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Got Lobster? Lobsterfest 2009 in San Pedro

G-lato — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:00:16 +0000

Every year around the 3rd weekend of September (18th, 19th, 20th), the world’s Largest Lobster Festival is held at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, CA. That cook so much lobster at this event, they broke the Guinness Book of Records for The Most Seafood Prepared at an Outdoor Event (3,835 lbs and [...]

Tutti Frutti, aw rutti

G-lato — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:00:10 +0000

If you are at all familiar with the name Pinkberry or Yogurtland, then you probably know what I am about to blog about today. If you haven’t, here’s a quick explanation of what these new trendy/upscale frozen yogurt establishments are all about….You take tart frozen yogurt then you dress it up with a variety [...]

Kaisen

MooMoo — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:39:59 +0000

Kaisen is a Japanese Sushi restaurant. I go there mainly on Thursday for their special: Soft Shell Crab HandRoll for $1.75. They even have a 2 for 1 special on saki during happy hour. I also really like their Grilled Salmon, Fried Salmon Skin HandRoll and Giant Shrimp Tempura. Kaisen is located next to Staples on S. [...]

The Gathering

G-lato — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:01:04 +0000

My apologies for disappearing from the food blogging scene these past 5 months. I know, it have been a rather long layoff and I don’t really have too many excuses for it. Nevertheless, I have returned and will be working on some of my unfinished posts! In any case, to kick things off, I [...]

‘Tasty’: The Tatty Teddy Bear Cake

Lychee — Fri, 15 May 2009 00:31:54 +0000

We’re at it again! The last epic cake that my partner in crime (Emily) and I tackled was Wall-E. This time, we got commissioned to do a bear (a “From Me to You” bear to be specific, the Tatty Teddy) for a birthday and it was just as fun and satsifying. The planning and research [...]

The Original Pancake House

G-lato — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:52:45 +0000

Some weekends ago, Mrs G-lato and I decided to hit up one of our usual breakfast places, the Original Pancake House. As the name implies, the Original Pancake House specializes in breakfast items such as pancakes, crepes, waffles, omelettes, etc…There are so many entrees to choose from, you can easily feel overwhelmed just trying to [...]

Chipotle: The OTHER Mexican Fast Food

G-lato — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:12:07 +0000

Chipotle Mexican Grill is possibly the BEST Mexican fast food chain this side of the world. According to the Orange County Register (our local news paper), Chipotle ranked very high on the “nutrition” list due to their commitment to organic foods and the sourcing of local produce. I don’t know about you, but this gives [...]

Oyakodonburi: The Parent & Child rice bowl dish

bakethekitty — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:39:05 +0000

If you look up oyakodonburi (おやこどんぶり） in any internet translator, its going to spit back out parent and child rice dish or something to that effect. Oya=parent and ko=child. This play on words applies to this particular dish, a chicken and egg over rice bowl. Its great for those cold nights because its got a [...]

What’s Boiling? Crab!

G-lato — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:14:34 +0000

Disgusting, isn’t it? Funny story…it all started with a picture posted on Facebook by a friend of mine. Since the comments themselves are priceless and tell the story rather well, I’ll just give you a transcript of what went on… (names have been omitted for privacy purposes). DWL: K…what in the world is this…. K: Cajun shrimp and [...]

Two Nights at The Lalu

G-lato — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:21:21 +0000

I recently returned from my two-week trip on January 10th and have spend the past few of weeks adjusting to “real life”. Now that reality has finally set in, I thought I’d kick myself in the butt a few times and get myself back into the “blogging” mode. The Lalu, the first stop of my 13-day [...]