HIATUS

Hi,

It's been awhile and I do have a bunch of stuff to Post.
Went to Tokyo, New york City and of course back to LA.  Hopefully in the future I can get back to it.
For the upcoming future the blog will be postponed.

Thanks!

LA Burger

A buddy picked me up at LAX from my trip in Portland.

I was hungry and wanted to feed him since he picked me up.

Went to Umami in Los Feliz.

Had a truffle burger

And a pork belly burger.

With onion Rings.

Soooo good.  What's bette rthan great beer and burgers!!  I miss this type of food everyday here in Korea.  It cost a grip to eat out in LA but it's good when it's good.

Portland stuff

So here are some pics of Portland stuff.

Portland Outdoor store. Like the sign, inside they sell lots of Filson, Pendleton, Dickies, durable wellmade American brands and you can buy a stetson and boots too.  They also have a large selection of bags.

It's nice to see how Portland keeps it's historical buildings and blends it with the modern.

Too bad other cities don't regulate there construction as well.  I really enjoy walking around Portland, mostly in summer.  It's pretty amazing. Small, but amazing.

This is a neighborhood in the Pearl.  these were super nice condos. Check out the roof top deck! No clue how much a place like this would cost but I was peeking into the homes and they looked beautiful. hehe.

Look stacks of chairs!!

Anyone notice how ugly chairs are safely left alone in the street. haha!

These big plastic bins are bike covers.  It's cool, you put your bike in and lock the outside. These were next to the metro line. 

Some pics of the signage and buttons on the Portland metro.  It is a super easy ride to the airport from downtown.  If you are heading to Portland, take the metro if you aren't renting a car.  You can go straight into downtown for a couple bucks and the train stops right next to the check-in counters.  Seriously the trains are a couple feet away from where someone who would be driving would drop you off.

Portland Restaurants

Opps long time no post.  Been busy busy with work. So this was my first dinner on my Portland trip.

Went to Le Pigeon, supposedly nominated a bunch of times for James Beard Award and stuff.

It's a real small restaurant couple table and a bar overlooking the kitchen.  I was eating alone so I figured it'd be easy to get a seat at the bar, they don't take reservation for the bar. But still had to wait 45 minutes on a monday!

Braised beef below. Overall the meal was pretty darn delicious.  I had the wrong lens on my camera so no pics of my food.  Had Sweet breads appetizer, duck breast entree and cherry sorbet dessert.  Yum! hehe.

So these are some pics of Olympic Provisions, a different restaurant. They make there own charcuterie.

Went with some design friends who are doing footwear design in Portland.

I ended up eating most of the food cold cuz I had to walk out in the hallway and take a call from Korea. ugh!!  I can't get away! The food was good tho.

Portland food trucks

Food trucks are a big trend in LA.  I have to give it up to Portland tho.  they have had food trucks for years!!  Not just sandwich and taco trucks, but a big mix of cuisines and choices.

the people in Portland and super nice too.  I'm not use to folks coming up to me and introducing themselves and all.  but I've encountered it lots in Portland.

So this food stall below is a pizza place that friend recommended.  If you notice the left half has a dome. That's a wood burning pizza oven.  YES! Wood Burining!  The pizza which has there own fresh made mozzarella is deliciously.  I want to eat some now.  It is so good, I still remember it.  Honestly Pizzeria Mozza wasn't as good.  Probably the atmosphere and the low price helped but the ingredients tasted really fresh from Pyro Pizza.

Belgium fry truck!

I wanted to eat some fries cuz I love'em but I noticed the truck load of pre-cut fries in the back.  How good can they be if they're sitting precut in the back of a truck.  Maybe a box or two but this many?  I'm a fry snob.

Portland Farmers Market

Went to Portland for work for a couple days. Luckily it is summer so it was nice.  Haven't been to Portland in summer since I was a kid so it was nice to see the sun and people about.  In winter it is horrible, if you are use to perfect weather year round similar to LA, Portland is weak.

So went to the farmers market downtown.  The peaches are amazing.  It cost me $1.40 for one but it was sooooo good.  

Beautiful colored eggs.

Even the dogs were drooling for the wonderful food at the market!  haha.

They had fresh breads, meats and a grip of beautiful fruits and vegetables.

In LA you get things year-round but when it is seasonal, it taste better.

You gotta wait for your prize some times.

LA/Portland

So I had the pleasure of being home for a couple days.  My mom was nice enough to oblige and make me Prime rib for my first meal back.  Yum! Miss American meat in nice large portions.  I gained some weight on this trip.

Some friends got together to eat Shabu Shabu after someone bought a meat slicer.  Apparently it was a good deal and they always wanted a meat slicer.  Go figure, the good part is we had lots and lots of meat.

Followed by scoops ice cream. If you live in LA and haven't had scoops, I highly recommend it or I will take you myself!!!! I can always go for scoops.  

Spoons new haircut. haha! Respect!

summer Beach DaDae Po

So I went to the beach this weekend to check out the summer happenings.

At the beach you can check-out tubes

Me apartment was in the clouds today.  It was good cuz it kept it cool and out of direct sunlight.

Kite surfing kites.  My friend would appreciate this.

What's cool and crazy about asia is the lack of regulations.

If you notice all the kite surfers, they were right next to the beach.  You can also run a jet ski off the shore as well.

It was funny watching people rnu on the beach with the kites, kinda getting dragged around slowly.

Most folks were under umbrellas avoiding the sun. hehe.

Packed in like sardines.

Stuff

I really like my Coca-Cola, sadly Korean Cola is weak in flavor and comes in this narrow can.  Technically better for your health cuz the portions are smaller but I'm from the Big Gulp generation!!

that Jelly jar is my cup, I lost my water bottle so decided to use this thing.  I continue to use the lid cuz it keeps the dust out.

It's been nice and sunny this past week.  Last week was horrible weather with humidity, could and heat. Now it's just heat and humidity, but sun makes it nice.

Summer sunset from my apartment. Pretty amazing I see this everyday. 

Had to load a truck with some product to ship.  Trailers are much better designed here.  You can load from the back or from the side.  Both sides can open, this helps you access stuff in any area of the container.  I am sure it cost a grip more than the ones in the US, but much more functional.