tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38761152800913409472009-10-13T12:24:11.525-07:00Welcome to Tak and Mari's food blog. The concept is pretty simple, we take pics and review places we eat. Enjoy and Happy eating!tnoreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876115280091340947.post-3105937209019016762009-09-21T15:48:00.000-07:002009-09-21T15:50:02.263-07:00

If you live in LA, and not under a rock...you have heard of the "Nuevo Food Truck" Movement. At the forefront of this mobile-culinary takeover, is Kogi BBQ. The only food truck I've ever waited nearly an hour for food. I first heard about Kogi by word of mouth ("have you heard about the Kogi Truck?"), followed up with this video... Needless to say I was intrigued....what is this Kogi stuff

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One evening at about quarter to 1am We're out on the town, and decided it's time to eat.  Being on the west side, one word came to my mind..CANTERS!. Any Los Angeles local knows about this hidden gem open 24 hours. Aside from being a former hangout of Guns and Roses, this place is the ULTIMATE deli. Gigantic servings, beautiful classic design/decor and most importantly..excellent food.

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Well, we're back again w/ another report from the @Marked 5 truck that will stop in our hood every once in a while.Well, if you remember our last review, the feedback was....mixed. The shortage of food, not really their fault, and the product was yummy. The wait for food from a truck...did leave something to be desired. but I digress..I promised I'd try it again to be fair..and we did...twice!

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Hey again, This time we checked out a great spot in Littleton, CO called "Merle's" for some Brunch.Was a great restraunt, located right on the "main street" area of Littleton. The dining room was very modern and had a good feel to it. The menu definately took some time to mull over with as you can see below ALOT of choices...By recommendation of my mom and the waiter...we decided to give the "

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Another place we hit up while in Denver, that is definately worth a recommendation..Yorkshire Fish and Chips...DAYUM!...this place was tasty!By recommendation of Paul G and my mother...this place is DEFINATELY got the "fish and chips" thing DOWN..Nothing fancy..nothing extravagant..simply a great lil restraunt with killy Fish and Chips...check out the pics below..I have to say..I love the "fried

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This last trip to Denver, we stayed @ one of my best friends house..DJ Paul Garcia..little known to his fans..when he's not rocking out a packed club...he's a gourmet chef on the side!!!We told him about our foodblog, and he felt "up to the challenge" to be reviewed by the best...so here's his creation...Starts off with some Egg/Milk mixtureSome secret concotion for the filling...(fizzy mix +

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While vacationing in Denver, Mari and I stopped by the 16th Street mall to walk around and pick up some goodies. While waiting for the free shuttle, we noticed one of many Food Venders on the street, and if you're a fan of this blog, you know how we love a good Sausage..so we split one :-)2.50...you can't go wrong...nothing major..but was pretty yummy.. :-)If you're in the area....and you need a

tnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876115280091340947.post-61682428088690810542009-07-28T10:53:00.000-07:002009-07-28T10:59:34.166-07:00

Heh,going through a bunch of old pics...and right after creating the last post, I found a few more Pinks photos :-)Lord of the "RINGS" Dog10" Stretch Dog, Yummy BBQ saucetoppped with onion ringsMILD OR SPICY POLISH DOGmustard, chili & onionsHappy Eating!

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Hey all,Revisiting some old pictures brought up a visit to the famous "Pinks Hot Dogs" Located on La Brea and Melrose in Hollywood, CAPinks has been around forever and is kind of a staple tourist(and local) thing to do when you're in LA. While it's definately not the most healthy option..damn they they make a mean hot dog. I stopped in with my sister and her friend from Tennessee.We were greeted

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The Sandwich is flexible and easy. Maybe that's why I love it so much. Call it a Grinder, Blimpie, Poor Boy, Torpedo or Hoagie--it's still a sandwich! Turns out, the birth of the "submarine" sandwich is disputed and not easily traceable. One theory suggests that the sandwich is an American invention born in the early 1900's by workers (many Italian) that bought bread from street vendors, then

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Hey All,Instead of going out to find a new place to blog about, on a rare occasion, this time the food came to me...in a way. We recieved an e-mail at work that the "marked 5" truck (Japanese Burgers/Cuisine) would be coming around near the El Segundo Buisness park...which obviously was big news as an alternative to the standard Tacone, Trimana, Coffee Bean and the dreaded Carls Jr, down the way.

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Wednesday afternoon we hit up The Counter in El Segundo and munched on a slider special: 4 sliders and 4 mini beers, each with their own sauce on Hawaiian bread for $12.00.This was a special promotion showing a few different Burger/Beer combonations, which I felt was pretty neat-o. Something a little different then my normal Counter adventures which include building your own burger (see previous

tnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876115280091340947.post-56995966481083044132009-06-16T22:51:00.000-07:002009-07-28T11:02:57.846-07:00

It's been quite a while since out last update (and we apologize to our readers for that--if any, ha). Our gastronomic journeys throughout Southern California have brought us some tasty hits and indulgences. Benihana in Santa Monica, CATak's mom flew down from Colorado for Mother's Day weekend. We dined at Benihana and I (Mari) was excited because it was my first visit to the establishment. I'll

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Today we stopped in Chinatown for a quick jaunt with shopping and site seeing, and we decided to eat a a little Vietnamese Restaurant right across the the historic "gates" in China Town.View Larger MapMari and I were joined by my little sister and her friend in from Tennesee, who I have to say were brave for trying new things, the reactions were mixed. Onto the food!Tak had the Pho, a typical

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I miss my favorite peeps from my employment days at the QE Law Firm on a daily basis! I was excited for our gathering on the Venice Beach boardwalk to celebrate Monica's birthday on a breezy Saturday evening.Venisa arranged for us to have dinner at Monica's favorite restaurant, the C & O Trattoria. First time visitors to the restaurant, Tak and I arrived hungry for the feast and the "Gargantuan"

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Well, my lovely GF has mentioned this before, but I found a great link today exploring the "secret" menu available @ In and Out..we all know how much we love In and outBelow is an example of the blog's reviews...I'm finding myself wanting to go to In and Out after work today..lol...Here's the linkhttp://www.badmouth.net/in-n-outs-secret-menu/...please give them a read :-)“Animal Style”

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Coachella 09April 17-18Coachella Valley, CA Today's Blog entry is all about our trip to Coachella 2009. This year we saw Paul Mcartney, MIA, Buraka Som Sistema, Peanut Butter Wolf..and a whole lotta food...I will start off by saying we know the following isn't the healthiest...keep in mind this is a concert of over 150,000 people which is 100 plus degrees out...so we went with what we had..lolDAY

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Hello all..Todays Foodblog entry is all about a dish I (tak) created on the fly...Tak's Thai Curry w/ ChickenSteps-I took some Potatoes, Carrots, Celery and steamed them still cooked. Then grilled up some Chicken in a wok till fully cookedCombined them all along with a Jar of Thai-style Red CurryFor some kick I added some Safron, Lemon Pepper and Garlic Powder. Served over Steamed White Rice...

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Hey readers...firstly...thank you for reading this blog :-) We have fun writing it..and we hope you enjoy reading it...Tonight we decided to hit up a local Mexican spot in El Segundo..here's the catch though, we're in the middle of "puppy barking training" so when we leave @ night it needs to be either for a short while, or we need to bring the puppy (to spare our neighbors)..So we decided to

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Whassapening, Foodie Crew?! So we did it again. This past Saturday we found ourselves in the very hot San Fernando Valley for my dad's 50th birthday shindig. Tak, my bro Miguel and I decided to take a break and grab some lunch. We couldn't help ourselves when we found ourselves so close to the highly esteemed Fab's Hot Dogs on Tampa Blvd. Fries and a "Bald Eagle", which is a Ripper topped with

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What do you do when it's dinnertime, you're hungry and you have a few minutes to make dinner? You make spaghetti and meatballs, of course! All you do is mix up the ground beef, salt, pepper, garlic salt, parmesan cheese, couple of eggs and bread crumbs in a bowl. Get your hands in there and start mixing! Roll them about an inch wide and lay them out on a buttered baking dish. After about 10

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You wouldn't think it by the nature of most of our posts (greasy hamburgers, cheesy nachos and decadent delights) but we eat most of our meals at home and we usually keep it pretty moderate in terms of fatty foods. I've got a bunch of food photos saved up, so this is more of a potpourri entry, takin' ya all over the food map! Here is a serving of nachos, à la Tak. He whips things up on the fly

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found over @ Gizmodo- If you read websites about food, NYC or general wackiness, there's a good chance you've recently run into Scanwiches—a Tumblr with nothing but flatbed scans of bisected deliciousness. Here's the story behind the site.I love Scanwiches. It's a fantastic concept, aesthetically beautiful, and its creator and I both share similar tastes, like the ridiculously good Vietnamese

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Greetings!!!Tonight while coming home from a little sindig in Hollywood, Mari and I decided to give Astro Burger a shot...View Larger MapMind you the last time I went to astro burger...I met Jonathon Silverman (from Weekend at Berinies (1 and 2)..lol)(The one on the left)So upon walking in I Was reminded of that quick little jaunt in my past..lolHere's a familiar shot for anyone from LA...Onto

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This night we decided to call up Olive Garden for dinner tonite. (Truth is, we had a few Gift Cards laying around from the Holiday)So we gave their to-go service a chance..It comes in a hefty bag with tons of goodies, breadsicks, side salads, chili, cheeses, forks..all that needed "to-go" sides...however..on to the food...Mari had the Chicken Scampi- Chicken Breast Tenderloins sauteed with belle

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