goodness

It’s good to know the chef. Even better, it’s good to eat with the chef.

mood eating

Thomas Keller once commented on the state of the celebrity chef and how much it matters or doesn’t, if the chef is actually in the kitchen or not. People have told him that the food at his restaurants is better when he’s actually in the kitchen. Ironically, now, with his empire that includes [...]

real wasabi

Today I received my shipment of “real wasabi.” As you may know, the wasabi you get at most restaurants is not wasabi at all. Even the kind you buy in the toothpaste tube at the store, isn’t the real deal. Just look at the ingredients – horseradish and mustard. No wasabi [...]

from the West side to the Far East

A few weekends ago I took a trip in the Wayback Machine. Visiting my folks in West LA inevitably turns into a reminiscing fest, but this time was a little different.
The family got together to belatedly celebrate my dad’s 87th birthday which we re-unionized in Little Tokyo. Much has changed since the family [...]

and then sum

This afternoon, a co-worker, who travels quite often to Hong Kong on business, asked the people in my department where he can find good dim sum in San Francisco. Out of the four people at the time of questioning, he got four different answers.
Koi Palace
City View
South Sea Seafood Village
Ton Kiang