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The Wrong Dragon at Twin Dragon

January 25th, 2011 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

It wasn't even the green stuff.

On a stretch of Pico right in the middle of Jew Central, there happens to be a crazy amount of Chinese restaurants.  I know my people love Chinese food on Christmas, but the fact that these places are able to stay in business beyond that holiday must surely mean they have good food.  To test out this theory, we headed to Twin Dragon one morning to see what they could offer.  Twin Dragon claims to have Shanghainese food, so I was especially interested in seeing how it could hold up to the Chinese food I know the best. Continue Reading»

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The Pre-Club Meal at Tao

October 7th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Have dumpling with me.

If you’ve ever been to Vegas, you’ve probably heard of a nightclub called Tao in the Venetian.  But did you know there was also a restaurant called Tao?  No?  Well neither did I, but when I went to Vegas, my buddy had an elaborate plan of attack one night.  First, he found out that the restaurant existed.  Next, he found out that you could get into the club for free if you eat at the restaurant.  Lastly, he made us a reservation for the place at 9:45 for some pre-club eating.  Not much of a clubber, I just hoped the food would be good enough to enjoy without that extra clubbing incentive. Continue Reading»

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Walking the Dragon Street

June 29th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

These look good together.

In a nondescript little stretch of Lankershim in North Hollywood, there is a restaurant called Dragon Street.  It’s Chinese, no wait, it’s sushi…no wait…I’m not really sure what they are, but I do know they serve Chinese food and sushi.  But screw sushi, I have no need for that, so when I went to Dragon Street, I was all about the Chinese food.  Like any good Asian restaurant, Dragon Street had itself a nifty little lunch special.  As usual, I looked right at the Kung Pao Chicken. Continue Reading»

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More Food Trucking with Don Chow Tacos

October 30th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
Not quite as shiny as the other trucks...

Not quite as shiny as the other trucks...

Although the Grilled Cheese Truck is the newest member of LA’s fleet of food trucks, Don Chow has already been roaming the streets in search of hungry night life for months.

The truck isn’t nearly as shiny as Kogi or Nom Nom, but I’ve never felt the need to be served from a shiny establishment.  In fact, when I did catch up with the Don Chow truck in Venice, the cheap sign had fallen off and it looked like any other generic taco truck.  Good thing my girlfriend noticed a small sign on the front of the truck ensuring us it was Don Chow. Continue Reading»

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Beer Me Some Breckenridge Agave Wheat

The taste of skiing?

Colorado is definitely a beer state, and not just because Coors comes from the Rocky Mountain State.  No, it is also home to New Belgium (of Fat Tire fame) and seemingly countless other micro and craft breweries.  While in Breckenridge for a ski weekend, I decided I had to at least try one of these, and because it turned out to be the only one available at dinner, my choice happened to come from the creatively named Breckenridge Brewery.  The brewery, by the way, is actually no longer in Breckenridge, having expanded and moved to Denver in 1992.

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