Black Hogg

A couple years ago, I spontaneously packed my bags and hopped on a plane to spend a year in New York. I had no idea what I was going to do once I got there, where I was going to live, and how I was going to survive with the limited funds in my bank account but somehow I made it. Thinking back on those days I can honestly say it was the best year of my life. Yes, I struggled, and yes, I was completely broke, but one thing that I never compromised was food. I literally worked to eat, pay rent, and eat. I miss New York everyday. I know I've found where I'm suppose to spend the rest of my life, but until then I can only dream, and live off of the amazing memories that I keep in my heart.

Living in Los Angeles, Silver Lake is my tiny get away to New York because it reminds me of my days spent in the Lower East Side. It might be the tiny unique stores, or the beautifully weird walks of life on the streets, but mostly it's the restaurants that transports me back to LES. I love walking into a unpretentious space, with minimal modern decor, filled with smiling people eating good food. That's exactly what Black Hogg is all about.

Popcorn Bacon with Maple Crema. Once you pop that sucker into your mouth you instantly bite into a  crazy crunchy exterior,  that burst into your mouth with a huge piece of bacon, surrounded by it's own flavorful juices. Yums. 

Roast Brussel Sprouts, Bacon Vinaigrette, Garlic Bread Crumbs.  

Ale Cod Battered Cod, Salt&Pepper Ruffled Chips, with Homemade Tarter Sauce. 

Wild Mushroom on a Brioche Box

Roast Marrow Bones, Breakfast Radish Salad. 

Black Hogg
 2852 W. Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

Sunday Funday

What does a perfect Sunday look like for me? Starting off the day eating at Euro Pane, digging into the BEST egg salad sandwich ever. Imagine flawlessly cooked soft boiled eggs, covered with the creamiest yet light mayo, on top of a crisp spring mix, freshly baked multigrain bread, and a spread(sun dried tomato concoction?), oh the spread that makes the sandwich utterly magical. 

After breakfast, me and my friends headed over to the Pasadena Rose Bowl Flea Market to get our vintage fix on. I absolutely love walking around and looking at the most amazing timeless pieces of art, furniture, and most importantly CLOTHES. Pasadena Flea Market is the perfect place to people watch as well. You get all walks of life there, which truly makes me smile. 

After the flea market, I went to church with my friend. It's been years, YEARS since I've last gone. I'm really glad I did though. I feel lighter. I hope to continue to keep going, start a new journey, and hopefully I'll be able to share with all of you my stories. =)

Lastly, I finished off the day by working out. I ran two miles, lifted weights, and did some yoga. WHOOZA!

Yup a perfect, perfect Sunday. Hope you all enjoyed yours as well! Until next time!

Silent Saturdays

*Good food, great company, friendliest staff, relaxing atmosphere.

Bar + Kitchen, Los Angeles

My Kind Of Day.

Float on duck. Float on..

Poor ducks. 

The cutest little house in Chinatown.

The sea of fans of free music.

Grimes performing at Make Music Pasadena

Best seat in the house.

Random Food Day

Nothing beats sitting at the bar, watching the cooks prepare your meal and hearing the slurping of food being joyfully devoured. This is how Spoon House in Gardena operates. I never heard of Spoon House until yesterday when my friend randomly drove me to eat lunch. Spoon House specializes in Japanese spaghetti which can be topped with Italian traditional  bolognese sauce, or the more Japanese traditional route with Uni(sea urchin) and seaweed. 

My friend ordered the spaghetti with bolognese sauce, wieners, and topped it off with a sunny side egg.

I just stuck with the traditional bolognese sauce with meatballs. So good!

After eating the heaping plate of spaghetti we decided to satisfy our sweet tooth and get some dessert. I finally was able to try Chantilly Patisserie in Lomita. They are known for their unique pastries inspired by Japanese flavors. Pastry Chef Keiko Nojima is a freaking magical wizard. As we looked through the showcase filled with the most amazing pastries, we had the hardest time trying to decide what to order. We ended up ordering Choux a la Créme which is a choux filled with sweet cream, Choux aux Sésames, a choux filled with black sesame sweet cream, Framboage, the creamiest raspberry cheesecake with a crunchy graham cracker crust, and the Grapefruit Geleé, the most refreshing dessert ever.

Honestly, the Choux aux Sésames is the best choux I have ever tried. The choux had a great bite and crunch on the outside with the most pillowy texture on the inside.The black sesame cream had roasted flavors from the sesame with the perfect amount of sweetness from the cream. Drools.

Grapefruit Geleé

Happy eatings!

I'm Baaaaack!

Hello! Long time no talk! Or I guess blog in this case. I've been seriously so busy with school, I haven't been able to kick back and just do the things that I love.. which you all know is cooking, baking, eating, and writing about food. But since I am on summer break I'm hoping to change that. Anyways, I've got some news! I recently found out that I got this amazing internship with a very well known restaurant/entertainment group and yes, I am super excited! I'm hoping to learn a lot and actually find my niche in the culinary field.
Sorry for the quick change of topic but.... I'm so happy to say my summer break has started with a bang. I've got to spend the week eating good food, and being with the people that I love the most, my friends. Recently for my friend's re-21st we went to the Roosevelt Hotel to wine and dine at 25 degrees, a gourmet burger joint, and bowl at the nontraditional bowling alley/bar at the Spare Room. It was such a great and unforgettable night.
One thing that I learned: you really feel like a close, tight family when you fit eight people into a booth that should only fit 4. Sigh.. I love my friends even if we had to fight for some space to eat our humongous burgers. It was constant apologies for throwing elbows into each other's faces. But still  good times.

So much food!

At the Spare Room Cocktails + Bowling

Nice little corner of the world, out of the hustle of Los Angeles.

Totally fell in love with this old school inspired DJ set up. So cute. 

So little tidbit.. Does anyone know why the burger joint is called 25 degrees? Well according to the menu.. 25 degrees is the heat difference between a medium rare and well-done burger. Yup! That's all folks. Until we meet again my friends. 

In the meantime....

Hello my lovely little blog world. I apologize for not posting for a while now. ACK seriously have been so busy. My life is school, baking school, and if you look to the right ---------------------------------------->

I started my vintage store, Début & Fin . For those vintage lovers out there, or just love to wear something unique and one of a kind, feel free to check it out. It will be updated every week with new inventory.
Yes, yes I am one busy bee.  I will try my best to start posting again. Stay tuned! In the meantime here is one of my favorite song at the moment. Happy ears everyone!