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L’Avant-Goût (Paris)
Posted on July 14, 2012 | No Comments// Visited: 1.2.10 // Sometimes I try to determine the exact moment at which amateur food photography jumped the shark. “Stop moving the napkin,” the five-year-old at the neighboring table […] -
Macaron Battle: Ladurée vs. Pierre Hermé vs. Gérard Mulot
Posted on May 23, 2012 | No Comments// Visited: 12.09 – 1.10 // Before we introduce this three-part series, let us briefly discuss the nature of macarons. What are macarons? Two “o’s” would give us the chewy, […] -
Macarons: Perfection without Pretention at Gérard Mulot (Paris)
Posted on May 23, 2012 | 1 Comment// Visited: 1.10 // After trekking all over Paris looking for my perfect macaron, I finally my holy grail at Gérard Mulot. It was a pretty little neighborhood bakery, so […] -
Macarons: Classic Beauty at Ladurée (Paris)
Posted on May 23, 2012 | 2 Comments// Visited: 12.09 // Ladurée invented the modern macaron. So, naturally, I expected it to provide me with the most delicious macaron experience of my life—a transformative macaron experience, […] -
Chez Les Anges: Christmas in Paris
Posted on May 16, 2012 | No Comments// Visited: 12.25.09 // Christmas in Paris! ¡Feliz Navidad! Joyeux Noel? Ah, whatever. My friend J. and I decided that such a proposition sounded sufficiently girl-trip romantic. We’d fly, from […] -
Jitlada: Thai in Hollywood
Posted on April 16, 2012 | No Comments// Visited: 2.29.12 // Like any self-respecting L.A. resident, I shy away from Hollywood unless absolutely necessary. When I walk near Hollywood and Highland, I’m more apt to be running […] -
German Breakfast @ Jägerhaus
Posted on March 14, 2012 | No Comments// Visited: 1.28.12 // When I think of Anaheim, I think of three things, in roughly this order: (1) Disneyland, (2) Vietnamese sandwiches, and (3) Emilio Estevez (you know, because […] -
Spice Table — Singaporean / Vietnamese / Malaysian Comfort Food in Downtown L.A.
Posted on March 12, 2012 | 2 Comments// Visited: 1.14.12 // I got my first speeding ticket, ever, on the way to Spice Table. I wasn’t even running late, or even close to late. But there I […] -
Pizza @ Mother Dough in Los Feliz
Posted on March 12, 2012 | 1 Comment// Visited: 1.20.12 // I braved the hipsterland of Los Feliz for its excellent pizza! And – a testament to the high quality and uniqueness of the pizza […]