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California

• Farmers Markets, Santa Monica, Street Eats

  Fruits, Oysters, and Sashimi at Santa Monica Farmers Market – LA

  04.09.12 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Our trip to the Santa Monica Farmers Market happened on Day Four, but it wasn’t until Day 7 (the last day of our first LA trip!) we got to try the most interesting purchase of the trip. Seriously, it was mind-blowing and completely legal, within California and beyond. MORE »

• K-Town, Restaurants

  Flower Meat & Mel Gibson at Park’s BBQ – LA

  03.29.12 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  I wanted to hit up one Korean barbecue restaurant while in Los Angeles, and after some online research and a few conversations with friends, it seemed Park’s BBQ (박대감네) was the way to go. A few days later when David’s friend Irvin texted suggesting we meet at Park’s, it seemed meant to be. So on Day 6, a few hours after bun bo Hue, David and I met up with Irvin and his girlfriend, Sarah, for some classic Korean bonding over meat and beer. MORE »

• Restaurants, Westminster

  Noodles at Bun Bo Hue So 1 – LA

  03.23.12 | Permalink | Comment?

  

  Most people are all about pho at Vietnamese restaurants, but personally, I love bun bo Hue, a spicy, lemongrass flavored rice noodle soup originally from Hue (a capital city in central Vietnam) with sliced beef shank, pigs’ feet, and if you’re lucky, blood cubes. (Coagulated blood is a beautiful thing.) So when I discovered there were two restaurants in Los Angeles named after the dish, I knew I couldn’t leave without eating it at least once. On Day 6, the second to last day in LA, it was all about getting some bun bo Hue. MORE »

• Silver Lake, Street Eats

  Seafood Tacos at Ricky’s Fish Tacos – LA

  03.16.12 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  

  As a New Yorker, it’s hard for me to say anything in Los Angeles is better than in New York, but without a doubt, Ricky’s Fish Tacos are the best fish and shrimp tacos I’ve ever had. Nothing in New York even comes close. MORE »

• K-Town, Street Eats

  Hodduk at Koo’s Grill – LA

  03.09.12 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  

  One thing sorely missing in New York is a hodduk (also spelled hotteok) cart. In Seoul, hodduk carts are everywhere (there’s even a truck), but in NYC, nada. Sure you can make it at home, but it’s not the same as grabbing one as you’re walking around. Or in the case of Los Angeles, driving around. MORE »