearby. Bone Kettle fit
- [Everson Royce Bar - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/03/15/everson-royce-bar/) - I haven't stopped thinking about Everson Royce Bar ever since The Astronomer and I came in for dinner and drinks a few weeks back. I had heard good things about the place since its opening, but our experience exceeded expectations. Those biscuits! That burger! The patio! The list goes on and on... After showing our IDs to the
- [Where Roosters Rule the Roost](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/02/27/kauai-postcard/) - One year ago: Mr. Holmes Bakehouse – Los Angeles (Highland Park) Two years ago: Brunch at Taco Maria – Costa Mesa Three years ago: Boston Lobster – San Gabriel Four years ago: HomeState – Los Angeles (Hollywood) Five years ago: Dominique Ansel Bakery – New York City Six years ago: Shaanxi Gourmet – Rosemead Seven years ago: Torihei – Los Angeles (Torrance)
- [Wildair - New York City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/02/21/wildair-nyc-blog-review/) - I high-tailed it to New York City for a whirlwind work trip at the start of 2018. In under 48 hours, I grabbed drinks with an old friend, peeped a new-to-me Brooklyn bakery, had a fancy dinner with my brother and sister-in-law, produced a short documentary, and enjoyed a splendid late-night feast at Wildair. I can't say I caught much shuteye
- [Chain Reaction: Red Lobster's Endless Shrimp® & Olive Garden's Never Ending Pasta Bowl®](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/11/06/red-lobster-endless-shrimp-olive-garden-never-ending-pasta/) - Review: Red Lobster's Endless Shrimp® & Olive Garden's Never Ending Pasta Bowl®
- [José Andrés Washington D.C. Restaurant Tour: Minibar, Café Atlántico, Oyamel, Jaleo, Zaytinya](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/08/30/jose-andres-washington-dc-minibar-cafe-atlantico-oyamel-jaleo-zaytinya/) - With Minibar tucked into the second floor of Café Atlántico, our first two stops turned out to be one in the same. The six seat Minibar (yep, just six seats!) serves an avant-garde tasting menu with upwards of 30 courses. "This is food that owes as much to art and science as it does to
- [28 Hours in Tijuana with Bill Esparza: Tacos, Buches, Menudo, Churros, and Tortas](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/05/17/tijuana-with-street-gourmet-la/) - Tijuana: Tacos Salceados, Tacos El Poblano, Kentucky Fried Buches, Rico Menudo Estilo Guadalajara, Tacos Wash Mobile
- [Cosa Buona - Los Angeles (Echo Park)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/02/14/cosa-buona-blog-review/) - With the Year of the Dog days away, I'm finally wrapping up restaurant reviews from the Year of the Rooster. This blog operates on the lunar calendar at this time of year ?. As mentioned previously, Los Angeles experienced a “Modern Italian Dining Renaissance” last year. One of the most anticipated openings was Cosa Buona, Chef Zach Pollack's
- [Ichima Sushi - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/02/02/ichima-sushi-pasadena/) - Sometime last year, before L.A. Weekly became shady AF, I read an article in its online pages about an under-the-radar sushi spot in Pasadena. In the post "Pasadena's Best Restaurants, According to Salazar's Chef," Chef Jonathan Aviles shared that the restaurant had "a little small and outdated interior, but once you sit down and start
- [Cassia – Los Angeles (Santa Monica)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/01/26/cassia-blog-review/) - It shouldn't have taken me this long to dine at Cassia considering my enthusiasm for Vietnamese foodways and Chef Bryant Ng's talent, but alas, here we are two-plus years post-opening and I'm just getting to it. Inspired by the restaurant's recent appearance on KCET's Migrant Kitchen, I gathered a group of my favorite girls (Diep,
- [Sadelle's - New York](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/01/26/sadelles-new-york/) - Restaurant Review: Sadelle's | Blog
- [Felix Trattoria - Venice](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/01/18/felix-venice-blog-review/) - Felix Trattoria - Venice | Blog Review
- [{swoon} Escargots at Chez Fonfon](https://gastronomyblog.com/2018/01/04/chez-fonfon/) - The Astronomer, June, and I spent a few days in Birmingham, Alabama over the holidays. Taking full advantage of free, willing, and enthusiastic childcare (a.k.a. doting grandparents), The Astronomer and I snuck away for a quiet lunch at Chef Frank Stitt's Chez Fonfon one afternoon. We regretfully refrained from imbibing, but ordered all the Frenchy
- [The Year in Delicious: Top 10 Bites of 2017](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/12/28/best-of-2017/) - In years past, I rounded up my favorite recipes and restaurant dishes (savories and sweets) to mark the year's end. This year, I've pared down the review to a single list, because truth be told, extravagant home-cooked meals and noteworthy restaurant outings have taken a backseat during The Suburban Years. You know how it goes...
- [{swoon} Compost Cookie from Milk Bar](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/12/21/compost-cookie/) - I am really, really late to the Compost Cookie party. Milk Bar introduced it nearly a decade ago, and while I was totally aware of the food world's obsession, the everything-but-the-kitchen sink treat didn't make much of an impression on me. Back then, I was more of a Confetti Cookie gal. After years of not
- [Afternoon Tea at The Huntington Rose Garden Tea Room](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/12/13/afternoon-tea-the-huntington/) - On the Saturday after Thanksgiving, The Astronomer's mother treated me, June, and Auntie Roz (also known as The Astronomer's sister) to afternoon tea at The Huntington. Years ago, I had stopped into the Rose Garden Tea Room to scope out the scene. I remember being surprised by the fact that the sweets and savories were served buffet-style from
- [The Mill - San Francisco](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/12/06/the-mill-san-francisco/) - Blog Review: The Mill - San Francisco
- [Kin Khao - San Francisco](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/11/30/kin-khao-san-francisco/) - Blog Review: Kin Khao - San Francisco
- [The Migrant Kitchen | Beyond Pho](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/11/28/the-migrant-kitchen/) - Consider this a virtual nudge to tune into The Migrant Kitchen this Wednesday at 8 PM PT on KCET in Southern California for the latest episode, Beyond Pho, which shines a light on the Vietnamese culinary diaspora in Los Angeles: Banh Mi. Spring rolls. Pho. The war and its subsequent refugees. These are things most commonly
- [Russ Parson's Mom's Cranberry Sauce](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/11/21/best-cranberry-sauce/) - Best Cranberry Sauce Recipe EVER
- [Tartine Manufactory - San Francisco](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/11/16/tartine-manufactory/) - REVIEW: Tartine Manufactory - San Francisco
- [1886 Bar at The Raymond - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/06/08/1886-pasadena/) - 1886 Bar at The Raymond - Pasadena
- [The Arthur J - Manhattan Beach](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/10/26/the-arthur-j/) - The Astronomer and I rarely go out for steak, but when we're craving a big 'ol slab of red meat, we go big. Two Saturdays ago, we booked a sitter for June and made our way to Manhattan Beach to finally try Chef David Lefevre's The Arthur J. We are tremendous fans of the chef's two
- [Lemon Bars](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/02/21/lemon-bars/) - America's Test Kitchen Lemon Bars
- [Fair Oaks Burger - Altadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/10/04/fair-oaks-burger-altadena/) - The Astronomer and I first noticed Fair Oaks Burger while dining al fresco across the street at Pizza of Venice. Its promise of all-American burgers as well as Chinese and Mexican fare piqued our collective stomachs, so we agreed to stop in for a bite soon. I like to support local businesses. Our family strolled to
- [Corton - New York City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/10/06/corton-new-york-city/) - Corton | New York City | Restaurant Review | Blog
- [Press Play with Madeleine Brand | Chinese Breakfast in Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/09/29/kcrw-chinese-breakfast/) - I joined Madeleine Brand, the host of KCRW’s program Press Play, to chat about where to get regional Chinese breakfast in Los Angeles (and why it's superior to pancakes and eggs Benedict). Listen here. And enjoy! Where to eat: Elite for dim sum, Delicious Food Corner for Hong Kong-style grub, and Huge Tree Pastry for a Taiwanese
- [Weekend Brunch at Love & Salt - Manhattan Beach](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/09/27/brunch-love-and-salt/) - Long weekends are made for beaching and brunching, and that's exactly what we did during the recent Labor Day holiday. In the past, we've beached in Venice and Manhattan Beach and brunched at A-Frame and M.B. Post, respectively. This weekend, we decided to see if brunch at Love & Salt was as great as dinner. The Astronomer,
- [Fishwives - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/09/21/fishwives-pasadena/) - Last Saturday night goes down as one of the best in recent memory. After bidding our little lady a good night, The Astronomer and I dined at newly-opened Fishwives before seeing Green Day at the Rose Bowl. What could be better than digging in to New England-style seafood before rocking out to my favorite band in the
- [Le Chateaubriand - Paris](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/09/12/le-chateaubriand-paris/) - Le Chateaubriand - Paris | Restaurant Review | Blog | Pictures
- [Manna Korean BBQ - Kailua Kona](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/07/13/manna-korean-bbq-kailua-kona/) - There is nothing sexier on this planet than a woman wearing a bikini after she has downed a Hawaiian plate lunch. Well, that's sort of a lie, but I kept repeating it to myself like a mantra during my week-long trip to The Big Island. It takes a real woman to eat local-style grindz and
- [Maui Grindz: Savory, Sweet & Ono to Eat](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/08/31/maui-eats/) - Where to Eat in Maui | A foodie's guide
- [Saigon Classic: Bún Bò Huế Yên Đỗ](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/09/28/bun-bo-hue-yen-do/) - Bun Bo Hue Yen Do - Ho Chi Minh City
- [Phở Hòa Pasteur: Phenomenally Phamous Phở](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/11/30/pho-hoa-pasteur/) - Pho Hoa Pasteur - Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City
- [{swoon} Vietnamese Chè at Bambu](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/08/21/swoon-vietnamese-che-bambu/) - Bambu | Vietnamese Che
- [Delicious Food Corner - Monterey Park](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/08/23/delicious-food-corner/) - Not last week but the one before that, my colleagues and I dreamed up an exciting new tradition: #CongeeCon. Recognized on the 8th day of the 8th month of every year (or so we hope), Congee Con is a week-long celebration of all that's warm and comforting. We kicked off the week at Lu's Garden
- [{swoon} Bacon Maple Doughnut at the L.A. County Fair](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/09/04/maple-bacon-donut/) - Maple Bacon Donut | Maple Bacon Doughnut | L.A. County Fair
- [Asanebo - Los Angeles (Studio City)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/08/10/asanebo-studio-city/) - When The Astronomer and I were invited to a friend's birthday party in Studio City, we decided to make an evening of it and have dinner beforehand. I mean, if we're going to go through the trouble of getting a sitter... The Valley is famous for its sushi restaurants, and Asanebo is one of its
- [Lucky Noodle King - San Gabriel](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/11/20/lucky-noodle-king-san-gabriel/) - Lucky Noodle King - San Gabriel
- [Viet Huong Restaurant - El Monte](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/08/03/viet-huong-restaurant-el-monte/) - On a recent Press Play segment on KCRW, I chatted with Madeleine Brand about where to find the best Vietnamese food in the city of El Monte, the littler Saigon in Los Angeles County. Viet Huong, one of the spots I mentioned on the show, is lighting up Garvey Avenue with its homey Vietnamese cooking. Opened in
- [Best Noodle House - Rosemead](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/07/18/best-noodle-house-rosemead/) - A thumb-stopping snap on @eater_la's Instagram feed inspired a noodle run to Rosemead with Louise. I'm a sucker for carbs of all stripes, and she's always down to test-drive a new spot; we were both hoping Best Noodle House would live up to its name. The dining room at this simply appointed Sichuan noodle shop was mostly empty when
- [The Doughnut Vault - Chicago](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/04/13/doughnut-vault/) - Doughnut Vault - Chicago
- [Chả Cá Thăng Long - Northern Vietnamese Fish with Dill & Turmeric](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/07/10/cha-ca-thang-long-recipe/) - I didn't grow up eating chả cá thăng long. Truth be told, my family genuinely dislikes the dish. There's something about the unfamiliar and assertive flavor of fresh dill that makes everyone from my mother to my aunts and uncles utter the words: không biết ăn, which literally means, "I don't know how to eat,"
- [Ngày Đầy Tháng: June's One Month Celebration](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/01/20/ngay-day-thang/) - Ngay Day Thang: Baby's One Month Celebration | Food Traditions
- [Holbox - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/07/06/holbox-los-angeles/) - Following a morning exploring taxidermied animals and dinosaur bones at the Natural History Museum, The Astronomer, June, and I headed to Mercado Paloma for lunch. This afternoon I had my sights set on Holbox, a brand new Mexican seafood stall opened by Chichen Itza’s Chef Gilberto Cetina. After placing our order at the counter and grabbing a table
- [L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon - Las Vegas (MGM Grand)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/07/06/latelier-de-joel-robuchon-3/) - I was in the mood to be spoiled while in Las Vegas, so dinner at L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon was an absolute must. We've dined here twice prior (here and here) and the hospitality is always exceptional. Hardly famished due to our sizable Shake Shack lunch, The Astronomer and I both selected the "create your own menu" option for $98, which
- [Bond Street - Los Angeles (Beverly Hills)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/08/26/bond-street-los-angeles-beverly-hills/) - Restaurants that thrive in New York City don't necessarily find an audience in Los Angeles. Bond Street, a lower Manhattan sushi bar import, offers a perfect case study in how successful restaurants can't always be rooted up and plopped down without losing something essential in the process. Owner Jonathan Morr made a good call setting
- [Canelé - Los Angeles (Atwater Village)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/12/11/canele-los-angeles-atwater-village/) - Canele - Atwater Village
- [9021Pho - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/01/13/9021pho/) - I appreciate a good food pun as much as the next gal (see: @DianaTakesaBite), but never liked 9021Pho because it encouraged the mispronunciation of an often mispronounced dish. PSA: In case you've been informed by food puns gone wrong, it's "fuh," not "faux." Chef Kimmy Tang opened the first 9021Pho in Beverly Hills in 2009. Since then, the mini-chain
- [KCRW Press Play with Madeleine Brand | Vietnamese Food in El Monte](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/06/28/vietnamese-food-in-el-monte/) - I joined Madeleine Brand, the host of KCRW's program Press Play, to chat about where to get the best Vietnamese food in the city of El Monte, the littler Saigon in Los Angeles County. Listen here. And enjoy! Where to eat: Pho Filet, Kim Hoa Hue, Lo Banh Mi, and Viet Huong.
- [Brunch at Maximiliano - Los Angeles (Highland Park)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/06/23/maximiliano/) - Maximiliano | Brunch | Highland Park | Restaurant Review | Blog
- [La Azteca Tortilleria - East Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/07/01/la-azteca-tortilleria/) - La Azteca Tortilleria, East Los Angeles, Los Angeles
- [{swoon} Tuna Tostada at Contramar](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/06/13/contramar/) - While I was researching where to eat in Mexico City, Contramar came up time and again. I was warned by my friend Bill and our Club Tengo Hambre guide that the beloved urban seafood shack was overrated, but I couldn't resist stopping in for a taste of their signature offering: Tuna Tostada ($199 pesos). I was
- [Knuckle & Claw - Los Angeles (Silver Lake)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/10/01/knuckle-claw/) - In a devastating turn of events, I traveled to Boston two weeks ago and did not consume a lick of seafood while in town. It seems that I've officially transitioned to the part in my life where family time takes precedence over food-centric pursuits. Well, I guess this is growing up. Needless to say, I was totally craving a lobster
- [Pistachio Chai Muffins](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/05/15/pistachio-chai-muffins/) - Pistachio Chai Muffins
- [La Esquina del Chilaquil - Mexico City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/06/15/la-esquina-del-chilaquil/) - For those who believe that any food can be improved upon by serving it between sliced bread, I present to you the torta de chilaquiles. Served on the corner of Alfonso Reyes and Tamaulipas in Condesa (open every day from 8 AM till noon), the torta de chilaquiles begins with a crusty French roll with most of its
- [Mexico City Street Food Tour | Club Tengo Hambre](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/05/24/club-tengo-hambre/) - REVIEW: Mexico City | Club Tengo Hambre
- [20 Hour Staycation: Hyatt Regency Century Plaza](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/05/25/hyatt-regency-century-plaza/) - Century City Hotels - Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
- [Pujol - Mexico City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/06/06/pujol-mexico-city/) - Dining at Chef Enrique Olvera’s award-winning Pujol was an absolute must on our Mexico City weekender. As The Astronomer was booking our airline flights a few months back, I was concurrently reserving a table for dinner on Open Table. I have my priorities straight. The restaurant moved from its original space on Calle Francisco Petrarca to brand new digs in
- [Noodle Theory - Oakland](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/06/22/noodle-theory-oakland/) - Noodle Theory - Oakland
- [La Churrería El Moro  - Mexico City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/05/31/el-moro-mexico-city/) - The reasonable thing to do after our “Mexico City Street Food Essentials” tour with Club Tengo Hambre would have been to head back to the hotel for a nap. But with time dwindling down and practicality not on the agenda, The Astronomer and I walked to La Churrería El Moro in Centro Histórico for an afternoon snack of churros and hot chocolate
- [El Borrego Viudo - Mexico City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/05/16/el-borrego-viudo-mexico-city/) - Following our new Nordic Mexican feast at Chef Edgar Nuñez's Sud 777, The Astronomer and I headed to El Borrego Viudo for a gratuitous dose of late night tacos. As soon as our car pulled up to the storefront, an army of taqueros ushered us to a table inside. We grabbed two seats for a front-row view
- [{swoon} Sea Salt Ice Cream with Caramel Ribbons at Salt & Straw](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/10/14/salt-and-straw-portland/) - Salt & Straw - Portland | Sea Salt Ice Cream with Caramel Ribbons
- [Mercado Central - Valencia](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/07/11/mercado-central-valencia/) - Central Market Valencia - Mercado Central de Valencia
- [Sud 777 - Mexico City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/05/11/sud-777-mexico-city/) - The Astronomer and I escaped to Ciudad de Mexico (CDMX) this past weekend. With June under the care of her amazing grandparents, we had 50 hours to paint the town rojo. And paint the town rojo we did... As soon as our plane touched down just after 5 PM, we navigated the city's metro system to
- [Brunch at Winsome - Los Angeles (Echo Park)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/05/24/winsome-echo-park/) - Brunch at Winsome - Los Angeles (Echo Park)
- [Let's Taco 'Bout CDMX](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/05/09/mexico-city-postcard/)
- [East Borough: When pasta gets the full-on pho treatment](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/12/06/east-borough-when-pasta-gets-the-full-on-pho-treatment/) - Los Angeles Times | When pasta gets the full-on pho treatment
- [Chin-Ma-Ya of Tokyo - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/02/23/chin-ma-ya/) - Chin Ma Ya - Little Tokyo
- [Astro Doughnuts & Fried Chicken - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/04/27/astro-doughnuts-fried-chicken/) - Is there more to life than doughnuts and fried chicken? I mean... Astro Doughnuts & Fried Chicken landed in downtown Los Angeles a few weeks back. I've been admiring the D.C.-based concept for years and was stoked for it to set up shop on the Best Coast. Elliot Spaisman and Jeff Halpern founded the original Astro's in
- [{swoon} Hazelnut Rocher Cake at Sweetsalt Food Shop](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/04/24/hazelnut-rocher-cake/) - Hazelnut Rocher Cake | Sweetsalt Food Shop
- [Mint Leaf Indian Cuisine - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/04/19/mint-leaf-pasadena/) - Nearly every day for the past six months, I've driven by Mint Leaf on the northeast corner of Washington and Altadena in Pasadena and wondered to myself, "Is this place any good?" Curiosity finally got the best of me last week when I stopped in for a lunch date with The Astronomer. The verdict? This place is good! I should
- [Dinner at The Spice Table – Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/01/18/spice-table-los-angeles-downtown-2/) - Dinner at The Spice Table – Los Angeles (Downtown)
- [Airbnb Guidebooks: Authentic Vietnamese in Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/03/04/airbnb-guidebooks-authentic-vietnamese-in-los-angeles/) - Airbnb Guidebooks | Authentic Vietnamese in Los Angeles
- [LA TIMES 10 great L.A](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/11/24/la-times-10-great-l-a/) - Los Angeles Times | 10 great L.A. meals for under $10
- [Must Read- Cathy Chaplin's Food Lovers' Guide to L.A.](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/11/24/must-read-cathy-chaplins-food-lovers-guide-to-l-a/) - Los Angeles Magazine | Must Read- Cathy Chaplin's Food Lovers' Guide to L.A.
- [Dough - Brooklyn](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/07/26/dough-donuts-brooklyn/) - Dough Donuts - Brooklyn
- [Jonathan Gold's Scouting Report #6: Eastern Spice](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/09/01/eastern-spice/) - What's better than eating duck tongues in an abandoned Wienerschnitzel? Filing my sixth Scouting Report, “New Eastern Spice in San Gabriel has traditional jian bing savory Chinese crepes” on the Los Angeles Times‘ Daily Dish. -- Name of restaurant: Eastern Spice. Characteristic of the Chinese restaurants in this part of town (the San Gabriel Valley), the restaurant’s name
- [Let's Talk Shop: #KitchenParty's "Blog to Book" & Chinese American Museum's "Let's Dish It Out"](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/05/08/gastronomy-upcoming-events/) - #KitchenParty May 8, 2014 from 5 to 6 PM PST UPDATE: In case you missed it, the Hangout is live for viewing here. Chatting with author Cathy Chaplin (+Gastronomy Blog) about how she turned her blog into a book. If you’ve ever wanted to write a book, come check out the show. We'll also be
- [Food, Identity & the Media: A conversation between chefs & journalists](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/04/14/food-identity-media/) - Food media helps shape our understanding of what we eat and where. But recent controversies, like Bon Appetit's pho video, show that the media still struggles when culture, identity, and food intersect. On April 24, join me at the Pico House for a conversation between chefs and journalists (full list below) about “ethnic” food, appropriation,
- [Weekend Brunch at M.B. Post (Manhattan Beach)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/04/11/brunch-mb-post/) - I just wrapped up one of the busiest work weeks ever---six straight days of shooting on location for an upcoming marketing campaign. To gear up for what was to be a very demanding stretch, The Astronomer, June, and I spent some quality time together beforehand. We arrived in Manhattan Beach just after 10 and played in
- [The Magnolia Bakery - New York City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2007/06/13/the-magnolia-bakery/) - May 27, 2007 Cuisine: Desserts, Bakery 401 Bleecker Street New York, NY 10014-2452 Phone: 212-462-2572 Website: none -- Vanilla Cupcake with Chocolate Frosting and Sprinkles ($2) -- People either love or hate Magnolia, but there is no denying that this West Village bakery is the birthplace of the cupcake trend currently taking over both coasts.
- [Salumi Artisan Cured Meats - Seattle](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/04/20/salumi-artisan-cured-meats-seattle/) - Salumi Artisan Cured Meats - Seattle
- [See | Hear | Taste | Transmission LA: A/V Club](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/04/20/transmission-la-av-club/) - MOCA | Mike D | Kogi | Roy Choi
- [California Chutney Tandoori Kitchen - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/03/29/california-chutney/) - California Chutney Tandoori Kitchen - Pasadena
- [Super Burger - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/02/25/super-burger-pasadena/) - Super Burger | Best Burger Pasadena
- [Here's Looking at You - Los Angeles (Koreatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/08/16/heres-looking-at-you-2/) - Here's Looking at You - Los Angeles (Koreatown)
- [Here's Looking at You - Los Angeles (Koreatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/03/22/heres-looking-at-you-3/) - It's no secret that I ❤ Here’s Looking at You. I was smitten during the restaurant's pop-up preview in Chinatown and fell even harder during friends and family dinner. My latest visit was more of the same great stuff---delightful food from Chef Jonathan Whitener, solid service orchestrated by Lien Ta, and an inviting and energetic room. Drinks to start were a must. For The Astronomer, a
- [K.C.'s Pastries - Philadelphia](https://gastronomyblog.com/2007/03/20/kcs-pastries/) - March 3, 2007 Cuisine: Chinese Bakery 145 N. 11th St. Philadelphia, PA Phone: 215-351-1177 Website: none -- Curry Beef Puff ($1) -- When I'm short on dried mushrooms, oyster sauce, or mock meet, I head to the "Asia Supermarket" in Chinatown to refresh my supplies. While I'm buying groceries, The Astronomer always picks up a
- [True Food Kitchen - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/03/15/true-food-kitchen/) - There's no shortage of good-for-you food options in Pasadena. Souplantation will always be my ride or die, but True Food Kitchen is a worthy newcomer, a self-described "health-driven, seasonal restaurant merging nutrient-rich ingredients with a flavor-forward menu." True Food Kitchen is so L.A., in the most stereotypical sense. The seating is almost exclusively outdoors, while the menu is based on an anti-inflammatory-diet food pyramid.
- [Airbnb Guidebooks: 10 Vietnamese Dishes You Should Be Eating (and Where to Find Them)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/03/06/favorite-vietnamese-los-angeles/) - Airbnb recently launched Guidebooks both online and in its app that "highlight unique perspectives of tastemakers and experts of various topics throughout a city." I was initially tapped to curate a list of my 10 favorite phở restaurants in Los Angeles, but decided to pitch something a little different: "10 Vietnamese Dishes Other than Phở that You Should Be Eating." Phở
- [Chef's Tasting Menu at Providence - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/03/02/chefs-tasting-providence/) - I was spoiled to pieces on my 35th birthday. In addition to heaps of noodles with colleagues and a made-from-scratch blood orange upside-down cake baked by The Astronomer, I was treated to dinner at the nicest place in town: Providence. The last time The Astronomer and I dined here was back in 2010 for an eight-course dessert tasting. And before
- [Mr. Holmes Bakehouse - Los Angeles (Highland Park)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/02/24/mr-holmes-bakehouse/) - Mr. Holmes Bakehouse - Los Angeles (Highland Park)
- [Sushi Komasa - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/02/08/komasa-little-tokyo/) - Komasa - Little Tokyo
- [Bò Kho - Vietnamese Beef Stew](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/03/30/bo-kho-vietnamese-beef-stew/) - Bo Kho Recipe | Vietnamese Beef Stew
- [Cento Pasta Bar - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/02/15/cento-pasta-bar/) - When it comes to work perks, birthday lunches rank somewhere near the top. It's always a real treat to ditch our cubes for the afternoon and sit down for a celebratory meal. In honor of my 35th last week, I elected to lunch at Cento Pasta Bar, a two-year-old pop-up inside Mignon, a wine bar Downtown.
- [Bestia - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/02/17/bestia-2/) - The Astronomer and I traded in Baby for pasta one evening a couple weeks back. With my mom in town helping with June for a few days, we seized the opportunity to enjoy a night out on the town---just the two of us. We've been meaning to return to Bestia for quite some time now, and thanks to Reserve (a "personal dining
- [Maple Block Meat Co. - Culver City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/02/02/maple-block-meat-co/) - Maple Block Meat Co. - Culver City | Blog | Review
- [L'Astrance - Paris](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/07/31/lastrance-paris/) - L'Astrance - Paris | Restaurant Review
- [Destroyer - Los Angeles (Culver City)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/01/19/destroyer/) - When work brought me to the Westside of town last week, I stopped in to Destroyer for a late lunch in between meetings. I have missed Chef Jordan Kahn's intricate cooking (and pretty plating) ever since his "punk Vietnamese" spot Red Medicine closed and was eager to be reunited. Here at Destroyer, Chef Kahn serves a pared-down
- [Mori Sushi - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/02/18/mori-sushi-los-angeles/) - Mori Sushi - Los Angeles
- [Bò Bía – Vietnamese Jicama, Carrot, Chinese Sausage, Egg, and Dried Shrimp Rolls](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/05/07/bo-bia/) - Bo Bia Recipe Vietnamese
- [Rita's Water Ice - Philadelphia](https://gastronomyblog.com/2007/07/11/ritas-water-ice/) - June 20 and 25, 2007 Cuisine: Philadelphian, Dessert 1511 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA Phone: 215-545-7661 Website: http://www.ritasice.com/ -- Gelati, Toppers -- Back in the day when I was a frosh on the Swarthmore Cross Country team, my captains introduced me to a fantastic tradition called a Rita's Run. These runs typically occurred twice a year;
- [Peppermint Sandwich Cookies with Candy Cane Bits (or Homemade Candy Cane Joe-Joe's)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/12/19/peppermint-sandwich-cookies-with-candy-cane/) - Peppermint Sandwich Cookies with Candy Cane, Homemade Candy Cane Joe-Joe's
- [Salted Cookies 'n Cream Cookies](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/03/14/salted-cookies-and-cream-cookies/) - Chocolate Chip Cookies With Oreo Chunks
- [Ernie's Al Fresco - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/01/21/ernies-al-fresco-pasadena/) - For over twenty years, Ernie Mercado has been serving up good eats to the Caltech community from his lunch truck. The Astronomer and I first learned about Ernie from our phở-loving friends---Bao, Hung and Kunwoo. For three fairly quiet gents, they spoke animatedly and highly of Ernie's food. The Astronomer and I finally tried the
- [LA Weekly: L.A. Food Bloggers: How They Can Eat Without Guilt](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/11/11/la-weekly-squid-ink/) - LA Weekly | L.A. Food Bloggers: How They Can Eat Without Guilt
- [Pacific Ties Magazine](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/11/11/pacific-ties-magazine/) - Pacific Ties Magazine | Food Bloggers Galore
- [Epicurious.com](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/11/12/epicurious-com/) - Epicurious.com | Vietnamese Eats
- [LA Times: Mooncakes](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/01/05/la-times-mooncakes/) - Los Angeles Times | The time of year to swoon over mooncakes
- [KCET Vietnamese-American Community Welcomes the New Year](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/01/05/kcet-vietnamese-american-community-welcomes-the-new-year/) - KCET | Vietnamese-American Community Welcomes the New Year
- [Altadena Patch | Alta Eats](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/01/05/altadena-patch-alta-eats/) - Altadena Patch | L.A. Times Daily Dish Blogger Visits AltaEats
- [Zocalo](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/11/10/zocalo-public-square/) - Zocalo | Would Somebody Please Take Julia Child to Dinner?
- [Tuổi Trẻ](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/11/11/tuoi-tre/) - Tuổi Trẻ | Đi tìm "Lunch Lady" ở Sài Gòn
- [Jetset Times](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/11/11/jetset-times/) - Jetset Times | Blogs We Love: Vietnamese Delights with Bloggers Behind GastronomyBlog
- [Los Angeles Magazine: Jonathan Gold and Roy Choi Talk Food Trucks](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/11/11/los-angeles-magazine-digest-blog/) - Los Angeles Magazine | Jonathan Gold & Roy Choi Talk Food Trucks at UCLA Panel
- [The Huffington Post Los Angeles Donuts](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/11/11/the-huffington-post-los-angeles/) - The Huffington Post | 5 Best Doughnuts in L.A.
- [QSR Magazine Wok Star](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/11/11/qsr-magazine/) - QSR Magazine | Every Blogger's Dream: To be 'Wok Star' at Panda Express
- [Travel + Leisure Ultimate Food Guide to Vietnam](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/11/11/ravel-leisure/) - Travel + Leisure | Ultimate Food Guide to Vietnam
- [The Globe and Mail Grandma's secret recipe isn't such a secret any more](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/11/11/the-globe-and-mail/) - The Globe and Mail | Grandma's secret recipe isn't such a secret any more
- [LAist Blogger Bake Sale with Benefit LA Foodbank](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/11/11/laist/) - LAist.com | Blogger Bake Sale Will Benefit LA Foodbank
- [LA Times: Food bloggers making more than tempting photos at benefit bake sale](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/11/11/los-angeles-times-daily-dish-2/) - Los Angeles Times | Food bloggers making more than tempting photos at benefit bake sale
- [Los Angeles Times: The Cupcake Abides](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/11/11/los-angeles-times-food/) - Los Angeles Times | The Cupcake Abides
- [TIME.com](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/11/11/time-com/) - TIME.com | A Cool Way to Make Architecture Pay: Ice Cream!
- [Refinery29-saigon](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/11/12/refinery29-saigon/) - Refinery29 | Ho Chi Minh City's District 1 mixes colonial charm with Indochic
- [LAWeekly Food Blogger Bake Sale Raises $3,000 for the L.A. Regional Food Bank](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/11/11/aol-digital-city/) - LA Weekly | Food Blogger Bake Sale Raises $3,000 for the L.A. Regional Food Bank
- [La Weekly: Meet Your Food Blogger](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/11/09/la-weekly-meet-your-food-blogger/) - LA Weekly | Meet Your Food Blogger
- ['Eat My Blog' raises $3,000 for L.A. Foodbank](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/11/11/los-angeles-times-daily-dish/) - Los Angeles Times | 'Eat My Blog' raises $3,000 for L.A. Foodbank
- [Saveur](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/11/11/saveur/) - Saveur.com | Cover Contest Winners
- [Kali Restaurant - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/05/12/kali-restaurant-los-angeles/) - Late dinners with girlfriends are a rare treat these days, so I was downright stoked for a night out with Diana at Larchmont Village's white-hot Kali Restaurant. It's hard to beat an evening spent catching up with an old friend over superb cocktails and food. After years spent cooking underground at roving dinner pop-up Kali Dining, Chef Kevin Meehan and Wine Director Drew Langley finally
- [Jae Bu Do - Los Angeles (Koreatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/07/18/jae-bu-do-koreatown/) - Jae Bu Do, Koreatown, Korean, Seafood, BBQ, Grill
- [A Decade of Delicious! Cheers!](https://gastronomyblog.com/2017/01/01/cheers-a-decade-of-delicious/) - Happy New Year! And happy 10th birthday to GastronomyBlog.com! In honor of a decade of delicious, the site's been given a long-overdue refresh. I hope you'll poke around and feel right at home. Here's to another decade of beautiful meals. Thank you for reading. Cheers!
- [First We Feast](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/11/11/first-we-feast/) - First We Feast | Inside Jonathan Gold's Handpicked Network of Food Tipsters
- [KPCC Take Two](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/12/15/kpcc-take-two/) - 89.3 KPCC | Kim Hoa Hue brings Central Vietnamese dishes to the SGV
- [New York Times: Banh Mi](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/11/11/new-york-times-dining-wine/) - New York Times | Building on Layers of Tradition
- [Schwartz's Montréal Hebrew Delicatessen - Montréal](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/07/04/schwartzs-smoked-meat-montreal/) - Schwartz's Smoked Meat - Montreal
- [St. John Bar and Restaurant - London](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/07/03/st-john-london/) - St. John | London | Restaurant Review | Blog
- [Afternoon Tea at Brown's Hotel - London](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/07/08/afternoon-tea-browns-hotel/) - Review: Afternoon Tea at Brown's Hotel - London
- [Sunday Roast at The Mall Tavern - London](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/07/10/the-mall-tavern-london/) - The Mall Tavern - London | Cow Pie | Chicken Kyiv | Sunday Roast
- [Dinner by Heston Blumenthal - London](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/07/13/dinner-by-heston-blumenthal/) - Dinner by Heston Blumenthal - London | Restaurant Review | Blog
- [St. John Bakery - London](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/07/05/st-john-bakery/) - St. John Bakery - London | Doughnuts | Eccles Cake
- [Mariscos El Cristalazo serves seafood in a monster martini glass](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/12/15/mariscos-el-cristalazo-2/) - Los Angeles Times | Mariscos El Cristalazo serves seafood in a monster martini glass
- [Wall Street Journal: A Foodie's Guide to Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/11/09/wall-street-journal-a-foodies-guide-to-los-angeles/) - Wall Street Journal | A Foodie's Guide to Los Angeles
- [Los Angeles Times- LA Times Travel Show](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/11/11/los-angeles-times/) - Los Angeles Times | In Search of Great Food
- [New York Times Diner's Journal](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/11/11/new-york-times-diners-journal/) - New York Times Diner's Journal | What We're Reading
- [District by Hannah An](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/12/15/district-by-hannah-an/) - Los Angeles Times | Elegant Vietnamese dining in West Hollywood at the District by Hannah An
- [New Eastern Spice](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/12/15/new-eastern-spice/) - Los Angeles Times | New Eastern Spice in San Gabriel has traditional jian bing savory Chinese crepes
- [At AltaEats, seafood paella and a duck egg for your duck hash](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/12/15/at-altaeats-seafood-paella-and-a-duck-egg-for-your-duck-hash/) - Los Angeles Times | At AltaEats, seafood paella and a duck egg for your duck hash
- [LA Times: Good Girl Dinette](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/12/01/la-times-good-girl-dinette/) - Los Angeles Times | Good Girl Dinette’s Diep Tran brings us all some figgy pudding
- [CBS Best Banh Mi](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/12/15/cbs-best-banh-mi/) - CBS Los Angeles | Best Banh Mi in Los Angeles
- [CBS Best Dim Sum](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/12/15/cbs-best-dim-sum/) - CBS Los Angeles | Best Dim Sum in Los Angeles
- [CBS Best Fried Chicken](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/12/15/cbs-best-fried-chicken/) - CBS Los Angeles | Best Fried Chicken in Los Angeles
- [CBS Best Korean BBQ](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/12/15/cbs-best-korean-bbq/) - CBS Los Angeles | Best Korean BBQ in Los Angeles
- [CBS Los Angeles: Best Chocolate](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/11/12/cbs-los-angeles-best-chocolate/) - CBS Los Angeles | Best Chocolate in Los Angeles
- [KCET Food: Dan Dan Noodles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/11/12/kcet-food-dan-dan-noodles/) - KCET | Food Face-Off-Dan Dan Noodles
- [Sugar Rush: The Kaya Doughnut at The Spice Table, Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/11/12/sugar-rush-the-kaya-doughnut-at-the-spice-table-los-angeles/) - Serious Eats | Sugar Rush: The Kaya Doughnut at The Spice Table, Los Angeles
- [LA Times: field trip](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/12/01/31490/) - Los Angeles Times | At Field Trip, an only-in-L.A. Asian-Amish Mash-up
- [LA Times: Kimchi-stuffed dates and more modern](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/12/01/31492/) - Los Angeles Times | Kimchi-stuffed dates and more modern Korean small plates coming to Gaji downtown
- [{swoon} Pani Puri at Surati Farsan Mart](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/12/14/surati-farsan-mart/) - Surati Farsan Mart - Artesia
- [Anticucheria Peruana - Los Angeles (Norwalk)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/12/21/anticucheria-peruana/) - While we waited for our food to arrive, we couldn't help but admire the amazing mural spanning the entire length of the restaurant. It featured a multicultural cast chowing down on beef hearts, stomach lining, and Peruvian doughnuts. They were the happiest looking cartoon folks I'd ever seen. The anticuchos de corazon, thinly sliced beef
- [Candy Cane Pinwheels](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/12/22/candy-cane-pinwheels/) - America's Test Kitchen Candy Cane Pinwheels Recipe
- [The Serving Spoon - Los Angeles (Inglewood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/12/26/the-serving-spoon/) - The Serving Spoon - Los Angeles (Inglewood)
- [The Tasting Kitchen - Los Angeles (Venice)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/01/11/the-tasting-kitchen-venice/) - The Tasting Kitchen - Venice | Restaurant Review | Blog
- [Meyer Lemon Curd Tart](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/01/14/meyer-lemon-curd-tart/) - Meyer Lemon Curd Tart Recipe
- [Doughnuttery - New York City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/01/18/doughnuttery-new-york-city/) - Doughnuttery - New York City | Chelsea Market
- [Katz's Delicatessen - New York City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/02/06/katzs-delicatessen-nyc/) - Katz's Delicatessen | Restaurant Review | Blog
- [Roberta's - Brooklyn](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/02/13/robertas-brooklyn/) - Roberta's - Brooklyn | Restaurant Review | Blog
- [Beachwood Cafe - Los Angeles (Hollywood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/04/03/beachwood-cafe-hollywood/) - Previously, Chef Minh (left) attended Le Cordon Bleu, served as the Pastry Chef at Axe in Venice, and spent time in the kitchens of Gotham Tavern in Portland and the Inn of the Seventh Ray in Topanga Canyon. That's our friend-in-common Diep Tran on the right. To start, we sipped sparking wine cocktails accented with
- [Sushi Ichi - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/04/11/sushi-ichi-pasadena/) - Sushi Ichi - Pasadena | Restaurant Review | Omakase
- [Saw's Soul Kitchen - Birmingham](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/04/24/saws-soul-kitchen/) - Saw's Soul Kitchen - Birmingham
- [Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q - Birmingham](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/04/26/bob-sykes-birmingham/) - Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q - Birmingham
- [Doughnut Hut - Los Angeles (Burbank)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/05/01/doughnut-hut/) - Doughnut Hut - Burbank
- [Primo's Westdale Donuts - Los Angeles (Westdale)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/05/03/primos-donuts/) - Primo's Westdale Donuts - Los Angeles | Buttermilk Bars | Cake Doughnuts
- [The Corson Building - Seattle](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/05/08/the-corson-building/) - The Corson Building - Seattle | Friday Dinner
- [Serious Biscuit - Seattle](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/05/13/serious-biscuit/) - Serious Biscuit - Seattle | Restaurant Review
- [Sitka & Spruce - Seattle](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/05/20/sitka-spruce-seattle/) - Sitka & Spruce - Seattle | Brunch
- [Jonathan Gold's Scouting Report #1: AltaEats](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/06/09/altaeats-altadena/) - Altaeats - Altadena | Restaurant Review
- [Marugame Monzo - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/06/13/marugame-monzo-udon/) - Marugame Monzo - Los Angeles (Downtown) | Udon | Little Tokyo
- [Weekend Brunch at M.B. Post - Los Angeles (Manhattan Beach)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/07/03/mb-post-brunch/) - Weekend Brunch | M.B. Post - Manhattan Beach
- [Ruth Reichl's Dangerously Delicious Apricot Jam](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/07/12/apricot-jam/) - Easy Apricot Jam Recipe
- [Randy's Donuts - Los Angeles (Inglewood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/08/02/randys-donuts-los-angeles/) - Randy's Donuts - Los Angeles (Inglewood)
- [Lay's Spicy Green Peppercorn Fish Flavor](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/09/13/lays-spicy-green-peppercorn-fish-flavor-chips/) - Lay's Spicy Green Peppercorn Fish Flavor Chips
- [Happy Mid-Autumn Moon Festival 2013](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/09/19/mid-autumn-festival-2013/) - Moon Cakes - Mid-Autumn Festival - Shanghai, China
- [{swoon} Tendon (天丼) at Hannosuke](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/10/21/hannosuke/) - My favorite, the “Original Tendon,” includes a flaky fillet of white fish, shrimp, nori (dried seaweed), kakiage (a mixture of shrimp and scallop), shishito pepper, sweet potato, and a downright amazing poached egg. The crispety, crunchety coating magically elevates an already dreamy runny yolk to otherworldly status. Best of all is the slightly sweet and sticky “secret sauce” that coats each ingredient
- [chi SPACCA - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/12/04/chi-spacca/) - chi SPACCA - Los Angeles | Restaurant Review
- [French-style Hot Chocolate](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/12/09/best-hot-chocolate/) - The Best Hot Chocolate Ever | Recipe
- [Blue Star Donuts - Portland](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/12/20/blue-star-donuts-portland/) - Blue Star Donuts - Portland | Review
- [China Poblano - Las Vegas (The Cosmopolitan)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/02/06/china-poblano/) - China Poblano - Las Vegas | Restaurant Review
- [Cafe Artist - Garden Grove](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/02/18/cafe-artist-little-saigon/) - Cafe Artist - Garden Grove | Quan Nhau | Little Saigon
- [Poogan's Porch - Charleston](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/03/19/poogans-porch/) - Poogan's Porch - Charleston | Brunch
- [Fishing with Dynamite - Los Angeles (Manhattan Beach)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/04/02/fishing-with-dynamite/) - Fishing with Dynamite - Manhattan Beach | Restaurant Review
- [#IceCreamSocial: Creating the Perfect Pint at Ben & Jerry's Headquarters - Burlington, Vermont](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/04/04/ben-jerrys-headquarters/) - Ben & Jerry's Headquarters - Burlington, Vermont
- [#IceCreamSocial: Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Factory Tour (plus a few bonuses) - Waterbury, Vermont](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/04/08/ben-jerrys-factory-waterbury/) - Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Factory Tour - Waterbury, Vermont
- [St. John's Rhubarb Crumble Cake](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/05/20/rhubarb-crumble-cake/) - Recipe: Rhubarb Crumble Cake
- [Jonathan Gold’s Scouting Report #4: Field Trip](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/08/28/field-trip-hollywood/) - Pennsylvania Dutch meets California cuisine meets modern Asian. Say what? Filing my third Scouting Report, “At Field Trip, an only-in-L.A. Asian-Amish mash-up,” on the Los Angeles Times‘ Daily Dish. Name: Field Trip at the Farmers Kitchen The chefs: Minh Phan (Gaji, Mignardises pop-up, Beachwood Cafe) dreams up Asian-inflected savories while Sarah Lange (Hart & the Hunter, Flores
- [Mapo Kkak Doo Gee - Los Angeles (Koreatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/09/05/mapo-kkak-doo-gee/) - As you can likely deduce from the facade, Mapo Kkak Doo Gee is a no-frills kind of place. The menu features homey Korean fare, and seats are easy to come by at both lunch and dinner. One of the perks of dining in Koreatown is the free and refillable banchan served alongside every meal. While
- [Union - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/09/12/union-pasadena/) - Union - Pasadena | Restaurant Review
- [Huckleberry's Cherry Tomato-Goat Cheese Cobbler](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/09/17/tomato-goat-cheese-cobbler/) - Cherry Tomato-Goat Cheese Cobbler | Huckleberry Cookbook
- [Craftsman and Wolves - San Francisco](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/09/24/craftsman-and-wolves/) - Craftsman and Wolves - San Francisco
- [Flour + Water - San Francisco](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/10/06/flour-water-san-francisco/) - Flour + Water - San Francisco | Restaurant Review | Blog
- [Tosca Cafe - San Francisco](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/10/09/tosca-cafe/) - Tosca Cafe - San Francisco | April Bloomfield | Restaurant Review | Blog
- [San Francisco Sweets: Morning Buns, Russian Honey Cakes, Egg Tarts, Doughnuts and more!](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/11/13/best-san-francisco-desserts/) - Tartine, Russian Honey Cake, Golden Gate Bakery, Bob’s Donuts, Bi-Rite Creamery
- [Alimento - Los Angeles (Silver Lake)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/12/02/alimento/) - Chef Zach Pollack opened Alimento this past June in Silver Lake after years behind the stove with Chef Steve Samson at Sotto. Whereas Sotto focused on Southern Italian fare, the food here is inspired by Northern Italian cuisine. The menu is divided into three sections: Plates, Pastas, and Platters. The Astronomer and I were joined by our friend
- [Lu's Garden - San Gabriel](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/12/09/lus-garden/) - Lu's Garden - San Gabriel | Chinese Porridge Congee
- [House of Pies - Los Angeles (Los Feliz)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/12/29/house-of-pies/) - House of Pies - Los Angeles | Review | Blog
- [Ben & Jerry's Cookie Cores: Boom Chocolatta!, Spectacular Speculoos, and Peanut Buttah](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/01/15/ben-jerrys-cookie-cores/) - Each pint was masterfully constructed to elicit major swoonage. There's Boom Chocolatta!: Mocha and Caramel Ice Creams with Chocolate Cookies, Fudge Flakes, and a Chocolate Cookie Core. Peanut Buttah: Peanut Butter Ice Cream with Crunchy Peanut Butter Sugar Bits, Peanut Butter Cookies, and a Peanut Butter Cookie Core. And finally, Spectacular Speculoos: Dark Caramel & Vanilla Ice Cream with Speculoos
- [Musubi Cafe Iyasume - Honolulu (Waikiki)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/02/04/musubi-cafe-iyasume/) - Best Spam Musubi: Musubi Cafe Iyasume - Honolulu (Waikiki)
- [Leonard's Bakery - Honolulu (Kapahulu)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/02/06/leonards-bakery/) - Leonard's Bakery - Honolulu | Blog Review
- [Jonathan Gold's Scouting Report #5: Mariscos El Cristalazo](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/03/07/mariscos-el-cristalazo/) - Mariscos El Cristalazo - La Puente
- [North Shore Grindz: Shave Ice, Chocolate-Coconut Cream Pie & Huli-Huli Chicken Edition](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/03/12/north-shore-grindz/) - Matsumoto Shave Ice, Ted’s Bakery, Ray's Kiawe Broiled Chicken
- [Honolulu Sweets: Shave Ice, Fancy Cakes, Cream Puffs and more!](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/03/17/best-honolulu-desserts/) - Shimazu Store, Patisserie La Palme D'Or, Dave's Hawaiian Ice Cream, Liliha Bakery, Uncle Clay's House of Pure Aloha, Bubbie's Waiola
- [Dinner at The Pig & The Lady - Honolulu](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/03/24/the-pig-the-lady/) - The Pig & The Lady - Honolulu
- [Jonathan Gold’s Scouting Report #6: The District by Hannah An](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/03/28/the-district-by-hannah-an/) - The District by Hannah An - Los Angeles | Review
- [Sesame Noodles with Made-From-Scratch Chili Oil](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/04/29/chinese-sesame-noodles/) - Chinese Sesame Noodles Recipe
- [Nomad Donuts - San Diego (North Park)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/05/07/nomad-donuts/) - We happened to swing by during Donut Happy Hour, which meant that all wares were marked down to $2. You bet your boots we took full advantage of the situation. Nomad’s yeast-risen and cake doughnuts are “globally inspired,” boasting made-from-scratch fillings, glazes, and toppings that are playful and inventive. The daily offerings were prettily propped
- [Nancy’s Fancy Coconut Stracciatella](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/05/13/nancys-fancy/) - Product Review: Nancy’s Fancy
- [Test Drive: Munchery Meal Delivery](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/05/29/munchery/) - Review: Munchery Food Delivery Service
- [National Doughnut Day 2015: The 10 Best Doughnuts Ever](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/06/05/national-doughnut-day-2015/) - Passion Fruit Bismarck from Dough in Brooklyn, NY -- Dulce de Leche Churro from Mr. Churro in Los Angeles, CA -- Blueberry Bourbon Basil Doughnut from Blue Star in Portland, OR (coming soon to L.A.!) -- Haupia Malasada from Leonard's Bakery in Honolulu, HI -- Raspberry Glazed from Glazed Gourmet Doughnuts in Charleston, SC -- Dahlia’s “Famous
- [It's It Ice Cream](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/08/14/its-it-ice-cream/) - Review: It's It Ice Cream
- [The Trails Cafe at Griffith Park - Los Angeles (Los Feliz)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/09/28/the-trails-cafe-griffith-park/) - Review: The Trails Cafe at Griffith Park
- [New York City Sweets: Cake, Paletas and more!](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/01/13/best-desserts-new-york-city/) - A trip to New York isn't complete without a doughnut from Chef Fany Gerson. She opened a Manhattan outlet of Dough in 2014, which made it much easier for us to get our deep-fried high on this visit. Making the trek to Bed-Stuy would've been pretty tough with a baby. The flavor that caught our eye was the
- [Union Square Donuts - Boston](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/02/17/union-square-donuts-boston/) - Following our stay in New York, The Astronomer, June, and I boarded a train and zoomed to Boston for high-quality family time with a side of high-quality doughnuts. For the latter part of the equation, we visited Union Square Donuts in Sommerville. Heather Schmidt and Josh Danoff opened the shop three years ago. Legend has it that he had an idea
- [State Bird Provisions - San Francisco](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/03/30/state-bird-provisions/) - Blog, Review, San Francisco, State Bird Provisions
- [Fish Sauce Caramel with Palm Sugar Ice Cream](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/06/06/fish-sauce-ice-cream/) - Dreamed up by Salt & Straw's resident flavor guru Tyler Malek, the limited edition series includes "California Avocado & Cardamom with Fermented Carrot Custard," "Sourdough with Chocolate & Strawberries," "Cacao Nib & Red Miso," and an oddly refreshing "Dill Pickle Sorbet." Given my passion and penchant for Vietnamese cuisine, the far-out flavor that piqued my interest most was the "Fish Sauce Caramel with Palm
- [Suburban Years: Lessons Learned in Home Buying](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/10/04/lessons-learned-home-buying/) - The first house we seriously considered and even put an offer on was a recently flipped Spanish-style in Pasadena. The house was situated on a very busy street and the bedrooms were on the small side, but the abundant natural light, new fixtures, and unique architecture had us smitten. Also, the house had been sitting on the market
- [The Suburban Years: Move-in Ready](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/10/06/the-suburban-years-move-in-ready/) - Before moving in to our new place, I insisted on making it “move-in ready.” While one could have argued, quite strongly I’ll admit, that the house was already good to go, I maintained that a few elements required a refresh before settling in. Demolition began soon after we received the keys. Tiles were lifted from the kitchen floor, carpet was ripped up from the bedrooms,
- [Sqirl’s Sticky Toffee Whole-Wheat Date Cake](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/11/02/sqirls-sticky-toffee-whole-wheat-date-cake/) - Well, that was fun sharing a bit about The Suburban Years. Now, back to my favorite subject: dessert. This Sticky Toffee Whole-Wheat Date Cake from Jessica Koslow and the fine folks at Sqirl gets the honor of being the first cake to break in our new oven. Thankfully, the oven was calibrated properly and the cake turned out perfectly—gooey, caramel-y,
- [Home-Cured Salmon (Gravlax)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/01/05/home-cured-salmon-gravlax/) - Home-Cured Salmon (Gravlax)
- [Welcome to the Suburban Years](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/09/28/welcome-to-the-suburban-years/) - For the past two weeks, I've been struggling with which restaurant to write up next on Gastronomy. I have a substantial queue of eateries to select from, but I can't seem to focus on anything other than matters of the home. You see, we closed on our first house in late August, and since then,
- [Chim! Thai Street Food - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/09/15/chim-pasadena/) - Chim! Thai Street Food - Pasadena
- [Banff Sweets: Beavertails, Nanaimo Bars and more!](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/09/08/sweet-times-in-banff/) - Earlier this summer, June and I tagged along with The Astronomer to Banff for a physics conference. While most of our travels in the era before baby were more or less focused on stuffing our faces, we prioritized fresh air and breathtaking scenery on this trip---#welliguessthisisgrowingup. Even though foodie pursuits took a backseat, we still
- [Yang Chow Restaurant - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/08/25/yang-chow-restaurant/) - Yang Chow Restaurant | American Chinese
- [{swoon} Southern Biscuits from Good Gravy Bakes](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/08/03/good-gravy-bakes/) - Good Gravy Bakes | Beth Kellerhals
- [Carbone – Las Vegas (Aria Resort and Casino)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/07/20/carbone-las-vegas/) - Of all the incredible restaurants on our Las Vegas dining itinerary, I was most excited for Carbone. According the the restaurant's website, "this celebrated concept from Mario Carbone, Rich Torrisi, and Jeff Zalaznick pays homage to the Italian-American restaurants of the mid-20th century – an era of glamour, showmanship and tableside service." (See also: Parm).
- [Weekend Brunch at Bardot Brasserie - Las Vegas (Aria Resort and Casino)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/07/13/bardot-las-vegas/) - Review: Brunch at Bardot - Las Vegas
- [Smooth sailing in the Canadian Rockies](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/06/22/banff-postcard/) - The Astronomer, June, and I are exploring Banff National Park this week. Follow along on our adventures at #chaplinsinbanff, eh?
- [Shake Shack - Las Vegas (New York-New York)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/06/13/shake-shack-2/) - The Astronomer and I shared our first ShackBurger® in the spring of 2007. If memory serves me right, he was a newly-minted college grad, while I was attempting to cross off as many items on my East Coast to-eat list as possible before moving to Vietnam. We had taken the Chinatown bus from Philly to New York City for a
- [DeSano Pizza - Los Angeles (East Hollywood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/06/09/desano-pizza/) - While in the neighborhood for an appointment, The Astronomer and I tucked into Desano Pizza Bakery for a bite to eat, avoiding rush hour traffic and getting in some quality face time. As a bonus, we ate some damn good pizza too. I have heard nothing but positive things about DeSano ever since it opened early last
- [Ramen Tatsunoya - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/05/19/ramen-tatsunoya/) - Ramen Tatsunoya, Pasadena
- [Homemade Cardamom Marshmallows](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/05/09/homemade-cardamom-marshmallows/) - Little Flower Marshmallow Recipe
- [{swoon} Sarah Lange's Morning Pastries at Elysian](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/04/29/elysian-los-angeles/) - It's no secret that Sarah "Bearclaw" Lange's pastries are the very definition of swoon-worthy. From Eat My Blog to Hart and the Hunter and Field Trip, wherever this gal bakes, I'm usually not too far behind. Sarah's most recent gig is in the heart of Frogtown at Elysian, a gorgeous event space that moonlights as a restaurant several odd days a week.
- [Here's Looking at You at Unit 120 - Los Angeles (Chinatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/04/27/heres-looking-at-you/) - Did you hear? Lien Ta and Chef Jonathan Whitener, the former Animal chef de cuisine, are opening a restaurant. Woo! Here's Looking at You is slated to debut later this spring in the former Whiz space in Koreatown. Los Angeles is in for a real treat. In anticipation of their grand opening, Lien and Jonathan popped up at Chinatown's Unit 120 back in January to give a
- [Highlands Bar & Grill - Birmingham](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/04/18/highlands-bar-grill/) - Review Highlands Bar & Grill | Birmingham
- [Zuni Café - San Francisco](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/04/14/zuni-cafe-san-francisco/) - Blog, Review, Zuni Cafe, Roast Chicken
- [Test Drive: Sun Basket Meal Kit Delivery](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/04/06/sun-basket-review/) - Review: Sun Basket Meal Kit Delivery
- [{swoon} Jeni's x Four & Twenty Blackbirds Pop-up](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/04/04/jenis-x-four-twenty-blackbirds/) - I'm always down for a good collaboration (See: Nike x J. Crew), so when Brooklyn's Four & Twenty Blackbirds popped up at Los Feliz's Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams this past weekend, I had to swoop in for a taste. The verdict: Pie a la mode never tasted so good. After spending the afternoon at the super-crowded Los Angeles Zoo (Note to self: never, ever
- [Miàn by Chengdu Taste - San Gabriel](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/03/14/mian-san-gabriel/) - Thanks to The Astronomer's "alternate work schedule," every so often we're able to meet up for a low-key weekday lunch. We stopped into Miàn during its first week of service for a taste of Chongqing-style noodles. Even though the line for a table was longer than anticipated, the food was well worth the wait, especially the dumplings (surprisingly).
- [Little Sister - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/03/01/little-sister/) - Little Sister | Restaurant Review | Blog
- [Mako Bowl - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2008/11/12/mako-bowl-pasadena/) - The unknown variables that come with unemployment have robbed me of any desire to splurge on high-quality sushi, which is a shame really, because sushi is one of a few foods that my body and palate actually crave. There was a time in my life when a boat full of Costco manufactured California Rolls with
- [Bò Lúc Lắc - Vietnamese Shaking Beef](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/01/07/vietnamese-shaking-beef-recipe/) - Recipe: Bo Luc Lac - Vietnamese Shaking Beef
- [Ivan Ramen - New York City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2016/01/04/ivan-ramen/) - Ivan Ramen | Restaurant Review
- [LongHouse Food Revival 2015: Chop Stick Nation](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/12/30/chop-stick-nation/) - Longhouse Food Revival
- [June's "Very Hungry Caterpillar" 1st Birthday](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/11/17/junes-1st-birthday/) - "Very Hungry Caterpillar" 1st Birthday
- [Dulan's On Crenshaw - Los Angeles (Crenshaw)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/10/15/dulans-on-crenshaw/) - Best Soul Food Los Angeles | Dulan's on Crenshaw
- [Cháo Cá - Vietnamese Fish Porridge](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/05/21/chao-ca/) - Chao Ca Recipe | Vietnamese Fish Porridge
- [{swoon} Milky Bun at Afters Ice Cream](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/10/06/milky-bun/) - Milky Bun | Afters Ice Cream
- [Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams - Los Angeles (Los Feliz)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/09/22/jenis-splendid-ice-creams/) - Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams - Los Angeles (Los Feliz)
- [Burritos La Palma - El Monte](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/08/27/burritos-la-palma/) - Burritos La Palma - El Monte
- [New Flavor of India - Rosemead](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/09/01/new-flavor-of-india-rosemead/) - The Astronomer is not the jealous type, except when it comes to weekday lunches. While he and his colleagues dine at various sports bars across El Segundo, my co-workers and I are spoiled by the San Gabriel Valley's bounty. Lunchtime envy is real in our household. In addition to fantastic Chinese and Vietnamese options in and around the
- [Gioia Cheese](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/11/19/gioia-cheese-south-el-monte/) - Gioia Cheese, Inc. - South El Monte
- [Roma Italian Deli - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/08/11/roma-italian-deli-pasadena/) - Roma Italian Deli, Pasadena, The Sandwich
- [Fresh Fig Galette](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/08/05/fresh-fig-galette/) - Recipe: Fresh Fig Galette
- [Dune - Los Angeles (Atwater Village)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/07/30/dune-atwater-village/) - Review: Dune - Atwater Village
- [Avec - Chicago](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/04/21/avec-chicago/) - Avec - Chicago | Restaurant Review
- [Falafel Arax - Los Angeles (East Hollywood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/12/31/falafel-arax/) - Before diving into the best dishes of 2014 for my annual roundup, I have one final restaurant to review: Falafel Arax. The Astronomer, my mom, and I made our way here for dinner while Baby Girl was still stuck in the hospital. While we would've preferred to bring our sweetie home straightaway, we couldn't have asked for better dining options around
- [Cooking for Mr. Latte - Amanda Hesser](https://gastronomyblog.com/2008/12/03/cooking-for-mr-latte-amanda-hesser/) - About: Cooking for Mr. Latte is a modern dating story, recipes included. It's the true story of the courtship between Amanda Hesser, a food writer for The New York Times and author of the award-winning cookbook The Cook and the Gardener, and writer Tad Friend, the titular Mr. Latte. Her tale ends happily ever after,
- [Trader Joe's Mini Sheet Cake](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/07/09/trader-joes-mini-sheet-cake/) - Review: Trader Joe's Mini Sheet Cake
- [Q Sushi - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/06/25/q-sushi-los-angeles/) - Review, Q Sushi, Los Angeles
- [Christina Tosi's Grandma's Oatmeal Cookies](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/06/18/milk-life-oatmeal-cookies/) - "This cookie is the reason I learned to bake," writes pastry superstar Christina Tosi in her latest book, Milk Bar Life. If you've ever tasted any of her daring and delicious Momofuku Milk Bar creations (See: Crack Pie! Confetti Cookies! Salty Cucumber Soft Serve!), then you'll understand that this is a very bold statement. While The Astronomer and June were on a
- [Maude - Los Angeles (Beverly Hills)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/06/16/maude-restaurant/) - Maude - Los Angeles | Blog | Review
- [Lunch at The Pig & the Lady - Honolulu](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/06/10/lunch-pig-and-the-lady/) - Lunch at The Pig & the Lady - Honolulu
- [Capers Comfort Foods - Birmingham](https://gastronomyblog.com/2006/10/23/capers-comfort-foods-alabaster/) - October 20, 2006 Cuisine: Southern/Comfort 151 Industrial Road *CLOSED* Alabaster, AL 35007 Phone: 205-620-0889 Website: none -- Beef Tips over Rice with Macaroni and Cheese, Cornbread, and Pecan Cobbler ($6.48) -- The Astronomer and I were drawn into Capers Comfort Foods after perusing the Birmingham News Readers' Choice Awards. Capers won Best Inexpensive Food and
- [Dahlia Bakery - Seattle](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/05/10/dahlia-bakery-seattle/) - Dahlia Bakery - Seattle | Famous Donuts
- [National Doughnut Day 2013: The 10 Best Doughnuts Ever](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/06/07/national-doughnut-day-2013/) - National Donut Day: 10 Best Deep-Fried Delights
- [Champion Malasadas - Honolulu (Mo'ili'ili)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/06/03/champion-malasadas/) - Champion Malasadas Review | Honolulu
- [Phở Ngoon - San Gabriel](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/05/26/pho-ngoon-san-gabriel/) - Phở Ngoon - San Gabriel
- [Blueberry Sour Cream Cardamom Muffins](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/05/15/blueberry-cardamom-muffins/) - Recipe, Blueberry Sour Cream Cardamom Muffins
- [Valentine's Day Sweets For Your Sweetie: Le Bon Garçon, Cutie Pie That!, Magnolia Bakery](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/02/03/valentines-day-sweets-2012/) - Le Bon Garçon, Cutie Pie That!, Magnolia Bakery
- [StreetCar Merchants of Fried Chicken, Doughnuts & Coffee - San Diego (North Park)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/05/04/streetcar-merchants-san-diego/) - StreetCar Merchants of Fried Chicken, Doughnuts & Coffee - San Diego (North Park)
- [Chocolate Sheet Cake with Boiled Chocolate Icing](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/05/01/chocolate-cake-recipe/) - Is it too soon to decide June's first birthday cake? Even though we're still six-plus months away, I can't resist dreaming up confections that our little sweetie will have a ball "smashing" on her big day. This Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting has been a Chaplin family favorite since The Astronomer's father's post-doc days. The recipe originated from a colleague of his named Katy,
- [Chinese Wood Ear Mushroom Salad](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/04/27/chinese-wood-ear-mushroom-salad/) - Chinese Wood Ear Mushroom Recipe
- [{swoon} Blueberry Doughnut at M&M Donuts](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/04/23/blueberry-donut/) - Blueberry Doughnut at M&M Donuts - Anaheim
- [Veggie Grill - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/04/20/veggie-grill/) - Veggie Grill | Restaurant Review | Blog
- [Du-par's - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/04/16/dupars/) - Du-par's | Best Pancakes Ever
- [PokeMix by Flour + Tea - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/04/13/pokemix-pasadena/) - PokeMix - Pasadena
- [Peter Luger - Brooklyn](https://gastronomyblog.com/2007/06/07/peter-luger/) - May 28, 2007 Cuisine: Steakhouse 178 Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11211 Phone: 718-387-7400 Website: www.peterluger.com -- Onion, Rye and Salt, White (complimentary) Luger Burger with Cheese ($10) Luger Milk Chocolate Coins (complimentary) -- After a seven mile run along the scenic East River, The Astronomer and I were ready for day two of our food tour.
- [L.A. Weekly's Tacolandia: A Sneak Preview with Mo-Chica, Tamales Elena & Coni'Seafood](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/06/15/tacolandia/) - Tacolandia: Mo-Chica, Tamales Elena & Coni'Seafood
- [Bourbon Steak - Glendale](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/03/31/bourbon-steak-los-angeles/) - Bourbon Steak - Glendale | Review | Blog
- [Kang Kang Food Court - Alhambra](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/03/26/kang-kang-food-court/) - Kang Kang Food Court - Alhambra
- [I ❤ Pokē: Five Honolulu Spots that Hit the Spot](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/02/11/best-poke-honolulu/) - Best Poke in Honolulu: Foodland, Keeaumoku Seafood, Ono Seafood, Tamura's, Tanioka's
- [Helena's Hawaiian Food - Honolulu](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/03/19/helenas-hawaiian-food/) - Helena's Hawaiian Food - Honolulu, blog, review
- [Capogiro - Philadelphia](https://gastronomyblog.com/2007/04/09/capogiro/) - Capogiro - Philadelphia
- [North Shore Grindz: Kahuku Shrimp Trucks Edition](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/03/10/north-shore-shrimp-trucks/) - North Shore Shrimp Trucks: Fumi's, Famous Kahuku & Giovanni's
- [Dai Ho Restaurant - Temple City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/10/12/dai-ho/) - Dai Ho Restaurant - Temple City | Best Beef Noodle Soup Los Angeles
- [Side Street Inn on Da Strip – Honolulu (Kapahulu)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/03/04/side-street-inn/) - Side Street Inn on Da Strip – Honolulu (Kapahulu)
- [Souplantation - San Diego (La Mesa)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2006/11/02/souplantation/) - October 31, 2006 Cuisine: American 9158 Fletcher Pkwy. La Mesa, CA 91942 Phone: 619-462-4232 Website: http://www.sweettomatoes.com/ -- Tossed Salads: Caesar Salad Asiago (Non-Vegetarian), Green Chili Ranch Salad with Cornbread Bites, Won Ton Chicken Happiness Prepared Salads: German Potato (Low-fat, Vegetarian), Joan’s Broccoli Madness (Non-Vegetarian), Poppyseed Coleslaw (Vegetarian), Tuna Tarragon, Wild Rice & Chicken Soups: Big
- [#MauiChefsLAX: A Taste of Aloha in Hollywood](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/03/02/maui-in-los-angeles/) - I recently attended a delectable eight-course "Aloha Friday" lunch prepared by a trio of Maui-based chefs using prime ingredients from the Hawaiian islands. Held at Acabar Restaurant, the event was hosted by the Maui Visitors and Convention Bureau to give L.A. food writers a literal taste of Maui’s vibrant culinary scene. From start to finish, I was seriously impressed by the flavors,
- [Philly Soft Pretzel Factory - Philadelphia](https://gastronomyblog.com/2006/10/18/philly-soft-pretzel-factory/) - October 17, 2006 Cuisine: Philadelphian 1532 Sansom Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 Phone: 215-569-3988 Website: http://www.phillysoftpretzelfactory.com/ -- Philly Soft Pretzel (3 for $1) -- There are a number of foods that are distinctly Philadelphian: cheesesteaks, scrapple, cream cheese, TastyKakes, Herr's Potato Chips, hoagies, and soft pretzels. I felt like a true Philadelphian (if only for
- [Boston Lobster - San Gabriel](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/02/23/boston-lobster-san-gabriel/) - Boston Lobster - San Gabriel | Restaurant Review
- [Rainbow Drive-In - Honolulu (Kapahulu)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/02/09/rainbow-drive-in/) - Rainbow Drive-In, Plate Lunch, Honolulu
- [Chain Reaction: Battle of Los Angeles' Fast-Casual Margherita Pizzas](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/02/02/fast-casual-pizzas/) - If there’s an empty storefront in your neighborhood strip mall, chances are that a fast-casual pizza joint will be occupying it shortly — that is, if one hasn’t already set up shop. In recent months, a parade of customizable pizza establishments has marched across the Southland, offering an assembly line of meats, cheeses, vegetables and herbs
- [Pitfire Artisan Pizza - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/01/26/pitfire-pizza/) - Pitfire Pizza | Blog | Restaurant Review
- [Love & Salt - Los Angeles (Manhattan Beach)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/01/22/love-and-salt-manhattan-beach/) - Love & Salt - Manhattan Beach | Restaurant Reveiw
- [{swoon} Caramelized Bacon and Salted Caramel Bread Pudding at Crème Caramel LA ](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/11/23/creme-caramel-la/) - Creme Caramel LA
- [In the Loire Valley: Searching for Châteaux, Finding Foie Gras and Goat Cheese Instead](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/08/07/loire-valley-adventures/) - Loire Valley Foie Gras Farm | Goat Cheese Farm
- [Sqirl Kitchen - Los Angeles (Silver Lake)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/10/10/sqirl/) - Sqirl Kitchen - Los Angeles (Silver Lake)
- [The Year in Delicious: Top 10 Breads of 2014 ](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/01/09/loaves-i-love-2014/) - There were a lot of loaves to love in 2014. While some were complimentary, most were not. What they did have in common; water, flour, yeast, magic! Chef David’s Mom’s Cape Cod Squash Rolls from Fishing with Dynamite in Manhattan Beach, California Clark Street Bread Baguette from Petit Trois in Los Angeles, California Bread Basket from L’Atelier de
- [The Year in Delicious: Top 10 Savories of 2014](https://gastronomyblog.com/2015/01/05/year-in-review-savories-2014/) - Goodbye, 2014. Hello, 2015! It’s time once again to reflect upon the dishes that defined my year in delicious. While The Astronomer and I didn't travel abroad in 2014, domestic jaunts to Honolulu, Las Vegas, Chicago, and San Francisco, as well as local explorations around Los Angeles, made for some memorable face stuffage. A rough bout with "morning" sickness kept me on the gastronomical
- [Szechuan Impression - Alhambra](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/08/26/szechuan-impression/) - Szechuan Impression - Alhambra | Review | Blog
- [Phở Bò - Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/06/16/vietnamese-pho-recipe/) - Beef Pho Noodle Soup Recipe (Pho Bo)
- [Gettin' Figgy (Pudding) with Good Girl Dinette ](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/12/24/figgy-pudding/) - What's figgy pudding? | Los Angeles
- [{swoon} Baby Clam Pizza at Mother Dough](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/12/22/mother-dough/) - Mother Dough - Los Angeles | Restaurant Review
- [Petit Trois - Los Angeles (Hollywood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/12/17/petit-trois/) - Petit Trois | Restaurant Review | Blog
- [Momofuku Noodle Bar - New York City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2007/06/05/momofuku-noodle-bar/) - May 27, 2007 Cuisine: Noodle Shops, Japanese 163 1st Ave, New York 10003 Btwn 10th & 11th St Phone: 212-475-7899 Website:www.momofuku.com -- Ramen with Shredded Berkshire Pork ($10) -- Our second stop on the NYC Memorial Day food tour was at Momofuku Noodle Bar. The Astronomer, Miho, and I managed to save
- [Kim Hoa Hue Restaurant - El Monte](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/12/15/kim-hoa-hue-restaurant/) - Kim Hoa Hue - El Monte | Best Central Vietnamese Restaurant
- [Swan Oyster Depot - San Francisco](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/11/24/swan-oyster-depot/) - Swan Oyster Depot | Restaurant Review | Pictures
- [Margie's Candies - Chicago](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/04/11/margies-candies/) - Margie's Candies - Chicago
- [{swoon} Grilled Cheese with Pastrami at The Hat](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/10/28/grilled-cheese-with-pastrami/) - The Hat - Los Angeles | Grilled Cheese with Pastrami
- [b.Patisserie  - San Francisco](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/10/13/b-patisserie-san-francisco/) - Before bidding San Francisco farewell, I made one final stop at pastry palace b.Patisserie. Opened in 2013, this adorable bakery specializing in "modern French style pastries along with American flavors and local influences" is a mecca for the sweets-obsessed. If you've got a penchant for perfectly crafted pastries, this spot is most definitely for you. The brilliant baker behind b. is
- [Summer Rolls - Rosemead](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/09/16/nem-nuong-ninh-hoa-rosemead/) - Nem Nuong Ninh Hoa | Summer Rolls - Rosemead
- [Happy Mid-Autumn Moon Festival 2014](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/09/08/mid-autumn-festival-2014/) - Celebrating in high style at Highland Park's Good Girl Dinette. Previously, moon cakes in Shanghai and Saigon. I love this holiday.
- [L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon – Las Vegas (MGM Grand)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/07/24/latelier-de-joel-robuchon-2/) - L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon – Las Vegas | Ordering A La Carte
- [In the meantime, pie.](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/07/07/in-the-meantime-pie/) - Apologies for the quiet. Should be lively again soon! In the meantime, pie. Bake it. Buy it. Eat it. It's summer's must-have.
- [Panda Express' Wok Star Challenge](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/01/27/panda-express-wok-star-challenge/) - Who Invented Orange Chicken?
- [Longman & Eagle - Chicago](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/05/05/longman-eagle-chicago/) - Longman & Eagle - Chicago | Dinner | Review
- [Do-Rite Donuts - Chicago](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/05/02/do-rite-donuts-chicago/) - Do-Rite Donuts – Chicago
- [Au Cheval Bar & Diner - Chicago](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/04/28/au-cheval-chicago/) - Au Cheval - Chicago | Restaurant Review
- [Little Goat - Chicago](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/04/23/little-goat-chicago/) - Little Goat - Chicago | Restaurant Review
- [Firecakes Donuts - Chicago](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/04/17/firecakes-donuts-chicago/) - Firecakes Donuts - Chicago | Review
- [Dynamo Donuts and Coffee - San Francisco](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/03/06/dynamo-donuts-san-francisco/) - Dynamo Donuts - San Francisco
- [Alinea, March 2012 - Chicago](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/04/05/alinea-2/) - I must admit that a part of me was relieved when I failed to get a reservation at Alinea initially. Not only would my bank account be more robust for it, but the awesome memories that I had of the restaurant from my first meal there would remain intact. Less than 24 hours before boarding
- [Alinea, June 2007 - Chicago](https://gastronomyblog.com/2007/06/23/alinea/) - Alinea - Chicago
- [Faith & Flower - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/04/15/faith-flower-los-angeles/) - Faith and Flower - Los Angeles (Downtown) | Restaurant Review
- [{swoon} Chả Giò Tôm Cua at Bến Lạ Restaurant](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/04/10/ben-la-restaurant-westminster/) - {swoon} Chả Giò Tôm Cua at Bến Lạ Restaurant
- [Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream - Seattle](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/04/03/molly-moons-homemade-ice-cream-seattle/) - Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream - Seattle
- [Taihei Restaurant - Monterey Park](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/03/31/taihei-restaurant-monterey-park/) - Taihei Restaurant – Monterey Park
- [{swoon} Camarones Borrachos at Coni'Seafood](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/07/15/coni-seafood/) - Coni'Seafood - Inglewood | Best Mariscos Los Angeles
- [Gracias Madre – Los Angeles (West Hollywood) ](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/03/27/gracias-madre/) - Gracias Madre – West Hollywood | Restaurant Review | Vegan | Mexican
- [Seared Gnocchi with Green Olive Sauce](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/12/27/gnocchi-with-green-olive-sauce/) - Seared Gnocchi with Green Olive Sauce
- [Barley Risotto with Butternut Squash and Fried Sage](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/01/14/barley-risotto-with-butternut-squash-and-fried-sage/) - Barley Risotto with Butternut Squash and Fried Sage
- [Dorie Greenspan's Beggar's Linguine - Pasta with Brown Butter, Dried Fruits, and Nuts](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/02/06/beggars-linguine/) - Dorie Greenspan's Beggar's Linguine
- [Artichoke and Goat Cheese Strata](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/03/07/artichoke-and-goat-cheese-strata/) - Artichoke and Goat Cheese Strata
- [Parm - New York City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/01/23/parm-new-york-city/) - Parm - New York City | Restaurant Review | Blog
- [Ludo Bites 3.0 at Royal/T - Los Angeles (Culver City)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/12/02/ludo-bites-at-royalt-los-angeles-culver-city/) - Ludo Bites 3.0 at Royal/T - Los Angeles (Culver City)
- [The Ordinary - Charleston](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/03/21/the-ordinary-charleston/) - The Ordinary - Charleston | Review | Pictures
- [Old Fashioned Cornbread](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/11/06/old-fashioned-cornbread/) - Southern Cornbread Recipe
- [Husk Restaurant -  Charleston](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/03/10/husk-charleston/) - Husk - Charleston | Restaurant Review | Pictures
- [Swiss Air](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/05/08/swiss-air-airplane-food/) - Swiss Air Meals
- [Two Boroughs Larder - Charleston](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/03/14/two-boroughs-larder/) - Two Boroughs Larder - Charleston | Review
- [Glazed Gourmet Doughnuts - Charleston](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/03/12/glazed-gourmet-doughnuts-charleston/) - Glazed Gourmet Doughnuts - Charleston
- [Martha Lou's Kitchen - Charleston](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/03/06/martha-lous-kitchen-charleston/) - Martha Lou's Kitchen - Charleston | Best Fried Chicken
- [{swoon} A5 Japanese Wagyu Tasting at Katana](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/03/04/wagyu-tasting/) - A5 Japanese Wagyu Tasting: Filet Mignon, Rib Eye, New York
- [Orsa & Winston - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/02/27/orsa-and-winston/) - Orsa & Winston - Los Angeles | Restaurant Review
- [Soban - Los Angeles (Koreatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/02/25/soban-koreatown/) - Soban - Los Angeles | Galbi Jjim | Marinated Raw Crab
- [Trois Mec - Los Angeles (Hollywood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/02/12/trois-mec/) - Trois Mec Restaurant Review | Blog
- [HomeState - Los Angeles (East Hollywood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/02/20/homestate/) - HomeState - Los Angeles | Review | Blog
- [Freddy's Mexican Restaurant - San Antonio](https://gastronomyblog.com/2006/11/30/freddys-mexican-restaurant-2/) - November 29, 2006 Cuisine: Mexican 1201 S Flores St San Antonio, TX 78204 Phone: 210-277-1515 Website: none -- Entree I: Gordita lunch special - two gorditas served with beans and rice -- For our final meal in San Antonio, some locals took us to a hole in the wall Mexican joint for some authentic
- [Eatalian Cafe - Gardena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/02/14/eatalian-gardena/) - Eatalian Cafe - Gardena | Restaurant Review
- [Ludo Bites 2.0 at BreadBar - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/07/01/ludo-bites-los-angeles/) - Ludo Bites
- [Olympic Noodle - Los Angeles (Koreatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/02/10/olympic-noodle/) - Olympic Noodle - Los Angeles (Koreatown)
- [Bouchon Bakery - Las Vegas (The Venetian)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/12/15/bouchon-bakery-las-vegas/) - Bouchon Bakery - Las Vegas
- [Bakeshop - Portland](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/12/28/bakeshop-portland/) - Bakeshop - Portland | Whole Grain Pastries
- [Food Lovers' Guide on Forkin' Amazing ](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/02/05/forkin-amazing/) - Cathy Chaplin Food Lovers' Guide on Forkin' Amazing
- [FIVE50 Pizza Bar - Las Vegas (Aria Resort & Casino)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/02/04/five50-pizza-bar/) - FIVE50 Pizza Bar - Las Vegas (Aria Resort & Casino)
- [Chúc Mừng Năm Mới!](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/01/31/tet-2014/) - Wishing you a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year! I'm celebrating by eating too many (sous-vide) bánh chưng in an Astronomer-cleaned house. Gotta love Tết!
- [Le Bon Garçon Gourmet Caramels](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/04/24/le-bon-garcon/) - Le Bon Garçon, caramels, los angeles
- [L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon - Las Vegas (MGM Grand)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/01/29/latelier-de-joel-robuchon/) - L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon – Las Vegas | Restaurant Review
- [Tom Colicchio's Heritage Steak - Las Vegas (The Mirage)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/01/27/tom-colicchios-heritage-steak/) - Tom Colicchio's Heritage Steak - Las Vegas (The Mirage)
- [Restaurant Joséphine "Chez Dumonet" - Paris](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/07/20/josephine-chez-dumonet/) - Restaurant Josephine "Chez Dumonet" - Paris | Restaurant Review | Blog
- [The Factory Kitchen - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/01/24/factory-kitchen/) - The Factory Kitchen - Los Angeles (Downtown)
- [Republique - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/01/20/republique-los-angeles/) - Republique – Los Angeles | Restaurant Review
- [Spicy BBQ Restaurant - Los Angeles (Hollywood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/01/10/spicy-bbq-hollywood/) - Spicy BBQ Restaurant – Los Angeles (Hollywood)
- [Pizzeria Mozza - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2008/12/17/pizzeria-mozza-los-angeles-hollywood/) - Pizzeria Mozza - Los Angeles (Hollywood)
- [Mozza 2 Go - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/02/16/mozza-2-go-los-angeles-hollywood/) - Confronted with a 45 minute wait for two seats at Osteria Mozza's Amaro Bar, The Astronomer and I passed the time away the best way we knew how---stuffing our faces at Mozza2Go. Time ticks by infinitely faster over a couple of prime bites. Mozza2Go offers Pizzeria Mozza's greatest hits, like Nancy Silverton's signature chopped salad,
- [Amaro Bar at Osteria Mozza - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/02/18/amaro-bar-at-osteria-mozza-los-angeles-hollywood/) - While the recession hasn't treated restaurants very kindly, it has rewarded those who like to dine out. With expense accounts shrinking and disposable incomes drying up too, restaurants are doing their darnedest to woo in penny-pinching eaters. Free glasses of wine, discounted meals, and appetizers on the house are a few of the tactics employed
- [Portland Odds & Sods: Pine State Biscuits, Olympic Provisions, Le Pigeon, Nuvrei, Tasty n Alder](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/01/06/portland-odds-sods/) - Portland: Pine State Biscuits, Olympic Provisions, Le Pigeon, Nuvrei, Tasty n Alder | Restaurant Reviews
- [Badmaash - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/01/08/badmaash-los-angeles/) - Badmaash - Los Angeles (Downtown) | Restaurant Review
- [The Year in Delicious: Top 10 Recipes of 2013](https://gastronomyblog.com/2014/01/02/year-in-review-recipes-2013/) - The Year in Delicious: Top 10 Recipes of 2013
- [The Year in Delicious: Top 10 Sweets of 2013](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/12/31/year-in-review-sweets-2013/) - The Year in Delicious: Top 10 Sweets of 2013
- [The Year in Delicious: Top 10 Savories of 2013](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/12/30/year-in-review-savories-2013/) - The Year in Delicious: Top 10 Savories of 2013
- [{swoon} Chicken and Rice at Nong's Khao Man Gai](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/12/23/nongs-khao-man-gai/) - Thai Chicken and Rice at Nong's Khao Man Gai
- [Introducing: Food Lovers' Guide to Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/11/29/food-lovers-guide-to-los-angeles/) - Online: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Indie Bound | Books-A-Million | Powells In stores: Barnes & Noble | Distant Lands | Gene Autry Center | Kinokuniya | Kitson | Page: A Bookstore | The Blue Wave Car Wash | The Library Store | Travelers Bookcase | UCLA Bookstore | USC Bookstore | Vroman's | Warwick’s -- After months of researching and writing, followed by frantic stretches of editing and refining, my labor of love (and gluttony), Food
- [Pok Pok - Portland](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/12/18/pok-pok-portland/) - Pok Pok - Portland | Restaurant Review
- [Zenbu - La Jolla](https://gastronomyblog.com/2008/01/07/zenbu/) - January 3, 2007 Cuisine: Japanese, Sushi 7660 Fay Avenue, Ste. 1 La Jolla, CA 92037 Phone: 858-454-4540 Website: http://zenbusushi.com -- Tuna Nigiri (left), Yellowtail Nigiri (middle), Cucumber and Seaweed Salad (right) Toro with Octopus and Caviar Hamachi, Crab, Avocado, Unagi Volcano - baked lobster and avocado Cucumber, Tuna, Crab, Poblano Fried Plantains and
- [Ducks Restaurant - San Gabriel](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/03/02/ducks-restaurant-san-gabriel/) - I've never chosen a restaurant based solely on its name until I began exploring the San Gabriel Valley. Lack of English and cultural comprehension among the area's restaurateurs has resulted in some hilariously silly names. Ducks is a prime example of this awesomely bad trend. While I normally wouldn't be drawn to a resto with
- [Mitsuwa Marketplace - Los Angeles (Torrance)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/03/27/mitsuwa-marketplace-los-angeles-torrance/) - Mitsuwa Marketplace
- [Minca Ramen Factory - New York City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/10/08/minca-ramen-factory-new-york-city/) - Minca Ramen Factory - New York City
- [Phở King - San Diego](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/01/12/pho-king-san-diego/) - Pho King - San Diego
- [Mary's Donuts - San Diego (Santee)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/12/06/marys-donuts-san-diego-santee/) - Mary's Donuts - San Diego (Santee)
- [{Instabites} November 2013](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/12/03/instabites-november-2013/) - {i may never go out for sushi ever again #sushionthecouch, noodle (home)boy, boozy ice cream sandwiches, #lason in the flesh, sunday saucin' with anne burrell's sweet and spicy sausage ragu, they don't call it elite for nothin', ube shake (with my pork adobo burger), nor cal 'nuts, itty bitty banh beo, i stuffed a pumpkin with
- [Frost Doughnuts - Mill Creek](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/04/14/frost-doughnuts-mill-creek/) - Frost Doughnuts - Mill Creek
- [Sidecar Doughnuts & Coffee - Costa Mesa](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/12/02/sidecar-doughnuts/) - Sidecar Doughnuts - Costa Mesa | Review
- [The Prince - Los Angeles (Koreatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/11/27/the-prince-koreatown/) - The Prince - Los Angeles (Koreatown) | Best Korean Fried Chicken
- [Dwit Gol Mok (DGM) - Los Angeles (Koreatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/02/01/dwit-gol-mok-dgm-los-angeles-koreatown/) - Dwit Gol Mok (DGM) - Los Angeles (Koreatown)
- [Hite Kwang-Jang - Los Angeles (Koreatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/11/01/hite-kwang-jang-los-angeles-koreatown/) - Ever since my first taste of Korean fried chicken (yangnyeom dak) a year ago at KyoChon, I've been seeking out these snappy-skinned specimens whenever I'm in the vicinity of Koreatown. While chicken normally doesn't excite me, the Korean treatment---double frying and potent marinades---seems to bring out the very best in these fine feathered friends. After
- [Eat My Blog: A Full House at Coolhaus to Raise Sweet Relief for the Philippines](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/11/25/eat-my-blog-2013-recap/) - Eat My Blog: A Full House at Coolhaus to Raise Sweet Relief for the Philippines
- [Conquering Fears: Last Call for Rabbit Heads at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/11/22/ma-la-rabbit-head/) - Chengdu Ma La Rabbit Head
- [Eat My Blog: Raising Funds for Typhoon Haiyan Relief November 23 at Coolhaus Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/11/15/eat-my-blog-2013/) - Eat My Blog is back and ready to raise funds for Typhoon Haiyan relief through the Philippine Red Cross. Please join us on Saturday, November 23 from 10 AM to 1 PM at Coolhaus Pasadena for the fanciest bake sale around. The Eat My Blog tables will be lined with sweet and savory creations from from
- [Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/11/20/spiced-pumpkin-cupcakes-with-cream-cheese-frosting/) - Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
- ["Home Common Food" and the Best Bite of the Trip at Zha Zha Mian Jia Chang Cai - Chengdu](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/11/18/zha-zha-mian-jia-chang-cai-chengdu/) - Sichuan home cooking at Zha Zha Mian Jia Chang Cai - Chengdu
- [Sichuan "Tofu Flower" Specialists at Xiao Tan Dou Hua - Chengdu](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/11/14/xiaotan-douhua/) - Xiaotan Douhua - Chengdu | Tofu Flower Specialists
- [Yulin Comprehensive Market - Chengdu](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/11/12/yulin-comprehensive-market-chengdu/) - Yulin Comprehensive Market - Chengdu
- ["Cold Pot Fish" at Yu Yue Men Leng Guo Yu (and getting ma la wasted) - Chengdu](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/11/08/cold-pot-fish-chengdu/) - "Cold Pot Fish" at Yu Yue Men Leng Guo Yu - Chengdu
- [Dream Team: Charles Phan & David LeFevre "Can You Dig It?" Collaboration at M.B. Post](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/08/16/charles-phan-david-lefevre/) - Charles Phan & David LeFevre "Can You Dig It?" Collaboration at M.B. Post
- [Quintessential Sichuan Noodles and Dumplings Served with a Smile at Ren Yi Shui Jiao - Chengdu](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/11/06/ren-yi-shui-jiao-chengdu/) - Ren Yi Shui Jiao - Chengdu | Dan Dan Mian | Wontons | Yu Xiang Pai Gu Mian | Long Chao Shou
- [Shanghainese Home Cooking at Lánxīn Cāntīng - Shanghai](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/09/25/lanxin-canting-shanghai/) - Lanxin Canting - Shanghai | Home-style Cooking
- ["Old Chengdu Traditional Dishes" at Dan Dan Tian Shui Mian - Chengdu](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/10/30/old-chengdu-traditional-dishes/) - Food and travel magazines can be terrific sources of inspiration, but I must admit that I found them pretty useless on the ground in China. For our first meal in Sichuan Province, I had my sights set on a tempting place that Chef Danny Bowien and Bon Appetit Editor Andrew Knowlton visited on their trip, or maybe
- [Skillet Diner & High 5 Pie - Seattle](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/01/06/skillet-diner-high-5-pie-seattle/) - Skillet Diner | Skillet Street Food | High 5 Pie - Seattle (Capitol Hill)
- [Lozzi Donuts & Coffee - Chengdu](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/11/04/lozzi-donuts-coffee-chengdu/) - Lozzi Donuts & Coffee - Chengdu
- [{Instabites} October 2013](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/11/01/instabites-october-2013/) - {thit kho in exchange for a halloween costume, beat the utes, my co-workers: the best, ludobird, dem potatoes! dat marrow!, #LASon, huckleberry doughnut---damn delicious, spaghetti a la marcella hazan, lamb bam thank you ma'am burger, #unexpectedelights, coni forever, arkansas black handpie, gac!, val with my 30 year old pal, old school burger in old pasadena,
- [Mariscos Los Lechugas - Los Angeles (El Sereno)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/10/28/mariscos-los-lechugas/) - Mariscos Los Lechugas - Los Angeles (El Sereno)
- [LA Street Food Fest](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/02/15/la-street-food-fest/) - LA Street Food Fest
- [Stella Barra Pizzeria - Los Angeles (Santa Monica)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/10/28/stella-rossa/) - Stella Barra Pizzeria
- [Valerie Echo Park - Los Angeles (Echo Park)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/10/25/valerie-echo-park/) - Valerie Echo Park | Los Angeles | Afternoon Tea
- [Raffi's Place - Los Angeles (Glendale)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/10/23/raffis-place-glendale/) - Raffi's Place - Glendale
- [Dole California Cook-Off 2010: A tale of a grumpy cook, a blogging sous chef, and a delicious burger](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/06/30/dole-california-cook-off-2010/) - Dole California Cook-Off
- [Hot and Hot Fish Club - Birmingham](https://gastronomyblog.com/2006/10/23/hot-and-hot-fish-club/) - October 20, 2006 Cuisine: American (New) 2180 11th Court South Birmingham, AL 35205 Phone: 205-933-5474 Website: http://www.hotandhotfishclub.com/ -- Appetizers: Seafood Spring Rolls with Asian Vegetables Slaw and Coconut Curry Dipping Sauce Proscuitto Di Parma Wrapped Figs with Baby Arugula, Point Reyes Blue Cheese and Saba Smoked Duck Sausage on Braised Cabbage with Local Pears, Wild
- [Santouka Ramen - Los Angeles (Mar Vista)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/08/23/santouka-ramen/) - Santouka Ramen | Shio Ramen | Spicy Miso Ramen - Los Angeles
- [Highlands Bar & Grill - Birmingham](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/11/05/highlands-bar-and-grill-birmingham/) - Highlands Bar and Grill - Birmingham
- [Jun Won Restaurant - Los Angeles (Koreatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/10/18/jun-won-restaurant-koreatown/) - Jun Won Restaurant - Los Angeles (Koreatown)
- [Steven's Steakhouse‎ - Los Angeles (Commerce)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/01/15/stevens-steakhouse-los-angeles-commerce/) - Steven's Steakhouse‎ - Los Angeles (Commerce)
- [Mayura Restaurant - Los Angeles (Culver City)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/07/29/mayura-restaurant-culver-city/) - Mayura Indian Restaurant | Kerala | Los Angeles (Culver City)
- [Yai's On Vermont - Los Angeles (Hollywood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/10/10/yais-hollywood/) - Yai's On Vermont - Los Angeles (Hollywood)
- [Chocolate Afternoon Tea at The Langham - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/07/26/chocolate-afternoon-tea-at-the-langham-pasadena/) - Afternoon Tea at The Langham Hotel
- [Flip Burger Boutique - Birmingham](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/01/09/flip-burger-boutique-birmingham/) - Thanks to Chef Richard Blais, molecular gastronomy and fancy hamburgers, two of the restaurant world's most exciting trends, can now be found down South. After the success of Blais' original Flip Burger Boutique in Atlanta, a second location was opened in Birmingham late last year. I initially found the idea of a burger "boutique" kind of
- [{swoon} Persian Ice Cream at Saffron & Rose](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/10/15/saffron-rose-ice-cream/) - Saffron & Rose Ice Cream - Westwood - Los Angeles
- [West Country Girl - Paris](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/09/25/west-country-girl/) - West Country Girl | Best Crepes in Paris
- [Pa-Ord Noodle - Los Angeles (Hollywood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/02/20/pa-ord-noodle-los-angeles-hollywood/) - Pa-Ord Noodle - Los Angeles (Hollywood) | Thai Boat Noodles
- [Henan-Style Hand-Pulled Noodles at Zheng Zhong He Nan La Mian Guan - Shanghai](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/10/08/henan-style-hand-pulled-noodles-shanghai/) - Zhaoji Traditional Henan-Style Hand-Pulled Noodles Restaurant - Shanghai
- [Cata 1.81 - Barcelona](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/05/31/cata-1-81-barcelona/) - Restaurant review of Cata 181 in Barcelona
- [Xiao Long Bao in Shanghai: Xiao Jin Ling](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/10/04/xiao-jin-ling-shanghai-soup-dumplings/) - Xiao Long Bao in Shanghai: Xiao Jin Ling | South Yunnan Road
- [Xiao Long Bao in Shanghai: Jia Jia Tang Bao](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/10/02/jia-jia-tang-bao-shanghai/) - Jia Jia Tang Bao - Shanghai, Restaurant Review
- [Wafels & Dinges - New York City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/07/22/waffle-truck-new-york-city/) - Waffle Truck NYC | Wafels & Dinges Truck - New York City
- [Potato Skins](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/01/13/potato-skins/) - Potato Skins Recipe | Inspired by TGIF
- [Dots Cupcakes - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/06/02/dots-cupcakes-pasadena/) - Dots Cupcakes - Pasadena
- [Tết Đoan Ngọ](https://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/11/tết-doan-ngọ/) - Asians are a ritualistic bunch. This past Sunday was the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar. The "double fifth" day represents the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. The Chinese celebrate with dragon boat festivals, the Koreans have Dano and the Japanese recognize kodomo no hi. In Vietnam, we celebrated
- [Taylor's Automatic Refresher - San Francisco](https://gastronomyblog.com/2007/07/21/taylors-automatic-refresher/) - July 8, 2007 Cuisine: Burgers, Sandwiches 1 Ferry Building San Francisco 94111 Phone: 866-328-3663 Website: www.taylorsrefresher.com -- Garlic Fries Tossed in garlic butter & parsley ($2.99) Fried Calamari With aioli & lemon ($6.49) Onion Rings Thick, beer batter style ($3.99) Chicken Fingers (2) served with honey mustard fries ($4.99) Western Bacon Blue Ring
- [Kimchi Pickling 101 with Chef EJ Jeong of Cham Korean Bistro](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/11/13/how-to-make-kimchi/) - How to make kimchi from scratch
- [Thịt Bò Xào Hành Tây - Vietnamese Stir-Fried Beef with Onions](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/01/28/thit-bo-xao-recipe/) - While The Astronomer desires nothing more than a hunk of grilled lemongrass pork atop his bún (vermicelli rice noodles), I've got a soft spot for stir-fried steak, a dinnertime staple at my house growing up. Pork is almost always my protein of choice, but beef gets a slight edge here for its intrinsic juiciness, ease
- [Din Tai Fung - Arcadia](https://gastronomyblog.com/2008/12/18/din-tai-fung-arcadia/) - Din Tai Fung - Arcadia
- [Miss Verba's Pimiento Cheese](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/04/08/pimiento-cheese-recipe/) - Pimiento Cheese Recipe | Frank Stitt | Highlands Bar & Grill
- [{Instabites} September 2013](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/09/30/instabites-september-2013/) - {nothing says "i missed you" like a gift of top pot, what's a pudong?, the last of summer's stone fruits baked into a whole wheat cake, #rlxpdxrlx, a bone-in lawry's cut for mom, that's what she said, donut frenemy, observing national hamburger day (at a hot dog shop), sarah's got nice bunz, paul mccartney on hollywood
- [Striking Street Food Gold: 10 Fabulous Finds on South Yunnan Road - Shanghai](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/09/20/shanghai-street-food-yunnan-road/) - Best Street Food Shanghai: Yunnan Road
- [B-Ballin' in Beijing](https://gastronomyblog.com/2008/08/21/b-ballin-in-beijing/) - Beijing Olympics 2008: Basketball China vs. Greece | Angola vs. Spain
- [Shanghai Suppin': Dumpling Soup & Rice Cakes](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/09/17/shanghai-street-food/) - The Astronomer and I arrived on the shores of Shanghai ready to feast---thirteen straight hours of idleness and bad airplane food had us feeling ravenous. Our initial plan was to grab some grub on Shouning Road, a stretch of stalls famous for its seafood, but the hootin' and hollerin' that we received while perusing the
- [How to Get a Reservation at The French Laundry](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/04/25/how-to-get-a-reservation-at-the-french-laundry/) - How to Get French Laundry Reservations
- [Golden Deli - San Gabriel](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/04/13/golden-deli-san-gabriel/) - Golden Deli - San Gabriel | Best Vietnamese Restaurant Los Angeles
- [Postcards from the Road: People's Republic of China, Better Late than Censored](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/09/11/china-tokyo-postcards/) - -- -- -- I meant to "send" these postcards while on the road last week, but alas, the Chinese government kept me from doing so. Censorship is certainly a pain, but a small price to pay for getting to cuddle up next to giant pandas and gorge on mind-blowingly great food. I got the better
- [Stan's Doughnuts - Los Angeles (Westwood) ](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/05/31/stans-donuts-westwood/) - Stan's Doughnuts - Westwood
- [Sweethome Grill - San Gabriel](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/06/20/sweethome-grill/) - Sweethome Grill - San Gabriel
- [Yama Seafood - San Gabriel](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/09/02/yama-seafood-san-gabriel/) - Yama Seafood - San Gabriel | Sashimi To-Go
- [Raspberry Crumb Breakfast Bars](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/02/14/raspberry-crumb-breakfast-bars/) - Raspberry Crumb Breakfast Bars
- [{Instabites} August 2013](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/08/31/instabites-august-2013/) - {uni sex---props to sara for comin' up with that one, a sweet n' salty craving satisfied in one fell swoop, foie gras at #lafw courtesy of an iron chef, still shakin' from that shaking beef, #labiteshunger, downtown just keeps gettin' better and better, i still love this recipe so much, quite possibly my new favorite
- [Baked & Wired - Washington D.C.](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/09/05/baked-and-wired-washington-dc/) - Baked & Wired - Washington D.C.
- [Birch & Barley - Washington D.C.](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/08/26/birch-and-barley-washington-dc/) - Birch & Barley - Washington D.C.
- [Arde's Bistro - Los Angeles (Burbank)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/01/20/ardes-bistro-los-angeles-burbank/) - Arde's Bistro - Los Angeles (Burbank)
- [Elena's Greek Armenian Cuisine - Los Angeles (Glendale)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/08/28/elenas-greek-armenian/) - Elena's Greek Armenian Cuisine - Glendale
- [Connie & Ted's - Los Angeles (West Hollywood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/08/22/connie-and-teds/) - Connie & Ted's, Los Angeles, West Hollywood, Restaurant Review
- [The Year in Delicious: Top 10 Sweets of 2012](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/12/30/year-in-review-sweets-2012/) - My sweet tooth was treated to squeal-worthy delights practically everywhere I traveled these past 365 days. From an edible winterscape in Chicago to the plushiest jelly- and cream-filled doughnuts in London, here are the 10 very best sweets that I had the pleasure of indulging in this year… Doughnuts from St. John Bakery in London,
- [{swoon} Old Fashioned Ice Box at Lark Cake Shop](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/10/08/lark-cake-shop/) - Lark Cake Shop - Los Angeles (Silver Lake) | Ice Box Cake
- [Ginette et Marcel - Avignon](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/08/18/ginette-et-marcel/) - Ginette et Marcel - Avignon
- [Omar's Xinjiang Halal Restaurant - San Gabriel](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/02/11/omars-xinjiang-halal-restaurant/) - Omar's Xinjiang Halal Restaurant - San Gabriel
- [Tasty Noodle House - San Gabriel](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/08/07/tasty-noodle-house-san-gabriel/) - Tasty Noodle House - San Gabriel
- [Chengdu Taste - Alhambra](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/07/22/chengdu-taste/) - Chengdu Taste - Alhambra, Sichuan Restaurant
- [{Instabites} July 2013](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/08/01/instabites-july-2013/) - {the astronomer's on board the lawry's express #dineLA, fine dining in l.a.---it's been a while, goat cheese meets almond at bulgarini, total comfort, a taste of chengdu before going to chengdu, dem shrimp---so good, still my favorite breakfast in the city, sippin' wine atop a hollywood hill...for a good cause, grandma's fish porridge, cousin danny's
- [Crest Cafe - San Diego (Hillcrest)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/10/29/crest-cafe-san-diego-hillcrest/) - Crest Cafe - San Diego (Hillcrest)
- [Donut Bar - San Diego](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/07/19/donut-bar-san-diego/) - Donut Bar - San Diego
- [Maccheroni Republic - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/04/01/maccheroni-republic/) - If you're not tuning in to It's lunchtime with Jonathan Gold every Wednesday at noon on the L.A. Times' Daily Dish, then you're missing out on excellent dialogue about the Los Angeles restaurant scene. During one such "live discussion" a few months back, the merits of a new Downtown eatery called Maccheroni Republic were brought
- [Coni'Seafood - Los Angeles (Inglewood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/02/24/mariscos-chente-los-angeles-mar-vista/) - Coni's Seafood - Los Angeles (Inglewood)
- [Mariscos La Puntilla - Mazatlán](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/11/26/mariscos-la-puntilla-mazatlan/) - Mariscos La Puntilla - Mazatlan
- [Tar & Roses Suppers: Wood-Fired Goat - Los Angeles (Santa Monica)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/07/10/tar-and-roses-goat-supper/) - Tar & Roses Suppers: Wood-Fired Goat
- [Wang Xing Ji - San Gabriel](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/07/08/wang-xing-ji-san-gabriel/) - Wang Xing Ji - San Gabriel | Giant Crab and Pork Soup Dumplings
- [M.B. Post - Los Angeles (Manhattan Beach)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/06/15/mb-post/) - MB Post, Manhattan Beach
- [{Instabites} June 2013](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/07/02/instabites-june-2013/) - {two-item combo'clock in houston, goodbyes are easier with fried chicken, revisiting tar & roses for a birthday goat feast, edible recuerdos from nashville, tacolandia---i want to move there, tequila shrimp & octopus tostada by the ceviche project, when sticky met chewy at san diego's hoai hue, cumin-coated meats at the 626 night market, icdc---'nuff said,
- [Bún Bò Huế - Vietnamese Beef & Lemon Grass Noodle Soup](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/07/01/bun-bo-hue-recipe/) - Bun Bo Hue Recipe, Vietnamese, beef, lemon grass, noodle, soup
- [Five Star Seafood Restaurant - San Gabriel](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/06/28/five-star-seafood-restaurant-san-gabriel/) - Five Star Seafood Restaurant - San Gabriel
- [The Astronomer's 24th](https://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/25/the-astronomers-24th/) - This past weekend, we celebrated The Astronomer's big 2-4. There are a million and one spirited things to do in Saigon, but when it came down to it, all The Astronomer wanted on his special day was to gorge on dim sum, consume local libations and sing his heart out. Oh, he also wanted to
- [{swoon} Weekend Carnitas at Central & Slauson](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/06/25/street-carnitas-central-slauson/) - Even though I downed a dozen plus tacos this past Sunday at Tacolandia, most of which can be traced back to La Guerrerense's booth, I'm still swooning over the carnitas that Bill Esparza introduced me to a few weekends back. Unlike the gal who I overheard saying towards the tail end of the event, "I'll never
- [Earl's Donuts - Los Angeles (Chatsworth)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/06/21/earls-donuts-chatsworth/) - Earl's Donuts - Chatsworth
- [The Munch Box - Los Angeles (Chatsworth)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/06/19/the-munch-box-chatsworth/) - The Munch Box - Los Angeles (Chatsworth)
- [ICDC (Ice Cream, Doughnuts and Coffee) National Doughnut Day Preview at BLD - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/06/10/icdc-los-angeles/) - ICDC (Ice Cream, Doughnuts and Coffee) - Los Angeles | Mariah Swan
- [8-Course Dessert Tasting at Providence - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/02/28/foodbuzz-24-24-24-8-course-dessert-tasting-at-los-angeles-providence/) - Dessert Tasting at Providence - Los Angeles
- [Sườn Nướng - Vietnamese Grilled Pork Ribs](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/06/05/suon-nuong-vietnamese-pork-chops-ribs/) - Suon Nuong Recipe - Vietnamese Grilled Pork Chops/Ribs
- [Weekend Brunch at Sunny Spot - Los Angeles (Venice)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/04/05/brunch-sunny-spot/) - If you’re anything like me, then you’re probably emailing or texting your friends at this very moment to firm up weekend brunching plans. If you haven’t yet figured out the “where” variable in your dining equation, allow me to make the case for Venice’s Sunny Spot. After a winter-long hiatus, Chef Roy Choi is reintroducing
- [Tacos Leo Truck - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/06/03/tacos-leo-los-angeles/) - Tacos Leo Truck - Los Angeles | Best Al Pastor
- [Thịt Nướng - Vietnamese Grilled Pork](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/06/27/thit-nuong-vietnamese-grilled-pork/) - Thit Nuong - Vietnamese Grilled Pork Recipe
- [{Instabites} May 2013](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/06/01/instabites-may-2013/) - {chao vit with gramps, morning doughnuts, a trio of cold appetizers from a restaurant that keeps changing its name, a sweet and salty puddin' finish at stella rossa barra, roy choi brings chego to chinatown---and the crowd goes wild, mom's day, #thuyweek omakase, d.t.f., red boat-cured bacon by g.g.d., black sesame flavored tar, vern &
- [{swoon} Peking Duck at Duck House](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/05/30/duck-house/) - Duck House - Monterey Park | Best Peking Duck Los Angeles
- [Bernie’s Teriyaki - Los Angeles (Westlake)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/05/28/bernies-teriyaki/) - Bernie’s Teriyaki - Los Angeles | Historic Filipinotown
- [Southern Mini Town - San Gabriel](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/05/24/southern-mini-town/) - Guess who's going on holiday to Shanghai this fall? Yep! The Astronomer and I recently booked our flights, which reminded me of this most excellent Shanghainese dinner that we shared with Diep a few months back. Located in the same busy San Gabriel strip mall as Golden Deli and Ton Chan Ramen, Southern Mini Town came
- [Pear and Cardamom Fruit Leather](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/05/22/how-to-make-fruit-leather/) - How to make Fruit Leather | Recipe | A Step By Step Guide
- [Staple & Fancy Mercantile - Seattle](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/05/17/staple-fancy-seattle/) - Staple & Fancy Mercantile - Seattle | Chef's Choice Fancy Menu | Review
- [Essex - Seattle](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/05/15/essex-seattle/) - Essex - Seattle | Bar | Review
- [Cơm Tấm Mộc - Ho Chi Minh City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2008/04/25/cơm-tấm-mộc/) - April 9, 2008 Cuisine: Vietnamese 85 Ly Tu Trong Street District 1, Ho Chi Minh City Phone: 8248561 Website: none -- Com tam thit kho (30,000 VND) Com tam suon bi (25,000 VND) Com tam bi cha (22,000 VND) -- Air-con street food is a popular trend sweeping through the Saigon dining scene. The
- [{Instabites} April 2013](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/05/05/instabites-april-2013/) - {pie heaven in 'bama, all-you-can-stuff-down-your-piehole lunchtime indian buffet, my favorite building in burbank, there will be san marzano tomatoes this summer!, innards porridge from lil saigon, not-my-grandma's pho (chef diep tran's grandma's pho), promiscuous beginnings, reuniting with an old, sweet friend, a chinese banquet for two---that's how we do, post-bangin' brunch---get it?, an egg salad for
- [Blue Hill at Stone Barns - Pocantico Hills](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/09/30/blue-hill-at-stone-barns-pocantico-hills/) - Blue Hill at Stone Barns Review
- [Saigon Classics: Goat Three Ways, Coconut Ice Cream, and Vietnamese Fried Chicken](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/10/23/goat-ice-cream-fried-chicken-ho-chi-minh-city/) - Saigon Restaurants: Goat, Ice Cream, Fried Chicken - Ho Chi Minh City
- [Superba Snack Bar - Los Angeles (Venice)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/05/29/superba-snack-bar/) - Superba Snack Bar - Los Angeles (Venice)
- [Prairie Pâté (or Granola Bars with Oats, Nuts, Marshmallows, Dried Cranberries and Pork Rinds)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/04/29/prairie-pate/) - Granola bars aren't usually the kinds of things that I tackle in my home kitchen, mostly because they're too darn wholesome and practical, but I couldn't pass up making a batch of Prairie Pâté---a wonderfully twisted granola bar punctuated with pork rinds, sweetened with honey and marshmallows, tarted with dried fruit, and fortified with three
- [El Celler De Can Roca - Girona](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/08/14/el-celler-de-can-roca-girona/) - El Celler De Can Roca - Girona | Restaurant Review
- [Steel City Pops - Birmingham](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/04/22/steel-city-pops/) - Steel City Pops - Birmingham
- [{swoon} Xiao Long Bao at Shanghai Dumpling Shop](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/04/19/shanghai-dumpling-shop-millbrae/) - Best Soup Dumplings | Shanghai Dumpling Shop - Millbrae | Xiao Long Bao
- [Wise Sons Jewish Delicatessen - San Francisco](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/04/17/wise-sons-san-francisco/) - Wise Sons Jewish Delicatessen - San Francisco | Restaurant Review
- [{Instabites} March 2013](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/04/02/instabites-march-2013/) - {taro swirlz up in my bunz, peanut butter & banana cake by hourie, the juiciest lucy ever, orange powder mac n cheese craving (it happens), l.a.'s best rice pudding, to live and dine in l.a., a formidable army of breakfast burritos, banh canh for breakfast with ong & ba ngoai, snoutz, springtime crostata from proof,
- [Hui Tou Xiang Noodles House - San Gabriel](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/03/29/hui-tou-xiang-noodles-house/) - Have you ever woken up with a killer craving for dumplings? I swear this happens to me every other weekend, and thankfully, I live minutes away from the best dumplings around. Though not particularly known for its dining options, Pasadena is the gateway to Chinese food heaven. I'd snag a summer home here if I
- [Sushi Gen - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/03/27/sushi-gen/) - Sushi Gen, Omakase, Lunch, Sashimi, Special, Los Angeles
- [Tsujita LA Artisan Noodle - West Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/12/12/tsujita-los-angeles/) - Tsujita - Los Angeles | Ramen | Tsukemen
- [The Sycamore Kitchen - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/03/21/the-sycamore-kitchen/) - The Sycamore Kitchen - Los Angeles
- [Tofu King - Arcadia](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/03/19/tofu-king/) - Tofu King - Arcadia - Rowland Heights | Stinky Tofu Los Angeles
- [Bestia - Los Angeles (Downtown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/03/12/bestia/) - Bestia - Los Angeles | Restaurant Review | Blog
- [{instabites} February 2013](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/03/02/instabites-february-2013/) - {complete comfort in a bowl of wonton noodle soup, v-day with v on superbowl sunday, birthday wishes from a hot tamale, breakfast for dinner, turning 31 with j-e-l-l-o, tet isn't tet without banh tet, chai latte + salty chocolate chip cookie, noodle kugel in s.f.---a first for both, michelin recommended xiao long bao, pre-dinner drankz,
- [Momofuku Milk Bar Confetti Cookies](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/02/28/momofuku-confetti-cookies/) - Momofuku Milk Bar Confetti Funfetti Cookies Recipe
- [Dominique Ansel Bakery - New York City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/02/22/dominique-ansel-bakery-nyc/) - Dominique Ansel Bakery - New York City | Review | Blog
- [Shake Shack - New York City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2007/06/08/shake-shack/) - Shake Shack - New York City | Restaurant Review | Blog
- [Fatburger - Los Angeles (Santa Monica)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/02/11/fatburger-los-angeles-santa-monica/) - Fatburger - Los Angeles | Restaurant Review | Blog
- [{swoon} Double-Double, Animal-Style, Grilled Whole Onions, Medium-Rare Patties, Chilies ](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/02/20/in-n-out-burger-secret-menu/) - In N Out | Secret Menu | Animal-Style, Grilled Whole Onions, Medium-Rare Patties, Chilies, Neapolitan Milkshake, Well Done Fries
- [Mile End Sandwich - New York City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/02/18/mile-end-sandwich/) - Mile End Sandwich - New York City | Restaurant Review | Blog
- [Aska - Brooklyn](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/02/15/aska-brooklyn/) - Aska - Brooklyn | Restaurant Review | Blog
- [The Walrus and the Carpenter - Seattle](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/12/27/the-walrus-and-the-carpenter/) - The Walrus and the Carpenter - Seattle (Ballard)
- [Momofuku Ssäm Bar - New York City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/09/25/momofuku-ssam-bar-new-york-city/) - Momofuku Ssam Bar | Restaurant Review | Blog
- [{instabites} January 2013](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/02/02/instabites-january-2013/) - {new year's day roasted ducks, vietnamese pot pie beginnings, sarah's famous lemon ice box pie, going raw at ruen pair, pineapples + red boat salt, getting a taste of the taste, meyer lemon curd tart beginnings, numbnuts, ong ngoai turns 86, shoppin' in lil saigon, guess the secret nuoc cham ingredient, a craving for donut
- [The NoMad Restaurant - New York City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/02/01/the-nomad-restaurant-nyc/) - The NoMad Restaurant - New York City | Restaurant Review | Blog
- [Cơm Chiên - Vietnamese Fried Rice](https://gastronomyblog.com/2008/12/19/com-chien-vietnamese-fried-rice/) - Com Chien - Vietnamese Fried Rice Recipe
- [Ippudo - New York City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/10/23/ippudo-new-york-city/) - Ippudo Ramen - New York City
- [Baked - Brooklyn](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/10/26/baked-brooklyn/) - Baked Bakery - Brooklyn
- [Nước Chấm - Vietnamese Fish Sauce Vinaigrette](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/01/21/nuoc-cham-recipe/) - Nuoc Cham Recipe | Vietnamese Dipping Sauce
- [Chả Giò - Vietnamese Egg Rolls](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/10/09/cha-gio-vietnamese-egg-rolls/) - Cha Gio Recipe - Vietnamese Egg Rolls
- [Dahlia Lounge - Seattle](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/03/31/dahlia-lounge-seattle/) - Dahlia Lounge is Thomas Douglas' restaurant in Seattle
- [Jim ‘N Nick’s Cheese Biscuits](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/04/19/jim-n-nicks-cheese-biscuits/) - Recipe for Jim ‘N Nick’s Cheese Biscuits Recipe
- [{swoon} Carnitas Eight Ways at Metro Balderas](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/01/16/metro-balderas-highland-park/) - Best Carnitas in Los Angeles | Metro Balderas - Highland Park
- [Mighty-O Donuts - Seattle](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/01/09/mighty-o-donuts-seattle/) - Mighty-O Donuts - Seattle | Vegan Doughnuts
- [Vietnamese Chicken Curry Pot Pie](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/01/07/vietnamese-chicken-curry-pot-pie/) - Vietnamese Chicken Curry Pot Pie
- [Dutch Eating Place - Philadelphia](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/10/20/dutch-eating-place-philadelphia/) - Dutch Eating Place - Philadelphia
- [Red Boat Fish Sauce](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/04/05/red-boat-fish-sauce/) - Red Boat Fish Sauce
- [The Year in Delicious: Top 10 Recipes of 2012](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/12/31/year-in-review-recipes-2012/) - Phở Bò – Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup This recipe for my grandmother’s pho bo has been adjusted ever-so-slightly to reflect the sensibilities of modern cooks like myself. While I’d love to have a drainage ditch dedicated to soup scum in my backyard, our current one-bedroom in Pasadena doesn’t allow for such luxuries. Additionally, I’ve swapped
- [{instabites} December 2012](https://gastronomyblog.com/2013/01/02/instabites-december-2012/) - {mom-gifted avocados on toast, möbius strip bagels, molasses spice cookies, scarpetta spaghetti with extra fiber, peppermint pinwheel beginnings, best of good girl dinette, parm finish, dorie, spotted pig, grom, russ & daughters, smoked meat, palmiers for mom and grandpa, rei do gado eve before christmas eve, airport orange chicken, liquid nitrogen eggnog, 'bama barbecue, sun
- [Son of a Gun - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/10/31/son-of-a-gun-los-angeles/) - Son of a Gun - Los Angeles
- [The Year in Delicious: Top 10 Savories of 2012](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/12/29/year-in-review-savories-2012/) - 2012 goes down in Gastronomy history as the tastiest year yet. There were trips to Vegas, Chicago, Boston, and the coast of Maine early in the year. When summertime rolled around, we whisked my mother away on an epic trip to London and France in celebration of her 60th birthday. Just as soon as the
- [Sanuki No Sato - Los Angeles (Gardena)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/12/24/sanuki-no-sato/) - Sanuki No Sato - Los Angeles (Gardena)
- [{swoon} “The Chronic” at Mom's Burgers](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/12/19/moms-burgers-compton/) - Joyce “Mom” McLaurin opened Mom's Burgers over three decades ago to bring simple yet immensely satisfying fast-food style fare to the neighborhood. Stroll up to the window to place your order, and then wait for a gentle tap on the Plexiglas window to signal when it’s ready to be picked up. Waits can be a
- [Cemitas Poblanas Don Adrian - Van Nuys](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/12/17/cemitas-don-adrian/) - Cemitas Poblanas Don Adrian - Van Nuys
- [Chợ Dương Đông - Phú Quốc](https://gastronomyblog.com/2007/12/07/scenes-duong-dong-market/) - Dong Duong Market - Phu Quoc - Vietnam
- [Restaurante El Meson De Los Laureanos - El Quelite](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/11/28/restaurante-el-meson-de-los-laureanos-el-quelite/) - Restaurante El Meson De Los Laureanos - El Quelite
- [Cranberry-Apple Relish with Ginger and Chilies](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/11/21/cranberry-apple-relish-with-ginger-and-chilies/) - Cranberry-Apple Relish with Ginger and Chilies Recipe
- [Saigon Thanksgiving: New Country, New Traditions](https://gastronomyblog.com/2007/11/22/new-country-new-traditions/) - For the past seven years, it's been a New York Thanksgiving for my family. Mom would fly in from California, while I would ride the Chinatown bus from Philly to the city. We'd all stay in brother's apartment---in the early days it was a tiny studio, these days it's a swanky one bedroom. It's always
- [Cinco Sensational Sinoloan Sweets](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/11/19/sinoloan-sweets/) - Sinaloan Dessert Specialties: Nieves Con Medrano, Suaves, Jamoncillos
- [Lunching in Puerta de Canoas: Salsa de Molcajete, Jocoque Cheese, and Asado Sinaloense](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/11/16/puerta-de-canoas/) - Puerta de Canoas | Mazatlan | Sinaloa
- [Ichimi Ann Bamboo Garden - Los Angeles (Torrance)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/11/14/ichimi-ann-bamboo-garden/) - Ichimi Ann Bamboo Garden - Torrance
- [{swoon} Phở Bò at Phở Filet](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/11/12/pho-filet/) - Pho Filet - South El Monte | Best Pho in Los Angeles
- [Hodad's - San Diego (Ocean Beach)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/03/02/hodads-san-diego-ocean-beach/) - Hodad's - San Diego (Ocean Beach)
- [Ma Dang Gook Soo - Los Angeles (Koreatown)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/11/07/ma-dang-gook-soo/) - Ma Dang Gook Soo - Los Angeles (Koreatown) | Knife Cut Noodles
- [Waffle House - Anniston](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/01/06/waffle-house-anniston/) - The Astronomer and I spent a lovely week down in Alabama during the recent holidays. Aside from baking twelve-layer cakes and sipping liquid nitrogen milkshakes, we also ventured east of Birmingham on an overnight bike trip with the entire family. Although we had planned to ride thirty miles along the Chief Ladiga Trail, twelve ended
- [Caramel Smooches](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/11/01/sinaloa-postcard/)
- [GIVEAWAY: Grubwithus $100 Dining Credit](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/10/31/giveaway-grubwithus/) - One of the very best parts of being a food blogger is constantly meeting new people both online and in person. Some of my favorite friendships that I've made here in Los Angeles were solidified over meals, like when I met my girl Diana at Ludo Bites 3.0 and my boy Danny at STK. Sharing
- [Umami Burger - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/10/29/umami-burger/) - Umami Burger | Restaurant Review | Blog
- [{swoon} Tonkatsu Pork Cutlet at Kagura ](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/10/26/kagura-torrance/) - Kagura - Torrance | Best Tonkatsu Pork Cutlet in Los Angeles
- [Hot Pot, Hot Pot - Monterey Park](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/10/24/hot-pot-hot-pot-monterey-park/) - Hot Pot, Hot Pot - Monterey Park
- [Big Gay Ice Cream Truck - New York City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/10/25/big-gay-ice-cream-truck-new-york-city/) - Big Gay Ice Cream Truck - New York City
- [Bánh Xèo Quán - Rosemead](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/10/19/banh-xeo-quan-rosemead/) - Banh Xeo Quan | Mr. Rice - Rosemead
- [Maggiano's Little Italy - Philadelphia](https://gastronomyblog.com/2006/10/14/maggianos-little-italy/) - October 13, 2006 Cuisine: Italian 1201 Filbert St, Philadelphia 19107 At N 12th St Phone: 215-567-2020 Website: www.maggianos.com -- Appetizer: Full Order Parmesan Garlic Bread ($4.95) Entree I: Full Order Lobster Ravioli - Pasta stuffed with fresh Maine lobster, roasted corn, garlic and basil, topped with Parmesan and Romano cheese baked in a light cream
- [GIVEAWAY: Tell Me "What’s the Best Thing You’ve Ever Eaten?" for a Chance to Win $100 from Serve](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/10/18/serve-american-express/) - gas•tron•o•my is teaming up with Serve from American Express to curate a list of “10 Things to Eat Before you Die” as part of the “10,000 Pennies for Your Thoughts” campaign. Serve is a digital prepaid account from American Express that makes paying and being paid simple. It is an alternative to debit and other
- [Proof Bakery - Los Angeles (Atwater Village) ](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/10/05/proof-bakery/) - Proof Bakery - Los Angeles (Atwater Village)
- [{swoon} Fan Tuan at Huge Tree Pastry](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/10/03/huge-tree-pastry/) - Huge Tree Pastry - Monterey Park
- [{swoon} Tostada de Pulpo at Rico’s Mar Azul Truck](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/10/01/ricos-mar-azul-truck/) - Rico's Mar Azul Mariscos Truck - Highland Park
- [{swoon} Double Cheeseburger at Hawkins House of Burgers](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/09/28/hawkins-house-of-burgers/) - Hawkins House of Burgers - Los Angeles (Watts)
- [Introducing: {swoon} ](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/09/28/introducing-swoon/) - I came home from the land of baguettes and foie gras to an incredible opportunity to write a book about the very best restaurants in Los Angeles. I've always eaten out quite a bit, but this project has turned me into a hardcore binger. On average, I have been visiting upwards of 20 new restaurants
- [Porto's Bakery - Los Angeles (Glendale)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/12/17/portos-bakery-los-angeles-glendale/) - Strolling around Porto's Bakery on a bustling Saturday afternoon, it's hard to imagine that the shop began over 35 years ago as a home-based business in Cuba. Since its humble beginnings, Porto's Bakery has garnered a devoted following, outgrowing several locations and eventually settling into a 20,000 square foot building in the heart of Glendale.
- [Vegetation Profile: Papaya](https://gastronomyblog.com/2007/10/11/vegetation-profile-papaya/) - The papaya (from Carib via Spanish), is the fruit of the tree Carica papaya, in the genus Carica. It is native to the tropics of the Americas, and was cultivated in Mexico several centuries before the emergence of the Mesoamerican classic cultures. Nowadays, the papaya is also known as fruta bomba (Cuba), lechosa (Venezuela,
- [Chez l'Ami Jean - Paris](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/09/23/chez-l-ami-jean/) - Chez l'Ami Jean - Paris | Restaurant Review | Blog
- [Restaurant Pierre Gagnaire - Paris](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/09/18/restaurant-pierre-gagnaire-paris/) - Pierre Gagnaire - Paris | Lunch | Blog | Resaturant Review
- [J.J. Bakery - Arcadia](https://gastronomyblog.com/2008/12/26/jj-bakery-arcadia/) - After our lunch at Din Tai Fung Dumpling House, The Astronomer was craving some sweet carbohydrates. J.J. Bakery is located in the same complex as the dumpling house and looked mighty inviting. The majority of the pastries at J.J. are made from the classic Chinese sweet dough a la Pham Nguyen and K.C.'s Pastries.
- [Château d'Audrieu - Audrieu](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/09/09/chateau-d-audrieu/) - Chateau d'Audrieu | Where to eat in Normandy
- [The Bazaar by José Andrés - Los Angeles (Beverly Hills)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/03/26/the-bazaar-by-jose-andres-los-angeles-beverly-hills/) - The Bazaar by Jose Andres
- [Manoir de l'Acherie - Sainte-Cécile](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/09/04/manoir-de-lacherie/) - Manoir de l'Acherie - Sainte-Cécile | Normandy Restaurants
- [Huîtrerie Régis - Paris](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/08/03/huitrerie-regis-paris/) - Huiterie Regis - Paris | Restaurant Review | Blog
- [Le Turon - Tours ](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/08/10/le-turon-tours/) - Le Turon - Tours | Where to eat in Tours | Loire Valley
- [Sunday Market at L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/08/22/sunday-market-lisle-sur-la-sorgue/) - Sunday Market at L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
- [Les Terrasses de Corton - Ladoix-Serrigny](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/08/27/les-terrasses-de-corton/) - Les Terrasses de Corton - Ladoix-Serrigny | Where to eat in Burgundy
- [Route des Grands Crus - Burgundy](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/08/30/route-des-grands-crus-burgundy/) - Route des Grands Crus - Burgundy | Tasting Rooms
- [AOC - Avignon](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/08/14/aoc-avignon/) - AOC - Avignon | Where to eat in Provence
- [Boiling Point - Monterey Park](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/06/29/boiling-point-monterey-park/) - It was supposed to be a quiet night at home with The Astronomer and a big bowl of pasta. However, a knock at the door changed the evening's course for the stinkier. I had invited Danny and Fiona over for a slice of the double-decker monstrosity that was The Astronomer's birthday cake. They came, they
- [The Donut Man - Glendora](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/06/16/the-donut-man-glendora/) - Donut Man - Glendora
- [Bulgarini Gelato - Altadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/05/12/bulgarini-gelato-altadena/) - Bulgarini Gelato - Altadena
- [Fosselman's Ice Cream Co. - Alhambra](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/04/09/fosselmans-ice-cream-co-alhambra/) - Fosselman's Ice Cream - Alhambra
- [Hoài Huế Vietnamese Restaurant - San Diego](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/11/03/hoai-hue-vietnamese-restaurant-san-diego/) - Hoai Hue Vietnamese Restaurant - San Diego
- [Bánh Mì & Chè Cali - San Gabriel](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/01/07/banh-mi-che-cali-san-gabriel/) - Banh Mi Che Cali
- [Jitlada - Los Angeles (Hollywood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/03/10/jitlada-los-angeles-hollywood-2/) - Jitlada - Los Angeles (Hollywood)
- [Shaky Alibi - Los Angeles ](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/10/21/shaky-alibi-los-angeles/) - Shaky Alibi - Los Angeles
- [Eleven Madison Park - New York City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2011/07/15/eleven-madison-park-new-york-city/) - Eleven Madison Park - New York City
- [Euro Pane Bakery - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/01/11/euro-pane-bakery-pasadena/) - Euro Pane Bakery – Pasadena
- [Marston's - Pasadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/2008/11/21/marstons-pasadena/) - It's officially been a while since I've had a brilliant brunch experience. Heck, I haven't had a swoon-worthy breakfast-lunch hybrid since my days in Philly, and that was years ago! If you're lucky enough to be living in the area, I highly recommend Bridget Foy’s on South Street, Sabrina’s Cafe near the Italian Market, and
- [Class 302 - Rowland Heights](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/08/21/class-302-rowland-heights/) - Class 302 - Rowland Heights
- [Animal - Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/05/05/animal-los-angeles/) - Animal Restaurant - Los Angeles
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- [Le Bistrot Paul Bert - Paris](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/07/26/paul-bert-paris/) - Paul Bert | Best Steak Frites in Paris
- [Ba Le French Sandwich & Bakery - Alhambra](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/03/01/ba-le-french-sandwich-bakery-alhambra/) - Ba Le French Sandwich & Bakery - Alhambra | Banh Mi
- [Taco Taskforce: Los Angeles’ Best Goat Taco](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/02/04/taco-taskforce-los-angeles-best-goat-taco/) - Best Goat Birria Taco Los Angeles
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- [Le Beurre Noisette - Paris](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/07/23/le-beurre-noisette-paris/) - Le Beurre Noisette - Paris | Restaurant Review | Blog
- [Petrossian - Los Angeles (West Hollywood)](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/03/24/petrossian-los-angeles-west-hollywood/) - Petrossian - Los Angeles (West Hollywood)
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- [Snackbar - Philadelphia](https://gastronomyblog.com/2007/05/30/snackbar/) - May 21, 2007 Cuisine: American (New), Eclectic & International, Tapas 253 S 20th St, Philadelphia 19103 At Rittenhouse Square Phone: 215-545-5655 Website: http://www.phillysnackbar.com/ -- BBQ Dusted Popcorn (complimentary) Smaller Plate I: Caramel Apples with Miso and Wasabi Peas ($6) Smaller Plate II: Octopus, Grilled, with Paprika and Lemon ($12) Larger Plate I: Pork Belly
- [Triple-Cherry Streusel Bars](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/06/01/triple-cherry-streusel-bars/) - Recipe for Triple-Cherry Streusel Bars
- [Magnolia Pub and Brewery - San Francisco](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/04/14/magnolia-pub-and-brewery-san-francisco/) - Magnolia Pub and Brewery - San Francisco
- [Eleven Eleven Mississippi - St. Louis](https://gastronomyblog.com/2007/01/08/eleven-eleven-mississippi-2/) - January 6, 2007 Cuisine: Tuscan, Californian 1111 Mississippi St. Louis, MO Phone: 314-241-9999 Website: http://www.1111-m.com -- Appetizers: Oak Oven Baked Flat Bread - Shrimp & Portobello creme fraiche, rosemary & smoked gouda ($9.50) Butternut squash soup w/ creme fraiche ($4.95) Entrees: Honey roasted duck breast w/ ginger-cilantro vinaigrette & wild rice pilaf ($19.95) Braised lamb
- [Szechuan Hunan - Philadelphia](https://gastronomyblog.com/2007/07/06/szechuan-hunan/) - June 22, 2007 Cuisine: Chinese 274 S 20th St, Philadelphia 19103 Btwn Rittenhouse Sq & Spruce St Phone: 215-546-8080 Website: none -- Wonton Chips with Duck Sauce (complimentary) Szechuan Tofu ($6.95) Bird's Nest ($11.95) -- When I recently discovered that no less than three of my friends in the Philadelphia area have birthdays during the
- [Russ and Daughters - New York City](https://gastronomyblog.com/2009/09/23/russ-and-daughters-new-york-city/) - Russ and Daughters - New York City
- [The Crumpet Shop - Seattle](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/04/10/the-crumpet-shop-seattle/) - The Crumpet Shop - Seattle
- [Brodard Restaurant - Garden Grove](https://gastronomyblog.com/2010/09/23/brodard-restaurant-garden-grove/) - Brodard Restaurant - Garden Grove
- [Pistache. Citron vert-Basilic. Café. Caramel.](https://gastronomyblog.com/2012/06/30/paris-postcard/)

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- [Banh Lo Tai](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/banh-lo-tai/)
- [Banh Mi](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/banh-mi/)
- [Banh Mi Hap](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/banh-mi-hap/)
- [Banh Nam](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/banh-nam/)
- [Banh Ram It](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/banh-ram-it/)
- [Banh Ran](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/banh-ran/)
- [Banh Tam Bi](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/banh-tam-bi/)
- [Banh Tet / Banh Chung](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/banh-tet/)
- [Banh Tieu](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/banh-tieu/)
- [Banh Tom Ho Tay](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/banh-tom-ho-tay/)
- [Banh Trang Phoi Suong](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/banh-trang-phoi-suong/)
- [Banh Trang Tron](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/banh-trang-tron/)
- [Banh Trung Thu](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/banh-trung-thu/)
- [Banh U](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/banh-u/)
- [Banh Uot](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/banh-uot/)
- [Banh Vong](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/banh-vong/)
- [Banh Xeo](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/banh-xeo/)
- [Banh Xep / Banh Goi](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/banh-xep-banh-goi/)
- [Banh Xu Xe](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/banh-xu-xe/)
- [Bap](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/bap/) - Corn
- [Barcelona](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-world/barcelona/)
- [Beijing](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-world/beijing/)
- [Bi Cuon](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/bi-cuon/)
- [Birmingham](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/birmingham/)
- [Bo 7 Mon](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/bo-7-mon/) - Seven courses of beef
- [Bo Bia](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/bo-bia/)
- [Bo Kho](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/bo-kho/)
- [Bo La Lot](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/bo-la-lot/)
- [Bo Luc Lac](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/bo-luc-lac/)
- [Bo Ne](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/bo-ne/)
- [Bo Nuong Vi](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/bo-nuong-vi/)
- [Bo Tung Xeo](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/bo-tung-xeo/)
- [Bo Vien / Ca Vien](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/bo-vien-ca-vien/)
- [Boise](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/boise/)
- [Boston](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/boston/)
- [Bot Chien](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/bot-chien/)
- [Bun Bo Hue](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/bun-bo-hue/)
- [Bun Cha](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/bun-cha/)
- [Bun Gao](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/bun-gao/)
- [Bun Mam](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/bun-mam/)
- [Bun Mang](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/bun-mang/)
- [Bun Moc](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/bun-moc/)
- [Bun Rieu](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/bun-rieu/)
- [Bun Sua](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/bun-sua/) - Jellyfish soup with vermicelli noodles
- [Bun Thai](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/bun-thai/)
- [Bun Thang](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/bun-thang/)
- [Ca Kho](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/ca-kho/)
- [Ca Phe](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/ca-phe/)
- [Candy](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/candy/)
- [Canh](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/canh/)
- [Canh Bun](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/canh-bun/)
- [Cao Lau](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/cao-lau/)
- [Cha Ca Thanh Long](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/cha-ca-thanh-long/)
- [Cha Gio](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/cha-gio/)
- [Chao](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/chao/) - Porridge
- [Chao Tom](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/chao-tom/)
- [Che](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/che/)
- [Chicago](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/chicago/)
- [Chicken](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/chicken/)
- [Chuoi Chien](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/chuoi-chien/)
- [Chuoi Nep Nuong](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/chuoi-nep-nuong/)
- [Com Binh Dan](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/com-binh-dan/)
- [Com Chien](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/com-chien/)
- [Com Dap / Com Nieu](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/com-dap-com-nieu/)
- [Com Ga Hai Nam](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/com-ga-hai-nam/)
- [Com Lam](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/com-lam/)
- [Com Ruou](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/com-ruou/)
- [Com Sen](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/com-sen/)
- [Com Tam](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/com-tam/) - Broken rice
- [Cuon Nhip](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/cuon-nhip/)
- [Curry](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/curry/)
- [Da Nang](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-vietnam/da-nang/)
- [East Bay](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/east-bay/)
- [Family Gatherings](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/family-gatherings/)
- [Gio Chao Quay](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/gio-chao-quay/)
- [Goi](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/goi/) - Vietnamese Salads
- [Goi Cuon](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/goi-cuon/)
- [Hen](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/hen/) - Tiny clams
- [Hoanh Thanh](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/hoanh-thanh/)
- [Hot Vit Lon](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/hot-vit-lon/)
- [Hu Tieu Dai](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/hu-tieu-dai/)
- [Hu Tieu My Tho](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/hu-tieu-my-tho/)
- [Hu Tieu Nam Vang](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/hu-tieu-nam-vang/)
- [Kem](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/kem/) - ice cream
- [Lau](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/lau/)
- [Mam Chung](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/mam-chung/)
- [Mi Bo Satay](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/mi-bo-satay/)
- [Mi Quang](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/mi-quang/)
- [Mi Sui Cao](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/mi-sui-cao/)
- [Mi Vit Tiem](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/mi-vit-tiem/)
- [Mi Xao / Hu Tieu Xao](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/mi-xao-hu-tieu-xao/)
- [Mien](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/mien/)
- [Mon An Chay](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/mon-an-chay/) - Vegetarian food
- [Nem Nuong](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/nem-nuong/)
- [Nuoc Mia](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/nuoc-mia/)
- [Pho](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/pho/)
- [Pho Cuon](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/pho-cuon/)
- [Pho Xao](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/pho-xao/)
- [Rau Muong](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/rau-muong/) - Morning glory
- [Seafood](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/seafood-vietnamese/)
- [Sinh To](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/sinh-to/)
- [Soda Chanh](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/soda-chanh/)
- [Sua Dau Nanh](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/sua-dau-nanh/)
- [Sup](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/sup/) - soup
- [Thach](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/thach/)
- [Thit Heo Quay](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/thit-heo-quay/)
- [Thit Kho](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/thit-kho/)
- [Tom/Cua Rang Muoi](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/tomcua-rang-muoi/)
- [Unique Meats](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/unique-meats/)
- [Book Reviews](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/book-reviews/)
- [Breakfast / Brunch](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/breakfast-brunch/)
- [Fast Food](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/fast-food/)
- [Family Recipe](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/recipe/family-recipe/)
- [Food Porn](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/food-porn/)
- [Bun Thit Nuong/Xao](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/bun-thit-nuong-xao/)
- [Banh Tet / Banh Chung](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/banh-tet-banh-chung/)
- [Quizzo](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/quizzo/)
- [Readers' Poll](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/readers-poll/)
- [Media Invite](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/media-event/)
- [Pennsylvania Dutch](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/pennsylvania-dutch/)
- [Turkish](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/turkish/)
- [Ca Nuong Da Don](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/ca-nuong-da-don/)
- [Rosemead](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/rosemead/)
- [Alhambra](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/alhambra/)
- [Altadena](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/altadena/)
- [Arcadia](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/arcadia/)
- [Atwater Village](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/atwater-village/)
- [Beverly Hills](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/beverly-hills/)
- [Boyle Heights](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/boyle-heights/)
- [Burbank](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/burbank/)
- [Commerce](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/commerce/)
- [Culver City](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/culver-city/)
- [Downtown](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/downtown/)
- [Eagle Rock](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/eagle-rock/)
- [El Monte](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/el-monte/)
- [Glendale](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/glendale/)
- [Glendora](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/glendora/)
- [Highland Park](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/highland-park/)
- [Hollywood](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/hollywood/)
- [West Hollywood](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/west-hollywood/)
- [Koreatown](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/koreatown/)
- [Underground Supper Club](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/underground-supper-club/)
- [Monterey Park](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/monterey-park/)
- [Thanksgiving](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/thanksgiving/)
- [Sherman Oaks](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/sherman-oaks/)
- [Las Vegas](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/las-vegas/)
- [Santa Monica](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/santa-monica/)
- [Year in Review](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/year-in-review/)
- [Echo Park](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/echo-park/)
- [Palms](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/palms/)
- [Hotel Review](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/hotel-review/)
- [Armenian](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/armenian/)
- [Lebanese](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/lebanese/)
- [West Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/west-los-angeles/)
- [Torrance](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/torrance/)
- [Santa Barbara](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/santa-barbara/)
- [Central Coast](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/central-coast/)
- [Danish](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/danish/)
- [Winery](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/winery/)
- [Cookie](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/recipe/cookie/)
- [Inland Empire](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/inland-empire/)
- [Mid-City](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/mid-city/)
- [Pomona](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/pomona/)
- [Rowland Heights](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/rowland-heights/)
- [Eat My Blog](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-my-blog/)
- [Mid-Wilshire](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/mid-wilshire/)
- [Mar Vista](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/mar-vista/)
- [Bell](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/bell/)
- [Venice](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/venice/)
- [Vietnamese](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/recipe/vietnamese-recipe/)
- [Candy](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/recipe/candy-recipe/)
- [Bread](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/recipe/bread/)
- [Pie + Tart](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/recipe/pie/)
- [Vegetarian](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/recipe/vegetarian-recipe/)
- [Breakfast + Brunch](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/recipe/breakfast-brunch-recipe/)
- [Cake + Cupcake](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/recipe/cake-cupcake/)
- [Brownie + Bar](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/recipe/brownie-bar/)
- [Pasta + Rice](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/recipe/pasta-rice/)
- [Soups + Stew](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/recipe/soup-stew/)
- [Side Dish](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/recipe/side-dish/)
- [Main Course](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/recipe/main-course/)
- [Sauce + Condiment](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/recipe/sauce-condiment/)
- [Appetizer](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/recipe/appetizer/)
- [Sandwich](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/recipe/sandwich/)
- [Pudding + Custard](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/recipe/pudding-custard/)
- [Crumble + Crisp + Cobbler](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/recipe/crumble-crisp-cobbler/)
- [Doughnuts](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/recipe/doughnuts/)
- [Salad](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/recipe/salad/)
- [Seafood](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/recipe/seafood-recipe/)
- [Mixology](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/mixology/)
- [Manhattan Beach](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/manhattan-beach/)
- [Century City](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/century-city/)
- [Westwood](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/westwood/)
- [Syrian](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/syrian/)
- [Montreal](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-world/montreal/)
- [Tutorial](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/recipe/tutorial/)
- [Québécois](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/quebecois/)
- [Caribbean](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/caribbean/)
- [Westlake](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/westlake/)
- [Native American](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/native-american/)
- [Dalat](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-vietnam/dalat/)
- [Mi / Hu Tieu Bo Vien](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/mi-hu-tieu-bo-vien/)
- [Silver Lake](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/silver-lake/)
- [Hu Tieu Ca](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/hu-tieu-ca/)
- [Banh Pate So](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/banh-pate-so/)
- [Salvadoran](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/salvadoran/)
- [Mediterranean](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/mediterranean/)
- [South Freeport](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/south-freeport/)
- [Ipswich](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/ipswich/)
- [London](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-world/london/)
- [Loire Valley](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-world/loire-valley/)
- [Provence](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-world/provence/)
- [Burgundy](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-world/burgundy/)
- [Paris](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-world/paris/)
- [Inglewood](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/inglewood/)
- [Normandy](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-world/normandy/)
- [Watts](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/watts/)
- [{swoon}](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/swoon/)
- [Temple City](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/temple-city/)
- [Sinaloa](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-world/sinaloa/)
- [Compton](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/compton/)
- [Lomita](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/lomita/)
- [Artesia](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/artesia/)
- [Long Beach](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/long-beach/)
- [Van Nuys](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/van-nuys/)
- [Norwalk](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/norwalk/)
- [Gardena](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/gardena/)
- [{Instabites}](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/instabites/)
- [Guatemalan](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/guatemalan/)
- [Suon Nuong](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/vietnamese/suon-nuong/)
- [Chatsworth](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/chatsworth/)
- [Florence-Firestone](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/florence-firestone/)
- [Burmese](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/burmese/)
- [Photo Gallery](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/photo-gallery/)
- [Shanghai](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-world/shanghai/)
- [Chengdu](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-world/chengdu/)
- [Tokyo](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-world/tokyo/)
- [Portland](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/portland/)
- [El Sereno](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/el-sereno/)
- [Beverage](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/recipe/beverage/)
- [Charleston](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/charleston/)
- [Beverly Grove](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/beverly-grove/)
- [Hancock Park](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/hancock-park/)
- [TexMex](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/texmex/)
- [Burlington](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/burlington/)
- [Los Feliz](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/los-feliz/)
- [Honolulu](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/honolulu/)
- [Portuguese](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/portuguese/)
- [La Puente](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/la-puente/)
- [Food Delivery](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/food-delivery/)
- [{gastromommy}](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/gastromommy/)
- [East Los Angeles](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/east-los-angeles/)
- [Crenshaw](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/crenshaw/)
- [Duerte](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/duerte/)
- [Banff](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-world/banff/)
- [Suburban Years](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/potpourri/suburban-years/)
- [Press Page](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/press-page/)
- [Freelance Page](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/freelance-page/)
- [press page top post](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/press-page-top-post/)
- [freelance page top post](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/freelance-page-top-post/)
- [Hacienda Heights](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/hacienda-heights/)
- [Now Closed](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/now-closed/) - This restaurant is no longer in business.
- [Mexico City](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-world/mexico-city/)
- [Studio City](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/studio-city/)
- [Maui](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/maui/)
- [Kauai](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/kauai/)
- [Pico Rivera](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/pico-rivera/)
- [New Orleans](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/new-orleans/)
- [Romanian](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/romanian/)
- [Malibu](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/malibu/)
- [Russian](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/russian/)
- [Valle de Guadalupe](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-world/valle-de-guadalupe/)
- [Puerto Nuevo](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-world/puerto-nuevo/)
- [Bell Garden](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/bell-garden/)
- [Nashville](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/nashville/)
- [Rosarito](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-world/rosarito/)
- [East Hollywood](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-america/los-angeles/east-hollywood/)
- [Singapore](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-world/singapore/)
- [Malaysia](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-world/malaysia/)
- [Eater LA](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/potpourri/eater-la/)
- [Persian](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/persian/)
- [Loreto](https://gastronomyblog.com/category/eat-world/loreto/)

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