Urth Caffe

Amazing Desserts!

Last night we went out to this caffe for some sweets and wow! What a cute charming place. They are about organic coffee and teas but they should be known for their desserts.

We where there about 11pm at night and the outdoor seating was full of people having coffees, teas, and their amazing desserts or just working on their laptops. It was a great place that I think a place like Wallingford or Fremont neighborhoods in Seattle could use. Most places like this in Seattle close early but it would be a really nice alternative the usual night spots or clubs.

We had...

Chocolate Hazelnut Cake

Napolean

A little trivia...they are the first exclusive organic coffee place.

We are going back to get something for flight tomorrow! :) I wish we had a place like this in Seattle and that is why I am going to start one!

Kogi

The LA Korean Taco Truck

It wasn't all that...the much hyped and talked about Korean taco truck was good, but can't say it was great. Maybe I'm being a bit snobby or the meat versions are great but the tofu and vegetarian flair was okay.

We ordered and shared the following:

Kimchee Quesadilla: Sounds like a good idea but lot of cheddar cheese and kim chee is not a pleasant combo. As a kid my mom used to make fried rice and top it with a slice of "american" cheese and that was a good combo, but this was too much gooeyness with a salty kimchee and some kind of pepper sauce.

Tofu Taco: Tofu was too soft and not fried. I think it a was grilled but it was just mushy with the sauces and the greens were a bit to salty for me. The homemade corn tortilla was great though.

Tofu Burriot: Same filling with as the taco stuff but more of it. Again, too mushy and salty...would have been good to have some rice in it.

Kalbi Taco: My cousin said this was good and flavorful.

I had my own Korean taco night last month and I like the freshness of saam like quality for the taco and I made a wasabi mayo which balanced a nice spicy creaminess that this one lacked.

The guy we talked to was really nice though and he said the Leanne Wong and the NYC expansion is not quite set in stone. I had read that the deal actually broke through and Leanne talked some smack about these guys but who knows. He said she ws recently in town and they all went out to Pizza Mozza (Mario Batali's pizza place here in LA that is next to his hotspot Osteria Mozza.)

Home Cooked Korean Food

After Santa Barbara, we came to my cousin's apartment and she cooked us some Korean food. We went to 2 different Korean stores to get ingrediants. Korean food stores in LA seems much better in LA. We also had this spicy rice cake dish called "Duk Bo Gee"...so good!

Duk Bo Gee Kimchee Stew Fried Tofu with Mushrooms Fresh Sesame Spinach

Nothing beats home cooked Korean food. You forget how good Korean food and "home" it is until you only eat "American" food for several days. I need to cook more Korean food when I get back to Seattle and make it more contemporary.

We are going to check out a hip modern Korean food places today in LA called Gyen Nari or Shin.

Highway 1 Road Food

Neptune's Net

We drove from Santa Barbra back to LA today. We took highway 1 through beautiful beaches and checked out the surfers. Boy lot's of hot surfers! Anyway...on the side of the road across the beach was a placed called Neptune's Nest that was full of surfers and travelers. They had all kinds of seafood and beer...kind of reminded me a one of those places on NJ boardwalk. We shared fish and chips, onion rings, and beer.