Gyu-Kaku

3-14-16
On the date above, my English professor gave us an assignment which was to write a restaurant review. The first restaurant that came to mind was Gyu-Kaku. Gyu-Kaku is this Japanese BBQ chain restaurant that has some pretty flavorful meat. My friends and I decided to go to Gyu-Kaku that day. If you're headed to the one in Pasadena be wary because it looks pretty shady at first glance. One you get passed the exterior, the interior is pretty decent. The thing that has me hooked on this restaurant is the wide selection of different things to grill. My favorite is the Toro Beef. It's sweet but not overbearing it's delicious! 

Toro Beef ^.^

Grilling yummy meat

Little Tokyo Trip

03-06-16
As you see by the title of this post, I will be talking about my experience in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. Me and my close friends took this journey 03-05-16. It first started off walking around and looking at a few gift stores. Me and Ana who was the one person with me at the moment, went into this little sweet shop where I purchased sakura mochi. 

Sakura mochi

It is wrapped with a very salty leaf and has a red bean paste filling inside of the pink rice. With the name "Sakura" I was hoping for a very potent cherry blossom flavor, which I didn't get. Disappointed when I bit into it, I would have to rate it 3/5 since of that reason and it was too much red bean paste for my liking.


After walking around for a bit, Ana and I found Little Tokyo Village which has so many restaurants, stores, and bakeries to enjoy.

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Little Tokyo Trip Part 2

While walking around in the village, Ana and I came across a bakery called Cafe Dulce. They were really kind and had a variety of pastries like melon pan, cakes, and tarts. 

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Little Tokyo Trip Part 3

After visiting Cafe Dulce, we went walking around, did some window shopping, and purchased some kaarage (Japanese fried chicken) and mochi (Japanese rice cake filled with various fillings) right before my two other close friends, Valeria and Viviana, came and met up with us.

Kaarage

Mochi with strawberry, mango, and chocolate ice cream

Once all of us were united, we continued to explore Little Tokyo and all of its wonders. My friends accompanied me to an anime store I wanted to check out and I was very impressed by the variety of items from different anime they had! I ended up buying a keychain and once we exited the store, we decided to look for a place to eat for lunch. After pondering which restaurant to go to, we decided to go to Suehiro Cafe. The restaurant had a very close atmosphere and an extensive menu from ramen to teriyaki combinations. I ordered the Chicken Katsu Curry Rice and I must say, it was quite tasty. I was a little on the sweet side to me I would of liked it more savory and with a bit more spice. Regardless, I still had a good meal 4/5.

Chicken Kastu Curry Rice

Little Tokyo Trip Part 4

After we all finished our meals, we went to Nijiya Market to buy last minute Japanese goods and back to Mikawaya to grab more mocha ice cream before I had to leave home. I highly recommend going to Little Tokyo if you're a fan of Japanese culture or if you just want to find a new place to explore. It was truly an experience I will never forget.

Japanese candy from Nijiya

Tasted like ramune (Japanese Soda)

First Blog Post!

03-02-16
Today in my English class, we got an assignment to create a blog about something culinary related. I thought, "What should be the theme of my blog?" The first thing that came up was aesthetic/pastel food. Aesthetics objects/food really grab my attention so hopefully, it'll grab the attention of other people too *crosses fingers*.