dinner | cynthia kim

Umami

First time at Umami. Approved.

A Day in the Life / Weekend Recap — 2 Comments
11
Jun 12

Happy Monday, peeps! Here are just a few pics from Friday’s taco party at Hannah’s house. One of our girls, EJ, is currently visiting from Korea on a business trip, and of course we had to get together. We thought about going out, perhaps to LA or somewhere in DTF (Downtown Fullerton, not the Jersey Shore acronym), but we opted to do what we do best…eat, drink, and be merry at home. It’s so much easier that way. We don’t need to get ready or worry about driving/cabbing, and most importantly, we get to be as loud as we want. We’ve become such ajoomas.

Hannah (Ban), our veteran mommy and wifey (she’s been married the longest) always knows how to feed us well! All of the sides are homemade. In fact, many of my cooking inspirations come from her. Thanks for the party, Ban & girls! We missed you, Sunny!

A Day in the Life / Eating Out / Restaurants — No Comments
27
May 12

Shino Japanese Grill

{chicken with wasabi}

{shrimp and chicken}

{tofu salad}

{sake}

{bacon wrapped tomatos}

{pork belly}

{cartilage}

{chicken with green onion}

{crab & asparagus salad with real crab}

{more chicken with green onion}

{jumbo shrimp}

{shrimp & garlic fried rice}

{potstickers}

{bacon wrapped something}

{tempura}

{octopus cucumber salad}

{bacon wrapped jalapeño}

{cold udon}

{kung pao chicken}

{bacon wrapped something again}

{chicken with green onion}

{the end}

Do you love yakitori? Sometime during the week, my BFF, her hubby, and I went to Shino Japanese Grill. It’s really in the middle of nowhere, but if you’re in the Norco area for whatever reason, it’s definitely worth a visit. It was packed on a weekday which is a good sign. The food definitely warrants the wait. Yes, this was for 3 people, but we love variety!

Have a great Memorial Day weekend! What are your plans???

A Day in the Life — 8 Comments
23
May 12

Spring Roll Party

{the spread}

{galbi and dweji bulgogi}

{BFF's to-go for her hubby}

{ended the night with kokomyun}

I wish I can rewind to last night’s spring roll party! I invited some of my girls over for dinner, since my hubby is away on business for the week. I can’t rewind, so I might as well blog about it. I had two kinds of meat, galbi and dweji bulgogi (spicy pork). I have a recipe for really good dweji bulgogi here. You must try. But I just bought the pre-marinated kind at the Korean market yesterday, because the prep for spring rolls takes so long! We had another night of fun, as we always manage to do. Of course, we ended the night with something bad after talking about how healthy spring rolls are. I bought a new ramen that just hit the shelves in the US after a lot of hype in Korea. It was OK. You can check out my spring rolls recipe here.

Is anyone else ready for the finale of American Idol tonight??? Go, Philip Phillips!!!

A Day in the Life / Eating Out / Weekend Recap — 8 Comments
08
Jan 12

Weekend Recap :: “For 2 Ladies”

The hubby went to LA for the weekend for a BNO, so I had Nancy come over to do what we do best.

South Beach Bar and Grille upstairs bar

$2.50 mimosa until 3 PM

clam chowder

ceviche cocktail

carne asada fries

baja fish taco and carne asada tacos

sterling chardonnay

"For 2 Ladies"

stroll on beach to "walk it off"

Thai take-out

perfect ending

I just got back from pho (above), Nancy just left, and now I’m waiting for my hubby to get home. Most importantly, I’m wondering what to eat for dinner.