I heart Kim Chee at ChoSun Galbee

Spicy!!! ChoSun Galbee is the place to be! My advice is to go hungry. We took our Texas guest for her first Korean BBQ meal and even if she didn't know how to use the two wooden sticks, she still gave it two thumbs up. Check me out in all the veggie madness!

Upon ordering, we were quickly served a tasty green salad, sprouts, KIM CHEE (my favorite), radishes, broccoli, potato salad, dried fish, seaweed, beef and probably some other things that I can’t recall at the moment. Then comes the stuff you actually order. We went with Tiger Shrimp and Bulgogi Beef (you might be able to see it sizzling behind my backside). I actually grew up with various Asian foods – Korean being at the top of my list. Although I think the Hawaiian-Korean food is a bit different from the authentic dishes. Such as meat jun – anyone here know of where I can find some? Anyway, on cold (yes, it gets cold sometimes in Hawaii) nights or when I was sick my mom would pick up Mun Doo soup. Since we were with a “mom” on this occasion, it felt appropriate to order the soul-warming soup from my childhood, along with my favorite chewy noodles Chap Chae. Too bad there's no noodle diet. Oh and you complete the ginormous meal with a delicious and sweet rice tea. Sigh.

ChoSunGalbee
http://chosungalbee.com/
3330 W. Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90019

How do you get rid of oatmeal?

You make some cookies!!!

I am a baking sheep. Today I made traditional oatmeal raisin cookies. I'm thinking these cookies are still healthy since it contains oatmeal and raisins which really should make up for the 2 sticks of butter and 2 cups of sugar, right? Whatever. Cookies are made to bring smiles to faces. Just don't eat too many cookies at one time and everything should be fine. These cookies are buttery (obviously), crisp on the outside and moist where it counts. The only person who won't eat these cookies is The Miwa. But that's only cause raisins are scary. She gets her own separate batch of chocolate chip soon.

Golden Bird

I am in love with Golden Bird. She's meaty, tan and packed full of goodness.

During a lengthy conversation about the best fried chicken eateries in Los Angeles, one of my co-workers recommended Golden Bird. Very golden indeed. Like winning the golden ticket in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Okay, well not that golden but still a bit of a hidden treasure. I haven't found the exact address yet and the best directions I can give is to head east on Pico (pass La Brea) and it's tucked away in the Ralph's/Osh shopping center on the south side of the street. Not knowing it was there, I had stopped at Ralph's to pick up a few snacks to serve to our friends coming over to watch the Heat/Mavericks game...and there it was in all of its golden glory! Change of plans. So instead of the boring chips and salsa I was planning to purchase, I delivered fried chicken, collard greens, biscuits and potato salad. It was impressive. It was enjoyed with enthusiasm. It was really quite phenomenal. I found a golden ticket.

Posh Baby!

If I were a Spice Sheep - I'd be Posh. Yeah!

After a recommendation from our friendly neighbor and many drive-by fantasies, I finally decided to try Posh on Pico. I was a bit reluctant after reading a few local Los Angeles food blogs, one of which posted a negative review stating that they were discriminated against...but I gave it a shot anyway. And I am glad I did! On Saturday morning, after a long and HOT hike up Runyon (in case you didn't notice my pudge hanging over the plate, this sheep's gotta exercise!), I met my old college roommate, Megan.

When we arrived at Posh, there was no line (waiting is overrated) AND there was easy street parking (no permit restrictions in site!). These two facts combined, at a good Los Angeles cafe, is almost unheard of so we were definitely off to a good start. After a lot of oooohing and aahhhhing at the menu - specifically for the Grilled Mojito Salmon with Caramelized Onions Sandwich and The Latina Cheeseburger - I decided on a somewhat basic breakfast item: Arepas (cheese and corn meal patties) which came with a mushroom and cheese omelet. A choice well made.

I left with a full stomach, but was still intrigued by that Latina Cheeseburger. The pudge is apparently permanent. Ughhhh! So after a painful but killer Bar Method class on Sunday I returned home to a hungry Monte who said,"Hamburger." So off we went. This time ordering, of course, The (turkey) Latina Cheeseburger. I believe it was one of the best burgers ever to reach my tastebuds. Bliss.

Posh
www.poshonpico.com
5542 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90019
323.931.4338

Happy Birthday Humphrey!!!

We celebrated Humphrey's 4th birthday Saturday evening at Casa Anzai (a fine establishment). Although he wanted to eat me - I still love Humphrey! Isn't he handsome? Besides, how can you resist an English Bulldog in flashdance attire?

Unfortunately, when we arrived none of us got much love from Hump because he was REALLY into his brand new green frog thing (located under right pit in picture) which luckily he wanted to eat that more than me. So instead of going straight to work with butt massages (Humphrey's favorite!) we happily enjoyed food from his motherland. Beer, fish and chips! Fish was provided by:

Penguin Fish and Chips
5952 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90035-2658
(323) 933-7661

We had a variety of fish to choose from - red snapper, catfish and sole (my favorite). I'm a novice at fish and chips but decided i liked it best with a little malt vinegar and tartar sauce (perhaps that's an English Pub faux pas but it was tasty to me!). Humphrey's mom also made a fabulous dessert spread including brownies, paw-shaped cookie bars, carrot cake and a chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting. Cheers to Humphrey! Festive occassions at Casa Anzai rocks!

P.S. I am not a lush.

Happy Hour

Happy Hour shouldn't be allowed in the office. Bad things happen.

The Cobbler Factory

How can one go wrong at a factory where they crank out cobblers?! Good stuff. As we were driving down Colorado Ave., I stuck my head out the window to get that sexy wind-blown sheep look, when I was suddenly overwhelmed with a powerful buttery aroma which meant we had to be close to the Cobbler Factory. Exciting! We took a left on Catalina and strained to look for a big sign - you'd think a factory would be big right? Wrong! It's a tiny shop that is barely noticeable unless you're looking specifically for it. However, if you just follow your nose you'll easily find it. I'm trying to understand how neighbors deal with smelling such greatness everyday. Anyway, we were happily greated by the owner inside and contemplated the purchase for an entire 3 minutes. Peach. Blueberry. Peach. Blueberry. We finally decided on the Blueberry Cobbler. The owner wrapped it with love and provided a few serving tips - make it pretty and plop some ice cream on it. And that we did, except for the pretty part (no one was watching). In all honesty, I enjoyed the cobbler especially since it wasn't overly sweet but decided that I still prefer crisps over cobblers. That Cobbler Factory is one happy place and will definitely bring a smile to your face.

Cobbler Factory
33 N. Catalina Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91006
626-795-1005

EuroPane

You'd think I wouldn't be able to eat the entire thing, but I shoveled it in like a gosh darn super sheep! Super sheep! I'm super sheepy...

EuroPane's a recommendation from a well-known tennis pro in Pasadena (thanks Ron!). My first experience was with my friend, Julie, when we decided to enjoy a quick lunch before heading back to the office. Walking into EuroPane, one might think it's just another sandwich shop. A fairly petite and low key space: coffee bar, small menu, packaged salads and a few mouth-watering pastries on display. I have to admit, I was a bit nervous taking Julie to EuroPane without trying it first since she's quite the foodie. However, we were VERY pleasantly surprised! Julie enjoyed the open-faced egg sandwich while I had the party-in-my-mouth chicken salad sandwich. Our tastebuds were so happy that we weren't able to talk until gobbling had been completed. I don't even like chicken salad and I only ordered it because I noticed it was made with yogurt (not mayo). The chicken was moist, the flavors blended just right and the bread is spectacular! You can choose from a variety (the usual suspects) of breads - but if you're getting the chicken go for the olive. Brilliant! I'm still trying to understand how a sandwich can taste so good. But the goodness didn't stop there! We were so impressed with our sandwiches, we also purchased a few of those mouth-watering pastries on display...deciding upon a chocolate tart, a lemon bar and an oatmeal cookie. Even more brilliance.

Today was a similar to-go visit, since I couldn't veer from the chicken salad sandwich on olive bread, I can't really report additional exciting news...EXCEPT they threw in a free cookie! Whooooooo!

A definite stop for lunch if you're ever in the area.

EuroPane Bakery
950 E. Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA
626-577-1828

Blogging is hard when you have hooves...

Pasadena was an exciting adventure.
In fact, it was so exciting (tasty actually) that Sheep started to blog.
Damn hooves. Sheep hired a typist.