If you've had Japanese curry in the States before, you know they're not exactly similar to their Indian and Thai counterparts in the spice department. Even the spiciest levels at places like Curry House register somewhere between milk and...a... | More →
Located in Newport Beach right next to a Ferrari dealership, this is the second Pizzeria Mozza (the original is in Los Angeles) opened by celebrity chefs Mario Batali and Nancy Silverton of Campanile. The place is relatively unpretentious and... | More →
Located inside South Coast Plaza right next to Bloomingdale's, AnQi Gourmet Bistro by Crustacean (yes that's the full name), from the House of An restaurant group, features Euro-Vietnamese fusion cuisine along with a bit of molecular gastronomy. On Tuesdays,... | More →
Class 302 is a Taiwanese restaurant in Rowland Heights and if you're a fan of shaved ice and have never been, just stop reading right now and go. Unless it's, like, 3am or something. Or you don't live in... | More →
Meow Meow Cafe is an Asian specialty cafe in West Covina. You'd expect to find it in one of the Asian plazas in Rowland Heights, but it's actually quite a ways down the street and tucked in a shopping... | More →
We showed up to Viento y Agua (Spanish for "wind and water") on what appeared to be open mic night, so there were people playing guitar and singing the whole time we were there. I was hoping to get... | More →
Amok Trey (coconut fish) - At first I thought there were pieces of really strange slimy fish in this, but then I realized I was an idiot and it was slivers of fresh coconut. Makes sense, considering the thing... | More →
Crispy Brussels Sprouts (capers, red wine vinaigrette, herbs) - If you grew up hating Brussels sprouts like me, it's because you've never had them prepared from the Home Skillet food truck. I don't know what kind of magic they... | More →
Mole de Pollo (chicken thighs stewed with chocolate, chile, toasted almonds and figs) - I ate this whole thing thinking it was pork, and it wasn't until my eating partner corrected me that I realized it was chicken. Yeah,... | More →