I was feeling lazy and lonely one night in San Diego, so I decided to order a delivery from a place nearby to where I was staying. I had had a sufficient amount of tacos by this time, so I went for something new – a Mexican torta – which a friend had recommended I…
This past weekend found me in Miami, for the first time in a long time, walking under an overcast but bright sky and reminding every little previously hibernating part of my body of the existence of palm trees, of warm humidity, of sea breezes and of the magnificence of a warm hand around your own,…
A work-related trip to Nanhui (a suburban region of Shanghai province) last week lent itself to the opportunity to try some traditional Sichuan dishes, an opportunity that I was particularly excited about. Having lived in Hong Kong, I’ve sampled mostly the oh-so-delicate Cantonese cuisine, along with some Fujian and Taiwanese, but not too much of…
Desperate for warm rays of sunshine and the sound of crashing waves, my first day in San Diego found me walking around Ocean Beach, looking for a bite to eat. My guide and lunch companion had a few too many recommendations to choose from – some famous taco shacks, an over-hyped and Fieri-frequented burger joint,…
Compared to the trendy and scattered valet-chic dining culture of L.A. or the locavore, cage-free, organic, food-nerd scene of the Bay Area, San Diego is not really known to be one of the culinary capitals of the West Coast. From what I’ve gathered, it has some real Mexican taco and torta shacks, gourmet burgers, a…
Being an East Coast gal, I don’t know or claim to know too much about life on the Pacific Coast. I know they’re easy-going, I know they surf and smoke weed and I also know they generally care a lot (most, not all, of course…) about the quality of their food. Cliche it might be,…
This past Sunday, having somehow shivered off the yummy little nomnoms I tried at the Boston Wine Expo (Wild Keta Salmon whole roasted by Chef Enos of Oceanaire, Saffron Risotto by Chef Maffeo of Lucia, countless crackers, tapenades and cheeses), I had dinner at Bergamot restaurant on the Somerville-Cambridge border. The resto is near and…
I turned 24 last week and to celebrate my best friend took me out for some drinks, after our annual trip to the painfully glittery So Good store on Newbury Street for a painfully glittery birthday tiara. Our destination was to be Lolita Cocina & Tequila Bar, a bawdy, kinky, Red Light District style “taboo…
Last weekend for my father (fellow Aquarius)’s birthday, we went to Swish Shabu, a Japanese hot pot and sushi place that moved into my hood recently, taking the place of the late Umi, which was one of my three beloved Peterborough St. restaurants that burned down on that fateful day in 2009. The restaurants on…
Last night a friend of mine convinced me to leave behind the nauseating couple laden Back Bay Fens, and treck it out to Dorchester for dinner and drinks at Ashmont Grill, located in Peabody Square right near the T-station. The ride out to Ashmont actually took about one third of the time I was expecting it to…
That Best Bite 