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 →