back-blogging CALI! .wedding.

this wedding - the supposedly primary reason that brought me to LA. so i must write about it, no? first of all, my apologies for not fully documenting the meal. but the ones that i thought were the highlights of the banquet were here :)

the wedding program - liked the design a lot - the couple loves to travel, so they made it a passport! side note: the groom's goal is to collect 1 million air miles or something to make it to the united airlines or cathay pacific diamond VIP. only one person in the world has it so far.


the menu + gigantic rose


"paul bocus" soup - the puff pastry was beautifully done.


and.. the 7G wedding cake. mmHmmm. . 1G per layer. USD 20 per bite (my bite size, btw)


so that was the wedding! also.. the ceremony ended with a flock of 50 doves or something flying from in front of the newly weds, right after "you may kiss the bride". yes, it was quite the show. whoa!

Doughie's Catch-up Post

1. Cupcakes from the wedding of Jen & Travis - Jen was my guiding teacher at HHS and was an incredible mentor! Her and Travis are perfect together and they had the most beautiful cake stand that my UCLA advisor built for the wedding!! I usually don't like cupcake wedding cakes, but this was definitely an exception. The cupcakes were a tad sweet, but still very yummy. She also had ice cream cones! These are red velvet & peanut butter chocolate cupcakes.

2. I bought Thomas Keller's Ad Hoc cookbook right after we went to Bouchon (using my new Amazon Prime trial!). This is the summer vegetable gratin I made from the book (tomato, zucchini, & eggplant).

3. Sushi House: dragon roll & bay scallop roll (our favorites!)

4. Donuts from a place called Psycho Donuts near San Jose airport. William & I went with his friend Ted who lives nearby.

5. Finally, the meal after the big drive after 3 days of packing up William's stuff. I loveeeee crispy noodles!! I haven't had them like this in forever, I was really happy :D

back-blogging CALI! .homemade.2.

in this post, i'm recording some of the foods that were made in la villa. mmhmm, la villa 802 in pelican hill. ha!

1. in collaboration with costco. . ..
(l > r) my mom cooking up the pasta bolognese > auntie christine searing the costco steak > anita dissecting the costco roast chicken > the dissected and re-assembled costco chicken > costso cherry tomatoes + burata cheese



accompanied by red wine, beers, diet coke, and diet lipton green tea. delish!

back-blogging CALI! .homemade.1.

oh come on, how can i not share my food adventures when i was in the bay area. that's just wrong, no? ok. . ... first the home-cooking.

in chronological order -

1. by chef nielson. eaters: r. rhee & v cheung
(l > r)world best pizza dough from arizmendi, the sister comapny of cheeseboard! >chef nielson at work. heeheeheeeee. i think she's peeling the shrimps. > my personal fave: artichokes from the ferry building farmers' market. > the fancy decadent shrimp + artichoke pizza. simply delicious.



our snack: pan tomate (simply rub the slices of freshly grilled country bread or baguette with fresh tomato, olive oil and garlic. a bit like bruschetta, but not as messy!)


2. by chef caohuu. eaters: r rhee + v. cheung
open-face croque monsieur - ciabatta topped with grilled sweet onions, asparagus, garlic, ham and cheese, topped with some chilli powder. (please note my ice cold blue moon beer. so refreshing! ahhhhhhhhhh.)



thank you so very much chefs! exquisite! :D