Guest Book and Toffee Favors

We recently hosted a small lunch at a local steakhouse for some of our friends and colleagues. We wanted a hassle free get-together with our adult friends before the baby arrives. I’m sure we’ll be able to still have adult get togethers, but after the baby, we’ll have to deal with finding a sitter and [...]

Big Island Candies

One of my favorite treats comes from Big Island Candies. I remember when these were only available when family friends would be kind enough to gift us with these tasty shortbread cookies on their return trip from Hawaii. Now, the internet makes almost everything available at the click of a button. I ordered about a [...]

Peet’s Coffee

Iced coffee and Jasmine Tea Cooler (only available during the summer) – refreshing!

Crunky Bar & Mochi

c.yummy and I made it to Little Tokyo for the last day of Nisei Week. We enjoyed the sun and weather, the taiko drumming, the festival food, and Kirin beer ($3)! Just before leaving, we decided to stop by Nijiya market. We saw many unusual snacks and dessert, and c.yummy bought some mochi. c.yummy here: [...]

Saffron Spot

c.yummy and I visted Little India this weekend. We’ve heard about Mashti Malone’s and have driven past it many times. I’ve been going to Little India for over ten years, and when we wanted exotic ice cream, I naturally thought about Artesia. Little India Village is a newer plaza on Pioneer Boulevard close to South [...]

Surfas

c.yummy and I like to go to Surfas. They are a commercial kitchen supplier in Culver City, but they also have gourmet ingredients. They often have things that we haven’t been able to find at Sur La Table or Williams-Sonoma (shhh! Don’t tell c.yummy – she loves Williams-Sonoma). We went to Cafe Surfas early this [...]

Famima!!

What a cool store! The WeHo location is huge…it’s nothing like the tiny store at the 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica. Check out their website before going and print out their daily coupon (usually pretty useful…like $1 of coffee).c.bear here: So Famima!! is owned by the Japanese convenience chain store giant FamilyMart. They want [...]

Jin Patisserie

Went to Jin Patisserie in Venice to try their macaroons. I love how colorful they are! They just look so inviting! French macaroons are completely different from the chewy coconutty ones found here in the states. French macaroons are composed of 2 delicate and airy cakes, smooth on one side and ruffled on the other [...]

Compartes Chocolatier

I received 3 lbs of this stuff from Compartes Chocolatiers in Brentwood! These are some of the flavors: raspberry, strawberry, signature chocolate, espresso energy, passionfruit, juicy mango, coconut cream dream, orange burst, lemon citron, dulce de leche, extra creamy, mint madness, jasmine flower, rosewater, chili pepper. I have to admit, I am not a huge [...]