Cuisinett (San Carlos, CA)

Went to a great French bistro in downtown San Carlos for dinner.  The mussels are a must-try!

Mussels in White Wine Sauce with Fries


Chicken Salad Sandwich


Pork Chop in Red Wine Sauce with Spinach

Bohemian (New York, NY)

Thanks a lot to AC for finding this hidden Japanese restaurant!

Vegetable Medley


Uni Croquette (Cream of Mushroom Filling)


Beef Short Rib Sashimi


Grilled Whole Fish


Beef Slider


Jelly Dessert

Crave Fishbar (New York, NY)

Finally got into New York and feeling pretty tired (fourth city in 24 hours), but decided to grab a bite before calling it a night.  Glad that S recommended this great restaurant in the neighborhood!

Poached Local Hake (Shaoxing Broth, Smoked Oyster Sauce, Choy Sum, Ginger, Gypsy Chile)


Affogato (with Restaurant-Made Vanilla Ice Cream)

Mama Chen (Cupertino, CA)

Went back to Mama Chen to try more of their dishes.  I tried ordering the oyster pancake (蚵仔煎) again, but they were still out of it.

Mama Chen Minced Pork Rice (陈妈妈卤肉饭)


Deep Fried Ground Pork Onion Roll (五香鸡卷)


Shrimp Pancake (虾仁煎)


Fried Red Rice Yeast Pork (酥炸红糟肉)

Chinjin Eastern House (San Jose, CA)

Very no-frills place, but the food is quite decent.

Shredded Chicken with Bean Skin Noodles (鸡丝粉皮)


Beef with Sour Cabbage Soup (牛肉酸菜砂锅)


Chinese Hamburger (牛肉馅饼)

Mama Chen (Cupertino, CA)

Mama Chen is back (the original store became "Mama Chef") at a new location!  Always worth a visit for Taiwanese comfort food.

Pork Chop with Rice (排骨饭)


Pork Potage Noodle (肉羹面)


Fried Spicy Chicken (盐酥鸡)


Green Onion Pancake (葱油饼)

Kokkari (San Francisco, CA)

Kokkari is always a good choice for Greek food in San Francisco.

Pikti (Terrine of Berkshire Pig Head and Trotters with Pickles, Egg and Celery)


Kalamboki (Roasted Sweet White Corn with Spiced Feta Butter)


Arnisia Plevrakia (Grilled Lamb Riblets with Lemon and Oregano)


Psari Psito (Traditional Grilled Whole Fish with Braised Greens and Lemon)


Souvla Tis Emeras (Rotisserie of the day - Lamb)


Baklava (Traditional Walnut and Honey Baklava with Vanilla-Praline Ice Cream)

Mama Chef (Santa Clara, CA)

Went to Mama Chef for some authentic Taiwan-style food.  (Note: This is the spot where Mama Chen used to be -- it is not a coincidence that these two restaurants are spelled almost identically, but that is a story for another time.)

Taiwanese Meat Ball (肉圆)


Scallion Oil Noodle (葱油拌面)


Hakka Stir-Fry (客家小炒)


Stinky Tofu (臭豆腐)


Oyster Pancake (蚵仔煎)

Shanghai Bistro (Millbrae, CA)

Found another good Shanghainese place in the Bay Area.  The soup dumplings (小笼包) are worth ordering.  The spicy wontons (红油炒手) were just so-so.

Shanghai Steamed Dumplings (上海小笼包)


Crab Meat with Porl Dumplings (蟹粉小笼包)


Pork Chop with Noodle / Hot Sesame Sauce in Soup (排骨担担面)


Spicy Wontons (红油炒手)

The Boiling Crab (Dallas, TX)

Concluded J&K's wedding weekend with a crawfish boil.

Fried Pickles


Cajun Hot Wings


Boiled Crawfish (Medium Spicy, Whole Sha-Bang!)

Bubba's Cooks Country (Dallas, TX)

More fried chicken from the Babe's Chicken Dinner House family.

Fried Chicken

Smokeys Barbeque (Fort Worth, TX)

More BBQ in Fort Worth!  Smokeys was pretty good, though I still prefer the food at Lockhart Smokehouse.

Smokeys Sampler (Brisket, Sausage, Chicken, Ribs)

Lockhart Smokehouse (Dallas, TX)

Went to Dallas for J&K's wedding.  Figured it's only appropriate to go to Lockhart Smokehouse for a BBQ lunch as a precursor to the festivities.

Brisket, Ribs, Sausages (Original + Jalapeño), Deviled Eggs, Lockhart Slaw

Yabu: House of Katsu (Mandaluyong, Philippines)

Great katsu find at the Megamall Atrium -- the food here is pretty authentic.  Thanks to AC for recommending this place!

Kurobuta Pork Set

Lunch (Mountain View, CA)

Made some home-cooked beef noodle soup for lunch.

Braised Beef Noodles (红烧牛肉面)

Curry Up Now (San Mateo, CA)

Interesting take on Indian street food in San Mateo.

Chicken Tikka Masala Burrito


Samosa


Mint Mango Lassi