Thursday, April 30, 2015

Napa Rose@Disneyland Resort ★★★

Exceptional Chef’s Counter Menu Tasting at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel. Excellent service. Exquisite food & presentation. Comparable to Club 33. Must try. 4-course meal $100 per person. Limited Seating. Much advanced reservation recommended. Validated parking.

Amuse Bouche Beet Dish

Tender Mediterranean Octopus Carpaccio
fingerling potato, green garlic coulis & red fresno chile vinaigrette

Spring Harvest Salad
organic strawberry & red watercress salad
tangerines, american almonds & goat cheese mousseline

Pan Roasted Diver Scallops
sauce of lobster & lemon accented with vanilla

Sautéed Sustainable Fish of the Day
applewood smoked bacon, castroville artichokes & sungold tomato sauce



Lemon Sorbet

Pan Roasted "Maple Leaf Farms" Breast of Duck
duck confit, coastal mushrooms, local cherries & pinot noir essence

Pistachio Crusted Colorado Rack of Lamb
cumin cabernet sausage, spring leeks, preserved lemon & mustard sauce

Sorbet

Kid's Dessert

Chocolates

My Birthday Celebration!

Full View of Kitchen Action while Sitting at Chef's Table

Barbados Swizzle $11.75

Napa Passion $11.25

Live Kitchen Action Scene from Chef's Table

Live Kitchen Action Scene from Chef's Table

Live Kitchen Action Scene from Chef's Table
chef coming up with tasting menu for a table

Live Kitchen Action Scene from Chef's Table

Live Kitchen Action Scene from Chef's Table

Soda

Napa Rose
1600 S Disneyland Dr
Anaheim, CA 92802
(714) 956-6755
https://disneyland.disney.go.com/dining/grand-californian-hotel/napa-rose/

Saturday, March 14, 2015

Chaya@Downtown LA ★★★

Exciting Uni Fare@Chaya. A la carte uni menu for a limited time March 10 - March 31. Live Uni Sashimi was the best must-try item from the menu. Tasting it with Dashi Jelly instead of soy sauce brought it to another level of enjoyment.

Live Uni Sashimi with Dashi Jelly $22

Poached Organic Egg "Onsen Tamago" $10
santa barbara sea urchin, scallion, shiso, wasabi, dashi broth

Homemade Uni Tofu with Wasabi Soy $12

Live Uni Sashimi with Dashi Jelly $22

Uni & Snow Crab Cake with Mitsuba Leaf $18

Uni & Abalone Akitakomachi Risotto $28

Chef's Bento Box $44
baked hama hama oyster, field of greens salad, sea bream sashimi, nigiri of tuna, spanish mackerel, albacore, grilled scottish salmon, grilled prime hanger steak

Baked Hama Hama Oyster from Chef's Bento Box
garlic butter

Grilled Prime Hanger Steak from Chef's Bento Box
roasted potatoes, baby carrots, three peppercorn sauce

Nigiri of Tuna, Spanish Mackerel, Albacore from Chef's Bento Box

Farmer's Market Cocktail $13

Chaya Downtown
525 S Flower St
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 236-9577
thechaya.com

Saturday, February 28, 2015

Pho 45@Garden Grove ★★★

Best Pho in Town. Fine noodles and great soup base. Famous for their Filet Mignon Pho. Great place for late-night dinner after Disneyland.

#2 Pho Tai Filet Mignon - Filet Mignon Rare Steak $6.25 (small)

#13 Pho Ga - Chicken Pho $6.25

Gio Coun - Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce $3.50

Pho 45
9240 Garden Grove Blvd
Ste 19
Garden Grove, CA 92844
(714) 537-9000

Saturday, February 7, 2015

Wildcraft@Culver City ★★★

Bottomless Mimosa for $15. Generous portion of champagne in the Mimosa. Great food. They used an Italian called Bagna Couda, tasted so good like shrimp paste. Truffle Pizza was great. Used half off Travelzoo voucher.

Bottomless Mimosa $15

Grilled Romaine, Baby Turnips, Carrots, Pickled Radish, Bagna Couda, Poached Egg $12

Truffle, Mushroom, Fontina, Taleggio, Fried Sage Pizza $18

Carbonara, Pork Belly, Bacon, Pancetta, Soft Egg, Mozzarella, Provolone, Black Pepper Pizza $20

Making Bottomless Mimosa with Generous Portion of Champagne

Wildcraft
9725 Culver Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232
(310) 815-8100
www.wildcraftcc.com

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