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meatball sub cross-section

vanilla, strawberry, chocolate and red velvet
from susie cakes in manhattan village
red velvet and chocolate were not bad
vanilla was way too sweet
strawberry gets a big fat SUX

mom's wintermelon w/ dried shrimp
and reeeeally good mussels

just eggs, tomatoes and green onion
delicious!

black bean spare ribs
sooo good

burgers @ the counter in el segundo
english muffin? k.

giant chicken breast w/ jalapenos and a fried egg? k.

ground turkey w/ gruyere, scallions and bacon slaw? k.

when do you ever see cherries w/ leaves still attached?

look at all those beets
you can't eat all those beets

a crazy delicious goat's milk cheddar

cream cheese omelet!!
fancy, i know

al pasto tacos @ king taco in long beach

garlic shrimp lunch special @ red sesame in manhattan beach
this place has chinese, vietnamese and thai
garlic shrimp and vermicelli both are not great
but anything w/ thai basil is tasty
as is their iced coffee which is the bomb.com

beef shawerma @ al hamra halal in redondo
not their greatest
i prefer their chicken shawerma for surrrre

their poulet a la mediterranean
also not great at all
bust!

steamed glutinous rice yesss!!!!

ahhhh how good does that look??

a sweet one

salmon sashimi in ginger ponzu @ wokcano in long beach
go for happy hour!

beet salad @ father's office in culver city
my favorite salad at the moment by farrrrrr

steak tartare is delicioussss
but rather salty w/ all the capers
we had the office burger as well
but obv it was inhaled immediately

fresh and hot dan tat!!!
our table was right near the kitchen
we snagged asap

this looks like funfetti batter in a penis-shaped cake pan

yep that's exactly what that is
we colored the frosting ourselves
props to rach for thinking up the strategic placement
of chocolate "sprinkles"

won ton

broad beans
my freaking favorite snack right now

beignets @ jazz kitchen in downtown disney

bacon jalapeno potato salad
tasted strangely of kraut but i liked it

laura's penne alfredo
everytime i eat this i want to eat it for days

chicken breast?
nay! TURKEY!

i told myself i would not post
until i had MADE something not food related
so here it is

he is quite ugly!! ugly cute? no?
i saw him on etsy and thought he'd look better in red

and now he races off!!

ok and THIS:

i fall asleep when you talk about people

potato croquette @ sanuki no sato
love these!!!

agedashi tofu

hummus @ al hamra halal :)

kibbeh!!
lebanese meat pies

filled w/ ground beef and onions

chicken shawerma & gyro w/ garlic/tzatziki sauces
delicious!!

homemade steak dinner @ calvin & victor's :)
rach's red wine, mushroom and
caramelized onion sauce
jimmy's roasted garlic gloves
laura's fettuccine alfredo
my tomato cucumber avocado feta salad

dobash cake from king's hawaiian
so good i want it now!

fish!
cupcakes, not muffins

omg poysunz

bourbon street sampler @ jazz kitchen in DT disney
bbq pork sliders, calamari, chicken spring rolls
and COCONUT SHRIMP my fav

cajun asian salad
[not going to start with whether
this is even either cajun OR asian]
mandarins were syrupy, goat cheese was not bad
but the pecan "crust" was tasteless, and orange soy
vinaigrette was i think just OJ + ginger ..?

pasta jambalaya

grilled chicken & penne

double chocolate bread pudding!!
chocolate bp w/ white AND dark chocolate ganaches

was super hot and gooey inside, crusty outside :)
but i think i had some caraway seed in a bite - EW!!

rach passed her cbest!
this is her sub for poison apples those rotten children
will soon be attempting to hand off to her in hopes of
getting her to start a game of heads-up 7-up
instead of learning multiplication tables
nahh!!
from ana paula rimoli's amigurumi world

spicy peanuts, pork ear and shredded beef in
hot chili oil @ sue's kitchen

chilled cucumber chunks in sesame oil & salt

sauteed watercress and garlic

shredded beef & cilantro in pancake
the "chinese burrito"

stewed beef noodles in soup
deliciousssss

bbq pork noodles

abalone rice porridge @ heung nam myun ok

don't know what the pine nuts were about ..?
i put a buttload of coarse salt/pepper/toasted sesame
in this and it became much tastier
don't think they could have been any sheistier
w/ the abalone tho ..tiniest pieces ever

steve's nang myun
cold noods! not bad

side of marinated kalbi

hot caprese @ giuliano's REDONDO
added prosciutto, which is way too salty after toasting
i still like this giuliano's the BEST
vs the gardena and torrance locations

kraft blue box!!!
i enjoy it w/ pepper

my mom's fried rice
i'm convinced her's is the best on earth

beard papa's + orange crush
a good day
nothing beats their original vanilla

hollywood hot dog cart hot dog
look at those grilled onions and that mayo
gahhhh