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Kang Kang: A must in Alhambra
My mom would always say, “I’d never have to cook again if Kang Kang were in LA.” Kang Kang Food Court was introduced by Chinese USC students to my sister, then to my mom, and then to the rest of the...
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Trailing Elmer’s Restaurant German Pancake
Breakfast with the family, especially on a Sunday, is as exciting as dinner with the family on special occasions, to me at least. But what makes it doubly filling is when breakfast is as good as...
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Lunch at the Commissary at The Line Hotel
I thought it would be the end of this hand-me-down Toshiba laptop, it won’t open, and then it yet has life. Discovered someone just tripped over the cable. So, well, this post is all about the special...
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Bennett’s and Love
I hate how much I love Bennett’s Cabernet Sauvignon Sorbet. A scoop technically costs 7 dollars and fifty cents and 4 kilometers of walking from and to the bus stop. Or maybe I love the nostalgia that...
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Umami sunny side burger: A burger like no other
The rare times that I can let my hair down and enjoy an hour or two with Ericke are like this late night date on a work day. The servers were helpful and nice even if we were the last to eat at Umami...
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The Alcove
I know everyone’s either partying or resting on Thanksgiving Day. For me, it’s blogging day. Taking this opportunity once again to thank everyone, my readers as well, who not only make this blog...
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Donut Friend does it differently
York Boulevard in Highland Park is a string of happening spots, if you are one who likes old-school, local art, date-night setting, hmnn, walking, and good food. Ericke was treating me to dinner....
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Phone Photos of Silver Lake and Brunch at Millie’s
Yay! I am a new owner of a 4G phone, a gift from my brother and sister-in-law. Getting the hang of mobile photography. Let’s start with my neighborhood. Honestly, walking to Sunset Blvd. was more...
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What makes The Boiling Crab tick
Enough to stimulate my curiosity, The Boiling Crab is a constant mention when I ask people where they love to eat in Los Angeles. My sister, who lives in Jacksonville and is set to visit LA, has...
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The Park’s Finest in Historic Filipinotown
Reviewing a restaurant rooted in a culture that’s Filipino to a certain degree is not an easy task. First off, I’ve never experienced a Filipino restaurant that is 100 per cent Filipino in taste in...
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Discovering LA’s Sqirl: Toast, coffee and sunshine
From someone who goes to church rather than sits in a cafe with coffee and whatnot first thing when the sun’s up, the tip-off about this overflowing cafe on neighboring Virgil Avenue is unconvincing....
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Far East Plaza: Local LA food under one roof
This is the Far East Plaza in the Los Angeles Chinatown I mentioned in an earlier post. It’s a mall on Broadway Street with stores specializing in ethnic goods, ranging from jade jewelry to Chinese...
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Magnolia Bakery
Stimulus something that incites to action or exertion or quickens action, feeling, thought, etc. If you’re from the fandom of Sex and the City, in most likelihood, you had salivated at the sight of...
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Brunch at Trois Familia
My sister asked me to meet her for brunch at Trois Familia on Sunset. I didn’t have to google the place for Sunset has become my park. It stands on an unpresuming strip mall. The long line especially...
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Filling up at The Gas(tro) Station
Just how one new food spot in Laoag could awaken memories of home in the last 12 months. At the zenith of rice bowls, I find it wonderful that LA celebrity chef Roi Choi has Filipino chicken adobo...
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Hotchick on a rainy day
I can count with one hand the sky was clear and sunny since I got back from transitioning seasons. Out of the mishmash of clothes and shoes I brought with me, I’m living in shorts and flipflops, just...
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Went North
Back to sacred Sundays. The family drove north from Laoag — such a cozy time to converse, refresh, go crazy and just glide. The clean roads to Pagudpud were impressive as ever. Someone abroad asked me...
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Fonso’s pares and pigar-pigar
Pares is not new to me. It’s ubiquitous on the side streets of Metro Manila, but I actually discovered its makeup in Laoag (here). Pares is a Filipino word for paring or combo, so it consists of beef...
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Hanguk Barbeque House: Sweet Gone Sour
We first planned to drive with friends to Vigan for a food trip at this Korean restaurant I saw on Facebook a few months back. Friends cancelled and the weather was not too nice, yet the mister and I...
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Weekend Foodtrippin’
.Eating is one thing the family loves to do together. Nothing like Tayamen’s isaw! The only pizza that we mutually love — Saramsam’s longaniza pizza! Rufino’s for desserts. Life is sweeter when shared...
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