April 8, 2015
Okrumong
by Kirbie
Okrumong is a premium South Korean-style shaved ice (patbingsu) place with two locations in LA. During a recent LA eating trip, my friends took me to the Torrance location for dessert. The dessert shop...
April 6, 2015
Kula Revolving Sushi Bar
by Kirbie
Kula Revolving Sushi Bar soft opened its San Diego location last week. Kula has several locations in LA, but according to Eater, this is the first US location to have the multi-tiered technology of the...
April 1, 2015
Bahn Thai
by Kirbie
I had a meeting last week and not surprisingly, the discussion turned to food at some point. The person I was meeting with asked if I had ever been to Bahn Thai for their...
April 1, 2015
65C Sous Vide Egg with Warm Salad
by Kirbie
I had my first experience with a 65 degree egg a few years ago and completely fell in love with it. Lately, I’ve been making this dish a lot, serving the 65ºC egg over a...
March 31, 2015
Cinnamon Roll Muffins
by Kirbie
These fluffy cinnamon roll muffins are filled with cinnamon-sugar swirls and topped with a vanilla glaze. They look just like cinnamon rolls but in a muffin form. I have to confess, I’m pretty pleased with how these turned out....
March 29, 2015
Spring Cleaning House Updates
by Kirbie
These last few weeks I’ve been obsessed with working on our house. I guess it’s all the Spring cleaning fever in the air. I’ve mainly set more goals of things I want to do, but I...
March 26, 2015
Lemon Garlic Chicken
by Kirbie
Crispy skin chicken thighs are baked until tender in a lemon, garlic and herb broth. This lemon garlic chicken is a tasty, comforting weeknight dinner. I like making one pot recipes and this lemon garlic chicken is one that we...
March 25, 2015
Breakfast Pull Apart Bread
by Kirbie
This fluffy pull-apart bread is mixed with melted cheese, bell peppers, bacon, and eggs. It’s breakfast wrapped in one neat package. I’ve had breakfast on my mind a lot lately. Maybe it’s all that...
March 23, 2015
Myung In Dumplings
by Kirbie
Myung In Dumplings recently opened in San Diego. It’s a popular Los Angeles based chain, even earning a visit from Anthony Bourdain, and specializes in handmade Chinese-Korean dumplings. A reader, Lilly, actually tipped me...
March 19, 2015
Carnitas’ Snack Shack
by Kirbie
My cousin and her fiancé recently moved to San Diego and we’ve been trying to take them to all the local favorites when we get together for a meal. Like Carnitas’ Snack Shack. I’ve...
March 13, 2015
Fish and Seafood Fast Food Round-Up
by Kirbie
We’re halfway through Lent, so it’s time for me to do my annual fish and seafood fast food round up. We haven’t tried as many places as I wanted to this year. For some reason,...
March 10, 2015
3 Ingredient Flourless Nutella Mug Cake
by Kirbie
This single serving Nutella mug cake is ridiculously easy to make with just 3 ingredients. It’s rich, dense, chocolatey and everything a flourless cake should be.