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Kirk K
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Mexico City - Pujol
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Yes, we were back in Mexico City. We had enjoyed our last trip so much; that we decided to head on back during the President's Day weekend. And while this trip was not without some hiccups....more on that later; the... Continue reading
Posted yesterday at mmm-yoso!!!
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A Collection of Dishes from A-Bowl
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Cathy did a post on A-Bowl a few months back and over the last couple of months, both "YZ" who is from Shanghai and Calvin joined for multiple meals at A-Bowl. We had a nice smapling of the menu and... Continue reading
Posted Feb 11, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!
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Recently Consumed - Miso Glazed Mushrooms, Kale and White Bean Stew with Merguez, and Pozole Rojo
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Just a couple of things that came out of my kitchen recently...... I was thinking about what might go good with my Sun Noodles Tonkotsu Ramen....yes, I was feeling kinda lazy and tired. I decided to do a riff on... Continue reading
Posted Feb 9, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!
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Mexico City - Our Last Morning; Panadería Almuerzos and Cafe Toscano (Mercado Condesa)
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As we were walking back after dinner at Temporal, it started pouring again. We decided to quickly duck under the awning of one of the taco shops that lined the streets. There was a group of musicians also using the... Continue reading
Posted Feb 8, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!
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Revisits - Village Kitchen and Yummy House
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Just a couple of revisits for today. Village Kitchen: The Missus wanted some Chinese food for dinner and decided that it was time to revisit Village Kitchen for a couple of dishes we enjoyed on previous visits. So, we had... Continue reading
Posted Feb 7, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!
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Mexico City - Dinner at Temporal
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After a fun, but quite busy day enjoying Mexico City; I thought we'd have a nice dinner fairly close to where we were staying. I'd heard good things about Temporal and the modern, seasonal cuisine that was being served and... Continue reading
Posted Feb 6, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!
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The Croissant Files - Herb & Eatery and Le Parfait de Paris (Liberty Station)
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I should probably call this episode of the Croissant Files, the "Bruddah James" episode, since he is the one who asked/recommended the two places in this post. Herb & Eatery: Well, James was really eager for me to visit, he... Continue reading
Posted Feb 5, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!
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Circling Back to Sushi Tadokoro
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On a recent weekend, while grabbing an Americano, I heard someone call out my name, "Kirk-san, Kirk-san, how are you?" My goodness, it was Take-san from Sushi Tadokoro! We stopped and chatted...and I realized, it had been a while since... Continue reading
Posted Feb 3, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!
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Mexico City - Centro Histórico and Cafe de Tacuba
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After taking in the wonderful view from Don Porfirio Caffe from the 8th Floor of Sears, we headed to where Avenida Juárez becomes pedestrian only Avenida Francisco I. Madero. There's quite a bit to see here; along with crowds to... Continue reading
Posted Feb 2, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!
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Bonchon Revisited
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Man, has it already been over a year since I did my post on Bonchon? Time sure does fly. I'm always curious how a place is doing after all the hype has worn down......plus, I was wanting some wings; so... Continue reading
Posted Jan 30, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!
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Lunch Revisits - Wa Dining Okan
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A while back I noticed that Okan Diner stopped serving lunch and went more the route of Yakitori and such. Based on my visits, no big loss. At the same time I noticed that the lunch menu at Wa Dining... Continue reading
Posted Jan 29, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!
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Tumeric Thai Kitchen
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A few months back I was at my favorite watering hole chatting about.....well, food of course, when I was told of a place that made "good papaya salad and pad see ew". I thought I'd definitely know or know of... Continue reading
Posted Jan 27, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!
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Noodling Around City Heights - 777 Noodle House
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It was 730am....Sunday. I was getting hungry and wanted some noodles.....it seemed the perfect time to head to my next stop on my "Noodling Around City Heights" tour. Since the next stop on University would be 777 Noodle House. Man,... Continue reading
Posted Jan 26, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!
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San Francisco - China Live Revisited and the Chinese New Year Flower Market Fair
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The Missus and I decided to take a short trip during the long weekend. The Missus had really enjoyed our last trip to San Francisco; so we decided to head back for two nights. Our flight over was quite pleasant;... Continue reading
Posted Jan 25, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!
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Mexico City - Morning Coffee at Delirio Mónica Patiño, Breakfast at Los Tamales de la Roma, Walking Paseo de la Reforma, and Caffeine with a View at Don Porfirio Caffe
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Our second full day in CDMX was another; surprise, fairly walking intense day. The morning in Condesa was quite lovely. On this day, the Missus wanted to check out Centro Histórico….getting there by foot of course. So I devised a... Continue reading
Posted Jan 24, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!
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Recently Consumed and my Balsamic Brussels Recipe
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F(riend) o(f) Y(oso) "Som Tommy" emailed me recently asking me why I don't do many cooking or recipe posts these days. It was a good question; it seems that most of what I make these days is fairly straight-forward. The... Continue reading
Posted Jan 23, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!
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Pho Duoi Bo from Pho Ca Dao & Grill (Mira Mesa)
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Well, I've done it again.....I gave in to the power of suggestion. In my PCD ECB revisit post, both Elle and Sandy mentioned PCD MM, in my PT Eatery post Lynn mentioned that Pho Ca Dao in Mira Mesa had... Continue reading
Posted Jan 15, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!
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Ordering From (the shrinking) Guatemalan Menu at Casa Castillo
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While driving back from Liberty Station after checking out a place for an upcoming "croissant files" post, I noticed that the restaurant attached to the Howard Johnson's on Rosecrans had changed (yet again). I had always meant to visit this... Continue reading
Posted Jan 13, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!
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Noodling Around City Heights - Pho Ca Dao (El Cajon Boulevard)
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Welcome to another "Noodling Around Post" as I make my way down both El Cajon Boulevard and University Avenue from 54th Street. Well, right in the same parking lot as the often overlooked Tan Ky Mi Gia is Pho Ca... Continue reading
Posted Jan 12, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!
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More of Vienna and a Caffeine Break at Cafe Central
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**** Not much food in this one......lots of churches and monuments though. On our second day in Vienna, we set out to explore what we had missed on the previous day. We just walked through Stadtpark onto the Ringstrasse, the... Continue reading
Posted Jan 11, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!
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Is PT Eatery Ready for P(rime) T(ime)?
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Back at the end of October, I noticed that Pho T Cali's sign had been covered over. Soon after "DerekR" mentioned that "PT Eatery" was replacing Pho T Cali and that the place was related to Phuong Trang. I went... Continue reading
Posted Jan 9, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!
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The Croissant Files - Wayfarer Bread and O'Brien's Boulangerie
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I was pretty surprised at the response to my "Croissant Files" post back in October. I was great to get some recommendations, two of which I had on my list and one that was totally new to me. This should... Continue reading
Posted Jan 8, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!
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2020 Tournament of Roses Rose Parade Showcase of floats, Lunch at Costa's (Covina)
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Welcome back to reading mmm-yoso!!!, a food blog, on this beautiful January day. Cathy is writing and the first part of this post is about the 2020 Tournament of Roses Rose Parade Showcase of Floats, and at the end is... Continue reading
Posted Jan 6, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!
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Circling Back to Sab E Lee (Santee)
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We've just torn the last page out of the 2019 calendar....it's 2020. 2020......man, can you believe that if we're still posting in May of this year; it will make 15 years? Sheesh..... I was recently wool gathering and looking at... Continue reading
Posted Jan 5, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!
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Clearing Out the Memory Card - Kangxi is Coming and Noble Chef
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A couple of revisits to places I've posted on several times already..... Kangxi is Coming: It had been a while and the Missus was craving the Suan Cai dish.....mostly for the leftovers to reheat with our fairly potent homemade Suan... Continue reading
Posted Jan 2, 2020 at mmm-yoso!!!
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