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A Christmas Dinner at Peking Dragon

January 14th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Perfectly rounded fried rice.

First off, yes I know that Christmas was weeks ago, but sometimes it takes a while to get these meaty blog posts written, so back up off of me!  As usual, my Jew Christmas led me to Chinese food.  Only this time I was down in Dana Point, Orange County, which isn’t exactly known for a high Jewish population.  With luck and a little help from Jesus err umm the internet, I found a Chinese restaurant within walking distance of our beautiful hotel.  The place was called Peking Dragon and was surprisingly full.  We had to wait a while for our table, but when we were eventually seated, we had spent enough time looking at the menu to figure out exactly what we wanted. Continue Reading»


Going Global at Plan Check

Fries of the world.

A couple of weeks ago, The Backyard Bite invited me to The Burger Culture Clash, sponsored by Stussy (which apparently still exists) and Plan Check. Plan Check, by the way, is a sort of new (since February) restaurant in West LA with Chef Ernesto Uchimura of Umami Burger fame. As my love of burgers, especially those of the umami variety, I jumped at the opportunity.

Although I arrived alone, I was not the only lone eater. Just next to where I was seated, I met e*star LA and we decided to share a meal called loneliness, because it’s better than eating alone. We made quick friends over our respective blogs and Midwestern roots, then got to work at dissecting the special menu, which Plan Check will be featuring for the next month if anything tickles your fancy.

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