Grilled Shrimp w garlic Butter

If you want the recipe.. email me
jasmineskitchen@gmail.com

Back to Daisy Mint

Twice in a month to Daisy Mint in Pasadena.
A Must Do!
Try their honey pork with a Green Apple Slaw and
Duck Pineapple Curry. What??? Yes it works people and its very good.

City Tavern- Culver City

Want to TAP your own beer at your table and eat Gourmet Comfort Food?
Is that even possible?
This place took me by surprise.
I walked in... and I didn't have to think if I was going to dine here.
Chef Jessica Christensen is talented and knows her flavors. Imagine going to a restaurant and not having to salt or pepper your food. She is absolutely perfect!
I tried the Special-pulled pork sandwich with a Texas style BBQ sauce, warm bacon salad, brussel sprouts, oysters on the half shell.
Check out the picture I took of the oysters. HAHA!!!
For dessert I had the Smores... an adult Smores.

The next week I took my friends and we had a blast and poured 80 ounces of IPA and Hefenweizen beers.

Passing through Fresno

So I have been told that Fresno has the best BBQ.
Well I CONCUR! I visited Fresno Last week for a few days and for those of you that don't know what BBQ is... make the drive and feast for a week. There is nothing like Fresno BBQ... did I just say that again... I think I did. I ate bbq 3 days in a row and it was yummy yummy yummy to my big ol tummy.

Since my friend is a Fresno-ian Native... we went to the best places in town.

Quality Meats located on Chestnut and Clinton has the best Tri Tip out there. It is slowly bbq'd for 16 hours, thinly sliced with a homemade savory bbq sauce. It simply just melts in your mouth like butter.

Ruben's Ribshack- located on Clinton and Fresno Avenue
You can smell this place a mile away.
Ruben's has the best beef brisket>>> EVER>>>>
The first time I had brisket was when I was a teenager and it was tough and chewy. After that experience I stayed away. Well Ruben does it right. He cooks his Brisket for 16 hours on a huge smoker and makes his own sauce.
He was so kind that he gave me bbq sauce to go.
what I loved about Ruben's is that he gives free samples.
His food has SOUL.
Try his bacon green beans and peach cobbler.
The Best Dive in Cali

How could you go wrong in Fresno with the quality of beef when cows are in their backyard?

So worth the four hour drive :-)

Montrose/La Canada Farmers Market

One of my favorite Farmers Market located right outside of Pasadena is in Montrose.
Great place to bring your children with plenty of entertainment (petting zoo.) The food is scrumptious and made with a lot of love. I love that there is a lot of different cultural foods. All you have to do is pick a region...lol... As you can tell that is hard for me to do.

Recommended Vendors:

Pork and Cheese Papusas
Lamb Gyro
and Home Made Sun Dried Feta Cheese (to die for)

Gazpacho

just made my first batch of the summer...yummy!! nothing like a cold soup with creme fraiche.

note: always use heirloom tomatoes and shop for the best organic veggies.
best places to shop...Wholefoods or Bristol Farms