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)