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Lao Tao

Lao Tao

Los Angeleschinatown, far east plaza, food, quaint, taiwanese food

We headed to Far East Plaza early on Saturday for an early lunch, as in 11am early. There’s so many places opening shop in this plaza that I had to come back to check it out. This time it was to try out a Taiwanese restaurant recommend by a friend, Lao Tao. Yes! I’m so happy...

Korean Italian at Moyo

Korean Italian at Moyo

Hong Kongcentral, food, intimate, korean food, soho

That’s right, imagine your favorite Korean dishes with an Italian influence. At MOYO, they are bringing people together within SoHo to enjoy these creations in an intimate environment on the streets of Aberdeen. Unlike its neighbors around the corner, this place was less about just getting sloshed and more about the quality eats… while you’re getting sloshed....

Kwan Kee Claypot

Kwan Kee Claypot

Hong Kongchinese food, food, hong kong island, local eats, sai ying pun

Walking along the streets of Sai Ting Pun, your eyes will be drawn to all the new buildings popping up. Some occupied by fancy restaurants others by Western hotel chains. If you happen to come by the glitzy Best Western, you might just notice people eating on the side street between the hotel and the neon...

Little Bao Lovin’

Little Bao Lovin’

Hong Kongbao, chinese food, food, hong kong island, no reservations, soho

Thanks to Instagram I was drawn to Little Bao. At first it was for its desserts. These colorful bite sized ice cream sandwiches were all over my feed and people made them look so tempting. But once I looked further and did some reading, I had to check out their take on the gua bao, which looked more like...

Omakase at Yoinn

Omakase at Yoinn

Taiwanfood, japanese food, omakase, songshan district, taipei

New Year’s Eve brought a great omakase experience in both the food and the atmosphere. With so much competition in the realm of high end Japanese restaurants in Taipei, what I find rare are those places that add in a bit of character to their restaurant. That’s exactly what we were given at Yoinn Japanese Cuisine....

Wagyu Experts at Moe Yakiniku

Wagyu Experts at Moe Yakiniku

Taiwanaustralian beef, da'an district, food, japanese food, wagyu, yakiniku

We were able to get last minute Friday reservations at Moe Yakiniku 3. It’s the third expansion of the restaurant. Known for it’s selection of wagyu and it’s service, we were more than excited to check it out. It’s located in the Da’an district along a street of other restaurants. Inside, the eating area were divided...

12 Basket’s Evolving Hot Pot

12 Basket’s Evolving Hot Pot

Taiwanfood, hot pot, self service, taiwanese food, xinyi district

Whenever I’m in Taipei I look forward to having hot pot. Even more so when it’s winter and temperatures drop. So we were off to a place that specializes in crab hot pot, 12 Basket. It’s notoriety stems from it’s use of fresh mud crabs in your soup along with it’s changing soup base which ends...

Opening Week at Senia

Opening Week at Senia

Hawaiichinatown, farm to table, food, honolulu, reservation

We were fortunate enough to land reservations Friday night during the opening week of Senia. A restaurant that specializes in farm to table cuisine leveraging the culinary skills of Chris Kajioka and Anthony Rush, former chefs at Per Se, a restaurant by Thomas Keller. I should also add that Anthony had worked at the French Laundry before Per Se....