Good Eats

Los Angeles

Mini LA dessert tour

Brian decided to hit a few dessert shops in LA! I am surprised that we could have so much desserts in one afternoon 🙂 First up is the passionfruit tart at Bottega Louie. It looks different and not as good

Vancouver

Dessert at Thierry

Afternoon coffee/dessert break at Thierry. Highly recommend their passionfruit cake! Best passionfruit cake ever!! Passionfruit mousse + white genoise + passionfruit gelée.

Vancouver

Aburi Kaiseki at Miku

We were missing the kaiseki we had in Tokyo and decided to try the Aburi Kaiseki at Miku. It was a great a meal but more like an omakase than a real kaiseki. We found out later that it was more a

Vancouver

We love Earnest Ice Cream!

Yeah! We found our favorite ice cream shop – Earnest Ice Cream! We went to their original location on Fraser Street near King Edward. They also have a location on Quebec Street near 2nd Avenue. 

Vancouver

Turducken at Meat & Bread

Once a year right before the Christmas holiday, Meat & Bread will serve a special Turducken sandwich for three days. We still like their famous Porchetta Sandwich better but enjoyed the Turducken too! The line is only than usual as the Turducken only

Vancouver

Osteria Savio Volpe

Today we celebrated Daphne’s birthday at a new Italian restaurant Osteria Savio Volpe. Great food and friendly service in an intimate setting. Everything is meant to be shared family style and everything we tried was great! The fresh-made pasta is

Los Angeles

More ice cream!

It’s still warm in LA… Time for more ice cream! Cookies and Cream at Hans’ Homemade Ice Cream. We went to the location at Anaheim Packing District. Very creamy, very good!

Los Angeles

Kitakata Ramen Ban Nai

Today we tried a great Ramen place, Kitakata Ramen Ban Nai, in Costa Mesa. The ‘kitakata ramen’ is flat, wide and curly – very different from what we usually have and we loved it! We had the Green Chili Shio Ramen