i like to eat.

Wasn't I just talking about how fabulous Mocca is?

Seriously, my favorite seafood salad. Never gets old. Plus, you dine al fresco - makes it even much better!

Jason and I had a little date night at Zarzuela, a Spanish tapas restaurant in San Francisco. I've always wanted to try this place and I'm glad I finally got to try it out.

We had to wait about 20 minutes for a table, but that's OK when you can sip sangria to help the time go by. ;)

The sangria's not bad. I still believe my recipe is the best. hahah, could be because of all the extra alcohol I throw in. A plate of Spanish olives were brought to our table upon seating and the food quickly came out soon after.

Our first dish was lobster bisque. Oh, divine. So rich and creamy, full of lobster flavor. Loved it. I think it was my favorite dish of the night. We also got quail with dates, mediocre. The quail meat was too dry, but the flavor was there.

I love seafood salad and Zarzuela's was pretty good (my favorite is still from Mocca's!). Zarzuela didn't skimp on the seafood. There was an abundance of scallops, mussels and shrimp in a tangy, lemon vinaigrette.

Crab cakes with cream sauce, skewered chicken with polenta and grilled calamari rounded out the meal. All decent, nothing that blew my mind.

I unfortunately didn't have dessert. I was too full from all the food! It was a great meal. I'd probably go back, but it's definitely not a place I'd think of first, since it's slightly pricey with decent food.

                   

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I was checking out my posterous account and couldn't believe I already wrote 406 posts. Wow! And it's been a little over a year!

I started this blog last year in July to post pictures from my new camera. My love for food was the ideal subject; also an easy one since I have to eat every day. :)

It's fun to look back at what I ate. It's been very eclectic (as it should be!). From the mediocre Carribean lunch, an amazing breakfast in the woods, to the simplest PB&J and all my lunches at Gap. And how can we forget all my hits and misses at home?

Thank you all for reading and your support. Oh yes, and of course, thank you posterous for making the BEST blogging service!

I leave you now with a yummy soft serve cone from Ikea. Only $1, can't beat that. :D

Met up with Jason and Genki for dinner at Fuddrucker's before we watched Zombieland.

I'm pretty boring when it comes to ordering burgers at Fuddrucker's. I think it's because I already feel guilty about eating a greasy burger, so I don't want to add the extra 500 calories with cheese, mushrooms, bacon, etc.

I got a plain burger, but what's great about Fuddrucker's is there's a buffet of toppings. I included shredded lettuce, salsa and barbecue sauce. Yummy.

By the way, Zombieland was actually not bad. I don't watch scary movies and this one was gory, but not scary like The Ring, more like Shaun of the Dead.

Nothing beats blended margaritas with chips and salsa at Chevy's on a weeknight!

   

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I finally left the Gap building to have lunch. A delicious lunch, I might add.

A colleague told me about Murraci's and I've been wanting to try this place. We went during the busy lunch hour and worked our way into the small shop.

We both ordered Katsu curry, breaded pork cutlet with curry (you have the option to choose how spicy) and rice. The pork was moist, wrapped in a thin, crispy layer of panko bread crumbs. The curry came in a separate container and was more than enough to drench the meat and rice.

It was soooo good and worth the trip. I definitely want to go back and try more things.

   

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I had some leftover thinly sliced beef from hot pot night. The perfect way to use this type of beef was to cook it with udon noodles.

I let Jason take the reins to cook our dinner. He cooked the udon noodles with toppings of kamaboko (Japanese fish cake), Shitake mushrooms, tofu and green onions, along with the beef. To make the broth, he used store bought Memmi soup base. For even more authenticity, we topped our noodle bowls with nanami togarashi, seven flavor chili pepper.

It was delicious, easy to make (one pot meal) and great for chilly nights.

Thanks Jason! :)

     

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For lunch, I had a mediocre fried chicken salad from Gap's cafeteria. It was nothing spectacular and doesn't compare to the mouthwatering version I had in Austin. I need to fly back to Austin and eat it again!

It seems like awhile since I've had hot pot, the act of cooking meats and vegetables in a simmering pot on the table. I love it. It's the best when you have a lot of people because that means you'll be able to have a lot more variety of food to cook.

I went to my aunt and uncle's to enjoy this high calorie dinner. My family goes all out whenever we have hot pot or anything related to food, come to think of it.

We had a wide assortment of food to cook. From fish balls, scallops, mushrooms, Chinese broccoli to udon noodles. It was endless and as always, delicious.

         

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A friend from Pleasant Hill came to visit Jason and I. Actually, more so Jason, since they wanted to play video games. Sigh, boys...

He brought some ball tip steak sandwiches from Kinder's. I just ate a large pastrami sandwich, so I wasn't that hungry, but had a few bites. Thesandwich was as good as I remembered, but I was full from all the meat and didn't want to eat another meaty sandwich for awhile.

Related: The Go-To Place: Kinder's, Steak Sandwich