Ever since Jollibee was first introduced to the United States, I’ve had a fascination with trying their different offerings. Perhaps its the feeling of being in the Philippines (Jollibee is a popular food chain in the Philippines) or it’s likeness of having home cooked liked breakfast meals (yummy -silog (meat+egg) breakfasts or maybe it’s the…
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It’s a savory Hello Kitty life!
Hello Ramen Hayatemaru!
I’m on the quest of finding even more good ramen places in the South Bay! After reading some of the Yelp reviews and seeing this place feature in the LA times food blog, I decided I needed to try this place out. I came here during happy hour time! Both the regular menu and happy…
Hello homemade spicy spaghetti with ground chicken!
Ingredients: noodles, ground chicken, Filipino banana ketchup Today’s culinary creation is spicy spaghetti with ground chicken! I love Filipino spaghetti because it always has a slight hint of sweet. The reason for this is because instead of using tomato sauce, banana ketchup is used. For a healthier spin on this dish, ground chicken was used…
Hello The Standing Room!
There is a Filipino soap opera that I watch called Be Careful with My Heart and on the show there is a character who always says “OMG.” The character on the show says it really loud too like “OHHHHMYYYYGEEE.” When I went to this small little place inside a liquor store, I was essentially like…
Hello I-naba!
Dining at I-naba was a wonderful experience for me. I was very impressed with the overall atmosphere of the restaurant and the quality of the food that they offer. They make their own noodles daily! At I-naba I tried the udon with tempura crunch. You have the choice of choosing soba or udon and either…
Hello Happy Veggie!
Ever since I gave up meat for Lent, I have been on a vegetarian kick! Even though it’s after Easter, I am trying to still be vegetarian. It would be best to say that I am a flexitarian or a semi-vegetarian. I’ve been eating meat only once in a while. When I heard about Happy…
Hello Ichimi Ann Bamboo!
Ichimi Ann Bamboo is a sweet little restaurant in Old Torrance offering cold and hot soba and udon! I recently came here and loved that the majority of their offerings are vegetarian. For my main entrée, I tried, the croquette soba. The soba is made with buckwheat noodles. The croquette is potato and is presented…
Hello kitty chicken noodle soup!
Ingredients: hello kitty pasta, chicken, carrots, mushrooms. I am feeling a little under the weather tonight so my mom made some warm soup with hello kitty pasta. I love my mom :). I’m feeling a bit better already. Nothing like some homemade soup and my Mom’s love to make me feel better :). Lots of…
Hello By Brazil!
After 6 weeks of going meatless for Lent and being on a pure vegetarian diet, I had meat today. I had a google offer that was about to expire and this was the time to use it. I got to celebrate Easter with quite a Brazilian bbq feast when I went to By Brazil restaurant….
Hello dineLA @ Il Fornaio!
I always love when dineLA comes around because it’s a great chance to try out some of the best restaurants around town. This year I decided to go try an old favorite place that I haven’t tried in years. Il Foranaio. At Il Fornaio, they start the meal with some complimentary bread: Ciabatta, Pane Olive…
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