Will Travel For Food tag:willtravel4food.com,2008-09-16://1 2008-10-27T21:30:22Z Our journey Movable Type 4.21-en Urasawa tag:willtravel4food.com,2008://1.15 2008-10-27T21:24:27Z 2008-10-27T21:30:22Z cheftodd http://www.willtravel4food.com
I have not been able to find a website for them but you can read the blog entries at Yelp. 

You can see the pictures from our flickr page.
]]> Previous Will Travel 4 Food Web Pages!!!! tag:willtravel4food.com,2008://1.14 2008-10-27T17:55:35Z 2008-10-27T17:58:19Z Trish here or it's also listed in our Links section.

http://www.willtravel4food.com/prevsite

You can also just go to our old pictures from http://www.willtravel4food.com/prevsite/g2.
]]> 'A' Market tag:willtravel4food.com,2008://1.13 2008-10-27T17:24:13Z 2008-10-27T17:38:27Z Trish
A Restaurant  (I did not have any luck reaching their website but maybe it was a temporary problem)

A Market is a great place to find high end treats and a nice selection of wine.  Cute and convenient location right off of PCH just before I hope onto Newport to get into Costa Mesa.    They are carrying baked goods from BlackMarket Bakery (my personal favorite bakery in Irvine) and LAMILL coffees.  Thank God, there is somewhere I can go now for breakfast!

I grabbed a medium Latte and their homemade granola with greek yogurt and fresh berries.  I think they should stack the granola like a parfait instead of yogurt-granola-fruit since it was a bit difficult to mix the three consistently.  In any case it was still a very good filling breakfast.
]]> Palate tag:willtravel4food.com,2008://1.12 2008-10-27T16:57:12Z 2008-10-27T17:24:05Z After having a fabulous lunch at LAMILL we roamed about the Americana in Burbank and headed over to palate for dinner.palate Their website describes them better than I can so here's a snippet, "palate is wine-centric, passionate, and down-to-earth. palate... Trish
palate

Their website describes them better than I can so here's a snippet, "palate is wine-centric, passionate, and down-to-earth. palate is a restaurant, a wine merchant, a cheese cellar, a tasting bar and lounge, and an eno-gastronomic library occupying the ground floor of a seven-story Bekins moving depot (circa 1928) turned wine-storage vault."

The Chef, Octavio Becerra, created a tasting for us and it was paired with wines by Steve Goldun.  Everything was delicious.  Their wine store has a great selection and reasonable prices.  The entire restaurant was very 'down-to-earth' as they put it and simple modern french appeal.

Apps:
We started with home made pickles and lardo on their 'porkfolio' and a mason jar of potted poulet.

Entrees:
Cauliflower Soup
Gnocchi+Butternut Squash
Poached Turbo
Pork Belly
Duck

Cheese Plate:
3 Sheeps Milk Cheese, Honey Comb, Sweet Pepper Relish and Oven Dried Grapes

Dessert:
Ciabatta Bread Pudding
Vahlrona Chocolate Pudding

I did return the following week for a pre-party event.  We shared their porkfolio again and finished with truffle egg custard (which I think had an oxtail reduction mixed with the truffle top).  As you can imagine, it was delicious.

]]> Jin Patisserie tag:willtravel4food.com,2008://1.11 2008-10-27T16:43:35Z 2008-10-27T17:38:58Z Trish
Jin Patisserie

Jin is a small cafe/bakery in Venice.  They only have outdoor seating and indoors is only for their shop.

Next time I would like to check out their tea menu options but this time around we decided to keep the meal short and sweet.

We split their Lunch Set which includes a Sandwich, green salad, chips and cake of the day.  We chose the duck proscuitto and brie sandwich.  The salad was simple mixed greens and a light vinegarette.  The cake of the day was a sponge cake with a strawberry mousse and strawberry gelee on top.  This was a very nice light lunch.

In addition we tried
Spring Bouquet: fluffy meringue, light exotic cream, fresh mango & strawberries (served on weekends only)
Green Tea: green tea bavarois & red bean paste on green tea sponge

The Spring Bouquet was fantastic.  The green tea was a bit overwelming with macha for my taste and not enough red bean for balance.

To go I ordered an assorted box of 12 macaroons.  The flavors ranged from traditional to asian flair.  Caramel Fleur De Sel, Chocolate, Cinnamon, Mint, Lemon, Pistachio, Strawberry, Tahitian Vanilla, Tea, Ume

My favorite was the Mint and I was a bit disappointed in the Tea and Ume since their flavors were not as distinct as I had hoped.


]]> LAMILL tag:willtravel4food.com,2008://1.10 2008-10-27T16:20:59Z 2008-10-27T16:43:24Z I have been hearing about LAMILL from my friends for months. Last Monday we finally had a chance to go up to Silverlake to have lunch.LAMILL WebsiteAlong with sampling their coffees (Stella Noche and another one that I cannot remember... Trish
LAMILL Website

Along with sampling their coffees (Stella Noche and another one that I cannot remember the name of) brewed using Siphon and Clover we had a fabulous meal.

The restaurant is small but had a fabulous aesthetic.  I loved the chairs.  Upholstered in designer hand bag materials and functional!  I seriously considered trying to distract the host so I could slip one into the trunk of my car :D

Service was great.
Food was above and beyond.
I cannot wait to come back again.
If you get a chance, sneak over to their coffee shop.  I guarantee you will never look at coffee machines the same way again.

I am sorry I could not include pictures but I seemed to misplace my camera last week.  This is a great excuse for me to have to go back again.

Apps
Yuzu Kosho Caesar
King Salmon Tartare
House Cured Tasmanian Sea-Trout

Entrees
ABLT (Asian BLT)
Buffaletta Mozzarella
Butternut Squash Polenta

Desserts
Passion Fruit Gelee
"Coffee and a Donut"
]]> Food Photo Shoot tag:willtravel4food.com,2008://1.9 2008-09-26T05:35:47Z 2008-09-26T06:45:27Z I've uploaded a few pics from the photo shoot we did last month for Nomad Catering.... cheftodd http://www.willtravel4food.com ]]> Perry Sands Retirement Party tag:willtravel4food.com,2008://1.7 2008-09-20T03:51:40Z 2008-09-26T06:48:51Z Pictures from the retirement party Nomad catered for Perry Sands on August 27, 2008.This event was held in an airplane hangar in Long Beach.... cheftodd http://www.willtravel4food.com This event was held in an airplane hangar in Long Beach.

]]> Nomad Showcase tag:willtravel4food.com,2008://1.6 2008-09-20T02:39:30Z 2008-09-26T06:45:58Z cheftodd http://www.willtravel4food.com Catering by Nomad
]]> WELCOME!!! tag:willtravel4food.com,2008://1.5 2008-09-20T00:22:09Z 2008-09-20T00:23:34Z Trish
Thanks
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