Chef Tony Dim Sum@Arcadia ★★★

Quality Dim Sum with Great Flavor. Relatively new restaurant opened from Vancouver. Lots of variety with some fancy dishes with truffle. Everything was good. Steamed Chicken Leg was nice and fatty. Black Truffle Chicken was nice and refreshing. I always get Rice Noodle Roll w/ Minced Beef at dim sum restaurants. Love the Stir Fried Rice Noodle w/ Beef. Order from paper menu. Dim sum cart era is gone. Tea leaf is on the strong side. Better to dilute it with hot water. Contemporary interior. Arrive before restaurant opens for a shorter wait. Free parking in lot.

Shrimp & Pork Dumpling w/ Black Truffle $6.88

Shrimp Dumpling (higher tier) $10.88

Deep Fried Tofu w/ Thai Sauce $8.98

Stir Fried Rice Noodle w/ Beef $14.80

Shrimp Dumpling $6.88

Wok Fried Radish Cake w/ XO Sauce $8.98

Eggplant Stuffed w/ Shrimp Paste $6.88

Black Truffle Chicken w/ Cilantro & Onion $20.80 (half)

Shrimp Dumpling w/ Chives $6.88

Steamed BBQ Pork Bun $5.88

Deep Fried Shrimp Spring Roll $6.88

Steamed Chicken Feet w/ Brown Sauce $5.88

Rice Noodle Roll w/ Sesame $5.88

Rice Noodle Roll w/ Shrimp $6.88

Rice Noodle w/ Shredded Chicken & Bitter Melon $6.88

Lobster

Rice Noodle Roll w/ Minced Beef & Chinese Parsley $6.88

Rice Noodle Roll w/ BBQ Pork $6.88

Chef Tony Dim Sum (Arcadia)
1108 S Baldwin Ave
Arcadia, CA 91007
(626) 623-6668
cheftonyarcadia.a-zcompanies.com

Mother Tongue@West Hollywood ★

Michelin Star Chef Michael Mina. $29 pre-fixe 2-course brunch menu. I like the dinner menu with more variety better. Spreads & flatbread comes with 3 kinds of spreads. Must try. Inside HEIMAT, a private gym concept, but membership is not required for dining. Members get 10% off from the restaurant. $5 Valet or street parking.

Spreads & Flatbread $26
walnut muhammara, whipped avocado, beet hummus

West Coast Oysters $25
1/2 dozen, lemon, verjus mignionette

1st selection: Avocado Toast
organic cherry tomatoes, pickled onions, pistachio dukkah

1st selection: Pacifico Striped Bass Crudo
radish, fresno chiles, grapefruit vinaigrette

1st selection: Black Kale Salad
ricotta salata, golden raisins, green grapes, pine nuts

2nd selection: Tofu Scramble
turmeric, avocado, sweet potato hash browns, black kale

2nd selection: Shakshuka
poached organic eggs, organic tomato sauce, feta

2nd selection: Steak & Eggs (add $18)
grass-fed flat-iron steak, sunnyside eggs, tomatoes, sweet potato hash

Mother Tongue
960 N La Brea Ave Fl 4
Los Angeles, CA 90038
(213) 319-7850
hellomothertongue.com

sawa Art of Sake Night@Little Tokyo

5th Omakase Sake Pairing Event. Presented by Shota-san at Fifth Taste. Omakase $185 + $150 for sake pairing at event. Parking structure $6 or metered street parking (usually free after 8pm).

I attended all 5 Omakase + Sake Pairing Events:
1. sawa x Kuheiji 九平次 2/27/23
2. sawa x Heiwa Muryozan 無量山 & KID 3/21/23
3. sawa x Akabu & Ohmine 4/17/23
4. sawa Spring Sake Night 5/22/23
5. sawa Art of Sake Night 6/26/23 (this post)

Ankimo paired with Kaze No Mori (Wind of the Woods) Black Label

Art of Sake Night Souvenir Coasters

Kaze No Mori (Wind of the Woods) Alpha 3 Bridge to the World $100 > $70

Chawanmushi with fresh seaweed from Japan
sauce with baked corn, Japanese seaweed, kombu, topped with Astrea Caviar from China

Kaze No Mori (Wind of the Woods) White Label $75 > $57

Shrimp (Sweet Shrimp & New Caledonian Shrimp) Tempura
with housemade tartar sauce from eggplant, sweet onion, & eggs

Smoked Medai
with ponzu and shiso sauce

Kaze No Mori (Wind of the Woods) Alpha 3 Bridge to the World, White Label, Black Label

Kaze No Mori (Wind of the Woods) Black Label $75 > 57

Saba Handroll with Chopped Pickles

Anikomo

Yellow Back Sea Bream

Tenko 20 $430 > $300

Tenko 20 $430 > $300

Aji (Horse Mackerel) with Miso, Chives inside

Shima Aji with Kosho

Squid Handroll with Shiso, topped with Caviar

Tenko 35 $300 > $200

Tenko 35 $300 > 200

Smoked Marinated Chutoro

Uni from Sapporo

Otoro, Sapporo Uni, Truffle

Yamagata Masamune Kikujin, Ai, Kurenai

Uni Handroll with Oyster and Sweet Onion

Yamagata Masamune Kurenai

Yamagata Masamune Kurenai

Yamagata Masamune Kikujin

Ankimo, Ocean Trout, Sea Bream, Eel, Cucumber, topped with Uni

Yamagata Masamune Ai

White Shrimp & Fish Soup with Somen

Tenko Nama Muroka Genshu $150 > $100

Golden Phoenix

Cheesecake with Shoyu

Special Sake Cocktail: Matcha Cocktail (fresh handmade matcha)

Special Sake Cocktail: Yuzu Shiso

Boston Blue Fin Tuna Cheek

Special "Enzo Nigiri"

sawa (special event)
111 San Pedro St
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(323) 381-5858
barsawa.us