My cousin’s birthday lunch was at Brodard Restaurant yesterday and I got a chance to have my favorite restaurant-served Bo Luc Lac!
“Filet mignon in chunks wokked with onions, mushroom, scallion & spices served with steamed rice or fried rice & salad.”
Check out my earlier post on Brodard Restaurant.

(Photos shot with Stephamie’s SD1000)

Another patisserie & café I finally got to visit in Diamond Plaza in Irvine is Bon Epi. I’m usually around here for dinner and my sleep schedule puts these visits outside Bon Epi’s working hours.
These guys are in direct competition with 85C Bakery Cafe in the same plaza. It’s shocking [...]

(Photos shot with Stephamie’s SD1000)
Sobahn Express is located inside a Korean market, H Mart, inside Diamond Plaza in Irvine. I’ve seen this place so many times since Diamond Plaza’s opening, but never actually stopped by. On this cold night, the crew and I decided to try something different to warm our bellies.
This place had about [...]

For 15 years, chef and owner Tanya Petrovna has been cooking up organic / vegan cuisine at Native Foods. Five locations in Southern California list slightly different menus to ensure freshness of ingredients.
(notice inside that this restaurant is powered by helicopter blades…)
Aside from The Veggie Grill, vegetarian / vegan restaurants aren’t top on my [...]

There was an Autumn Food Fair at Mitsuwa last weekend! Parking here is already hectic on regular days. I found out later they have free valet here?! bah. This was a true, Asian, elbow-rubbing event.
Ohh yes. MORE pork belly. “Okonomiyaki” of “Otafuku”. Mituswa encourages us to “Enjoy its special tasty juicy sauce!!”

And here it is [...]