Saturday, January 24, 2015

Black Hogg@Silver Lake ★★★

dineLA time. Everything was exceptional. Seasoning was done just right. Uni Toast for Amuse Bouche was awesome. Love the Bone Marrow with Sweet Corn. Definitely Milk and Honey Panna Cotta for dessert. dineLA is $40 per person.

Amuse Bouche - Uni Toast

Roast Brussels Sprout Hash
twice-cooked baby brussels, fingerling potatoes, bacon vinaigrette, poached egg

Pork Belly Tacos
slow roasted heritage pork belly, fuji apple slaw, jalapeño relish

53rd and 6th Lamb and Rice
slow-cooked lamb belly, basamati rice, harissa slaw, garlic cream

Bone Marrow Street Corn
grilled sweet corn, shimeji mushrooms, cotija cheese, chile piquing, roast marrow bone

Milk and Honey
pure milk panna cotta, raspberries, honeycomb crumble

Five Leches Bread Pudding
brioche, brown butter apples, toasted pecans, melty vanilla ice cream

Champagne Cocktail $9
sparkling wine, sugar, aromatic bitters, lemon
(tried-and-true classic cocktail)

Black Hogg
2852 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90026
(323) 953-2820
blackhogg.com

Connie & Ted's@West Hollywood ★★★

Great Deal for dineLA. $25 for 3-course-lunch. 1/2 dozen Oysters included in dineLA. Fried Oyster Sandwich was very delicious. Have fresh live Uni from Santa Barbara (not included in dineLA, of course). Love the Grapefruit Cocktail.

Live Sea Urchin from Santa Barbara $18

Live Sea Urchin from Santa Barbara $18

Toast for Uni

Toast with Uni

Jo's Wicked Good Chowda' Sampler
New England, Manhattan, and Rhode Island Clear (made with salt pork)

1/2 Dozen Chef's Choice Oysters – Satori, B.C.
fresh horseradish & mignonette

1/2 Dozen Chef's Choice Oysters – Satori, B.C.
fresh horseradish & mignonette

Grapefruit Cocktail + Vodka $12
grapefruit, lemon, house-made ginger syrup, orange bitters

Fried Oyster Sandwich with Cole Slaw
cole slaw, spicy mayo
Fried Oyster Sandwich with Cole Slaw
cole slaw, spicy mayo

Clam Strip Roll
girdled split top bun, tartar sauce

Coconut Ice Sorbet

Blood Orange Sorbet

Mango Sorbet

Chocolate Chip Cookie

Connie & Ted’s
8171 Santa Monica Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90046
(323) 848-2722
connieandteds.com

Friday, January 2, 2015

Addiction Aquatic Development 上引水產@Taiwan ★★★

Reasonably Priced Seafood in Taipei, Taiwan. Freshness and all. Seafood Platter was awesome. Live Lobster Sashimi was a bomb. You can also make the Lobster head into Miso Soup after you finish the Sashimi. Very crowded. They have different areas for different types of food inside the market: raw bar, sushi bar, and hot pot. 1-2 hours wait for the standing sushi bar. You can just take a ticket and eat in another area while you wait for the sushi bar. It's all worth it. They don't provide water. Please bring yourself a bottle of water.

Canadian Sea Urchin $150 NTD ($4.70 USD)

Uni Sushi $70 NTD ($2.20 USD), Seared Beef Sushi $50 NTD ($1.60 USD), Fatty Toro Sushi $190 NTD ($6 USD), Sweet Shrimp Sushi $100 NTD ($3.20 USD)

Assorted Seafood Plate $1280 NTD ($40 USD)

Fresh Seafood Display

Sashimi Salad
comes with Assorted Seafood Plate

0.36 kg Hokkaido Hair Crab $720 NTD ($22.50 USD)

Spot Prawn $200 NTD ($6.25 USD)

Seafood Porridge $200 NTD ($6.25 USD)

Sea Urchin with Yamaimo $150 NTD ($4.70 USD)

Live Lobster Sashimi $720 NTD ($22.50 USD)

Made Live Lobster Head into Soup

Standing Sushi Bar

Crowded Market

Front Door

Addiction Aquatic Development 上引水產
No.18, Aly. 2, Ln. 410, Minzu E. Rd., Zhongshan Dist., Taipei City, Taiwan
886-2-2508-1268
http://addiction.com.tw