Global Food Adventuring, one dish at a time. Favorite cuisines: New American, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Chinese. Based in Los Angeles.

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Empire City Peking Duck (Hong Kong)

Empire City Peking Duck (Hong Kong)

Empire City Peking Duck is a beautiful gem of a restaurant tucked inside the K11 Art Mall on 18 Hanoi Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. One of the more gorgeous meals I’ve had in Hong Kong, and quite delicious. The Peking Duck is crisp, they provide all […]

Salcedo Saturday Market (Makati, Philippines)

Salcedo Saturday Market (Makati, Philippines)

My brother dragged me to the Salcedo Saturday Market because he knew I loved going to Farmer’s Markets in California, and this community market did not disappoint.

Summer Rolls: Nem Nuong (Vietnamese/SGV)

Summer Rolls: Nem Nuong (Vietnamese/SGV)

For lunch today we dined at the newly renamed Summer Rolls for Mother’s day. We had the combo platter, the soup, and the steamed rice cups (they all have pictures on the menu thankfully). This is a roll your own spring roll specialty shop. Dunk […]

Plan Check

Plan Check

Today we went out to Culver City to make use of the community shred day (got rid of 4 bankers boxes of paperwork that needed shredding!). Since we were in the neighborhood and hungry, we decided to give Plan Check a try. Anna had been […]

Xiao Long Bao: Epic Dumpling Crawl (SGV)

Xiao Long Bao: Epic Dumpling Crawl (SGV)

For Anna’s birthday, she requested that we organize a Xiao Long Bao crawl of the San Gabriel Valley. Ten hours and eleven stops later, this is a summary of our journey through the San Gabriel Valley. Fortune Dumpling Gathered the beginning of the crowd. Got […]