Picture perfect Friday in the city of Hermosa Beach, the city of beach side bliss. With sunny skies, fresh air, the cool ocean breeze coming towards me, today I was at the heart of Hermosa Beach at Pier Avenue. Pier Avenue for me is where beach side happiness starts because it’s down this street that…
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It’s a savory Hello Kitty life!
Hello The Standing Room Hermosa Beach!
From a small stand inside a liquor store in Redondo Beach to a full fledged restaurant in Hermosa Beach, The Standing Room is all grown up! I still remember my very first visit to The Standing Room in Redondo Beach and my blog post. The Redondo Beach location is a spot where you would not…
Hello Capicola’s Gourmet Sandwich Company!
Sandwiches, cronuts, lattes! Oh my! ❤️ Capicola’s Gourmet Sandwich Company is a cute sandwich shop located in Torrance. They offer a variety of cold and hot sub sandwichs, paninis, pizzas and salads. For those who like sweets, they offer cannolis, cheesecakes and cronuts (yes, cronuts- those crispy, flaky donut+croissant delights!!) For latte lovers like me,…
Hello L&L’s Saimin Burger!
Happy National Hamburger Day! In honor of national hamburger day, my blog post is about L&L’s new Saimin Burger! Well known for their chicken katsu, Hawaiian Mac salad, Kahlua pork and BBQ ribs, L&L decided to add another flavorful item via the ramen burger or what they call the Saimin burger. In between two noodle…
Hello Dia De Campo!
Ah, good ol’ Hermosa Beach. Through the years, via outings with friends, I have watched the influx of places that have opened up and closed near the Hermosa Beach pier. From the now defunct, very divey hole in the wall dive bar Poop Deck to the loud and crowded college kid haven Sharkeez to the…
Hello Kagura!
For this past Mother’s Day, I treated my mom to lunch at Kagura. Kagura is a little Japanese restaurant in Torrance. From the outside it looks like a little hole in the wall restaurant and inside it is not the fanciest of places. This should not deter one from going here because based off my…
Hello New Town in Vancouver Chinatown!
Named in 2012 by CNN Travel as a”Must Visit restaurant,” I will admit that I found myself a bit intrigued when I spotted this restaurant as I was walking around downtown Vancouver’s Chinatown. My curiosity was peaked even more when I spotted a “People love us on Yelp sticker” on the window. I decided quickly…
Hello Vista Dining Room @ Holland America ms Zuiderdam!
Every evening during the Holland America ms Zuiderdam cruise, cruise go-ers like myself had the special treat of fine dining at the lovely Vista Dining Room. Located on the third deck of the cruise ship, Vista Dining Room is a nice, spacious dining area with wooden decor and a beautifully lit ceiling. Each dinner started…
Hello Lido Restaurant @ Holland America ms Zuiderdam!
I recently came from four day cruise to Vancouver, Canada aboard Holland America’s ms Zuiderdam ship. Upon first entry on the ship, I noticed right away that several of the travelers would always go off the 9th deck of the ship. I soon found out that this was because the ninth deck is the Lido…
Hello Mediterraneo!
“Food with Love” That is the last tagline description that can be found on the menu of Mediterraneo . Through the years, I indeed have come to love this little resto in Hermosa Beach specializing in Spanish and Italian tapas that are made with love. 🙂 Every day Mediterraneo has a great selection of “classic…
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