Tag Archive: restaurant reviews

Chiu Chow Noodles FACE OFF #2

On Sunday, the Noodles Partner and I did another Chiu Chow noodles FACE OFF. This time, it was Kim Ky and Noodle Cafe. When we did the first one with J Noodle and… Continue reading

SF to LA: Back to Back Tacos

My last meal in SF was tacos. I hadn’t really thought about tacos or Mexican food in general during my trip. I am from LA, I have tacos on practically every corner (okay,… Continue reading

San Francisco: Ike’s Place, Absinthe, Fresca & Beretta

When I got to San Francisco last Thursday, my flight had been delayed by 40 minutes. I hadn’t wanted to eat anything at the airport knowing I would be arriving to a culinary… Continue reading

Battledish Meets Minty Crawl

A few months ago, I received a note from Tracy of Dishcrawl and Battledish. She and her crew of foodies in the San Francisco Bay Area have been going on food crawls they… Continue reading

San Francisco Desserts

During my four-day trip last week to San Francisco, the city by the Bay, I hit up what seemed like an innumerable amount of bakeries, ice cream shops and chocolate retailers. By the… Continue reading

The New Dining Deck at Santa Monica Place

Santa Monica Place opened today to much anticipation. The mall recently underwent a huge renovation. While the general structure remained the same, the top seemed to been blown off, paving the way to… Continue reading

Chiu Chow Noodles FACE OFF: J Noodle VS Mien Nghia

There are two things in life I consider very dear and would want as my last meal; seafood and noodles. I’ve been doing various noodles battles,  showdowns, crawls and lately FACE OFFs with… Continue reading

Hedwig Night in West LA: Sawtelle Kitchen & Cafe Dahab

Rainbow Carnage does a live midnight shadow cast of Hedwig and the Angry Inch twice a year. A couple of weeks ago, they did a show at the NuArt. I have lost count… Continue reading

Summer Tasting: LA Street Food Fest

Shawna Dawson and Sonia Rasula brought the first LA Street Food Fest together in February. I had a great time but in all honesty, I would have not attended the second event if… Continue reading

Chinese Noodles FACE OFF: Bamboodles VS JTYH

At Bamboodles, a noodle shop in San Gabriel, you’ll find a Noodles Master toiling behind glass making springy noodles. To get that pleasantly chewy quality of noodle, the Master hops on a big… Continue reading