Gong Hay Fat Choy! Xin Nian Quai Le! Happy Chinese New Year! Celebrating the Year of the Sheep! In my family, we ring in the new year by having a huge dinner at my grandma’s house. Everybody comes back for dinner and we catch up over food. Lots and lots of food. It amazes me how much time and effort goes into preparing...
LOCAL FAVORITES: Cream Puffs & Banh Mi Continuing with the trend of exploring the local restaurants and shops around my neighborhood (See: Pho Pasteur & Chatime post), we head over to McKee road and to this little Chinese/Vietnamese bakery by the name of 111 Bakery. Honestly, I didn’t even know the name of this place until I snapped the photo of the sign...
Separating the Professionals from the Rookies If you live in the South Bay, you are no stranger to the milk tea phenomenon that has swept this area for the past decade. It all started about a decade ago with boba places popping up in random places (I think one of my very first experience was from this water place that also sold ice...
Enchanté Chantal Guillon For one reason or another, I always considered the macaron a sinful indulgence. Why? I can’t give you a definite answer, but perhaps it’s a mixture of the fact that macarons are French. Pricy. Hard to obtain. Usually in exquisite boutiques. Bright and colorful hidden behind glass displays. And they beckon to you in a tempting ‘je ne sais quoi’...
