Expect Nothing But the Best....@ Ikko Japanese Restaurant for Sushi!

I found my new FAVORITE Sushi Restaurant in OC!!!

Ikko Japanese Restaurant (Costa Mesa, CA)
Comment: FRESH & the BEST Sushi!!!! I fell in <3 with sushi! hehehe! The food was delicious! The service was great! The only downside...kinda pricey, but you get what you pay for! :) Enjoy!!!

This picture alone should sums it all up, but let me take you through the whole course/adventure while I was at Ikko! :)

Appetizer: Soft Tofu 

Seared tuna salad (Seared to perfection)! 

Beautiful presentation too!

Stuffed chicken and brown rice (under the Appetizer list)

Another view

YUM!!!! The freshest nigiri in town!!! These are marinated so you don't even need to dip in soy sauce! Did I say YUMMY?!!! =P

Tuna Roll! Simple but definitely did NOT taste at all simple! Less is MORE,  right?!

Okay, I'm still very impressed...so here's another photo of the nigiri! 

Unagi!! I did not want to share! hehehe....but I did

Chilled spoons...now we are ready for dessert!

Black sesame ice-cream in black coffee: very interesting, but yet so good! The coffee was unsweetened and bitter, but the sweetness of the ice-cream offsets the bitter taste perfectly! 

Not your ordinary cup of green tea! How does Green tea flan sound??! I didn't taste the green tea too much, but the flan definitely was a flan! Fabulous!!! (If you know me, you would know how much I love FLAN!)

I was satisfied and very impressed after this meal! I must return! :)

Halloween!!!!

Halloween is so much fun! Although I love make-up, Halloween is the perfect excuse for me to go all out and have fun with my (dark/sultry) make-up! I do not dare to wear it on any other day....hehehehehe (that's just me)! 

Anyway, this year I wanted to be Princess Jasmine, but then decided against it because I want to be some one KICK A$$ this year!!! No more miss nice girl!!! =P So, here I am dressed up as Lara Croft (in Tomb Raider)! Of course, Angela Jolie was my inspiration! ^_~  

GIRL POWER ALL THE WAY!!!!! ;-P

Something I threw together last minute from my closet!

Bootie shorts, fitted shirt (rolled up), black belt, knee-high combat boots, and a tie (tied around my leg)

Of course I not own gun holsters, I just used my black belt and clipped on cell-phone cases (shhhhh....hehehe =P Hey, they look legit!)

Black cuff from H&M. I saw a picture wear Lara Croft wore cargo shorts, so I decided to change as well! ^_^

Action pose! ;) (Not really, I was not planning on taking this) 

Here is my close-up of my make-up. Although it's not too dramatic looking in pictures, but definitely heavier than what I normally wear.

More dramatic winged-eye

With false lashes

Just being silly! =P

Mwuah! Have fun this weekend and be safe!!! Please don't drink & drive and don't make any kids cry either!!!!
XOXO~

Sweet & Bitter, but DELICIOUS!!!!

Is it me or life seems to be a little sweeter....well at least where my friends have been taking me! ;)  Gotta love them! 

Bottega Louie Restaurant and Gourmet Market 

(Downtown LA)

I've almost shared this place with you in my earlier post, so I won't repeat myself! ^_~

Urth Caffe 

(Downtown LA & Santa Monica)

Comment: I <3 this place! The atmosphere and people there are just....chillax'ed!!! Not sure how to describe it but that! hehehe.....The lattes (cafe and tea) are delicious! Oh, and not to mention their Pumpkin Pie, fruit tart, and chocolate cake! =D

Japanese Green Tea Latte

Spanish Latte (super sweet!) with almond milk

Pumpkin pie with whipped cream and Fruit tart! Yumm!!! 

Vegan Chocolate cake: surprisingly delicious!!! 

Cafe Latte

Japanese Green Tea Latte w/ Almond Milk: the macha made it taste pretty strong!

DOTS cupcakes (Pasadena, CA)

I love these mini cupcakes! They look cute and just the perfect size! These are baked daily and taste just THAT fresh!!! They were from my patient, so they taste even BETTER! =)

Portola Coffee Lab (Costa Mesa, CA)

WOW!!!! I have never seen such a coffee (shop??...ok shop does not fit this place AT ALL)...now I know why it's called a LAB!

The barista wears a LAB coat!!! He's serious! ;P 

O-CHEM anyone?!

Iced Mocha = Super Delicious!!!
Strong like Vietnamese coffee but not as sweet, which I personally like better!
I must say this is a WINNER to me! :)

Yummy oatmeal raisin cookie! hehehe ^_^


KEAN COFFEE (Tustin, CA)

Not too impressed, but I had an Americana....must go back and try something else! The bread pudding (not pictured); however, was warm and delightful! Just like homemade!!!!  :) 

PARADISE PERK (Irvine, CA)

This is a cool and laid-back place to hang out with friends or study (which happened to be the night we were there). There is an indoor sitting as well as a covered-patio in the back. The coffee/ drinks themselves were "okay." We ordered a mocha latte and a soy macchiato. The latte was too light (almost flavorless) and the macchiato was wayyyy too sweet. I think I can live without these drinks. =)

DineLA 2011

DINELA 2011 at Asia De Cuba (West Hollywood, CA)
http://discoverlosangeles.com/restaurantweekv2/details.html?id=27097
Thoughts: I'll definitely be back! Great view of LA and the food is impeccable!

ASIAN SPICED PORK SPARE RIBS
 SWEET SOY GLAZE, ROASTED CORN-AVOCADO SALAD AND RED ONION ESCABECHE

CALAMARI SALAD 'ASIA DE CUBA'
 CRISPY CALAMARI WITH CHAYOTE, HEARTS OF PALM, BANANAS, CASHEWS, CHICORY
AND RADICCHIO, SESAME ORANGE DRESSING

CUBAN BBQ CHICKEN
 THAI COCONUT STICKY RICE AND AVOCADO FRUIT SALSO, TAMARIND SAUCE

MISO CURED ALASKAN BUTTERFISH
 CUBAN BLACK BEAN AND EDAMAME SALAD, TEMPURA SHISITO PEPPERS

CUBAN OPERA
 RICH CHOCOLATE CAKE LAYERED WITH MILK CHOCOLATE BUTTER CREAM
AND COFFEE MOUSSE WITH COFFEE BRITTLE ICE CREAM

MEXICAN DONUTS
 SWEET BRIOCHE DONUTS ROLLED IN CINNAMON SUGAR
AND FILLED WITH TOFFEE SAUCE

OUSEMADE SORBET OF THE DAY
 TROPICAL SORBET SERVED WITH SEASONAL FRESH FRUIT CHOPSTICKS
AND CHILI-PASSION FRUIT SAUCE

I was a happy girl after this meal!  ^.^