Food, Food, and More Food Thread

Eve wrote:

Your brilliance overwhelms me. :bow: :beaten:

Bow down to the Butter Queen!

She makes Imperial seem like nothing more than margarine. :doh:

... :hehe:

For you cake fans:

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Here's a place for East Coasters: http://www.japadog.com/newyork_En.html

Apparently, the word "jap" is not offensive to him.

bmwracer wrote:For you cake fans:

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I prefer the ones from Anitique BAkery. ;)

Eve wrote:I prefer the ones from Anitique BAkery. ;)

There used to be this fabulous Japanese/Hawaiian bakery in Gardena, Ishigo Bakery, but they closed a while back after being in business for decades.... :puppydog:

They had a fantastic pineapple cake and passion fruit cake.

bmwracer wrote:
There used to be this fabulous Japanese/Hawaiian bakery in Gardena, Ishigo Bakery, but they closed a while back after being in business for decades.... :puppydog:

They had a fantastic pineapple cake and passion fruit cake.

Sounds delicious. :D


So it turns out butter is bad for you?
Maybe I need to get more info on that in the health thread. :hehe:

Eve wrote:So it turns out butter is bad for you?

Only when it composes 50+% of the dish/meal, a la Deen.

bmwracer wrote:
Only when it composes 50+% of the dish/meal, a la Deen.

lol

bmwracer wrote:
There used to be this fabulous Japanese/Hawaiian bakery in Gardena, Ishigo Bakery, but they closed a while back after being in business for decades.... :puppydog:

They had a fantastic pineapple cake and passion fruit cake.

I remember that bakery!! Their stuff was delicious!! We used to buy their cakes all the time when we lived in Gardena. I remember those cakes you mentioned. This goes way back but I used to like this place called Pie Kitchen there, too. I used to love their blue berry cheesecake. It's too bad they both closed. :(

Sengo wrote:I remember that bakery!! Their stuff was delicious!! We used to buy their cakes all the time when we lived in Gardena. I remember those cakes you mentioned.

Yup... And there was a haupia (coconut) cake that was to die for as well.

Sengo wrote:

I remember that bakery!! Their stuff was delicious!! We used to buy their cakes all the time when we lived in Gardena. I remember those cakes you mentioned. This goes way back but I used to like this place called Pie Kitchen there, too. I used to love their blue berry cheesecake. It's too bad they both closed. :(

I used to go to the Pink Bear Bakery on Firestone Blvd in Downey. It was also Japanese owned. They used to have the best French Strawberry cakes.

Tu_triky wrote:I used to go to the Pink Bear Bakery on Firestone Blvd in Downey. It was also Japanese owned. They used to have the best French Strawberry cakes.

Gone, huh? :(

Speaking of gone, there was also Mago's in the West LA/Marina Del Rey area... Teriyaki chashu burritos... :drooling:

Tu_triky wrote:

I used to go to the Pink Bear Bakery on Firestone Blvd in Downey. It was also Japanese owned. They used to have the best French Strawberry cakes.

I haven't heard that name it seems in decades. Wasn't it close to Sambi's? I used to work 5 minutes from there until 2010. It used to be very popular.

You really jogged my memory!

bmwracer wrote:
Gone, huh? :(

Speaking of gone, there was also Mago's in the West LA/Marina Del Rey area... Teriyaki chashu burritos... :drooling:

I remember Mago's!! That teriyaki chashu burrito was delicious!! I also used to order the avocado teri burger. So good!!

Sengo wrote:I remember Mago's!! That teriyaki chashu burrito was delicious!! I also used to order the avocado teri burger. So good!!

And its Japanese restaurant, Marina Mago, was just as terrific: I used to always go there for lunch when I worked at Hughes Aircraft... Those were the days... :puppydog:

Sengo wrote:

I haven't heard that name it seems in decades. Wasn't it close to Sambi's? I used to work 5 minutes from there until 2010. It used to be very popular.

You really jogged my memory!

Yup it was right next to Sambi's. Which is now closed as well. I remember you mentioned you used to work in Downey, that's why I mentioned it. :)

bmwracer wrote:
Gone, huh? :(

Yup.

One of those missed establishments now that we're all reminiscing about what once was.

Tu_triky wrote:Yup it was right next to Sambi's.

Always wanted to go there, but never had the chance... :(

that looks good

bmwracer wrote:
Always wanted to go there, but never had the chance... :(

Truth be told, me neither. I think that place was open for decades, too. The demographics in Downey changed significantly which led to the demise of that restaurant IMHO.