Mitsuwa (Torrance, CA)

Starting this month, the food court in Mitsuwa Del Amo in Torrance is open for outdoor dining! I stopped by to try a few places including Ramen Santouka, Hamada-Ya, and Modo Hawaii! My advice is to come hungry and bring an empty bag to carry home some goodies! 😋 Mitsuwa Marketplace3525 W Carson St Suite […]

Rodeo 39 Public Market (Stanton, CA)

Rodeo 39 Public Market officially opens on October 17th, but before that, take a look at all of the eats I previewed from Shootz, Kra Z Kai’s BBQ, Tenori, Oi Asian Fusion, Banh Xeo Boys, PASTA Lab, Hook & Anchor, Steel Pan Pizza, Beleaf Burgers, RTE, Bearded Tang Brewery, Rodeo Bar, My First Kiss, Dot […]

Fugetsu-Do (Los Angeles, CA)

After going to Sake Express, I posted the pretty Fugetsu-Do mochi on Instagram.  Apparently I was missing out on the chocolate mochi, so I had to go back the next day when we parked literally across the street! It’s a shop with a tiny storefront, but they must have an active kitchen to produce all of […]

Sake Express 2014 (Los Angeles, CA)

I first heard about Sake Express from my friend who worked for the non-profit Little Tokyo Service Center.  Every year they have a sake tasting, silent auction, and raffle in order to raise funds, and everyone has lots of fun too!  Besides, there were some really great restaurants dishing out their best eats, which I […]

Beard Papa (worldwide)

After our dinner at The Boiling Crab for my aunt’s birthday, I suggested that we walk down to Beard Papa for a small dessert! Since each franchise has different owners, they all have different items to sell in addition to the cream puffs.  For example, this one had… Macarons!  Also, lots of iced drinks, little […]

Sapporo Sushi (Long Beach, CA)

It was just after all of the earthquakes here in Southern California and we were too shaken up (pardon the pun) and wired on adrenaline to cook diner.  Besides, we were meeting up with the folks and my sister to have a quick dinner.  By the time we finished watching the local news and riding out […]

Mitsuwa Marketplace – Part 2 (Southern California)

On my last post, I shared my trip to Mitsuwa Marketplace.  On this post, I wanted to share a few of the items I bought! First of all, here are the packaged sweets. Here is the Yan Yan, which comes with a bunch of sticks and a dipping creme.  I’m a fan of strawberry, but […]

Mitsuwa Marketplace (Southern California)

This is my first post on The Episodic Eater about grocery shopping!  Well, what is so special about that?  Not many people that I know have gone into any international grocery stores, and I have been exploring them since I was a kid. Keep in mind that there are many kinds of ethnic grocery stores […]