Porto's Bakery

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

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!








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

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

Pumpkin Soup + Panino Margarita

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

Chocolate Cupcake

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

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...

Read more about Vegan Red Velvet *here*

Read more about Gluten Free Red Velvet *here*

Chocolate in Color

Location: Crumbs on Larchmont

Photog: Ja Tecson

Coral Tree Cafe

Coral Tree Cafe

11645 San Vicente Blvd

Brentwood, CA 90049

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 :)

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 ;)

Tiled entrance on the first floor

Seafood bar

The Bouchon napkin band also serves as...

The menu!

Pain de Epi

Toasted Baguette Slices w/ White Bean Puree

Frisee aux Lardons et Oeuf Poche

Salade de Betteraves et Poire

Steak Frites

Poulet Roti Grand-Mere

Saumon Poele

Plats des Cotes be Boeuf

Pommes Frites

Profiteroles

Valrhona Chocolate Bouchons