asia de cuba, ob bear, & mr pizza factory

tommy checks out asia de cuba in weho and ob bear and mr pizza factory in ktown

asia de cuba: 3 course prix fixe menu for dinela restaurant week

appetizers: lemongrass skewered chicken, braised pulled pork empanadas, black bean and chickpea dumplings


main course: miso cured alaskan butterfish and cuban bbq chicken


dessert: cuban opera chocolate cake and caribbean carrot cake

asia de cuba
http://www.chinagrillmgt.com/adecLA/main.cfm?pp=0

tommy says: decent food, not sure if i would go for full price menu though

restaurant week
http://www.dinela.com/data/restaurantweek/
January 27 to February 1, 2008
February 3 to February 8, 2008


ob bear

whole fried chicken


spicy chicken wings

ob bear
http://www.yelp.com/biz/o-b-bear-los-angeles-2#hrid:ANe30GduOlvrxbH-i5iTcg/query:ob%20bear
tommy says: good fried chicken, even better wings! two thumbs up!


potato gold pizza

mr pizza factory
http://www.mrpizza.co.kr/GLOBAL/eng/products/products_07.php
http://www.yelp.com/biz/mr-pizza-factory-los-angeles#hrid:FmfMQHtUL6ge4cXN94E90Q/query:mr%20pizza

tommy says: unique pizzas, the secret is sweet potato mousse in the crust. can be expensive, so go while they are having their anniversary sale (50% off potato gold pizza for dine in until jan 31st).

the courtyard, kiichi, & tokyo table

tommy partakes in happy hour at the courtyard and kiichi in weho, then enjoys a delightful dinner at tokyo table in beverly hills


the courtyard: bacon wrapped fig and peach sangria
http://www.dinecourtyard.com/
tommy says: cheap sangria pitchers during happy hour, bad service, so-so food


kiichi: agedashi tofu, raspberry sake, and asahi beer
http://www.yelp.com/biz/kiichi-west-hollywood
tommy says: fabulous sake, cheap happy hour, so-so food, super-friendly service


tuna tataki salad and agedashi tofu


dynamite roll and mochi cheese gratin


ishiyaki garlic shrimp


seared albacore on crispy rice

tokyo table
http://www.tokyotable.com/
tommy says: absolutely delicious! super friendly staff!

los angeles: chameau

tommy dines at chameau
http://www.chameaurestaurant.com/



remnants of the loup de mer


dessert: bastilla au lait and warm chocolate cake

tommy says: yummmm

los angeles - hollywood

tommy does hollywood...
grabs a cream puff at beard papa's, visits grauman's chinese theatre to see the stars, and heads to west la to enjoy a late lunch at versailles






beard papa's - hollywood & highland location
http://www.muginohousa.com/
tommy says: i could eat a dozen of these!









grauman's chinese theatre
http://www.manntheatres.com/chinese/index.php



grabs a late lunch at versailles
http://www.versaillescuban.com/
tommy says: i heart versailles

los angeles: santa monica farmers market, little tokyo, san gabriel valley, taco truck

tommy breakfasts at the santa monica farmers' market, checks out the murakami exhibit, hits up jtown, treats himself to some pinkberry, dines at b2o, throws a few back at barney's beanery, and enjoys a midnight snack from the taco truck


breakfast at the farmers' market
http://www.smgov.net/farmers_market/sunday.htm



murakami exhibit
http://www.moca.org/murakami/



jtown
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Tokyo%2C_Los_Angeles%2C_California



pinkberry
http://pinkberry.com/html/pbmain.php




dinner at b20 cafe
http://www.yelp.com/biz/b2o-cafe-temple-city



barney's beanery in old town pasadena
http://www.barneysbeanery.com/



taco truck in pasadena

los angeles

tommy tours the getty, venice canals, and ties one on at red rock



at the gardens at the getty
http://www.getty.edu/



at the venice canals
http://www.westland.net/venice/canals.htm
http://www.localhikes.com/Hikes/VeniceCanals_4472.asp



at red rock
http://www.redrocksunset.com/