99 Ranch makes these lunches to go for about $5. This was roasted duck with rice and baby bok choy. Actually, is was all the vegetables in the dish, a third of the rice and a fourth of the duck. My brother ate the rest.
This was my dinner the other night when I was fending for myself. Mixed greens, sauteed shrimp, softened tomatoes and blue cheese sprinkled on top. Delicious and so flavorful no dressing was necessary. Plus it literally took me 10 minutes to prepare. WIN!
Sorry for the awful background. We're renovating our house right now so I have little light and no furniture in the dining room.
Previously mentioned Love Letter is definitely DH's comfort food. Here is the Spicy Garlic Chicken which is deep fried and then coated in a sugary hot sauce. So bad for your body but so good on the palate. That is pickled radish in the background, you know the stuff you find at Korean restaurants that's delicious with salt and pepper? Word.
For my friend's birthday we took her to Larchmont Grill in Los Angeles. It was delicious. This was the apple tart that had a thin crust and very fresh baked apples. This is not the kind of apple dessert you want for people who love pie crusts though. Beware.
Larchmont Grill is a Hancock Park bungalow renovated into a 2 story restaurant. The decor, location and architecture results in an ambiance that is usually only found in someone's well appointed home. We were seated next to the fire place and I loved the hearth. I will probably steal this very nice idea.
My friend had the petite filet which she said was amazingly delicious. I think it came with roasted mashed potatoes and crimini mushrooms or something like that. That little dish of oil and green on the side. That's the topping for the artisan bread they bring out. It's herbal crack. Supposedly it has 30 different ingredients. Maybe crack is one of them.
DH had the Lobster Pot Pie. Why? Because he loves pot pie and hates the hard work that goes into eating a lobster fresh out the steamer despite the fact that it's his favorite crustacean. It was really beautifully presented but the potatoes were underdone and the sauce was too soup and not enough stew-like texture for him.
I had the braised short ribs over roasted mashed potatoes. It was delicious even though this dimly lit picture is awful. I'd say this was better than the Club 33 braised short ribs except there was no Disney magic.
We started with the Mac and Cheese, something I had heard great things about. Among the many cheeses found in the small cast iron pan, there's Velveeta cheese in it which tells me this place is not about putting on airs and snubbing anything because of its stigmas. If it's good and works well in a dish, forget the critics who get hung up on names. This is some great Mac and Cheese!
DH and I went to Sushi Gallery after shopping for the aforementioned birthday girl's present. It's a tiny little shop with great prices and fresh fish. Pictured is the Wahoo White (FREAKING AMAZING), Salmon and Masago. All very well done. DH said his piece of salmon was frozen though. Mine was just pleasantly cold.
Sushi Gallery's salad. It's topped with the typical sushi restaurant salad dressing but the best part was the added masago and pickled something. I forget. Bad Blogger Leah!
