Grove Café & Market

California influence in New Mexico.


Grove Cafe & Market
600 Central Ave SE # A
Albuquerque, NM 87102-4650
(505) 248-9800

Drove in my first snowstorm... for 2 hours

KC BBQ - Gates

Gates Bar-B-Q
1325 Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard
Kansas City, MO
Tel: (816) 531-7522

On the road again... to chocolate

Christopher Elbow Chocolatier
1819 McGee St
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
(816) 842-1300

Goodbye, Philly

After some thought, and some trouble finding a job (that I like) full-time, I've decided to leave Philly. My brief Cali trip was great, and after living in Philly for the past 5 months, I've realized it is not for me. I miss the food and diversity of Cali, so back to Cali I go!

Good-bye brunch!


I will miss my friends but given that none of them are actual Philly natives, I am sure we will all meet again in a different state or country.

Northern Style Pho

But first.... fried shrimp cakes




Northern style pho with thicker noodles, more star anise and cinnamon flavor in the broth.

Farmshop - Santa Monica, CA

Moules & Frites


French Toast, pear marmalade, raisins & hobbs’ bacon


Pastrami


Farmshop
225 26th St, Ste 25
Santa Monica, CA 90402
(310) 566-2400

Huipil

Crispy tacos - breaded halibut and al pastor. GREAT stuff.



Try the mole too!

Huipil
2992 Spring St
Redwood City, CA 94063
(650) 369-1245

Kappo Nami Nami

Great sushi and traditional Japanese dishes.

Kappo Nami Nami
240 Castro St
Mountain View, CA 94041
(650) 964-6990

Cha Ca Thang Long (Vietnamese Turmeric Fish with Dill)

Cha Ca Thang Long (Vietnamese Turmeric Fish with Dill) - Hanoi dish

Lisa's Tea Treasures

Tea time with mom + sis.







Lisa's Tea Treasures
1145 Santana Row # 1145
San Jose, CA 95128-2059
(408) 247-3613

Ummmm breakfast

Blood orange juice for the muffins

Home-made chicken tacos

Pollo desabrado

Nina + Christophe eat in Philly

DiNic's


Pulled pork sandwiches!


Whoopie pies


Amish pretzels




Reading Terminal
51 North 12th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107-2954
(215) 922-2317

Bodhi Coffee - Philly work + life

Bodhi Coffee






I don't mind the weather here... mostly because:

1) it's a "mild" winter
2) Ginger LOVES fresh snow (but hates dirty snow)











I wish I had considered getting waterproof shoes (duh). I learned the hard way - walked 45 minutes in the snow and arrived at work with soaked socks. Luckily, CVS sold thick socks!

















Bodhi Coffee
410 S 2nd St
Philadelphia, PA 19147
(267) 239-2928