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Jan 31, 2010

Porto's Bakery

UHH-mazing chocolate cake from Porto's Bakery given to my mom and I from Ingrid. Thanks!!

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Jan 30, 2010

M Cafe, Culver City

When my mom saw my first post on M Cafe (here) she demanded I take her there on her next visit to LA. We saw a peek of sunshine last week and jumped at the chance to leave the house - looks like the rain hasn't come back since. Phew!

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Tuna Tataki - organic mixed greens, avocado, daikon sprouts, pickled lotus root, citrus-soy marinated grilled tuna, wasabi mayo, ponzu dressing

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Organic Fries - house made "macro ketchup" *I DIE*

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Pumpkin Soup + Panino Margarita

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Panino Margarita - fresh tomato, soy mozzarella, basil-almond pesto, house baked focaccia

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Chocolate Cupcake

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...I prefer other places for a cupcake fix ;)

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Jan 29, 2010

Sprinkles [Vegan, Gluten Free]

Vegan-ites and Gluten-ites can now come together and bond over Sprinkles Cupcakes' new additions to the red velvet fam! Click on the links below to see what I mean...

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Read more about Vegan Red Velvet *here*

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Read more about Gluten Free Red Velvet *here*

Jan 27, 2010

Chocolate in Color

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Location: Crumbs on Larchmont
Photog: Ja Tecson

Jan 25, 2010

Coral Tree Cafe

11645 San Vicente Blvd
Brentwood, CA 90049

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Jan 24, 2010

Eat and Go

This batch of photos must've slipped through the cracks when I was posting all my Manila photos from Decemeber/January... While Jon and I were picking up our Imax Avatar tickets in Mega Mall, we stopped for a little bite. What else is new? We had only eaten breakfast and it was that awkward 3:30pm time where our stomachs were grumbling for some food. We landed at Eat and Go, a super fast-casual eatery that specializes in English pies. Jon got the steak + potato pie with pepper rice on the side and I got the salmon + spinach pie with marinara pasta on the side. Kind of a random place for us to stop and snack, but it filled the gap sufficiently. We ate and went at Eat and Go :)

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Jan 22, 2010

Bouchon

I finally got around to seeing for myself what all the hype was surrounding the much-anticipated Bouchon Bistro in Beverly Hills. The legendary Thomas Keller has planted his newest restaurant right next to the Montage on Canon Drive; a great location in my opinion. I'm not sure that a grand staircase is a necessary mode of entry into Bouchon, but I was pleasantly surprised to see the relaxed atmosphere upstairs. The mosaic floors were my favorite. I know I referred to the atmosphere as "relaxed", but it must be said that everything is on point at Bouchon. With the Keller stamp on the two-story restaurant, you would expect nothing but the best. This French brasserie boasts classic bistro favorites, a raw seafood bar and seasonal dishes on the menu - everything sophistically executed to perfection. Everyone in the fam agreed we would be back for more!

Enjoy the dishes... in French ;)

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Tiled entrance on the first floor

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Seafood bar

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The Bouchon napkin band also serves as...

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The menu!

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Pain de Epi

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Toasted Baguette Slices w/ White Bean Puree

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Frisee aux Lardons et Oeuf Poche

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Salade de Betteraves et Poire

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Steak Frites

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Poulet Roti Grand-Mere

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Saumon Poele

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Plats des Cotes be Boeuf

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Pommes Frites

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Profiteroles

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Valrhona Chocolate Bouchons
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