Good at cooking, better at eating...

Nothing like some authentic steak tacos. These are courtesy of De Pasada. If you are in Chicago and near University Village/Little Italy, then check out this place. They also have great horchata!

Corner Cottage is a great place that was introduced to me by one of my best friends. This quaint establishment may seem odd at first. I mean look at that sign! When your 2 biggest draws are Breakfast Burritos and Teriyaki Bowls, you know you just found a place worth experiencing.

This place only takes cash, but it is totally worth the stop at the ATM. All their Breakfast Burritos are amazing and most importantly, they are cheap. This will be an addiction that will be hard to shake once I move to LA. It may look like any other burrito, but taking a bite of this flavorful explosion of egg, cheese, hash browns  and choice of meat will have you wanting another. Check out this place!!!

During my trip downtown to see FIDM with my fiancee, we became hungry and found this place. It is called Lilet and it was great Persian food. If you are near the fashion district of downtown LA, then try out this place.

We had Ghorem Sabzi to start out, which is basically a stew made with red beans and spices. For entree, we had chosen Barg and Koobideh kabobs. Barg kabobs are made from a minced beef while the Koobideh is filet mignon. As you can see the kabobs were accompanied by some fire roasted tomatoes, onions, peppers, as well as a bed of rice and cucumber salad. We also had some Hubert’s Lemonade to go along with this meal, a really awesome brand and I wish there were more places that carried it. Hope you find this place and give it some business, happy eating!

The Habit in LA. Apparently there is a rivalry between this place and In-N-Out according to my LA friends. I don’t see how you can compare the two though, I like both places for different reasons.

This burger was awesome though. It was a Teriyaki Charburger with Avocado and grilled mushrooms. Not to mention those onion rings. Mmmm… onion rings…

In-N-Out in LA, nuff’ said.

Wow, I apparently can’t stay updated to save my life. This pic set is actually pretty old. But what the heck doesn’t it look good? My fiancee and I were watching some food shows on Netflix and then what do you know, we got really hungry. Looking at the clock and knowing nothing is really open at 1 am, we decided to make our own stuff. After a trip to Dominicks we got our grub and started cooking. Needless to say our meal was delicious.

As a little appetizer we had some stuffed mushrooms. Just some baby bellas with some Italian sausage on top.

The salmon was easy enough, just some lemon juice, rosemary and a lot of butter. The red potatoes were lightly fried with some of the rosemary we didn’t use on the salmon. We also had some steamed green beans to go with the salmon.

For desert, we had some croissants with some cheese along with a lot of strawberries. 

You never know what you can make (even when it is 2 am), so just go for it!  Maybe you can have a dish as great as these.

This year at C2E2 there was something new that really impressed me. The CBR Bar was a new fixture in an already awesome convention. Having a full array of bar food and specialty drinks, there is a little something for everyone. I had their Kobe Beef Burger which is THE best burger I have ever eaten. A very hearty medium rare Kobe Beef patty, White Cheddar, Fried Egg, Bacon, Grilled Pineapple, and Herb Mayonnaise. All served with some fries and multiple dipping sauces (Mustard, Ketchup, and a very good herb sauce). Unfortunately I am still 20 so I was not able to sample any of their comic inspired drinks. But my friends did say their drinks were pretty good. Hopefully C2E2 will host the CBR Bar again so I can sample some of those drinks personally. Not many burger pictures. It was gone fast :)

On a side note, it has been 100 days since I started my new eating habits. I am still going strong and it has been quite the journey. Again, I should be posting more (hopefully) since school is winding down. Happy eating! 

Just a simple spaghetti. The sauce has some crumbled Italian sausage. YUM! Now that I think about it this needed some shredded Parmigiano-Reggiano.

Shredded Beef for Tacos!!!

PIZZA BREAD!!! Really easy to make. Italian Bread, Olive Oil, Mozzarella, Spinach, Mushrooms, Basil and some big slices of Pepperoni. Great snack food.