I didn’t think I would ever get a chance to eat at Brenda’s French Soul Food again since I hate waiting in hour+ long lines, but thankfully, Thanh went earlier and helped me put my name down too. Total wait for me? About 20 min. And yes, the 20 min wait was so worth it!
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I think I’ve just discovered a new favorite drink of mine: the jasmine green milk tea frappe at Mango Medley. It’s like drinking a jasmine green milk tea but with blended ice that’s not too thick or crunchy that you’d have to actually bite it after drinking. Very refreshing!
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I just had a great dinner at Tribu Grill for my birthday – it’s still kinda early but I’ll take it!) – thanks to Jessica, Jann, Mae, Steve and Veronica. Great service. My favorite was their binagoongan fried rice. It’s always too salty for me elsewhere.
Everything was good though: their lumpiang Shanghai (kinda small, though), [...]
I called Ike’s Place at 10pm on the dot and placed an order for a sandwich. I didn’ t have a menu in front of me so I just asked them to pick something for me – anything with meat. “Are you down for something crazy?” Sure, I answered. “You eat pickles and tomatos and [...]
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I’m actually not a big fan of pho and noodle soups in general, but I do make exceptions to certain dishes, one of them being bun bo hue (bún bò huế). I’ve only had this spicy bowl of noodle soup at a handful of places, but the best that I’ve had so far is definitely [...]
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Shaved snow (雪花冰) is one of my most favorite desserts in Taiwan, but it’s almost non-existent here in the states. The only place that serves shaved snow in the Bay Area is Snow Miracle inside the Westfield Oakridge Mall. It’s not as good as other places that I’ve had it at (Frappe Bliss in Richmond, [...]
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I finally got to try the Vietnamese seven courses of beef (bò 7 món). We had it at Saigon Kitchen in San Jose. It was a pain/time-consuming wrapping everything in the beginning, but I eventually got used to it, and by the end of the night, none of us were wrapping anything anymore. Three of [...]
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The very last thing I ate in Taiwan was none other than a donut from Dunkin’ Donuts. I only get to eat this when I go to New York, and even in New York it feels different. Dunkin’ Donuts is fairly new in Taiwan, opening its first branch in January of 2007. Anyway, Jann and [...]
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Ask anyone in Taiwan where you can get the best pineapple cake (鳳梨酥) and they’ll see Chia Te (佳德). When we got there, it was packed with locals. That’s how you know it’s good. We all bought some to take home, plus some wife cakes (老婆饼), which were also good there.
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I had to make another visit to Cloudy Cupcake in Eslite because I lost all my pictures from my first visit there. Besides, at about NT$50 a cupcake, they’re actually very cheap compared to US standards. Plus, they had a lot of different flavors this time. This time, Jann, Steve and I shared seven cupcakes: [...]
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