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Long time no post! Sorry… I’ve been busy finishing up grad school and taking a little break in Hawaii. I also moved to beautiful Napa Valley, but that’s another culinary story for another post (or likely many other posts), but I should be in LA every now and then. Onto the sushi. I HEART sushi. Continue Reading

Bistro Don Giovanni is my mom’s most frequented restaurant in Napa valley. Though there is a literally endless choice in restaurant choice here, my mom likes consistency, and that is what “Don” as she affectionally calls it, is all about. Rustic and consistently delicious italian cuisine that is not too pretentious but yet still retains Continue Reading

Brioche, heirloom tomato, pesto & fresh mozzerella sliders   Print Prep time 10 mins Cook time 10 mins Total time 20 mins   Sometimes a simple lunch is best- I had a bunch of pine nuts and basil sitting around… a pinch of garlic and salt was all I needed to create one of my Continue Reading

There is nothing I like more than a close-by, delicious restaurant giving me an even greater reason to go visit. What other reason would I need if happy hour is in the sentence? Done! I was at Blue Cow Kitchen that day! The menu was a little limited, but the prices were quite reasonable, I’m pretty Continue Reading

  Farmers market purple potato french fries   Print Prep time 20 mins Cook time 20 mins Total time 40 mins   Need I say more? these Weiser farms heirloom purple potatoes I had bought last week needed a purpose- I thought purple mashed potatoes would be a little much, so I opted to make Continue Reading

Spring is here… I can hear a Organic roasted beet salad calling my name. Nothing really can compare to the sweetness and mellowness of fresh beets. I thought I would try and spice things up a notch, as well as make do with what I had in the fridge. The result was deliciousness. I roasted my farmers Continue Reading

Yelp has this place as one of the hottest places in downtown… after checking out the menu , a friend and I decided to walk down the street to try it out. Blue Cow Kitchen is at 350 S. Grand, at downtown LA . The place was cute… it was at the lobby of a office tower, Continue Reading

Just made a loaf of sour dough- and it is perfect! The ‘holes’ in the bread are large, and the crust, crunchy. The interior was super moist and most importantly, chewy and sour. Delicious. It took a lot of tweaking, however, I think the most important thing I’ve learned is that proofing overnight in the Continue Reading

This place is a gem. The pizza is needless to say, amazing, but its also innovative. Fennel Pizza? how about Potato pizza? Not only are the toppings unique and delicious at Urbano Pizza Bar, but the dough had just the right balance of chewiness, density and moistness. so this is what we ordered: “pulled to Continue Reading