Feb
09
2009
One of the things my mom always prepared at home was her popular garlic fish sauce – something we use to dip many kinds of fish and vegetables in. If you aren’t a big fan of fish sauce, this recipe is definitely much more mild and will go great with rice dishes or vermicelli noodles. [...]
Feb
08
2009
Last night, we were invited to celebrate a birthday at AOC, a tapas restaurant and wine bar in LA. When I first heard that we were going here, my first instinct was to Yelp it, just to see what was in store for me. With 259 reviews and averaging a good 4 out of 5 [...]
Feb
07
2009
I would have to say that two of my favorite cuisines are sushi and Thai food. So interestingly enough, my friends took me to this restaurant in Long Beach the other day to celebrate my birthday (I’m sure by now you are sick of hearing me eat for my birthday! I swear this is the [...]
Feb
04
2009
It turned out we only had enough sushi left for yesterday’s lunch, so I had to think of something to do for dinner. I happened to be flipping through Food & Wine magazine when I came across a really simple recipe that calls for all the ingredients I already have at home and needed to [...]
Feb
03
2009
Last night, Daniel and I celebrated my official birthday by making sushi at home – for the first time!! We were pretty stoked about it! Earlier in the day, we took a trip out to Mitsuwa in Torrance to purchase all the necessities for our sushi-making dinner, not to mention a quick lunch stop at [...]
Feb
01
2009
This year for my 27th birthday, I wanted to get together with my friends at Kimera Lounge in Irvine. None of us have been there before, so it was a pleasant surprise for all of us. I got the whole enclosed patio for my group, equipped with soft leather sofas all around, a big screen [...]