One of my most favorite places that I visited during my trip to Taiwan this year was to Shenkeng Old Street 深坑老街 aka Shenkeng Tofu Street in the Shenkeng District 深坑區. It’s exactly what it sounds like an old street that specializes in tofu: stinky tofu 臭豆腐, spicy tofu 麻辣豆腐, tofu ice cream 豆腐冰淇淋, soft [...]
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All this time I didn’t know Sapphire Asian Cuisine was not only a Chinese-buffet bar but also doubled as a Burmese restaurant. I’m not gonna say it’s the best, but it get’s the job done if you’re craving Burmese food in the FiDi. It beats going to the Richmond. The tea leaf salad uses lettuce [...]
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I know I’m late in the game since I haven’t been venturing into the San Gabriel Valley as much lately, but Pa Pa Walk finally has shaved snow (雪花冰/xue hua bing)! No more having to drive all the way to Rowland Height’s Class 302. Green tea flavored snow topped with red beans and a side [...]
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It’s been a year since I last visited Dean Sin World in Monterey Park and a lot has changed. The place has renovated – it expanded the dining area, forcing the area where the old ladies would wrap dumplings to be moved to the kitchen. That’s a bit of a bummer, but on the bright, [...]
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My most favorite bakery overall is Patisserie Chantilly in Lomita. They just can’t do anything wrong! Not only do they have some of the best cream puffs I’ve ever had, but all of their cakes are as delectable as they are beautiful. Their Mont Blanc (chestnut cream cake) continues to be one of my favorites. [...]
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One of my favorite ramen places of all time is Santouka Ramen (山頭火) inside the Mitsuwa Marketplace in Torrance. They make some of the best ramen, and my favorite ramen there is their spicy miso ramen. The broth is very flavorful with a good amount of kick. I like to have it topped off with [...]
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I’ll make this quick. San Dong House BBQ, fairly new in the Richmond district, has fresh-made hand-pulled noodles. They’re excellent! Some of the best! But when it comes to actually cooking them, that’s where they fall short. The dan dan noodles (擔擔麵) were on the blander side. The zha jiang noodles (炸醬麵) were on the [...]
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Just wanted to mention how much I enjoyed brunch at SPQR. They seem to do everything right, from the simple things like poached eggs and bacon, or beets salad, to the not-so-common items like fried pigs ears or chicken liver pate with rhubarb. I’m a pig lover so I really liked their crispy, suckling pig. [...]
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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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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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