Maui Day 1 - McD's for lunch, plus quick stops at Walmart & Safeway for local stuff

Sadly, because the Geste Shrimp Truck was closed on Monday...

we ended up going here...

Maui Day 1 - First stop, Costco

Last week we went on a much needed vacation...

We hadn't been to the airport since our Portland trip last year and I don't remember the new sitting areas complete with outlets in the tables (nice!);

This year, we would be off to Maui for about a week...

Irenia Part 2 - The Food

As promised...

this post will feature the food we had for my pre-bday dinner at Irenia in Santa Ana...

Snacks at Thanh Tam Bakery, Garden Grove

Not too far from Bonchon was a bakery I saw that popped up on google maps.

Thanh Tam is a Vietnamese bakery and usually those establishments have pate chaud....

Birthday Highlights - I'm now 25 x 2

Well now...

I remember when my parents hit the half century mark...

Christmas Party with Friends 2018

We recently hosted a party at our pad...

This is a piece I bought from Project Reo Collective's past Loteria art exhibit this past spring. It's called "Ang Estrelya", a Filipino take on the Mexican loteria card for "La Estrella" (the "star"; the artist is Nina Cristobal of Nina Cee Studio)...

City Heights Coffee House revisits

This past fall, Bert and I made a quick stop here...

but sadly, the shop was not yet open...

Summer Road Trip 2018 - Starting off at Cream Pan, THH, a vintage Taco Bell & a stop at Neat Coffee

We can never have a road trip up north without stopping here...

It's pretty much required...

Portland Day 3 - Piknik Park Food Carts & Beer Garden (Malaysian Straits + Dive Bar & Vegan Grub), Sellwood

From a hidden serene garden to trying to find a place to eat for breakfast...

We passed by the fairly new Harry Higgins Boiled Bagels next to the Columbia Sportwear Outlet....

Last few road stops + Tustin's THH & Cream Pan + Spring Break Road Trip 2017 post round up

I drove my leg of the trip...

and we stopped at Kettleman City,

Pea Soup Andersen's, Santa Nella

As we headed south,

we made sure to make a stop here...

Sweet Passion Bakery

Right next door to Andytown #3 was a bakery I had my eye on from a previous trip,

but we didn't have the chance to visit until this day...

D's Bday Crawl - Return to Mae Ting's, LAX-C, LA's Chinatown + Dinner on Convoy St. @ Hui An Garden

Funny..this post is being written on 10/22 but backdated to 8/26...

I'm trying to finish D's birthday crawl posts and this one...

D's Birthday Crawl - The Trifecta: Cream Pan, THH + Kolache Factory

Last weekend we celebrated D's birthday with...

what else? A food crawl!  As is our MO for these trips, Cream Pan was our first stop...

"Where the West is Fun" San Diego Fair 2017 - The Food

It was still quite early, the hustle and bustle in the booths had not yet begun...

Note to selves, hopefully the information booth will have THESE maps available...

because guess what? It wasn't in the program booklet...

Mother's Day 2017

I love how the windows at Beef'n Bun always following the holidays...

(photo courtesy of Cathy of mmm-yoso)

Without fail...Dano and his crew always make sure to adorn this burger joints windows with the major holidays...

International Deli and Cafe + shopping break

Before heading over to Fashion Valley to window shop, I wanted us to check out this place that Cathy of mmm-yoso highly recommended...

It's in the same strip mall as Rose Donuts and J & T Thai Street Food...

The Kouch Espresso Bar & Lounge

As promised, another coffee stop...

(my awesome 'drive by' exterior shot)

at the newly opened Kouch Espresso Bar & Lounge in Hillcrest, a neighborhood I haven't been to in awhile...

Pasadena day trip but first, THH

Last weekend, we were finally able to use these...

which were a gift from my friend Caren, co-owner of the Velveteria in L.A....

Los Pollos Revisits

Earlier this week I was able to go to the South Bay's only Cuban bakery...

not once but twice...