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13 Feb 2013

Eat: Beau Monde, The Franklin Fountain & Monk’s Cafe in Philly

This is part 4 of my Weekend Trip to Philly series. Previous posts include Philly Cheesesteak in Philly (Pat’s vs. Geno’s), Best of Philadelphia: Reading Terminal, DiNic’s, Famous 4th St Cookies and Tinto Restaurant by Iron Chef Jose Garces. After our pre-brunch at Tinto, we continued…

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9 Feb 2013

Philly

Eat: Tinto Restaurant by Iron Chef Jose Garces in Philly

This is part 3 of my Weekend Trip to Philly series. Previous posts include Philly Cheesesteak in Philly (Pat’s vs. Geno’s) and Best of Philadelphia: Reading Terminal, DiNic’s, Famous 4th St Cookies. As I was researching restaurants for my recent Philly trip, I found that the…

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8 Feb 2013

30 Minutes or Less

Vodka Tomato Cream Pasta

My go-to pasta recipe when I have company is a Vodka Tomato Cream pasta. It needs only a few ingredients and requires almost no technique so that you don’t have to worry about messing up and cooking something that gets…

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6 Feb 2013

NYC Eats

NYC: Doughnut Plant

I’ll keep this post short and sweet. Doughnut Plant is simply one of the best doughnuts places around. You know they don’t mess around when it comes to donuts because they spell out the whole word: D-O-U-G-H-N-U-T. Blueberry Cake on the…

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5 Feb 2013

1 Michelin Star

SF: Boulevard

I’ve been excited to try Boulevard in San Francisco – the location is perfect, it’s right by the water on Embarcadero. My excitement built up when I found out they recently won the James Beard award in 2012 for Outstanding…

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29 Jan 2013

Asian

Nuoc Cham – Vietnamese Dipping Sauce (Fish Sauce)

It’s been really cold in Manhattan in the past week and being cold makes me miss home – Sunny California. Besides warm winters, another thing I miss a lot about California is the delicious Vietnamese restaurants sprinkled all over the…

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28 Jan 2013

Holiday & Parties

Party Food Recipes for Super Bowl 2013

Super Bowl XLVII is just a week away! Honestly, I don’t really follow sports, but there are two things that I love about the Super Bowl: the bar food and the best 2 hours of commercials on TV. Living in…

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27 Jan 2013

NYC Eats

NYC: Mission Chinese Food, SO Overrated

I’ve never written a restaurant review only a few hours after the meal, but after eating at Mission Chinese Food in Lower East Side, I really had to write this ASAP. Not because it was so good, but because I…

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