Dan Moody & Adam Horton @ Raphael
Cliffs:
- One day collaboration dinner between Dan Moody & Adam Horton @ Raphael on April 17, 2012
- 6 courses for $65
Le Comptoir @ Tiara Cafe
Cliffs:
- Le Comptoir @ Tiara Cafe with Chef Gary Menes
- Pop-up that was supposed to end last November
- $52 5-course menu (supplements avail) and $24 for the wine pairing
- I might eat less meat if all vegetables were this delicious
- Complete set of this dinner on my Flickr
Chef Dan Moody Pop Up @ Batch 8631
Cliffs:
- Chef Dan Moody aka The Relation Chef (chefdrm.tumblr.com + www.therelationchef.com)
- Pop up at Batch 8631 runs until March 3rd (Reserve Here)
In the Kitchen: LudoBites 8.0
Cliffs:
- A behind the scenes look at LudoBites 8.0 @ Lemon Moon
- Photos taken February 2, 2012
- View the 300+ photo set on My Flickr
2012 Los Angeles Golden Dragon Parade
Cliffs:
- 2012 Los Angeles Golden Dragon Parade (Chinatown)
- Click here for the complete FLICKR set
- Yea yea yea… I normally take photos of food but once in a blue moon I go photo crazy.
- The parade is great but the real action is in the crowd and side events.
- I followed a group of lion dancers while they visited various businesses for “cai ching.”
During the Chinese New Year, lion dancer troupes from the Chinese martial art schools or Chinese guild and associations will visit the houses and shops of the Chinese community to perform the traditional custom of “cai ching” (採青), literally means “plucking the greens”, a quest by the ‘lion’ to pluck the auspicious green normally ‘vegetables’ like lettuce which in Chinese called ‘cái’(菜)that sound like ‘cái’(财)(fortune) and auspicious fruit like oranges tied to a “Red Envelope” containing money; either hang highly or just put on a table in front of the premises. The “lion” will dance and approach the “green” and “red evelope” like a curious cat, to “eat the green” and “spit” it out leave it in a nice arrangement, like an auspicious character but keep the “red envelope”. The lion dance is believed to bring good luck and fortune to the business and the troupe is rewarded with the “red envelope”.
Short Order - 2012 dineLA
Cliffs:
- 2012 dineLA lunch at $16 per person (includes a $5 Short Cake credit for dessert)
- Short Order fell short of my expectations
- The burgers are “good” but they are something I would go out of my way for. The spuds are delicious though.
- What’s up with the meat/bun ratio on Nancy’s Backyard burger?
- Perhaps I should have ordered one of Julian Cox’s cocktails because you can never go wrong there.
Nancy’s Backyard Burger - dry-aged beef blend, North Country Smokehouse applewood bacon, comte, avocado, heirloom tomato, onion, iceberg lettuce, spicy mayo
Playa - 2012 dineLA
Cliffs:
- Playa describes itself as “contemporary Urban Latin” and lives up it by offering dishes that are truly unique
- Awesome cocktails by Julian Cox and Jeremy Lake
- 2012 Winter dineLA @ $34 per person
M.B. Post - Bangin’ (Inaugural) Brunch
Cliffs:
- If I had one [stolen/borrowed] word to sum up this meal it would be “brunchgasm”
- M.B. Post is short for Manhattan Beach Post
- January 7, 2012 was M.B. Post’s first day of brunch service
- The sticky bun absolutely delicious. The bun came out piping hot in a cast iron pan and it was soft, moist, and not overly sweet.
- Click here for the full Flickr set
Mozza’s Whole Hog Dinner
Yes, my mother taught me to never play with my food but I was am a rebellious child.
Cliffs:
- Held at Mozza’s Scuola di Pizza on most Saturdays
- Chef Chad Colby won the 2011 Los Angeles Cochon 555
- Served family style so get cozy
- Six courses. Pork, pork, and pork. The whole thing!
- If you continue to scroll down your will get high cholesterol
- Watching chefs cook is a spectator sport
- One of the best meals of my life and Mr. Bourdain needs to try this place ASAP
- See the complete album on my Flickr
Wolvesmouth: Epic 40 Course Meal
Cliffs:
- Pinoy Panda turns 40 and we embark on a 40 course meal @ Wolvesmouth
- Hundreds of Tweets during the meal with the hash tag #Epic40at40
- 5+ hour meal
- Epic food
- Lots of booze (Photo tip: Alcohol impairs your ability to focus but enhances creativity)
- You can view the complete album of my Flickr and has higher-res photos
If you didn’t know:
“it’s not a restaurant. it’s a dinner party. it’s the intersection between food, music and art. it’s an exploration in social dynamics. it’s friends, old and new. it’s fleeting and always changing. no menus. no dress code. no pretense.
it’s dining in its most raw form: people food and open minds…”
Q: Did you know that Friday is casual sexy day?
A: I do now.
1) caesar. brioche purée. braised baby gem lettuce. brioche.
2) 85-day strip loin. shallot jam. pink lady apples. horseradish.
3) scallop. vinegar. mango. purple cauliflower.
4) slow cooked carrot. lime, sheep’s milk cheese. chicory-malt. carrot top.
5) uni tart. ginger. lime. uni sauce.
6) mandarin concentrate. mandarin gelée.
7) cornbread soup. kale. honey. lime, bacon.
8) fried green tomato. tabasco aioli.
9) pork belly. balsamic boston baked black-eyed peas. smoked tomato.
10) pimento cheese. corn fritter.
11) banana pudding. fruit salad. poprocks.
12) date. marcona. serrano. cheese. piquillo. sherry vinegar.
13) kohlrabi. caramelized onion. thyme. mascarpone.
14) duck breast. brussels sprouts. duck skin. duck sauce.
15) candy cap consommé.
16) sweetbreads. lingonberry. potato purée. dill.
17) pine soda. chanterelle.
18) squab. maple jus. jerusalem artichoke. chestnut.
19) fresh fig. poached fig. hazelnut. roaring forties blue.
20) toasted marshmallow. panna cotta. brown butter. rice krispie.
21) butternut squash. goat cheese. cookies. reduced apple cider.
22) seared roman gnocchi. pesto.
23) beet. morbier. green apple.
24) chicken liver mousse. pickled pear. watermelon radish, brioche. fleur de sel.
25) cashew cheese. broccoli.
26) manila clam chowder. potato. crème fraîche. chive. bacon.
27) dungeness crabs salad. toast. pickled cherry bomb chile. sour cream. lime juice.
28) rabbit. grape. hibiscus. red onion. cotija. jalapeño. cilantro.
29) pork belly part 2. filipino garlic nuts. two-month pickled papaya. pickling liquid.
30) duck leg. green apple. orange. black vinegar.
31) lobster. celery root remoulade. black sesame. cherry-white soy vinaigrette.
32) persimmon. wasabi peas.
33) yuzu curd. green tea. japanese black sugar. shortbread.
34) delicata squash. orange blossom. mint. yogurt.
35) yellow fin tuna. haricot vert. lorenzo #5 olive oil. 12-year balsamic.
36) fluke. spinach. vinaigrette. shallot. chive.
37) fried hobo fish. bacon. tartar sauce. tomato.
38) rabbit. mustard.
39) lime pudding. coconut sugar. pound cake. coconut-finger lime frosting.
40) tofu-doughnut mousse. roasted soy bean coffee.
Pinoy Panda - the birthday boy man chugging a 40 oz Olde English 800 courtesy of KevinEats.
