sushi on the run

my favOrite sushi bar in the bay area.

SUSHI ON THE RUN in los gatos.

chef nobo has been preparing fresh, amazing sushi since i was in high school. this is the ONLY place that i will willingly order “rolls.” his restaurant is teeny, and only sits eight at a bar, so if you don’t make the first seating, you need to wait about 45- an hour for the next. he only opens up shop after his sushi rice is prepared to the correct temperature..  you can see him through the glass window fanning away the sushi rice in the big bamboo container before his assistant turns the “closed” sign to “open.”

on our recent stay in norcaL, we went twice for lunch.

the “yellow rose” roll. yellowtail, avocado, garlic, scallion. sO good.

now, THIS is how nobo prepares his sushi. one pc of his sushi is easily 2 at any other restaurant.

i like to order uni + avocado handrolls..  he makes mine with shiso.

hamachi, fresh the day we ate it. we watched him slice this off the fish.. insanely fresh, great texture.

UNI. my obsession continues.

“paul’s passion” roll. yellowtail, avocado, scallion, tobiko, chilli.

i LOvE.

xx

 

http://sushi-on-the-run.com/

portola valley lobster shack.

lobster rolls!

my mom took us to this gem, in portola valley near palo alto.

its my new favorite place for new england clam chowder. their “chowdah” is not as thick as many others, and has generous amounts of clam and chunks of potatoes. the creamy flavor is addictive.

the maine lobster rolls are generously portioned, fresh and light. my favorite is the bread roll- buttered, toasted and thin.

check out the texture of the bread “roll.” amazingly yum.

lOve it.

xx

http://www.oplobster.com/locations.htm

sprinkles ice cream

my first visit to sprinkles ice cream.

i have so many eats to catch up on, after being away from cali for so long.

friends took me to sprinkles ice cream on the newport coast- i didn’t even know about this! i’ve been missing out.

heres a pic of all our orders.. yes, theres a sundae with a frosted cupcake top in there.

i ordered the red velvet ice cream sprinkles sandwich- with a double chocolate and a red velvet cupcake top.

 

super indulgent. a bit too much for me..

next time, i just need the red velvet ice cream. its amazing on its own.

xx

callaloo caribbean kitchen.

caribbean food at callaloo in long beach.

great place for good food and friendly service.

the green dish below is “callaloo.” its traditionally made of dasheen, which cannot be found in the states, so they use water spinach instead. its quite simillar to creamed spinach, with okra and onions.

below- a side order of plantains, that comes with the jerk chicken entree.

“buss up shut.” tore up roti, with mango dipping sauce.

jerk chicken entree.

macaroni pie. side order. sO good, surprisingly not greasy.

for dessert, sweet potato pone with coconut ice cream. sO good.

 

will def be returning.

xx