Saturday, January 24, 2015

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

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Hizen-Ya Unadon Speciality Shop 肥前屋@Taiwan ★★★

Best Unagi in Taipei. Fresh unagi that is never frozen. Authentic chef from JapanAbout 30-45 minute waiting in line, but it's all well worth it. Their non-unagi dishes, such as Assorted Sashimi, Tempura, & Fried Oyster, were good too. We visited this restaurant twice in one trip. That's how heavenly good it is.

Eel Rice Bowl - small 250 NTD ($7.50 USD)

Grilled Squid 90 NTD ($2.50 USD)

Assorted Sashimi 200 NTD ($6 USD)

Eel Liver Skewer 20 NTD ($0.60 USD)

Shrimp Tempura w/ Assorted Vegetables 200 NTD ($6 USD)

Wait in Line... Rain or Shine

肥前屋 Hizen-Ya Unadon Speciality Shop
臺灣台北市中山北路一段121巷13號
No. 13, Lane 121, Section 1, Zhongshan N Rd, Zhongshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan 104
+886 2 25628701

Thursday, December 25, 2014

Vida Rica Bar@Macau ★★★

Impressive Festive High Tea at Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Macau. Delicious food, fantastic presentation, and amazing view. Food was more than enough. Festive High Tea is offered around the Christmas season, served between 3-6pm. MOP 438 (USD $55) for 2 people.


Pine Leaf Smoked Tasmania Salmon
picked red onion, smoked caviar, poppy seed beef root bread & saffron garlic aioli

Welcome Refresher (on dry ice)
homemade mandarin orange sorbet

Welcome Refresher
homemade mandarin orange sorbet



Wagyu Beef Finger Sandwich
fire grilled wagyu beef tatami with crepe mushroom, foie gras pate spread & onion bread

Pork and Orange Pastry
Grilled Panini Sandwich with Roasted Turkey Ham

Pork and Orange Pastry
oven baked pork and candied orange roll w/ butter puff pastry

Grilled Panini Sandwich with Roasted Turkey Ham
provence herb bread, gruyere cheese, cranberry compote & pickled red cabbage

Homemade Raisin & Smoked Bacon Scones
served with clotted cream, raspberry jam & orange passion jam

Hazelnut Financier w/ Milk Chocolate Chantilly Cream

Jasmine Tea

Coupons from hotel stay to use at restaurant

Fantastic View of Macau

Vida Rica at Mandarin Oriental, Macau
Avenida Dr Sun Yat Sen, NAPE, Macau, China
853-88058918
www.mandarinoriental.com/macau/fine-dining/vida-rica-bar/