I've been MIA on the blog for a few days because I've been discovering California with Joe! T'was definitely a trip of EPIC proportions, especially in terms of food. We ate and ate, and were always hungry for more.
Here's our food diary :)
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Our 1st meal in San Francisco!
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Haight St... Lamb sausage. So good. |
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Best egg tart of my life; thanks to Khiem for the rec! |
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The perfect late night meal |
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I'd been looking forward to this bakery for about a year. It did not disappoint. |
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Beef noodles and Duck wonton soup for breakfast |
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Ghirardelli fudge... I've never tasted anything like it!! |
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Best carne asada of my life. This was breakfast. |
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Really great ice-cream with unique flavors |
Then we took a really comfy Cal-Train to San Jose where we spent a lovely weekend with my aunt and uncle. Mostly dips in the pool and hot tub, interrupted only by wineries and yummy food.
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My aunt and uncle made this amazing meal for us on the first night! |
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Cooked on a stove at our own table! Also served other Korean foods... I was full for 12 hours afterwards. |
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The line was ridiculous. We went here 4 times on the trip.. definitely under the Pinkberry spell |
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I had dreaming about this place since the last time I visited San Jose! Oh orange sauce... |
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Cute cupcake shop in a cute small town of Los Gatos |
Then we took a Vietnamese bus to Los Angeles, since it worked out the cheapest. Their bus stop was in front of a Viet sandwich shop, and of course we got delicious Banh mi sandwiches for lunch. We also had to watch a Viet variety show on the ride, which was also quite entertaining...
In LA, I discovered a new love for Japanese noodles!
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This place had a huge line at 6pm on a Monday night.. definitely worth the wait |
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Chicken and beef ramen. The chicken won. Accompanied with a Calpico; the perfect dinner. |
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Pink's Hot Dogs: That crowd was at 10:30am on a Wednesday! |
I disliked LA the most, but my favorite part of it was their famous Farmer's market where all the celebrities frequent.
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I could have spent hours here if we had discovered it sooner! |
Overall, everything really was as tasty as I had imagined :)
Things I forgot to photograph:
Sprinkles, which had by far the best red velvet cupcakes I have ever tried (And I've never understood the craze for them in the first place especially since they're just devil's food cake) But this was incredibly moist and paired with a lovely cream cheese frosting (although I'd reduce the sugar by a little). We went there twice but ate them too fast for pictures.
We also went to
Schubert's Bakery and tried the white chocolate raspberry mousse which was yummy, and
Miette at the 1 Ferry Building Marketplace.
Also ate a lot of
Pinkberry yogurt with fruit and not chocolate, but all I photographed was the above, so of course Joe and I look like total choco-holics (he did get mochi and yogurt chips) :)
And now, I have to work off all that I ate on this trip.... and look forward to more food comas in India!
i think i gained some extra weight just looking at those pics!
ReplyDeletebut i'd do it over again anytime =)