Food, Food, and More Food Thread

Tu_triky wrote:Awesome. That place is a cool spot for that. It's so casual and the environment is gregarious so you just let loose without having to be formal during dinner.

I remember a few years back when my friend in London came to visit L.A. I also took him there as well.

The waitresses are particularly nice: one of 'em noticed the omamori hanging from my cell phone case and we had a little conversation about it... :)

bmwracer wrote:
The waitresses are particularly nice: one of 'em noticed the omamori hanging from my cell phone case and we had a little conversation about it... :)

Service is always a nice touch.

Tu_triky wrote:Service is always a nice touch.

Unfortunately, she wasn't Sato Eriko. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
Unfortunately, she wasn't Sato Eriko. :beaten:

Let's not get greedy!

Tu_triky wrote:Let's not get greedy!

Hey, I want my tebasaki and eat it, too! :rofl:

bmwracer wrote:
Hey, I want my tebasaki and eat it, too! :rofl:

Me too actually :P

I actually attended the third annual 2011 LA WEEKLY Gold Standard food tasting event
yesterday at the Petersen Automative Musuem.

There were dozens of restaurants in attendance including Ramen Jinya of Studio City. I was able to utilize my lapsed Japanese and talk to the restaurant's representatives that were manning the booth. It was pretty cool to be able to express my enthusiasm for their tonkotsu broth. :woot:

Tu_triky wrote:I actually attended the third annual 2011 LA WEEKLY Gold Standard food tasting event
yesterday at the Petersen Automative Musuem.

There were dozens of restaurants in attendance including Ramen Jinya of Studio City. I was able to utilize my lapsed Japanese and talk to the restaurant's representatives that were manning the booth. It was pretty cool to be able to express my enthusiasm for their tonkotsu broth. :woot:

Nice.... No pics?

Some photos from the Gold Standard food tasting event

Bludso's BBQ Sandwich
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Earlez Grille
Beef hot dog with chili & sweet potato fries.
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Manila Machine food truck
Pork Belly and Lumpia
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Tacos Baja Ensenida
Quesadilla & Fish taco
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Mo Chica
Green lipped mussel with Peruvian ceviche
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Drago Centro
Duck confit, foie gras with beet root crouton
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Waterloo & City
Chick liver terrine with jam
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Wolfgang Puck's Cut Steakhouse
Indian spiced Kobe Beef Shortrib
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Forget the name of the restaurant!
Pork belly & Pig Ear Banh mi sandwich
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Father's Office
Pork spareribs
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This list isn't exhaustive but included some of the foods my friends and I sampled.

bmwracer wrote:
Nice.... No pics?

See above...sorry it took a while to upload and describe what I could actually remember!

^ Wow, lots of stuff to try out.... :victory:

bmwracer wrote:^ Wow, lots of stuff to try out.... :victory:

Most definitely. That's not even everything I ate...I gave up taking photos after a while!

Tu_triky wrote:Most definitely. That's not even everything I ate...I gave up taking photos after a while!

Hehe... Slows down the eating process, ne? :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:
Hehe... Slows down the eating process, ne? :mrgreen:

:hehe: Nice, man.

David Chang to Open Two Restaurants in Toronto: Noodle Bar and Momofuku Daisho

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Momofuku international expansionwire: Recent rumors were correct: Momofuku is indeed opening in Toronto. (This is in addition to the previously-announced Momofuku in Sydney, Australia.) According to Momofuku PR, they're opening two restaurants in a building next to the Shangri-La Hotel in Toronto.

The first restaurant, a Momofuku Noodle Bar on the first floor, and the second, in the same building on another floor, a new fine dining concept called Momofuku Daisho.

A Daishō apparently is the "Japanese term referring to the traditional pair of swords worn by the of the samurai class in feudal Japan." The projected opening date is 2012. More info as we get it.

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I guess the dude doesn't want to compete in SoCal: Afraid of getting his ass kicked. :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:David Chang to Open Two Restaurants in Toronto: Noodle Bar and Momofuku Daisho

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Momofuku international expansionwire: Recent rumors were correct: Momofuku is indeed opening in Toronto. (This is in addition to the previously-announced Momofuku in Sydney, Australia.) According to Momofuku PR, they're opening two restaurants in a building next to the Shangri-La Hotel in Toronto.

The first restaurant, a Momofuku Noodle Bar on the first floor, and the second, in the same building on another floor, a new fine dining concept called Momofuku Daisho.

A Daishō apparently is the "Japanese term referring to the traditional pair of swords worn by the of the samurai class in feudal Japan." The projected opening date is 2012. More info as we get it.

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I guess the dude doesn't want to compete in SoCal: Afraid of getting his ass kicked. :mrgreen:

:hehe: Funny, man. Guess we ain't ever going to find out.

Tu_triky wrote::hehe: Funny, man. Guess we ain't ever going to find out.

I ain't heartbroken about it... It's most likely overhyped.

bmwracer wrote:
I ain't heartbroken about it... It's most likely overhyped.

As they say it may be much ado about nothing. :)

Tu_triky wrote:As they say it may be much ado about nothing. :)

At this point, I'd say so.

Sashimi at Sushi Zen

Toshio Suzuki, the proprietor of Sushi Zen, is in many ways the dean of sushi here in New York -- the man many chefs, both Japanese and otherwise, look to as their mentor in the art of serving raw fish. He loves a good laugh and is very approachable, but you really need to see him in action.

And I thought Jacques Pepin was good with a knife: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-ozersky/omakasi-by-toshio-suzuki_b_832135.html