Hello Yogurtland taste of summer bash!

Today the Yogurtland at Torrance crossroads celebrated the start of summer with a 50s party filled with music, raffles, balloons, photos and 4oz $1 yogurts! It was a fun, filled event full of happy smiles all around! The happiest smiles came from everyone making their own cute creations of yogurts! For my yogurt, I chose…

Hello Joie De Vivre Yelp Elite event!

Tonight I got to go to Joie De Vivre Yelp Elite event at lovely Dominique’s Kitchen in Redondo Beach! It is a small restaurant that feels like a little house. The folks there are friendly and treat everyone like family. Yelpers were treated to quite a menu of delicious Euro-French cuisine! From the various charcuterie…

Hello BamBiBu!

BamBiBu is a nice new little spot in Redondo Beach. I found this place thanks to Yelp and was excited to try it out. I’ve been on a ramen run for the longest time and when I heard about his new spot, I had to try it. Walking in, I took notice right away how…

Happy birthday The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf

In honor of their 50th birthday The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf is currently offering buy 1, get 1 ice blended drinks for three flavors: rocky road, birthday cake and mocha. I always look forward to these special offerings that The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf has because each time I get to try new…

Hello Kusina ni Lorraine

Kusina ni Lorraine is my newest Filipino discovery in Vegas. I am always on the lookout for good Filipino cuisine and it looks like through Kusina ni Lorraine, I found a winner. I knew it was a winner because aside offering food they were also selling “Pinay ako” Hello Kitty stickers. I knew a place…

Hello Cho Dang Tofu!

It’s been years since my last trip to Cho Dang Tofu. I found myself here once again when my Yelp friend Jamie picked this place for a dinner out. Our meal here started our with a small complimentary salad. It comes with the dressing mixed in. It’s a rather simple dish and nothing to heavy….

Hello homemade wonton noodle soup!

Ingredients: chicken wontons, glass noodles, green onions, chicken broth Today’s culinary creation is wonton noodle soup. This Saturday is proving to be a bit on the cloudy side and a heartwarming bowl of soup seemed to be the perfect solution. Making wonton noodle soup is pretty simple. First up for this dish is cooking the…

Hello Ichimi-An!

I enjoyed a Friday night dinner with my good college friend and fellow Yelper Mary Ann V at Ichimi-An I did not know until I was there that Ichimi-An is actually a sister restaurant of the previous restaurants I’ve blogged about before: Inaba and Ichimi Ann Bamboo. Comparing between the three, Ichimi-An falls in between….

Hello Mother’s Day lunch for my Mom! :)

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms in the world and to my mom! Today and every day, I am thankful that God has blessed me with such a wonderful mom who is so sweet, kind and loving! I took my mom to lunch today for Mother’s Day at one of our favorite places, The…

Hello homemade dirty rice!

Ingredients: ground chicken, rice, onion, salt, garlic, bell pepper, paprika Today’s culinary creation is dirty rice. I’ve always been a fan of Popeye chicken’s dirty rice and so today was an attempt to imitate that side. Instead of using ground beef however, ground chicken was used to make it a healthier version. To make the…