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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What I love about Big Sugar Bakeshop is that it rates a zero in the “pretentiousness scale” but a ten for good taste. It looks like a typical local cafe when you walk in, but their cupcakes are some of the best I’ve had, with the cakes all being moist, and the frosting being light [...]
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Le Pain Quotidien is home of so many delicious foods to eat and to take home. What I really enjoyed there was their variety of spreads, specifically, their Brunette, which is a praline spread, kind of like peanut butter or nutella. It’s something you definitely can’t get just anywhere. Their jams are also very fresh [...]
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I had my first caviar experience at Petrossian Paris Boutique & Cafe, but to be honest, I really don’t know much about caviar so I can’t give it much of a critique, though I did like it. Our original intentions of dining at Petrossian was just for dessert, but Petrossian is known for caviar, so [...]
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Best fried chicken wings, ever! Hands down! BonChon, for the win! The meat, very juicy, and the skin, thin and crispy, together, packed with a hot and spicy kick – I still remember every last bite. The drumsticks were good too, but I prefer the wings because it has a better crunch to meat ratio. [...]
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One of the best red velvet cupcakes I’ve ever had is at Big Man Bakes. The cake was just so moist and flavorful, and it wasn’t a scary bright red either. Their other cupcakes weren’t as impressive. The lemon cupcake had a nice lemony frosting that wasn’t sour at all, if that’s how you like [...]
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One of my favorite foods is the classic macaroni and cheese done gourmet style. Mac & Cheeza in LA just opened up and they have a pretty clever set up where you can customize your dish to be however you want – size, type of macaroni, soy or milk base, veggies and/or meats, and toppings. [...]
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It’s not exactly the same as in Taiwan, but the noodle soup, mian xian (麵線), at Ay-Chung Flour-Rice Noodle (阿宗麵線) in San Gabriel is pretty close in taste. The Ay-Chung restaurants in California are actual restaurants with seats and other items on the menu, rather than just a stand that serves only mian xian. Their [...]
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