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Maria’s Bakery (Connaught Road,) Hong Kong HK

Maria’s Bakery Pineapple Bun Pork Bun Salted Egg Yolk Cheese Tart with Mochi Puff Pastry Egg Tart Serving Hong Kong for more than fifty years Maria’s Bakery can be found on both sides of Victoria Harbor, and although Cookie Crust … Continue reading →

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Helms Bakery, Culver City CA

Helms Bakery Affogatto Drip Coffee Corn & Caramel Cookie Pistachio & Semolina Cookie Oat & Date Cookie Peaches & Cream Puff Olive Oil Cake & Pistachio Buttercream Corn Cake & Wildflower Honey Cream Cheese Cookie Butter Frosted Pecan Molasses Cookie … Continue reading →

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Somni 2.0, West Hollywood CA

Somni Mandarin splash Fried almond Monstera deliciosa Mayan chip Parmesan feather 2022 Lang & Reed Chenin Blanc Beets & roses Sardine tart Rice tap & iberico Roasted eggplant Dashi with caviar Mejillones Gazpacho blanco Shiso tartare tempura “Ravioli” Blue Corn … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Cornbread, Dessert, Food, Ice Cream, Los Angeles, Pork, Somni, Somni 2.0, Tasting Menu, Truffle, Truffles, Vacation, West Hollywood Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Lei’d Cookies, Culver City CA

Lei’d Cookies Egg Nog Creme Brulee Cookie Triple Ginger Molasses Cookie Black Sesame stuffed with Raspberry Mochi Cookie Oatmeal – Cranberry Orange Walnut Cookie Guava Snickerdoodle Cookie Mango Sticky Rice Cookie Using Smorgasburg as a springboard to something more personal … Continue reading →

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Modu Cafe, Los Angeles CA

Modu Milk Cream Bun Kabocha Persimmon Cake Miso/Garu Cookie Black Sesame Dark Choc Cookie Boricha Madeleine Black Sesame Mochi Cake Bar A self-trained baker who picked up the hobby during COVID Jiyoon Jang has now set up shop in Highland … Continue reading →

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Huge Tree Pastry, Monterey Park CA

Huge Tree Pastry Purple Rice Fan Tuan with Eggs and Pickles Sweet Soy Milk Chinese Donut Radish Cakes Red Bean Cake Tucked into a random two-story building in Monterey Park the success of Huge Tree Pastry is solely attributed to … Continue reading →

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Lunasia Chinese Restaurant, Alhambra CA

Lunasia Dim Sum House Minced Pork & Mushroom Congee Macao Style Egg Custard Tart Stir-fried Baby Bok Choy with Garlic Har Gow Rice Noodle Roll with Chinese Donut Siu Mai Rice Noodle Roll with Beef Supreme Beef Ball Steamed BBQ … Continue reading →

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El Pavo Bakery & Restaurant, San Gabriel CA

Pavo Bakery Pan de Muerto Concha Sugar Croissant Besos Oreja Tricolor Cookie Guava Pan Dulce Tucked away in the San Gabriel Valley, an area now better known for Taiwanese Breakfasts or handmade Noodles, El Pavo Bakery & Restaurant has been … Continue reading →

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Stella West Hollywood, West Hollywood CA

Stella West Hollywood Panzanella Estivia – persimmon, heirloom tomato, Lambrusco, sheep ricotta Carpaccio di Manzo – Wagyu tongue, scallion pistachio salsa verde, saba Su Filindeu – roasted bone brodo with pecorino primo sale & lamb neck Orecchiette – pistacchio pesto, … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Italian, Los Angeles, Octopus, Pizza, Stella West Hollywood, West Hollywood Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Fluffy McCloud’s, Los Angeles CA

Fluffy McCloud’s Princess Cake, Pistachio Yoyoyoyo, Waffle Cone Banking on LA’s love of retro-kitsch Nick Fisher opened Fluffy McCloud’s in July 2023, late hours to match his bar El Prado across the street spawning a Social Media following seemingly focused … Continue reading →

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Monarch Donuts, Arcadia CA

Monarch Donuts Glazed Yeast Donut with Sprinkles Glazed Old Fashioned Donut Apple Fritter Yeast Donut with Maple and Chocolate Icing Cinnamon Crunch Donut Glazed Twist As a faith-based business occupying what was once home to a tailor Monarch Donuts is … Continue reading →

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Four Sea Restaurant (708 East Las Tunas Drive,) San Gabriel CA

Si Hai Sweet Soy Milk Deep Fried Cruller Fried Onion Cake Fan Tuan – Salty Rice with Pickled Vegetables and a Fried Egg Radish Pastry, Red Bean Pastry, Taro Pastry with Egg Located not far from nationally recognized Huge Tree … Continue reading →

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Sanguich Little Havana, Miami FL

Sanguich De Miami Mamey Milkshake Cortadito Cuban Nachos – Lechon, pickled onions, plantain chips, mojo rojo Chicharrones Ham Croquettes Cubano – City Ham, lechon, swiss cheese, pickles and mustard on Cuban bread Pan Con Bistec – Thinly sliced sous vide … Continue reading →

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Rosetta Bakery (1666 Collins Avenue,) Miami Beach FL

Rosetta Bakery Ham & Cheese Croissant Apple Cake Sfogliatelle Pistachio Cream Croissant Chocolate Cake Now with thirteen locations and a pair of pop-ups, with more likely to come through franchising, Rosetta self-describes itself as “The Italian Bakery,” a dubious claim … Continue reading →

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Sérêvène by Pawan Pinisetti, Miami Beach FL

Sérêvène ROSE SPARKLING WINE UMAMI BUTTER SERVICE – baked king’s hawaiian soft rolls A-POTH-E-CAR-Y – rémy martin 1738 cognac, leblon cachaça, pear juice, lime juice, ginger TRITON’S CAKE – tito’s vodka, frangelico, limoncello, vanille de madagascar, lemon juice BEEF TARTARE … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Dessert, Florida, Foie, Foie Gras, Food, Lobster, Miami, Miami Beach, Pork, Sérêvène, Sérêvène by Pawan Pinisetti, Vacation Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Kith Treats, Miami Beach FL

Kith Treats The Carbone – Vanilla Soft Serve, Chocolate Toast Crunch, Toasted Almonds, Whole Bean Coffee, Mocha Dust, Rainbow Cookie Begun as an upscale retailer of streetwear Kith more recently decided to cash in on Soft Serve Ice Cream with … Continue reading →

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True Loaf Bakery, Miami Beach FL

True Loaf Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Almond Croissant Kouign Amann Guava Cheese Donut Blueberry Kouign Amann Dulce de Leche Donut Recently making news when a rival bakery gifted them a new Sourdough starter it can safely be said that True Loaf … Continue reading →

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Chug’s Diner, Miami FL

Chug’s Diner Guava Cheese Pastelitos Duck Croquetas – orange mustard, pickled onions, crackers Abuela’s Plate – white rice, black beans, banana, chicharron The Cuban-American Sandwich – sweet ham, salami, lechon, swiss, mustard aioli, pickles, fries Arroz Con Leche Blintz – … Continue reading →

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Artisan Bakery, Puerto Vallarta MX

Artisan Bakery Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Apple Strudel Almond Croissant Sticky Bun Mexican Wedding Cookies Open Monday through Saturday from 8am until 4pm Artisan Bakery has made a name for itself by producing some of Puerto Vallarta’s best Sourdough, an item … Continue reading →

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Miscelánea Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta MX

Miscelánea Vallarta Corn Pancakes, Granola, Agave syrup, Bananas, Strawberries, Blueberries Mole Chilaquiles, Requeson, Chicken Molletes on house Sourdough, Pico Pan Frances, Agave Syrup, Red Berry Jam, Bananas, Strawberries, Blueberries Carrot Cake Liked by locals and tourists alike Miscelánea Vallarta offers … Continue reading →

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