“To live and eat in LA, it’s the place to be; You’ve got to be there to know it, what everybody wanna eat” - Tupac

Alright, alright, Tupac didn’t say “eat”. But instead of talking about hoes and tricks, he should have rapped more importantly about the bounty of food to be found in LA. Cause damn
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People often ask me, “Why did you leave NYC?” It’s true, I just sorta packed my bags and ditched my glamorous job, my wonderful friends, my comfortable routine, and the GREATEST! CITY! IN! THE! WORLD! (at least the greatest metro system in the world).

All for what?

I’ll tell you what. The Three Major Food Groups: 1. Sushi 2.
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PREFACE Lost in Luang Prabang

Our honeymoon was broken up into three different parts split between three countries, and two climates. Northern Vietnam was meant to be the adventurous leg of it.

Hanoi is loud. Damn loud. Instead of using turn signals, cars honk to indicate their next move. Not many traffic lights, only massive
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One of my obsessions since moving to Berkeley is to find good Vietnamese food in the East Bay.

I made my rounds in Downtown Berkeley with no luck whatsoever. Establishments including Pho Hoa, Saigon Express and Le Regal shamelessly use powdered broth as
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Let’s talk today on the subject of one of my favorite foods in the world: pho. But this is not just any kind of pho. I’m talkin’ FRIED PHO. No joke, I crave this every single day and have been dying to share this
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This is dedicated to You Cannot Be Serious, aka Jenny C.

Finally, ehem, FINALLY, made it out to the famed Turtle Tower last week for a quick city pho
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Tmonkey once cooked with Michael Bao (of Bao 111, Mai Noodle Shop, etc.), so he knows a thing or two about Vietnamese food. So when he says where to go for the best pho in the city, you follow.

You know how there’s 3 Vietnamese restaurants in a row on Baxter in Chinatown (and you never know which one to go
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With such a ramen frenzy going on in New York right now (a cute little “guide to ramen” column in Time Out this week; buzz on Eater about yet another Hakata-style rameneria opening in Greenpoint
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