Holder's Country Inn, Cupertino
on Nov 20, 2009 in Breakfast Bay Area American 1 pig $ Originally, I wanted to focus on hole-in-the-walls and breakfast joints, but I got a bit sidetracked. Holder's Country Inn is a place I would have posted about either way.Holder's features an omelet that somehow more fluffy than your regular omelet.

Pho Kim Long, San Jose
on Nov 19, 2009 in 2 pigs Vietnamese $ In my recent trip to the Bay area, to attend the Foodbuzz festival, I also tried a few other places. Pho Kim Long in San Jose was chosen on this chilly night. Anytime when it is a bit nippy, I like to have hot soups - and Vietnamese noodle soups, a...

Pintxo 47 at the Google Campus
on Nov 18, 2009 in Tapas Bay Area American A good friend of mine, who works at Google, invited me to have lunch at their main campus recently. She choose Pintxo 47, since this week the menu is inspired by Thomas Keller. Pintxo 47 is the Google Cafe that specializes in tapas.The entrance to...

Foodbuzz
on Nov 17, 2009 in Wine Bay Area Taco Truck Food/Wine Event Foodbuzz In the beginning of November, I attended a food festival in San Francisco. Foodbuzz invite me and other bloggers to their 1st annual Foodbuzz Blogger Festival. It was a wonderful event meeting other bloggers, tasting San Francisco's best street foo...

Mario's Peruvian & Seafood
on Nov 15, 2009 in Seafood Hole In the Wall Noodles rice Peruvian Went to this amazing peruvian place on a Wednesday night cause if you go on a weekend night, it's like an hour wait. This place has been around forever and is arguably the best in town...hence the long waits. The flavor of the food is a delicious mix...

Original Tommy's World Famous Hamburgers, Los Angeles
on Oct 30, 2009 in Los Angeles 2 pigs American $ Hamburgers One of my first experiences, of many, at Tommy's was during my freshman year at USC. I was in the USC marching band, and they had a hazing ritual that included a trip to Tommy's with their famous chili. All the freshman were required to eat/drink a...

Eggs should be a Food Group . . .Omelette House
on Oct 24, 2009 in Breakfast 2 pigs Orange County American $ This past week, I had to be in Garden Grove for a short meeting, and needed a pre-meeting place to meet & eat. After scouring yelp for breakfast places, I found the Omelette House.This place would do well in any neighborhood.The menu has a nice...

Bar Food - October Choice
on Oct 23, 2009 in West LA 2 pigs American $$ On the suggestion of an Elite Yelper, we decided to make the trek to West Los Angeles to try Bar Food. I know nowadays, that I am a little more pickier from this blog and with the expectations of my friends. I know I have to take into account dista...

Mahan Indian Restaurant, Alhambra
on Oct 22, 2009 in 2 pigs San Gabriel Valley $ Indian My experience with Indian cuisine started, in of all places, in Hong Kong. I went to 2 places when I was living there. Tandoor Indian Restaurant and Veda - both located in Central were my first ventures. I would recommend both to anyone visiting/l...

Hi Sushi
on Oct 22, 2009 in Sushi 3 pigs $ Taipei This kaiden sushi restaurant, Hi sushi 海壽司, looks quite modern from outside but provides superb and creative sushi which I never tasted before.Why I stepped in here was a mystery. Just wanted to try something different, tired of the bargain 爭...