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Month: November 2010

Dining Out | Northern California

Prospect – 11/26/10

Prospect Infinity Towers 300 Spear St San Francisco, CA 94105 Prospect is the latest restaurant opening by the team behind Boulevard, which has been a fixture in the SF dining scene for over a decade. One of the highly anticipated openings this year in the city, it features a contemporary American menu with an emphasis…

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First Anniversary: Top 5 Meals of the Blog Year – 11/28/10
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First Anniversary: Top 5 Meals of the Blog Year – 11/28/10

Today marks the one year anniversary of this blog (I can’t believe it went by so fast). For the longest time, my friends had been telling me I should start a blog, and I’m glad I finally gave in. I’ve met a lot of people and have had a lot of great experiences (dining and other)….

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Thanksgiving 2010 – 11/25/10
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Thanksgiving 2010 – 11/25/10

For Thanksgiving and Christmas, it’s been customary for my family to do two meals: lunch at my aunt’s (mom’s side) and dinner at my grandmother’s (dad’s side). This year was no exception. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a chance to prepare anything myself since I flew up to the Bay Area in the morning. Regardless, there was…

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Pork Belly Confit – 11/3/10

This was my first time cooking pork belly, and also my first time cooking anything confit. I found myself with a four-pound slab of pork belly and a dizzying array of options in how to cook it. Looking through a number of recipes, I finally decided on Thomas Keller’s pork belly confit recipe in Ad…

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Drago Centro – 11/18/10
Dining Out | Southern California

Drago Centro – 11/18/10

Drago Centro 525 S Flower St Los Angeles, CA 90071 Given my proximity to the restaurant and my love of their food, I come back to Drago Centro every so often; however, this has recently been only for lunch.I have a love-hate relationship with Drago Centro. I love the food, but the service (especially at…

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Test Kitchen: Haru Kishi – 11/16/10
Dining Out | Southern California

Test Kitchen: Haru Kishi – 11/16/10

Test Kitchen: Haru Kishi 9575 West Pico Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90035 Haru Kishi is the new Executive Chef of the Beverly Hills location of Chaya Brasserie. What I find far more interesting is his culinary background. He was a part of the Joel Robuchon empire before coming to LA to be the head chef…

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Hatfield’s – 11/11/10
Dining Out | Southern California

Hatfield’s – 11/11/10

Hatfield’s 6703 Melrose Ave Los Angeles, CA 90038 Hatfield’s was one of the longest tenured restaurants on my mental list of restaurants to go to in 2010. Others with an extended stay on that list were The Dining Room at the Langham, Animal, and Petrossian – all of which I had an opportunity to try…

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LudoBites 6.0 – 11/11/10
Dining Out | Southern California

LudoBites 6.0 – 11/11/10

LudoBites 6.0 at Max 13355 Ventura Blvd Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 I was excited to make a return trip to LudoBites after luckily snatching up a cancellation on OpenTable. Ludo changes up the menu pretty frequently, so it was exciting to be able to try some of the new dishes as well as some of…

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