Reviews

Seared Scallops

May 7, 2013
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Juicy and tasty seared scallops with butter garlic, spicy mayo, and unagi sauce.

95 comments

Rice Milling Tour: Far West Rice

November 14, 2012
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A tour of the rice milling process at Far West Rice in Nelson, California.

78 comments

Stella Mare’s Restaurant Review @ Santa Barbara

November 1, 2012
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Restaurant review of Stella Mare in Santa Barbara, hint: we had a great time.

52 comments

Din Tai Fung Restaurant Review @ Los Angeles 鼎泰豐

August 8, 2012
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A review of Xiao Long Bao specialty restaurant Din Tai Fung located in Arcadia, CA (Los Angeles).

91 comments

Grilled Lemongrass Chicken

May 21, 2012
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Juicy and flavorful grilled chicken thighs marinated with lemongrass, palm sugar, thai chili, and fish sauce. Enjoy with homemade chili sauce.

131 comments

New Matsusaka | ニュー松坂 | Teppanyaki Restaurant Review & Fairy Hobmother Visit

May 10, 2012
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Restaurant review on New Mastsusaka teppanyaki in Osaka, Japan.

123 comments

Cantonese Steamed Fish | Lemongrass & Ginger Cookbook Giveaways (Closed)

May 7, 2012
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Juicy succulent white fish steamed with soy sauce and covered in shiitake mushroom and green onion. Classic Cantonese way to prepare fresh whole fish.

252 comments

WAFU® Japanese Vinaigrette Review & Giveaway (Closed)

February 27, 2012
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WAFU Japanese Vinaigrette makes 4 different kinds of dressing, original, ginger carrot, light, and wasabi edamame. It’s time to taste them all!

166 comments

Shadowbrook Restaruant Review @ Capitola / Santa Cruz

December 5, 2011
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Just One Cookbook restaurant review – Shadowbrook restaurant in Capitola features a cable car ride and beautiful landscaped garden and greenery.

40 comments

Fandango Restaurant Review @ Pacific Grove/Monterey

November 21, 2011
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Fandango restaurant lunch review – Fandango in Pacific Grove serves a collection of very tasty Mediterranean cuisine in an European cottage setting.

51 comments

Bee’s Cookbook Review & Lemon Chicken

September 5, 2011
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I was lucky enough to be selected to review Bee’s Easy Chinese Recipes cookbook and I loved it. I always wanted to cook more Chinese dishes and it contains some of my husband’s favorites. I made lemon chicken from the cookbook and the instructions were very simple to follow and the result was delicious!

80 comments

CBS San Francsico Most Valuable Blogger & Cruncha ma me Review

August 24, 2011
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First product review on Just One Cookbook for cruncha ma me – a healthy edamame snack for adults and children. Received the best news ever this morning, Just One Cookbook is currently a finalist on CBS San Francisco Most Valuable Blogger Award 2011. Please click on link to support JOC (http://sanfrancisco.blogger.cbslocal.com/most-valuable-blogger/blog/499-just-one-cookbook/).

75 comments

Cantinetta Luca @ Carmel-by-the-sea

July 29, 2011
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Cantinetta Luca – this is our favorite restaurant not just around the area, but probably in the entire world. We go back to visit at least once a year to savor the amazing taste. Curious about the food? Come and read the restaurant review. Cheers!

32 comments

Cetrella – Father’s Day in Half Moon Bay

June 29, 2011
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This is Shen’s 2nd restaurant review and once again we head back to Half Moon Bay. We never been to Cetrella before and we were surprised by how good everything was. Enjoy the review!

77 comments