Monday, March 26, 2012

Happy Kitchen: Newark, CA & Sun Hong Kong Restaurant: Oakland, CA

 Happy Kitchen

 Mustard Greens

 Stir fry lamb

 Seafood stew with vermicelli clear noodles

 Beef Roll

 Yay for deep fried fish!

 Bamboo with shredded pork

 Sun Hong Kong Restaurant

 Roast Duck Noodle Soup

 Rock cod with vegetables (carrots and bok choy)

 Spinachhh with garlic

Shredded pork, bean sprouts, bell peppers and chives

Seafood tofu clay pot

Monday, March 19, 2012

Masse's Pastries: Berkeley, CA

http://www.massespastries.com/

 Counter display with their awesome macarons!!

 Counter display with their awesome desserts!

 Almond morning bread/croissant with apricot jam and brioche!

 Pretty box....

 ...with an awesome dark chocolate ganache and caramel tartlette~
(Not sure what it's really called but whatever it is, it's pretty darn good)

 Pistachio and grapefruit macarons!
(Tip: Eat them when you get them. They lose their texture appeal if you wait)

Not from the bakery, but something my sister whipped up for Valentine's Day to give out! 
Share the <3

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Gregoire: Berkeley, CA


Where the magic happens



Lunchscape with friends :)



Poached polluck (fish) with olives and tapenade?


Yay for potato puffs!


Scallops and bacon sandwich!


Saturday, March 17, 2012

Love At First Bite: Berkeley, CA

This isn't from the bakery, but free cupcakes are always good :) Provided by the College of Engineering.

Love at First Bite cupcakery

Cupcakes on display!


Chocolate cupcake with chocolate cream with crushed cookies!

Strawberry cupcake!

Some more cupcakes! (I think the ones on the left are sundae cupcakes~)

Some more eye candy ;)

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Crixa Cakes: Berkeley, CA


 My first Hungarian/Russian/Central Europe bakery ever....and it was soo good!!!!

 I love to collect the stickers off of bakery boxes :D

 Spoils of the day

 Flodni (pronounced: flowed knee): The Hungarian Trinity - Apple, Poppyseed, and Walnut - layered with flaky, butter pastry. Understated sweetness, toothsome and filling.

 Gosh dang it I forget what this is called, but it was a chocolate sponge cake with a cheese based (?) cream with some dried fruits and with rose water (?) Whatever it was, it was good. 

 Pave Vergiate: Flourless chocolate cake: Love pave!! Dense but light :D

What I love about this bakery is that it's different and not too overly sweet! Going back later for black forest cake....MmmMMmm


Monday, March 12, 2012

Biryani House and Chipotle: Berkeley, CA

 Biryani House: Chicken Masala! Spicy by oh so good! I appreciate tender chicken :D

 Yay Garlic Naan!

 Heaping mound of chicken biryani


 Chipotle

Veggie rice bowl with tortilla on the side :D