SEPTEMBER!!

chillin @ lake mead in laughlin

our ez-up campsite

the bunch of us
beers + jet skis? yes.

grilled cheese panini
@ neighborhood grinds in redondo beach

visiting a friend :)
@ deer park monastery in escondido

beautiful mindfulness bell

carlsbad beach

the 3 of us

backyard summer bbq

salt and pepper shakers

paprika! lol

spicy tuna hand roll
@ noshi sushi in ktown

hamachi cut rolls

refugiado from porto's bakery in burbank
an amazing guava and cheese pastry

biking on the strand to dockweiler beach!

nice day :)

ice cream truck!

labor day dusk

time for the bonfire

man meat!!

bacon sloppy joes in hot dog buns yummmm

leftover bacon added to s'mores
delicious

the most fantastic 4th birthday cake!

i would like a birthday cupcake tower myself

joe being mild-mannered

joe being ferocious rar

the most fantastic 23rd birthday cake ever?
dobash from king's hawaiian bakery in torrance

homemade hand-dipped chocolate-covered bacon
as amazing as it looks

chicken meatballs, beef tongue and
bacon-wrapped asparagus yakitori
@ nanbankan in LA

fresh, hot, MEATY softshell crab

grilled onigiri w/ tarako
sooo good

chicken skin yakitori

wonderful oyster mushrooms

giant prawns
i love that they're grilled w/ shell on

shiso leaf wrapped chicken breast

garlic cloves and pork belly

something about a mcdonald's egg mcmuffin
is so perfect to me

killing time @ airport bar en route to oahu

lau lau @ ono hawaiin foods in honolulu

amazing kalua pork
could eat this every day forever

even better w/ poi

lomi salmon

salt beef watercress soup
fatty meat falling off the bone in hot wonderful broth
hands down my favorite thing we ate in hawaii
HANDS DOWN

best mai tai i have ever had
@ our hotel in waikiki

deliciously chewy and flaky butter roll w/ tuna
@ liliha bakery in honolulu

garlic butter roll w/ green onion, ham and bacon

malasada
best doughnut EVERRRR

filled w/ a light passionfruit jelly

dole whip topped w/ pineapple chunks
@ dole plantation in wahiawa

aren't they cute?
miles of this stuff

our first stop driving north shore

mai tai @ turtle bay resort in kahuku
where forgetting sarah marshall was filmed!

the infamous giovanni's shrimp truck in kahuku

amazing scampi DRENCHED in garlic

hot & spicy is no joke!

view of mokoli'i island aka "chinaman's hat"
from kualoa park

garlic chicken plate lunch from mitsu-ken in honolulu
so good!!

loco moco for breakfast

bailey's antiques and aloha shirts in honolulu
loved this place! such a find

waiola shave ice in honolulu
look at how fine that ice is!

ahi poke @ our hotel bar

view of waikiki from our hotel balcony

zippy's fast food
for fried chicken and chili plate

spam and eggs

chili cheese fries for breakfast
why not?

view half-way up the diamond head hike in honolulu

view of waikiki from the top

view of the crater from the top

snorkeling @ hanauma bay in honolulu
gorgeous and we saw TONS of fish

really good smoothies
@ lanikai juice in kailua

supermarket-bought ahi poke
the best!

chili cheese fries @ pepper's place in kailua

cheese jalapeno poppers ..meh

dinner @ alan wong's honolulu
seared foie gras w/ plum chutney
loved it

roast duck salad w/ chinese lap cheong sausage
and hoisin balsamic vinaigrette

baby maui romaine caesar w/ creamy anchovy
dressing and filets, kalua pork and lomi tomato
in a crispy cheese basket
i about died - my new favorite salad

beef tenderloin special topped w/ a quail egg
over shrimp risotto

whole fried moi stuffed w/ lobster, potatoes, mushrooms
in a coconute curry sauce
our entrees were whatever
..the 1st two courses were amazing tho

lap cheong manapua from ..7-11

spam musubi ..also from 7-11
score

waimea bay
stayed here all afternoon :)

matsumoto shave ice in haleiwa
sorry, waiola is better

my favorite breakfast was our last meal in hawaii
loco moco @ rainbow drive-in

spam and eggs over easy

amazingly rich, fluffy pancakes

i want it now!

leaving oahu :(

back home to LA :)

i imagine heaven to look as pleasing as this

swoon

i saw a boba fett one also but was too late to grab it

home to mom's cooking! :) :) :)
pickled veggies w/ pork

shrimp w/ (get this) maggi sauce + a dab of ketchup
trust me it's bomb

egg fried w/ bean sprouts and green onion
so simple yet so delicious