Category Archive: food

Natalie Peruvian

The first time I ever went to Natalie Peruvian, it seemed like everyone knew about it and it was proclaimed to be as good if not better than the other well-known places for… Continue reading

Upcoming Minty Events

I’m working on a few different events in the next couple of months. As usual, I’ll be doing a food crawl. However, I’m doing a blog mash-up with the UncouthGourmands in March. I’m… Continue reading

Tacos & Tattoos

After the Dim Sum Truck preview, I managed to convince a couple of people to join me at the Tacos & Tattoos event in nearby Venice. There were 6 food trucks parked in… Continue reading

Foodie Alert: Dim Sum Truck Preview

Alex Chu is ready to take your order at Dim Sum Truck (soft opening this week) Yesterday, I was invited to check out the Dim Sum Truck. I had first seen them at… Continue reading

Happy Hour: Roy’s Downtown

My good friend, the Vixen, and I have been checking out happy hours in Downtown Los Angeles the last year and half. She recently decided to start a new blog, L.A. Happy Hours.… Continue reading

LA Street Food Fest: the aftermath

Approximately five months ago, Shawna Dawson of SauceLA told me she was cooking up the LA Street Food Fest with Sonja Rasula of UniqueLA . She said it was going to be Valentine’s… Continue reading

Happy Lunar New Year!

Growing up, this “second” new year was always referred to as the Chinese New Year. It’s only recently I started calling it the Lunar New Year. This year is the year of the… Continue reading

Insatiable: A Recipe About Red Bell Peppers

I called my dish “Insatiable” for the post-Valentine’s Day dinner party thrown by the UncouthGourmands and friends. The following isn’t a recipe per se but what I did. Ingredients: red bell peppers (I… Continue reading

Lunchtime in DTLA: Lemonade & It’s A Wrap

Although I live in one of the greatest foodie cities in the world, lunch in Downtown Los Angeles can be a trial. Do I want a salad? Or a sandwich? Because those seem… Continue reading

Beacon: Or Kimchi Goes on Everything

I went to Beacon last night for a friend’s birthday.  Although my friend and I had decided on what we were going to order a week ago, when we saw these lamb sliders,… Continue reading