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

i played guitar hero for the first time this weekend and now i can't stop

korean bbq @ yellow cow in gardena
this salad is so yummy, could eat it forever
place is not cheap but quality is better than standard

meat!

beef!

fatty pork!

kimchee!

pinkberry!

made some eggs for breakfast
w/ sundried tomato, basil, fresh mozzarella

koraku in torrance
used to go here a lot in high school
pork katsu

takoyaki

beef tongue

oyakodon!
sadly not as good as i remember
pretty meh like everything else here
but still not bad

side of fried rice
THIS is yum

don't remember what this one was called
gravy, some kind of beef and rice
was TOTALLY meh

some random grocery store red velvets
i think from ralph's

cute!!

iccho in torrance
like koraku, this place is really whatever!
and yet i love this place
for being open late
and for having a HUGE menu of appetizer sized dishes
agedashi tofu

chicken karage

deep fried soft shell crab

chicken hotchpotch
wtf is a hotchpotch?? lol
bland but actually quite nice

yakitori!!
fatty pork
and chicken meatballs

enoki mushrooms wrapped in bacon
one thing i do love here

yorgo's in gardena for breakfast

fred's in pacific beach
cabo carnitas

mahi burrito
huge and yummy
margaritas were not so great
way too sweet and syrupy

heavenly cupcake in san diego
their red velvet was not bad
(it was no sprinkles or toast tho)
i loved their winter wonderland cupcake
vanilla cake w/ nutella frosting and crystal sprinkles
NUTELLA FROSTING!!!!
their spiced hot chocolate was also really yummy

oceanaire in san diego
oyster bar!!
we asked for a dozen and a good variety
were so so fresh and cold and delicious

grilled sea bass w/ chorizo and cannellini beans
cooked perfectly
EVERYTHING here was pretty amazing

butter broiled halibut w/ sun dried tomato and sweet corn
again, perfect

horseradish mashers
the meal was so good i wouldn't have cared if this sucked
but it was pretty much as good as mashed potatoes get

baked alaska was too huge for life lol
lit on fire, it was pretty and blue and fun to watch

coffee cup in la jolla
omfg this is my favorite type of find
breakfast burrito special was amazing
chicken apple sausage, scrambled egg, jack cheese
avocado, tomatoes, chipotle cream sauce
side of rosemary potatoes which were AMAZING

seared roast beef w/ horseradish cream sauce
scrambled eggs and that crazy delicious rosemary potato hash
meat was tender and perfect
potatoes were crispy outside, gooey/hot inside
one of my new FAVORITE places gahhhh

more disneyland food
we asked the pizza port guy which pasta was best
thus, count down chicken fusilli
the opposite of a fun space mountain adventure
a load of crazy bland undercooked pasta

pizza at pizza port, obv
looked like delicious chuckie cheese pizza
you know what i mean - the crazy buttery looking crust
BUT it was cold and sucked
sticking w/ the $6 corn dogs!

my current office environment

hole in the wall burger joint
everything here is super super fresh
veggie burger on whole wheat honey
onion mayo, cheddar, lettuce, red onion, tomato, avocado

beef burger on pretzel bun
onion mayo, cheddar, lettuce, red onion, tomato, sauteed mushrooms
w/ sweet potato fries

turkey burger on pretzel bun
w/ onion mayo, swiss, tomato, roasted red pepper

luchador!
he insists on remaining anonymous
(a.k.a. i f'd up on his face lol)

sanuki no sato in gardena
another huge menu!
everything here is bomb
shrimp tempura udon
we also tried the mot sunabe udon - tripe in miso broth
both comforting and really yummy

hiyashi kaisen
cold udon noodles w/ sashimi, salmon roe, pickled veggies
so fresh and so freaking good

the croquette here is THE best

macaroni grill
WHY did we eat here??
i enjoy their bread but again WHY did we eat here?
pasta milano
bowties tasteless, sauce bland, chicken dry
sundried tomatoes and mushrooms were sparse
OVERALL BOO-URNS!

dessert by chen
angel food cake with sugared berries and whipped cream

the appetizer in pv
hot roast beef sandwich w/ provologne
their au jus makes it even better

torpedo sandwich
my personal favorite thing here
good bread as well