Taco Tuesday

So it's a Tuesday night in Los Angeles... I'm guess'timating that a lot of my friends are at Taco Tuesday's over at Duke's in Malibu. Mmm, fish tacos are so good there! Here are piccies from my last Taco Tuesday before I moved :)

SusieCakes

I know I bake my own cupcakes, but there's no way I'm going to forget about all the lovely cupcakes that have inspired me...

SusieCakes

London Bear

Have you ever seen Cupcakes Take the Cake's Dog + Cupcake series? It's so adorable, each week they post a cute doggie posing with a cupcake... Here's my attempt: Patti + Dog + Cupcake.

In Malibu, I lived down the street from thee cutest Alaskan Malamute. Meet London Bear. Their owners - who are conveniently my friends - would always get freshly baked treats from yours truly. London, on the other hand, would just watch and wish for his own. Well, one day I made his wish come true... I like to think so, at least. I got him a Doggie Cupcake from Sprinkles; made with unbleached flour, eggs, honey, vanilla and yogurt frosting. They're specially made for our four-legged friends :) I really hope he enjoyed his little treat - he gobbled in up in a split second!

Leggo my Chego

Yesterday, Jon's sissy Teresa tweeted about First Friday's in Venice... I felt a pinch of jealousy and starting craving Kogi. Fiending Kogi, more like. Anyways, then I thought of how I went to Chego before I left and how I hadn't yet blogged about it yet. Just giving you my train of thought here...

So, Chego. Chef Roy, of Kogi fame, opened up his first brick and mortar. A non-truck venture for the same Kogi generation. Rice bowls are the main dish at the low-key resto; same Korean fusion as Kogi but not as Mexican I would say. The price points are friendly and the food is deliciously messy :) I can't find the group shot with the lovely girls I went with, but I managed to snap a pic with "Papi" himself. Cheers!

Charred Asparagus - blueberry habanero salsa, garlic, chillies, parmesan, lemon

Kogi Fries - spiced Korean french fries

One Chubby Pork Belly - rice, fried egg, pickled watermelon radishes, water spinach, cilantro, cotija, peanuts

Tiny's Prime Rib Rice Plate - chili rubbed, fried egg, water spinach, creamed horseradish, roasted garlic serrano paste, shallots

Rock Yer Road - chocolate ice-cream, smoked almonds, caramel, brownies, melting marshmallow fluff, Luxardo cherry

Me + Chef Roy