Gastro Monkey // 美食家

02/01/2023

We'll see how long I can keep up this game of catch up. Kusakabe from May of 2021 is up on the blog!

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2023/01/san-francisco-ca-kusakabe-sf.html

06/03/2020

I'm still here!

New post from my Hawaii trip in January :)

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2020/03/oahu-hi-part-i-travelogue-helenas.html

01/11/2019

New on the blog! Bobii Fruitii

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2019/11/taipei-tw-bobii-fruitii.html

28/09/2019

Noodle in a Haystack again!

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2019/09/daly-city-ca-noodle-in-haystack-shio.html

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09/08/2019

ICYMI - One of my friends got married in Victoria BC almost two years ago and I finally blogged about it 😅

While researching places to eat in Victoria, I learned that there isn't much in the blogosphere (recent anyway, most of the posts I found were at least 5 years old). That's too bad because the seafood is so fresh, and the city is a nice place to visit.

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2019/05/victoria-bc-canada-travelogue.html

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26/07/2019

What do you do when you've been to Taipei a bunch of times and want to try something different? Take a cooking class!

Calvin was able to work with me (lack of skill) and The Boyfriend (has skills) simultaneously. We learned how to make dumplings from scratch, pickled veggies, soup, and braised tofu/egg/meat. It was super relaxed and fun. If you ever are looking for a great way to spend a day with the end result being tasty food you made yourself, check out Calvin's Gotucook Cooking Class!

Btw - if you only speak English, he's got you covered. He can teach you in both English and Mandarin 😎

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2019/04/taipei-tw-gotucook.html

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25/07/2019

ICYMI - While I was away from FB, I did post a few times on my blog. I hear blogs are dead, but I still see you looking 😜

I went back to my favorite place in Taiwan last winter - 茶山 aka "tea mountain" and like the other times I've been there, it was great. The only difference is now more and more people are going so if you want to check it out, make sure to book ahead of time!

FB Page here: 茶山95號

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2019/04/alishan-tw-95tea-mountain-95ca-ya-ma.html

14/08/2018

[New Post!] - Noodle in a Haystack's yuzu shio ramen experience. It's hard to find good ramen in Norcal, but with a few chains like Santouka (I still need to try the newly opened Ramen Nagi in Palo Alto), and Noodle in a Haystack, things are looking up!

http://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2018/08/daly-city-ca-noodle-in-haystack.html

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12/07/2018

[New Post!] - Ningxia Night Market

One of my favorite night markets in Taipei because of the shaved ice and fried taro balls 😙

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2018/07/taipei-taiwan-ningxia-night-market.html

28/06/2018

New but delayed post 😅

Since the friend I took around these places is on her way back to the States, I figured I should post this. And play catch up with other posts I've been sitting on heh heh.

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2018/06/norcal-san-francisco-pt-reyes-locke.html

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25/05/2018

Did you know Binchoyaki has dollar oysters every Wednesday?

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2018/05/sacramento-ca-binchoyaki-izakaya-dining.html

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23/05/2018

[New Post!] - Wako - edomae sushi in the Richmond District of San Francisco

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2018/05/san-francisco-ca-wako.html

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10/04/2018

[Sacramento, CA] - Biba is on the blog! It's my favorite Italian restaurant in Sac. What are your favorites?

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2018/04/sacramento-ca-biba.html

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05/04/2018

[ICYMI] - I finally went to The Kitchen last week!

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2018/04/sacramento-ca-kitchen.html

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28/03/2018

One of my favorite restaurants in the country 😀

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2018/03/las-vegas-nv-joes-seafood-prime-steak.html

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27/03/2018

The Vegas Shake Shack post is up!

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2018/03/las-vegas-nv-shake-shack.html

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24/03/2018

[New Post] - Le Cirque Las Vegas

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2018/03/las-vegas-nv-le-cirque.html

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22/03/2018

Finally made it to one of the Tacos El Gordo locations, even if it was in Vegas! These tacos are forreals! I wrote this on taco Tuesday, but forgot to share on fb.

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2018/03/las-vegas-nv-tacos-el-gordo.html

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16/03/2018

Kabuto [Las Vegas, NV] is on the blog!

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2018/03/las-vegas-nv-kabuto-edomae-sushi.html

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23/12/2017

[New Post] - Finally got to see what the hype was all about with Eggslut!

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2017/12/las-vegas-nv-eggslut.html

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15/12/2017

For the Greek food lovers out there!

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2017/12/las-vegas-nv-milos.html

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15/12/2017

New post!

I'm always on the lookout for some good Shanghainese food. In particular, pan fried dumplings. I went to Dumpling Kitchen earlier this year for CAAM and blogged about it here:

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2017/12/san-francisco-ca-dumpling-kitchen.html

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06/12/2017

[ICYMI] - Raku Las Vegas!

Popped over to Vegas Thanksgiving weekend to check out the Emil Chau concert, and of course made time to eat some good food.



https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2017/12/las-vegas-nv-raku.html

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07/11/2017

[ICYMI] - Ozumo in San Francisco is on the blog!

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2017/11/san-francisisco-ca-ozumo.html

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11/10/2017

[ICYMI] - Recently posted about one of my favorite places in Taiwan. It can be tricky to get to but is totally worth the effort.

茶山95號 is in the Alishan Mountain Range, but nowhere near as crowded.

#臺灣 #茶山 #阿里山

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2017/10/alishan-tw-95tea-mountain-95-photo-essay.html

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13/09/2017

[ICYMI] -

I'm really diggin this place! Kinda craving some elotes and fish tacos now!

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2017/08/sacramento-ca-midtowns-cantina-alley.html

Midtown's Cantina Alley

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11/09/2017

[New Post!]
One of my rare Sacramento posts (I'm working on it!). New coffee shop that opened earlier this year on 11 and K Street. If you like Chocolate Fish coffee, a wide variety of toast and pastries, comics, and art, this is the place to be!

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2017/09/sacramento-ca-oblivion-comics-coffee.html

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07/09/2017

[New post!] - Part III is on the blog! Rounded out that Hawaii trip with some musubi, Bubbies mochi ice cream, and wandering around the Shirokiya Village Walk at the Ala Moana Center.

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2017/09/part-iii-oahu-hi-travelogue-iyasume.html

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29/08/2017

[New Post!]
Part II of my short Hawaii trip is on the blog!

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2017/08/part-ii-oahu-hi-travelogue-hanauma-bay.html

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22/08/2017

[New Post!] -

Went to Hawaii a few weeks ago and ate my way through half of the island 😂

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2017/08/part-i-oahu-hi-travelogue-helenas.html

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17/08/2017

[New blog post]
Have you been to Ono Hawaiian Food in Honolulu yet? If not, better get on it! They are closing at the end of the month. I am so glad I was able to make it out earlier this month to get one last fix.

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2017/08/honolulu-hi-ono-hawaiian-foods-closing.html

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04/08/2017

Just posted about Pip's the other day Here's the accompanying post of Tight Tacos, their food truck neighbor.
https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2017/08/portland-or-tight-tacos.html

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01/08/2017

New post!

Just talked yesterday with a friend about how she should try them when she's in Portland, so figured I should catch up on this post 😅

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2017/07/portland-or-pips-original-doughnuts-chai.html

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31/07/2017

New on the blog - some goat from my childhood home of Gangshan!

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2017/07/gangshan-kaohsiung-taiwan-xiang-yuan.html

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28/07/2017

One of my favorite places in Taiwan (yes, I have a lot)

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2017/07/wulai-taiwan.html

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26/07/2017

Stinky tofu blog post! Yet again one of those places I saw on Instagram and had to give it a try :)

https://gastromonkey.blogspot.com/2017/07/kaohsiung-taiwan-stinky-tofu-king.html

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