I like random hole-in-the-wall family-owned Taiwanese restaurants because they always have the best service. I went into Formosa Bento House in Redwood City with my mom just 15 min before closing and planned to eat really fast so we wouldn’t hold them up from leaving, but another family came in right after and were welcomed [...]
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Who woulda guessed that there’s an Asian plaza in the small city of Gilroy? The plaza is pretty big, but it’s also pretty empty, as most of its real estate is still vacant. One of it’s occupants, though, is Tapioca Express. My green milk tea (奶綠) was too sweet, but as the only milk tea [...]
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Carmel isn’t the type of place that I could ever live in because it’s so small, but it’s a place I wouldn’t mind visiting every now and then, especially since it’s so close to San Francisco. Here’s a few things I like about Carmel: 1) White sands. Carmel Beach has soft, powdery white sand. If [...]
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I remember wanting to eat at Patisserie Boisserie Restaurant & Patisserie the last time I was at Carmel but I was too full. This time, I didn’t care – I had to go. I went in at full force, even though I had just finished eating at Carmel Belle. I was so stuffed after eating [...]
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My most favorite lunch spot in all of Carmel is Carmel Belle. I always have get the same thing – their slow-cooked Berkshire pork on ciabatta bread with red onion-currant chutney. The pork is very tender and juicy, the bread is crunchy and soft, and the chutney adds the right amount of sweetness to the [...]
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I love the home-made chips at Tropisueno. They’re light, crispy, warm, and not as oily as other places (like Chevy’s). Pair that with their guacamole with nice chunks of avocado, or their ceviche with fresh chunks of white fish, or any of their free salsas and you’re set! The chips are a little on the [...]
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Mike Relm, JJ Lin 林俊杰, eVonne Hsu 許慧欣 – They all pulled off a great performance for their 2010 APAHM concert in San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts. Oh, and great job to Tom Ngo, the emcee for the night! DJ Mike Relm kicked it off with his mad dj skills. Unlike other djs, he [...]
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Nicole had an extra ticket to the 2010 Dine About Town Launch Party at the Westfield San Francisco Centre so she, Cherylynn and I went. It was smaller than I thought – I guess I was imagining Yelp elite holiday party – but the crowd was well-controlled. There was a good amount of food and [...]
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I’ve mentioned the blueberry mousse served at my current favorite bakery in Chinatown, Yummy Bakery and Cafe, but now, I want to mention their milk egg tart (鮮奶蛋撻). Everyone is familiar with Chinese egg tarts (蛋撻), but a lot of people don’t know that they come in different variations. My favorite is actually the milk [...]
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I’d consider the salt and pepper chicken wings from Capital Restaurant to be one of the hidden gems of Chinatown when it comes to food. Just about every Chinese person from San Francisco who loves chicken wings knows of Capital’s reputation. The wings always come very crispy and piping hot – sometimes, the juice squirts [...]
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