tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26176017578903396252012-01-18T00:15:44.171-08:00Doreen Fanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18330880980890060415noreply@blogger.comBlogger1531100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617601757890339625.post-83094578119810334822011-12-25T01:52:00.000-08:002011-12-25T01:56:35.375-08:00

My favorite new Thai restaurant in Las Vegas!!!  I LOVE THIS PLACE!! So many of you visit Las Vegas and you're always on the Strip. Get in your car and get off the Strip for some delicious Thai, Malaysian and Vietnamese cuisine and come say hi to Lisa and David Wong. Pan Asian 2980 S. Durango Drive, Ste 101 (Near Sahara, by Storage One) Las Vegas NV 89117 Neighborhood:Westside 702.629.7464

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POPPED 9480 S Eastern Ave, Ste 110 Las Vegas, NV 89123 702.998.9234 Hours:   Mon-Sat 10am-9pm Sun 10am - 8:30pm I love this place!  I rarely buy flavored popcorn...but I crave eating the popcorn from here!  From the first time I walked in on the very first day the opened...I was hooked!!  It was fate that I happened to be in Henderson that very day...I swear!  I rarely go to the other side of

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It's Halloween and time for some spooky but ultra cool looking food.  I'm one of these people who feels like less is more...and when I was asked to do something ghoulish for the Morning Blend...I had some ideas in my head and ended up finding Adam's Spooky Apples on Mattbites.com.  I fell in love with it and of course...had to share this with everyone! You have to see the amazing pictures that

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Fraiche 9411 Culver Blvd Culver City, CA  310.839.6800 Happy Hour: Sunday - Thursday from 5pm to Close Friday – Saturday from 5pm to 7 pm Happy Hour Menu!! Let's be honest...times are tough and we are ALL looking for a great bargain!  Ok, maybe some of you are well off and don't need to worry, but who still doesn't love a good deal?!   Anyhow...I've been wanting to check out Fraiche for

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Do you like chocolate?  Do you like arare (Japanese rice crackers)?  Well you can get it in one tasty bite now!!!  Chocolate Mochi Crunch!!! Check out these tasty bits and other tasty goodies available from these awesome Japanese aunties!  Thank you Karen and Joyce for sharing these tasty AND healthy goodies with me!  But most importantly, thank you Kori Shintaku Brown (Pastry chef and

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Owner Nina Rodecker takes a few moments out of her day from spinning her delicious flavored cotton candies to talk to us about her popular Tasty Clouds cotton candy! There is no comparison...this is hands down the best tasting cotton candy I've ever tasted.  Love all the great flavor choices. You can buy all her products online at www.tastyclouds.com.  Even Tasty Clouds flavored sugars to

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I got a chance to go back and talk to owner Matt Hui as he introduces their newest flavor Thai Tea...some cool new things to add to your next boba or tea drinks! http://www.examiner.com/fluffice Fluff Ice 500 N Atlantic Blvd #153 Monterey Park CA 91754 626.872.2123 www.fluffice.com

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Nielsen's Frozen Custard 9595 S Eastern Ave Las Vegas, NV 89123 (702) 451-4711  www.nielsensfrozencustard.net Hours:Mon-Thu 12 pm - 10 pm Fri-Sat 12 pm - 11 pm Sun 1 pm - 9 pm I'm in love with this frozen custard!!  It's so rich and dense and yet it has like half the butter fat of other ice cream favorites like Haagen-Dazs!  You can't go wrong! Make sure you get your favorite

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Good old fashioned ice cream: Fosselman's in Alhambra Every time I'm in Alhambra...I always have the urge for ice cream at Fosselman's.  I have no shame...I go in by myself all the time...since I'm usually running around by myself.   Once in awhile my friend Alison or her mom Auntie Norna will go with me which makes it even more enjoyable, but truly, I can enjoy ice cream on my own.   One time,

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Chef Sakai was so sweet and agreed to sit with me on camera, but is a bit camera shy, so I did all the talking (I was unrelenting and wanted you all to see and meet him so you could say hi when you go in).  But off camera...man!  He has so much information and is a wealth of knowledge!  He's so cool and his passion for his ramen and the tonkotsu soup is unreal!  This guy takes his ramen making

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For the article on Examiner.com Noodlelicious filet mignon pho @ Pho Huynh  I really enjoyed the Pho bac and now that I know about it, I am most definitely coming back here for it. And that freaking soda Chanh!  I swear it's lime, but it is sooooooo awesome!  I LOVE it!!  I swear I could have had like three cups of that!   Now I have a pho place to go to!  AND it's so cheap!!  $7.00 for a

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ABOUT THE BAKED GOODS About the GLUTEN FREE CAKES! Main article and video with Tricia on the examiner.com Sweet taste of Seoul: Eat Cake Cafe in Rowland Heights So, I know that there is always quite a bit of lag time between my posts, but there is a very good reason.  Life is crazy and busy, but truly, I'm not always inspired by the food where it makes me feel compelled to talk about it

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Even the signage makes you want to read it as Love Letter Pizza & Chicken...and of course my dyslexia is kicking in hard and i'm saying everything backwards!  hahaha So you can see their weekday specials.  It's great!  I saw a whole family of like 4 or 5 come in and eat and they got the combo!  It was perfect and economical.  Hey man...times are tough!  Believe me...I know.  Anywhere I can

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 Article #2 is up!  This really is for all you people who have never heard of 101 Noodle Express!  Especially many of you who don't live near Alhambra.  My dear friends, many of you who live on the West side, or in O.C., you know who you are, or the IE.  This bit is for you! A couple of you, Eric and Urmr, got a chance to experience 101 with me for the first time.  These beef rolls are the bomb

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  There’s a new cold dessert in town: Fluff Ice click on the link for the full article.   Just a brief description of Fluff Ice Taro Fluff  Peach Fluff  Peach & Original Fluffwith fresh strawberries and lychee jelly  They all look massive, but it really is quite light and not super filling and heavy at all.  It was light and refreshing and I loved the peach fluff!

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The Capital Grille8614 Beverly BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90048(310) 358-0650 http://www.thecapitalgrille.com/Locations/LosAngeles/Main.asp I had the distinct pleasure of FINALLY meeting Ms. Anita Lau, the ULTIMATE Yelper at her Capital Grille Happy Hour event.  Anita is quite famous for her blog, http://madhungrywoman.com/bio/.  Follow her on all of her amazing eating adventures!  If you Yelp and

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Phoenix South Los Dos Molinos 8684 S. Central Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85042-7605 602-243-9113 Read the sign!  Make sure you know the hours so you don't go when it's closed. So sad that it's closed Sunday and Monday!  I've tried to go before on a Monday and I didn't know the hours...now I do! If you go through the patio you can see this door.  Alright...let's get straight to the video

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Yes...more glorious ice cream!!  I can not NOT have ice cream when I'm at Disneyland.  There are so many places within Disneyland that serve ice cream and this happens to be one that I have never been to!! It's tucked away in a little alley off Main Street near the lockers.  They have two types of sundaes and of course scoops are available, ice cream cookie sandwich and sliced caramel apple.

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Ichiza4355 Spring Mountain Rd Las Vegas, NV 89102 Neighborhood: Chinatown (702) 367-3151Call ahead for reservations Hours: Mon-Sat 3 pm - 4 am  Sun 3 pm - 3 am I have been meaning to come here for a few years, but never seemed to find the time to come check it out.  Recently my friend Dave came out to Vegas and he made reservations (thank God) and I finally got to eat there!!  The

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Carmela Ice Cream Artisan Creamery 2495 E Washington Blvd Pasadena, CA 91104 626.797.1405 Hours: 12pm - 9pm Sunday thru Thursday 12pm - 10pm Friday and Saturday http://www.carmelaicecream.com It's summer...it's hot...it's time for some ice cream!  Carmela's makes theirs with organic ingredients...here's a little snip it from their website: Carmela Ice Cream began selling ice cream

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I had the pleasure of hosting the "Joy Luck Club" Chinatown Culinary Tour tonight.  We were able to visit three different restaurants:  Golden City, Master Chef and Mandarin Chateau.  We had three tables of guests who all heard about this tour from various places.  Everyone was so fun and we all had a blast eating, talking and drinking.   Here are some pics from the night's eating festivities...

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Sweet Republic 9160 E. Shea Blvd. Scottsdale, AZ 480.248.6979 www.SweetRepublic.com Yes, much more time has passed and I'm finally back to share some cool treats with you guys!!  Things have been crazy busy and I don't always get to eat foods that are worthy of mentioning...and of course when I'm lucky enough to eat something delicious and worth sharing, I am running around and not able to

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Ravi's India Cuisine1091 S. Mount Vernon Ave Ste GColton, CA 92324909.824.1100  www.ravisindiacuisine.com/   There was a change in the hours...they now close between 3pm and 5pm.  Hey...they need a little break in between service.  So make sure you don't come during those times.  Ok, let me just preface this post by saying, I have very little experience with Indian food.  I can probably count

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Naked Fish's Sushi & Grill 3945 S. Durango Drive, Ste A6 Las Vegas, NV 89146 Neighborhood:  Spring Valley 702.228.8856 www.nakefishlv.com Hours: Mon-Fri 11:30 am - 2 am  Sat-Sun 4:30 pm - 2 am   Happy Hour Hours! Mon-Fri 3pm-6pm / 10pm-2am Sat/Sun 4:30pm-6pm / 10pm-2am     Woohoo!  Finally got some time to talk about a restaurant I enjoyed eating at!   These are the plates I was talking

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What an incredible day!  March 2nd is Read Across America day and I was so blessed to be picked as an Honorary Chair.  When they had asked me what school I would like to read at, I originally mentioned the elementary school that was a part of the high school that I graduated from, but since it's a private school, Sheri Miyamoto from CTA said she had something in the works and would tell me once

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  Alright all you movie buffs!  5 days and counting till the Oscars!  Here are some fun and easy recipes for you to make for your Oscars party!  You can make these babies as big or small as you'd like.  For the lazy folks who don't want to make tiny mouth size hors d'oeuvres, I've made them a little bigger and it'll be easier and faster to make and plate! Watch the segment...here's the link! http

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So I have the great honor of being the "Celebrity Chef" for an upcoming fundraising event to raise money for all the kitchen equipment in a jr high gym for my alma mater.   What makes me really proud about doing this is that I'm helping bring in the equipment that will continue to make it possible for the kids to use the facility and encourage them to cook.  When I was in high school, they never

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Monta Ramen5030 West Spring Mountain Road Las Vegas, NV 89146-8715 (702) 367-4600 Hours:  Mon-Sun 11:30am-11pm Let me say...when you are feeling crappy with a cold, there is nothing like something comforting for the belly.  For me...it's any kind of soup noodles, and I think that this is the same thing for many of you out there. My friend Serena was visiting from the Bay Area and everyone was

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My super easy Decadent Chocolate - Raspberry Mousse cake.  The video from the show isn't up at this point, but here's the recipe so you can make it for your loved one(s)! Yes, I did use a box cake for a few different reasons: ease, convenience and affordability for everyone.  Easy for kids to make, those who are not professional bakers, box cakes are pretty much bullet/fool-proof and it won't

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I just wanted to keep you all abreast of what I've been up to...and though it's not eating out constantly, I've been busy cooking and doing some segments on the Vegas Morning Blend. This was from last week, I'm sharing some of my recipes for some Sticky sweet & spicy wings, Caramelized onion & scallion dip, and just some ideas for a pizza bar! http://www.vegasmorningblend.com/videos/115029959.

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Jean Philippe Patisserie @ The Aria  3730 Las Vegas Blvd, South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702.590.8550 Open:  Mon-Sun 6am-12am I'm going to keep this short, sweet and to the point (or at least I'll try to). The desserts are beautifully made and my absolute favorite one of the four desserts we sampled was...   That exquisite green looking tart on the right in this picture above.  You read it...key

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Carnevino @ The Palazzo 3325 Las Vegas Blvd,South Las Vegas, NV 89109 (702) 789-4141 www.carnevino.com Little three cheese balls.  I wish I could remember the Italian name, but these little cheesy, salty, crispy critters started out our meal.  I know...it's hard to tell the difference, but if you look carefully, one looks whitish and the other a soft yellow.  Yes...the yellow one is butter. 

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Yes, I did in fact go back like I said I would.  I went around 5 pm, right after they stoked the coals.  Good time or bad time.  Well, we were told by the hostess that it was a great time.  So we sat...we ordered.  Two salads, a cheese pie and a calzone stuffed with sausage and pepperoni.   I'm having technical difficulties with the pictures...but I just wanted to say.  The pie was

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Milk Chocolate - Toffee Crunch Rice Krispie Treats Milk Chocolate – Toffee Crunch Rice Krispie TreatsRecipe courtesy of Doreen Fang Ingredients 4        Tbsp   Unsalted Butter10      oz      Marshmallows1        cup    Milk chocolate chips1 ½    cups   Toffee bits (this one had milk chocolate it in, but they also carry plain toffee bits)6        cups   Rice krispies cereal Melt butter in a

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Grimaldi's Coal Brick Oven Pizzeria 750 South RampartLas Vegas, NV 89117 (702) 479-1351 You may or may not know this, but I am a huge sucker for pizza...not any old  pizza...great pizza!  One year, I went to NYC with Anna and another friend and  we searched high and low all over NYC and into New Jersey to find the best pies possible.  I can't tell you how much pizza we ate...for almost every

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Yeah!  It was another fun day on set with Dao Vu and Shawn Tempesta from the Vegas Morning Blend yesterday.  They totally rock and always make me feel right at home. www.vegasmorningblend.com/videos/112277929.html  Here's my ultra yummy, ultra simple recipe for anyone to make at home.  I try to keep the recipes simple, cost conscious and delicious to eat.   Above picture.  Just a fun way to

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New Golden City Dumpling House1015 S. Nogales St, Ste 128Rowland Heights, CA 91748626.965.6822 I hope you all had a fantastic and merry Christmas or holiday with your family and friends.  I was lucky enough to spend it with my family, even for a few short days in between driving back and forth to Vegas.   Recently, I've been eating dumplings non-stop...you guys know how I get on these kicks and

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Hello and wishing you all a wonderful and safe holiday season! Things have been non-stop...making tamales, beans and salsa and feeling like Santa Clause as I'm making all these deliveries! Listening to Christmas music and driving in the rain. But I'm back home for a few days from a quick trip to Vegas for my demo on The Vegas Morning Blend. I made a Caramel Apple Dutch Baby and also got a

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People have been telling me about The Boiling Crab, some people have been raving about it, so my friends Zach, Richard and Alexia met up with me to try this very popular joint.   I just love how the video always pauses me with some weird look on my face.  haha EEEKKK!  I still don't like those eyeballs staring at me!  It always creeps me out.  Did you know that I never touched a piece of shrimp

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I had the pleasure and honor of working with Chef Kris Morningstar on his final night at Test Kitchen on Sunday, November 21, 2010.   Here's a clip of us after dinner service was done and he shares more information about the type of food he is passionate about making.   Chef Roy Arendse, Chef Kris Morningstar and Chef Mikey Esteban (my camera man from video one)  I wish that all of you

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That's right...it's already time for another segment of "Talk to me Chef"!  This time I had a chance to sit down with Chef Christian Page who is going to be opening his restaurant Daily Dose on January 15, 2011!  Check out the inside scoop I got about the restaurant, food and ambiance that you have to look forward to!  Chef Page was so much fun to work with and very charming to say the least

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I haven't had a sloppy joe in, oh...I don't know...decades?  But recently I got to eat one...and it was so tasty!!  I think I'll have to start making it myself!  I loved the idea that we were eating sloppy joe's so much, that I wanted to "flip" it and share it with you guys!  This is a fun, inexpensive, super easy meal to prepare for yourself or your family and friends!  It is definitely

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Hey everyone! I know...you have all been asking me why haven't I had a chance to write more restaurant reviews...things have been totally crazy, but I promise I will again soon.  But I want to share something fun with you guys..I'm starting a new segment called...(drum roll)  "Talk to me Chef"!!  It's an inside scoop on what's going on with chefs, their current or future projects and maybe a

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Fukada 8683 Irvine Center DriveIrvine, CA 92618 949.341.0111  Hours:Tue-Sun 11:30 am - 2 pmTue-Sun 5 pm - 9 pm It had been an awesome Sunday afternoon...it was around 5:30p and we had eaten a full lunch, tons of pastries at Cream Pan, then saw a movie and stuffed our faces with popcorn and candy.  So, no...no one was particularly starving at this point.  We were still cruising around the

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Cream Pan 602 El Camino Real Tustin, CA 92780 714.665.8239 Hours: Tue-Sun 7 am - 4 pm  My God sister told me that her hubby Chris LOOOOOOOVES these strawberry croissants, so we decided to center our visit around this flaky, creamy, fruit filled creation.  We actually had lunch first at the Japonaise Bakery & Cafe (which is a part of the bakery). These are the large ones...      The minis come

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Water Grill544 S. Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90071 (213) 891-0900 Yes, Dine L.A. has already passed weeks ago, and I am finally just getting to this post.  My bad.  But whatever the case, I still wanted to talk about it.   My thoughts about Dine L.A. are that, for me...it's not necessarily the best thing after all.  Yes, you can try some very exotic or expensive restaurants for a lesser

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Aburiya RAKU Restaurant 5030 Spring Mountain Rd # 2 Las Vegas, NV 89146-8705 (702) 367-3511 It has been such a long time since I have talked about a restaurant...and yes, though I am busy, there is another reason.  I blame it on lack of inspiration.  though...there is one very specific occasion that was really quite mind blowing, one dish in particular, but I will post about that soon.  

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Where the hell have I been?!  Why does time fly by so quickly?!  I have no idea...but I hope you are all doing well.  I feel bad for not writing in such a long time...but I'm back and working on a few posts for you guys!  There are times when things I eat really just don't move me enough to write about it, and I think that what I really like to share are things that are really worth serving

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What a terrific start to my weekend!  I headed out to Phoenix on Thursday for my appearances on Friday morning.  It was still 100+ degrees...and though there were moments that it felt SUPER hot...I have to admit...I LOVE LOVE LOVE the heat!!  I love it when it's so warm at night and I don't have to put on a jacket and it just feels so good on my skin and in my bones.  I am definitely a hot

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I hope you all had a fabulous Labor Day weekend!  I was lucky enough to celebrate the wedding of a very good friend Brian to his beautiful wife Christine and hang out with friends.  And the next day...celebrate a housewarming Hawaiian style luau at my friends Barry and Denice's house.   Barry and Denice went all out and Denice's cousin Darrell brought his roasting box and he cooked up a

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Queee Sushi Station & Portuguese Station 643 N Spring Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 Neighborhood:  Chinatown (213) 221-7870 Parking - Private lot to the left of the restaurant!! How much more convenient can it get?!  There is also metered street parking available.   Hours:  Tues-Sun:  11:30am-4pm Closed Mondays They were opening on Saturday nights, but call and double check. They are also

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Cook's Tortas 1944 South Atlantic Boulevard Monterey Park, CA 91754-6302 (323) 278-3536 Open Mon-Sat 9am-8pm; Sun 11am-4pm http://www.cookstortas.com/  I used to live in Monterey Park and oh how things have changed so much along Atlantic Avenue right off the 60 fwy.  I remember going to Atlantic Square with my mom and sisters, going to the drug store.  Or to the McDonald's across the street

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Oba Sushi Izakaya181 East Glenarm Street Pasadena, CA 91105 (626) 799-8543 This is not a full write up but I wanted to just share this with you guys so if you are looking for a great sushi restaurant in Pasadena, check out Oba!  The fish is all super fresh, they go out of their way to pick up lots of cool and unique items from Japan.  They even have fresh wasabi from Japan!! Owner Kunche and

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 super hot day = shaved snow @ Class 302 Class 3021015 Nogales Street Rowland Heights, CA 91748-1360 (626) 965-5809 How I wish I could read Chinese!  That's definitely on my list of things "to learn"!  But have you seen the prices of Rosetta Stone?!  Good grief!  I'd have to sell a kidney just to pay for it!  So until then...I'll just keep eating my way through L.A. and hopefully I'll have

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Oh how I love eating cold somen noodles on super hot summer days!  Especially today!  Not only is it HOT, but it's humid too!  I don't know about you, but there are days where it's so hot I just don't feel like eating anything temperature hot or greasy.  So I always go to one of my old favorites.  You don't need a whole lot and I just used what I had in my fridge.  Hot house cucumbers, krab meat

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I have been craving pizza like crazy lately...so I was close to a Trader Joe's and decided to pick up some of their pre-made pizza dough, fresh basil, fresh mozzarella and sauce.   This is such a great way to make something super quick for yourself or to get your kids involved in making something most everyone loves to eat...PIZZA!  Not everyone has the time to make their own dough, so just pick

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Hi Everyone!  Things have been crazy busy, so I haven't had a chance to blog about food, BUT I just had an appearance on The Morning Blend in Vegas yesterday and I wanted to share the link with you guys! I hope you enjoy it! http://www.vegasmorningblend.com/videos/100076484.html  As soon as I get a chance to try some new places to eat, I will post a blog.  I do have a couple of places from

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Dole Plantation64-1550 Kamehameha Highway  Wahiawa, HI 96786-2915 (808) 621-8408 On my many visits to Hawaii, I have not been to the Dole Plantation since I was a little girl.  This visit, I was lucky enough to have my friends Alison, Anna and Christeil join me!  This was Anna's first trip EVER to Hawaii and Alison's first time to Oahu...so visiting the Dole Plantation was on our list as we

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A wonderful new flavor that I've discovered...perhaps many of you already have your own recipe and interpretation of harissa, but I would like to share mine with all of you!  Even though I served this with steaks, this really can be used with almost anything you want to try it with!  No one else had ever had harissa before and they all really loved it!  Even my God-sister Karen, who NEVER eats

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 DON'T FORGET TO KEEP VOTING EVERY SINGLE DAY! http://www.foodnetwork.com/the-next-food-network-star-fan-vote/package/index.html Please continue to show your love and support!!!  You are the best!!  Thank you all! Love, Doreen

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Thank you all for the continued love and support!!   For more information about my mom's foundation: Bonnie A.C. Lee Fang Foundation(BACLFF) http://www.helphopehonor.org/ DiningwithDoreen goodies...portion of the proceeds go to Nursing Education! www.cafepress.com/diningWdoreen Keep on rockin' the votes!! http://www.foodnetwork.com/the-next-food-network-star-fan-vote/package/index.html

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Thank you all for coming out to see my demo on Saturday, June 26, 2010 at the Taste at the Grove.  I had such a great time talking to all of you and sharing my recipe for Arroz con Pollo!  For those of you who were there, you know that this dish was dedicated to my mom!  I'm so happy that many of you were able to taste the dish and enjoyed it so much!  Below is the recipe!  Remember...it's just

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Last Thursday, June 17th, I had the honor of participating in the Del Mar Summer Solstice. Fellow finalist and friend, Aarti and I were asked to create a special bite of deliciousness for the guests of the event...I immediately felt like making something with a bit of Mexican influence. It was a huge hit with the crowd and they just loved it! So I promised that I would put the recipe online so

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Habana 2930 Bristol Street Costa Mesa, CA 92626-5934 (714) 556-0176 I've just been eliminated...and my close friends and I go grab some dinner after doing a photo shoot.  The night was so beautiful so we decided to have dinner on the patio.   I shot this in two parts, so keep watching! Oh!  warning!  I said the F word twice in here...so either cover your ears or say bleep yourself.  My

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Hi Everyone! The Del Mar Summer Solstice was such a huge success and the setting was just spectacular!  Everyone there was so fabulous and it was just a terrific crowd!  My Cilantro-Lime Chicken Tortilla Crisps were a hit and I will post the recipe shortly!  I lost my voice from talking to so much, but it was so worth it!  It was so much fun meeting everyone and talking about the dish I made

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Tomorrow evening Aarti and I will be at the Del Mar Summer Solstice from 5pm-8pm.  Along with other restaurateurs from the area, Aarti and I will be serving up our own culinary creations for attendees to savor! Here is a little information on the event!  DEL MAR SUMMER FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS Come experience delectable culinary creations from Del Mar’s highly regarded restaurants, enjoy selections

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I also want to thank everyone for all the support and love you have all given to me during this whole amazing adventure on the Next Food Network Star!  I have a little message for all of you!!  xoxo I'm going to just get to the video first then...i'll give you a short recap. Overall, for the amount of food and the average price, (but for annual pass holders, check for discounts) it's a great

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My fellow contestant Das and I had the most incredible and memorable opportunity of a lifetime on Wednesday, June 2, 2010.  The L.A. Dodgers asked us to throw out the Ceremonial First Pitch for their game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.  Prior to throwing out the ball, we were there to meet winners from their promo to "Meet the Finalists from "Next Food Network Star"!  We each had one of our

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I want to thank and acknowledge my terrific crew: Big John Tee (Takenaka) for doing all my camera work for diningwithdoreen Lushun Quon for all the time spent editing! You guys are the best!! Many thanks! Love, D =)

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Thank you Allie Mac Kay for having me on KTLA's Morning Show with you!  Another great summer drink that not only kids and adults love!  Old School Sherbert Punch 1 - 2 liter   Gingerale 1 - 64 fl oz Pineapple Juice 1 - gallon   Rainbow Sherbert                         Ice fill the bowl                         Mint to garnish Put everything in a punch bowl.  Make scoops of sherbert and put

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Shin Sen Gumi 18517 S Western Ave Torrance, CA 90501 (310) 715-1588   For some odd reason, I couldn't download this episode as a whole, so I had to break it up into two parts.   Part 1 There's a little more...so keep watching! Part 2 I had a great time eating with Aaron, as usual...and I didn't even get to show off everything we ate, but I definitely put the highlights in there!  One

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PappaRich - The Father of All Buns100 W Green St Pasadena, CA 91105 www.papparichusa.com Add Photos Hours: Mon-Thu 6 a.m. - 9 p.m.Fri 6 a.m. - 11 p.m.Sat 8 a.m. - 11 p.m. Sun 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. One of my hairstylists, michael, who is the owner of Union Salon right down the street on Delacey actually was the one who introduced PappaRich to me.  While I was sitting in the chair, waiting for

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Puente Hills Mexican Cafe18250 Gale Ave.Industry, CA 91748626.965.3600 http://www.mexicancaferestaurant.com/ Have you ever noticed that even though there are a million Mexican restaurants, like there are a million Chinese restaurants, you're never quite sure if you should go in and try it...for fear you'll be disappointed?  Yes?  No?  I can't tell you how many times I've felt that uncertainty

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Mario's Peruvian Restaurant 15720 Imperial Hwy La Mirada, CA 90638-2509 (562) 902-8299‎ Los Angeles Location 5786 Melrose Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90038 (323) 466-4181 so i was craving mario's peruvian food the other night, remembered that some friends had mentioned that there was another location in la mirada, so i thought i'd see if anyone would like to join me.  i put it out on my fan page

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Jitlada Thai Cuisine5233 West Sunset BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90027323.667.9809(i found this number on a picture from their awning)(323) 663-3104 (i tried this number and its a fax machine) hours: monday:  5pm-10:30pmtues-thurs, sun:  11am-10:30pmfri-sat:  11am-11pm they only take reservations for 5 people or more, i suggest you find five people if you don't want to wait during peak hours, or go

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The Bazaar465 S La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90048(310) 246-5567 i had the extreme honor of joining my friend jack and his esteemed wine friends for dinner at Saam @ The Bazaar. it was such a priviledge to be dining with such seasoned world travellers and wine connoisseurs; whose palettes have tasted many a fine wine and delectable morsels from around the world. i felt as if my palette was

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I have some crazy, exciting news to share with all of you! In fact, you might want to sit down if you aren't already. No, no, I'm not getting married nor am I pregnant! And yes, I really do eat all the food that I talk about. Alright then, let me just get straight to the point. I'm a finalist on season six of The Next Food Network Star!!! I know!!!! It's totally out-of-control insane!!!

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Favorite Place115 West WilsonGlendale, CA 91203(818) 507-7409Hours:  Lunch only from 11:30 - 4:00 pmplease call to double check days of operationi'm not sure if its closed on mondays and sundaysor just sundays.  Reservations are also suggested i have to talk about favorite place restaurant right now!  i know, i have a bajillion other posts to write, which i am deligently working on every night,

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Club 33 @ Disneyland i will preface this whole post by saying, this was a fantastic experience and i went with a great group of friends, some old, some new, but nonetheless terrific group of people and i completely enjoyed the whole experience of being a part of club 33. i've always heard about this very exclusive club 33, but since i never thought i'd ever go since you need to either have

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my dear friend alison just returned from a "10 days wasn't enough" trip to the city lights!  my eating partner...oh how i wished that i could've joined her and her mom to walk the streets, eat cheese and just take in all that paris has to offer.  she of course brought back some delectable goodies for me to eat. she went to the supermarche and found these bonne maman treats.  yes, the same bonne

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location:  constantly moving...find them on tweeter...COOLHAUSi found them at first fridays in venice by the Brig. i have been hearing about the food truck phenomenon for quite some time.  and finally had my first experience over at the americana in glendale a couple weeks ago.  then i searched them out again and found the food trucks in venice.  first of all, it took me an hour to find parking

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location:  my home growing up in a chinese household, we always had fried rice.  how much simpler can a meal get sometimes?  so easy and convenient.  you can put just about anything into fried rice...leftover meats, veggies, whatever!  but as a kid, one of my all time favorite ways my mom made it was with just eggs and green onions.  the rice was seasoned with salt and it was ready to go.  i

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Empanada's Place3011 Harbor Blvd2 blocks south of the 405 fwyCosta Mesa, CA 92626714.825.0100 open tuesdays to saturday11:00 am - 8:00 pmsunday: 11:00 am - 7:00 pmmonday - CLOSED empanada's place - a touch of argentina in california, this was what they printed on their menu...i don't want you to think i came up with that line. so anyhow, typically wednesday nights are my league bowling nights,

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Pizzeria Bianco 623 E Adams St Phoenix, AZ 85004 (602) 258-8300 Hours :: Tuesday - Saturday :: 5PM – 10PM Reservations are taken for groups of 6 – 10 only. Takeout is not available at this time. Private parties are not accepted at this time. yes, i know...this is from awhile back...and i never had the chance to finish it up and post it!  i've been a hair busy but i really wanted to share

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GaJa Japanese Restaurant2383 Lomita BlvdLomita, CA 90717(310) 534-0153 i only heard about Gaja through my godsister karen and her husband chris.  a week or two ago, they sent me a text of their okonomiyaki and it looked so good, i couldn't stop thinking about it.  i was trying to figure out when i could get out to lomita, which by the way, i've never been to, and had no idea where it even was!

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Pho Garden2109 Clement St San Francisco, CA 94121(415) 379-8677 PHO challenge if you can't read it, it says...One hour time limit to complete all 2 lbs of noodles and 2 lbs combination beef (rare steak, tripe, well-done flank, brisket, soft-tendon, and beef meatballs).  Winner will take the bowl home as a trophy and a free meal.  Loser will walk away with a t-shirt.  (someone noted on yelp

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noodles is one of my favorite things to eat...but everytime i go to the chinese restaurants, they don't usually have the type of noodles that i like to eat (lo mein).  so it is just much easier for me to make it myself at home.  for the last couple of days i've been craving spicy noodles...something nice and simple.  i decided to make it with just napa cabbage, cha'i-pow-yu (braised gluten)

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Luv It Frozen Custard505 E Oakey BlvdLas Vegas, NV 89104(702) 384-6452 i love going to this place, and luckily we got there before closing time!  believe me, i was puttin' the pedal to the metal!  Lord knows there have been many times i've actually tried to go down here and they were closed.  many people might not know where this is located in vegas, but if you are a frequent visitor of olympic

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woodhouse fish co. 1914 fillmore street san francisco, ca 94115 415.437.crab (2722) open daily sun-thur 11:30-10pm fri-sat 11:30-10:30pm walk-ins only i had just gotten in from my flight from las vegas and my sister and i were trying to decide what to eat. we asked our friend rob to join us and none of us really had any real preference on what to eat.  just so you know, unless there is

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Supreme Dragon18406 Colima Rd Ste ERowland Heights, CA 91748(626) 810-0396 i know i have talked about supreme dragon on facebook but never here on my blog so i wanted to share this with you.  supreme dragon is always an old standard for our family, well...maybe not for everyone in my family.  my dad gets sick of eating here because every time any of us girls come home, we always want to eat

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Pizzeria Mozza641 N Highland AveLos Angeles, CA 90036(323) 297-0101 i have been craving to eat here for quite some time now and there is one thing that i want to talk about and only this.  i did not have my camera with me....blasphemy! but i did have my phone, so i took the best pictures i possibly could.  its their burrata, roasted cherry tomatoes on the vine with pesto. i love how the

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Mario's Peruvian & Seafood5786 Melrose AveLos Angeles, CA 90038 (323) 466-4181 Neighborhood: Mid Wilshire Hours: Mon-Thu. 11:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Fri-Sat. 11:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. Sun. 11:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. so this is a restaurant that my friend j and i had tried to eat at awhile back...do you remember the post on los balcones peruvian food?  well, i believe i mentioned that we had tried

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sugarFISH 11640 W San Vicente Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90049 (310) 820-4477 Neighborhood: Brentwood   i still have yet to visit japan (which has been a life long dream) and eat all the amazing food japan has to offer, but even more importantly, i hope to one day eat the freshest fish possible in the world famous Tsukiji Fish Market.  i won't pretend that i have been eating sushi/sashimi (anything

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Rowland Garden Cafe 18406 Colima Rd Ste H Rowland Heights, CA 91748 (626) 913-1188 i wasn't even planning on writing a post about my dinner tonight because i have talked about garden cafe in the past, so i didn't bother bringing my camera with me and only got a few snap shots from my phone. when i have talked about garden cafe before it was always in regards to the arcadia location.  my

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to my readers, first of all, my deepest apologies for being away for such a long and not posting anything new for the past couple of months.  i had some personal things that needed my attention thus taking me away from my blog.  rest assured, all is fine...so without further delay, i am going to write as many posts as possible! thank you all for your patience and tonight i shall begin to share

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Pane Bianco 4404 N Central Ave Phoenix, AZ 85012 (602) 234-2100 so, i hope you all had a fantastic holiday!! and of course...a happy new year to you all! i am getting back on track and am determined to get out all my posts!!! so, i must back track to some of my more memorable restaurants i visited while in phoenix. so, i hope you all had a fantastic holiday!! and of course...a happy new

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i have lots of favorite things...but short ribs is definitely near the top of that list!  yes, my list is quite extensive!  which is of course, no big surprise!  haha anyhow, i wanted to compare the difference side by side when cooking the ribs conventionally by braising it in the oven or cooking it in a pressure cooker. what i have created here is a pinot noir/port wine short rib with 

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yes...i know...i am still behind on my posts and have still have some restaurants from my phoenix trip that i really want to discuss still.  i will get to it at some point...but until then, i just wanted to share some of the food i've been making.  they are inspired by what i love to eat and hopefully these are things you love too! eggs...not just any old egg!  soft, runny yolk eggs...my

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