BLTs
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There are few things in life I like better than a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich.
Turning Up The Heat at Yun Chuan Garden
I've come to regard spicy food as an appropriate choice of cuisine no matter the time of year: in the winter, the heat is comforting and in the summer, it's paradoxically refreshing. Yun Chuan Garden in Monterey Park certainly offers plenty of spice, but in keeping with the old adage, it's the variety on the menu that provides the best spice of them all.
Twists on a Reuben
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I love a good reuben, and I especially like how a reuben can inspire cooks to whip up their own messy variations.
Our Own Private Crabfest
With visitors from out of town coming to visit me in Los Angeles, I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to showcase Ondal 2. I'd last visited this restaurant with Erik M and other local foodies years ago before leaving for Portland, and so things have come full circle now that I've returned.
Yellowtail
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Hamachi, or yellowtail, is one of my favorite components of Japanese sushi and sashimi. Here it is presented in various ways, though all still raw (or raw-ish).