Michelle's Life in La-La Land

Sanamluang Cafe
5170 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 660-8006

聽完音樂會並好不容易從停車場掙脫後已經快12點了
本來愛吃的Yai早關了
但,一趟上來怎麼能沒吃到Thai food就空肚而回呢? 

說到這得讚賞一下Yelp iphone app 的"Now Open" filter
真的是讓你半夜在路上可以輕易找到還營業的店 (too bad 特殊節日如July 4th就完全失效) 
還好有它我們找到了這間好店

422 E 2nd St
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 617-0552

從畢業之後就比較少來Little Tokyo
能夠中午在這附近吃飯的機會更是少之又少
這天難得有機會weekday白天到downtown,順道就來久違的Sushi Gen吃午餐
(想想上一次光顧已經是接近四年前了, 真的有點久) 

Sushi Gen 的壽司新鮮好吃不用我多說了
他們也有不錯的lunch menu唷!
這天我點了sashimi lunch (本來不敢吃生魚片的我從nigiri 慢慢開始學吃生魚, 這天點下去才想起來: 這是我生平第一次點生魚片耶!!! 我的第一次sashimi 就獻給了Sushi Gen) 

The experience of my 1st visit to Cafe Angelino was wonderful, so I went back with my dear girl friends last night. 

Last night they had the special "Cioppino" (Italian seafood soup). Since it's not on the regular menu and I wasn't sure if they would have it next time (they didn't have it when we visited last time), plus I loooove seafood, I decided to get the Cioppino.

Cafe Angelino
8735 W 3rd St
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(310) 246-1177

沒有Mozza的顯赫身世, 名廚坐鎮, 及華麗外表
Cafe Angelino 靜靜地座落在West 3rd Street 上
與世無爭的招待著前來尋求滿足他們對道地義大利料理的渴望的食客們

感謝室友介紹我認識 Angelino. Now it's officially my fave Italian place in LA!
真的如她說的, 每次去到Angelino 都會覺得好吃到立志以後每個禮拜都來
我也忍不住想要計畫下一次的拜訪了!  

Risotto Mare

CREPERIE BY JACK N' JILL'S
8738 W. 3rd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(310) 858-4900

這天茉莉四姊妹難得的早午餐約會
選在位於西三街的Creperie by Jack N' Jill's (inspired by 雪的可麗餅二三事) 

雖然他們以savory crepe 聞名
但是抱著來吃早餐心態, 滿腦子蛋跟起士的我還是點了breakfast crepe

Market Street (breakfast crepe): a whole wheat crepe with andouille sausage, sautéed onions, peppers, tomatoes, mozzarella cheese and scrambled eggs. a bit spicy, but good!  光看ingredients 就知道很早餐, 吃起來恰如其分, 就是份早餐, 有點breakfast burrito 包在甜的 tortilla裡的感覺

La Paella
476 South San Vincente Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(323) 951-0745

Paella Marinera(西班牙海鮮飯)

 

The Griddle Cafe
7916 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90046
(323) 874-0377



The Griddle,  顧名思義就是以pancake出名(註)
上次第一次來看到別桌很多人點的巧克力法國吐司(Devil's Daydream)
跟著點了之後一直念念不忘想再回來
這次決定不論如何一定也要點個pancake來試試
到griddle cafe 不點 pancake 不就跟去House of Pies吃pasta不買pie一樣了嗎

哎呀可是Devil's Daydream 也是必點
兩個人點兩份都是carb的鬆餅吐司類也不太對
早午餐一定要來點protein 的阿
於是決定豁出去了抱著吃死的決心兩人點了三份
不然怎麼對得起辛苦排隊的自己呢

於是這天點了:
Devil's Daydream(巧克力法國吐司):
超香濃不甜膩的巧克力吐司, 令人完全無法抗拒, 就是他一直呼喚我再回來


Gone Shrimping:
美國人怕蛋黃膽固醇高, 於是很多地方都有只炒蛋白的炒蛋料理, 這道蝦仁炒蛋白算是美式早餐店蛋類料理中清淡健康的, 但就好吃來說, 我比較推薦他們 的Chicago Charlie's Scramble


The Golden Ticket (香蕉焦糖胡桃煎餅):
這樣講不知道會不會太誇張, 但我真的覺得這是我目前為止吃過最讚的pancake, 也有可能是我這次用了正確的pancake吃法(哈!), 總之這真pancake的讓 the griddle cafe不枉the griddle 之名阿


還有值得一提的是這邊的咖啡都是用法式濾壓壺(French Press), 比平常早餐店的美式咖啡香濃很多, 又可無限續杯


整體來說, the griddle cafe 的食物真得很棒, 只是周末平均都要等個三四十分鐘以上, 如果不用上班的話一定會更常來的(不過也得要找到也不用上班的閒咖相陪啦)


(註) griddle 就是用來煎pancake的平面金屬盤

127 Japanese Village Plz Mall
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 680-3890


一向以發現LA 平民美味為任務的我
在這個沒有任何其他計畫的星期六中午
決定不顧一切(大排隊的風險)來吃這家許多人稱LA第一名的涮涮鍋
果然這一天我們等了兩個多小時才吃到
一點半去吃到時都快四點了
大家都咬著牙硬是要等
除了好吃外也因為他們午餐比晚餐便宜許多
大份牛肉鍋只要$10, 晚上的話就要$15了!

涮涮鍋能有多特別?  
台灣大街小巷都是鍋神錢都阿

在LA吃到涮涮鍋都是正統日式的
也就是說湯是沒味道的
他們的涮涮鍋的湯只是要讓妳涮肉涮菜
並沒有要讓妳喝的意思

這家shabu shabu沒有MENU
並不是說他們幫妳配菜甚麼的
是妳除了牛肉真的沒有選擇
進去之後她只會問妳要大份還是小份
他們的牛肉真的很讚
快速涮一下吃下去有入口即化的感覺

真的好吃
但會不會再來?  
恩~ 想到要等兩個多小時我可能就放棄了
要吃shabu的話 Sawtelle 上的Mizu 212 其實也不錯而且不用等這麼久
不過有點貴就是了

1833 W Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90006
(213) 386-8477 



在Irvine 的朋友一直提到他們常常專程開車上來K-Town
為的就是Seoul Garden
這天和好久不見的馬克跟就要回台灣的吉兒聚餐
總算是有機會來試試啦!

他們也有BBQ,但我想有名的是火鍋就二話不說點了兩人份牛肉鍋
這兒的韓式火鍋不是一般的石頭火鍋或是銅板火鍋
反倒有點像日式涮涮鍋
和shabu shabu不一樣的是他把菜切的碎碎的和肉一起丟下去
這樣就可以減少把菜煮熟所需的時間 和還很嫩的肉一起夾起來吃
把肉吃得差不多時他會來下烏龍麵
最後再用剩下的湯汁加上昆布煮粥(好像還有加一點蔴油)

真的很讚喔
涮牛肉加青菜的吃法真的好吃
他們的粥更是讓已經超撐了的我無法抗拒

 

Cha Cha Cha Silverlake
656 N Virgil Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90004
(323) 664-7723

Cha Cha Cha is a Caribbean restaurant chain. I've been to the one in SF and the one in West Hollywood for dinner. They have great Tapas menu and also serve great Sangaria. Now I found it was also a great place to go for a relaxing & exoctic weekend brunch! The seafood omelet is my fav! Complimentary

Bread 


Chilaquiles: Scrambled eggs with tortillas, guacamole, crème fraiche & tomatillo salsa


Tortilla Marbella: Seafood omelet with scallions & mushrooms
 

Fred 62
1850 N Vermont Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 667-0062

Date of visit: March 4, 2007

It's a 24-7 place with good food in the heart of Los Feliz district. (right across from House of the Pies, where sells the best strawberry pies in LA) Both my friend and I loved what we ordered.

I visited Fred 62 in a late Sunday afternoon, just late enough to avoid the peaktimes of the weekend hangover crowd and in time to order from their brunch menu. (Weekdays 7AM~Noon and Sat & Sun 7am~3pm)


Fairfax High $10.81 (Two poached eggs, smoked salmon, toasted bagel chips, cream cheese, sliced tomato, red onions, & hollandaise sauce. Served with hash browns.*)


Cali California** $9.87 (Omelet with super-tasty chicken sausage, avocado, grilled onions, Goat cheese & sun-dried tomatoes. served with hash browns.


* I substituted hash browns with tomatoes.
** For those of you who don't live in California, every dish with a name including the word "California" must have avocado as one of its ingredients.

Today I had so-called "Soul food" for dinner.
When Dave suggested to eat soul food, I really had no idea what it meant. He explained that
it's southern style food... fat food... such as fried chicken.... Oh I finally realized.... just as "Soul Music"...It's that kind of food black people usually eat....