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You could say that even though I as surrounded by great works of art at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam I was distracted. You see, while we had planned on visiting Florence, I had really wanted to check out... Continue reading

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Machu Picchu Bar and Restaurant

A few months ago, one of my coworkers mentioned a Peruvian place he and his wife loved. They are, like me, big fans of Peruvian food. I was surprised at the recommendation. It was a place in the Gaslamp, named... Continue reading

Posted 2 days ago at mmm-yoso!!!

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More Ramen Ruminations - Revisits to Karami Ramen and Ramen Ryoma (Clairemont Mesa)

Two ramen places I promised to return to. The Missus calls me "boring"; I call it consistency....but, on these visits, I decided to have something I hadn't ordered before. Karami Ramen: I'd heard that the menu had changed up a... Continue reading

Posted 3 days ago at mmm-yoso!!!

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Back to Golden City

Golden City is one of those places that Cathy, Ed from Yuma, and I, have posted on a number of times. I've been going to Golden City from my pre-blogging days when the place was on Convoy; to the reopening... Continue reading

Posted 5 days ago at mmm-yoso!!!

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Chicken Wing Wednesday - Bonchon

I was quite excited to hear that Bonchon was coming to San Diego. I don't think we've had good K(orean) F(ried) C(hicken) in our fine city. I've visited solo and with folks from work four times since they opened at... Continue reading

Posted 7 days ago at mmm-yoso!!!

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Roaming for Ramen - Revisits to Santouka, Nishiki Ramen, and BeShock Ramen and Sake Bar

It's definitely been ramen weather over the last couple of weeks; so I took advantage of the nice chill (all relative of course) to revisit a couple of ramen places I haven't been to in a while. Santouka: Even with... Continue reading

Posted Jan 7, 2019 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Saturday Stuffs - Scenes from the Little Italy Mercato, Tuna Harbor Dockside Market, and Other "stuffs"

I'll readily admit; my posts are mostly stream of consciousness. And sometimes; it's just better to just post photos. I needed to get my car serviced today. Instead of waiting around; I decided to catch the Trolley, something I used... Continue reading

Posted Jan 5, 2019 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Paris - Tomy & Co

We had done a good bit of walking during our first day back in Paris and I was ready for a nice meal. Luckily, I had made reservations for dinner for this evening and it was less than two blocks... Continue reading

Posted Jan 3, 2019 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Taste of Hunan (Village Kitchen 2.0?)

So, right before Christmas "YZ" and I were having a little chat about a new Chinese restaurants opening......as the discussion went on, I realized we were talking about two entirely different places. I was mentioning "Kangxi is Coming" which opened... Continue reading

Posted Jan 2, 2019 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! It's another one in the books and it was a pretty chilly (by San Diego standards) and wet one as well. It's been a busy year for me; but I still made it out yesterday, to do,... Continue reading

Posted Jan 1, 2019 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Minh Ky and Tu Thanh Again

A friend of mine greeted me with an "oh my god....you're wearing a jacket, it must be cold!" Yeah, well I guess I really don't wear jacket and such until it does get a bit chilly. In a way, I... Continue reading

Posted Dec 30, 2018 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Modena - Mercato Albinelli and Lunch at Trattoria Il Fantino

In the end we were kind of sad that we only spent two evenings and one full day in Modena. We really enjoyed the relaxed and friendly vibe of the city. We woke in the morning and decided just to... Continue reading

Posted Dec 26, 2018 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Merry Christmas.....and a preview of an upcoming post....

Time seems to go faster every year.....suddenly it's Christmas again! As always; we here at mmm-yoso wish you a Merry Christmas and the most happy of holidays! Hope you get everything you wish for..... And Santa doesn't leave you hanging....or... Continue reading

Posted Dec 24, 2018 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Breakfast at Hinotez Again

I'm a bit under the weather, so just a short post for tonight. So, you know that Mien Trung was my first meal after returning from France. The other thing I was craving was Japanese Breakfast; I wasn't looking for... Continue reading

Posted Dec 23, 2018 at mmm-yoso!!!

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777 Noodle House Again

Right before we left on our last vacation, I had to do a bit of shopping in City Heights. It was 8am, still fairly early for most places, so I decided to drop by 777 Noodle House since it had... Continue reading

Posted Dec 20, 2018 at mmm-yoso!!!

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San Francisco - Kin Khao

I wanted something interesting for our last meal in San Francisco. We'd had dinner at Mourad the night before, so I thought following that up with a Michelin Star Thai Restaurant might make a nice pairing for this trip. To... Continue reading

Posted Dec 19, 2018 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Phuong Nga 2 Revisited

Happily, at least for me, it's been "soup weather" recently. Which had me wondering how the Bun Rieu from Phuong Nga 2 was holding up. So, I recently decided to check them out again. It does seem like the place... Continue reading

Posted Dec 18, 2018 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Mastiff Food Truck and Mastiff Kitchen at North Park Beer Company

Here's a post that was going to "die"; that is, if the place is local, and I, or we, do only one visit and aren't inclined to return, I'll delete the photos after about a year. However, for some reason,... Continue reading

Posted Dec 17, 2018 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Anchorage - 49th State Brewing Company

After having the "first half" of dinner at Yamaya Seafood we headed on down H Street to a place we'd seen earlier in the day; 49th State Brewing Company. We arrived to find the place pretty busy. After a short... Continue reading

Posted Dec 15, 2018 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Kroran Uyghur Cuisine Revisited

I'm not sure if it's because of how I was raised, a cultural thing, or what......but even the Missus makes fun of how important "keeping my word" is....of course I've forgotten things and such....but I also remember stuff like promising... Continue reading

Posted Dec 13, 2018 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Izakaya Masa Revisited

Well, it's been a pretty busy couple of days for me and I'm getting older, so it ain't getting easier.....even though they say you need less sleep as you get older, which I'm finding to be true. Anyway, these 4am... Continue reading

Posted Dec 12, 2018 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Anchorage - Yamaya Seafood

Once in a while you'll have a meal where perhaps the food wasn't extremely good; but the experience itself is like something out of one of those food-travel shows, the characters or in this case character is somewhat unforgettable. Thus... Continue reading

Posted Dec 4, 2018 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Revisits - Mien Trung and Cafe Dore

A couple of early weekend meals since returning from vacation. Mien Trung: MT was actually my first meal after returning from our trip. Our flight arrived quite late; the Missus had to work the next morning, the weather had cooled... Continue reading

Posted Dec 3, 2018 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Paris - Boulangerie Nelly Julien, Musée de l'Orangerie, and Canard Street

We slept a bit later than usual on our first morning in Paris. This was good since we'd be doing a bit of walking on this day. We quickly got ready and before heading off to our first stop grabbed... Continue reading

Posted Dec 2, 2018 at mmm-yoso!!!

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Paris - A Revisit to Les Cocottes

We usually have our trips planned in advance; by the time we return from one, we know where we're going two trips ahead. Thus, by the time we returned from Emilia-Romagna, we had our flights to Paris booked. From there... Continue reading

Posted Dec 1, 2018 at mmm-yoso!!!

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