Mangosteen

Found these mangosteen in Chinatown today. They were pretty delicious. I think the first one we had was bad though. It was super tough to open but the rest of them were pretty good.

Mee Mee Bakery

Almond macarons.

Tout Sweet

I had the Pavlov and the chocolate chunk cookie. Both were pretty good. I also had the peanut butter cookie which was kinda too salty but that was the day I left for Vegas.

Thomas Keller's Bouchon

My Vegas trip this past weekend was absolutely amazing. I had a ton of fun and it was super cool to spend time with my friends from SoCal. Being with everyone made me realize how much I miss them! And how much I just miss being around people in general. Honestly, being from a big family and then living alone now can make me a little sad. But it is nice to finally have my own space!

Anyways, the restaurant is cute inside but kind of loud. We went for brunch at around 12pm and only waited 5 minutes. Tuong ordered a salmon dish. I think he was surprised with his smoked salmon. He was expecting a fillet like baked salmon or something. But I think this is the kind that you'd typically put on bagels. I ordered the chicken and waffles which were absolutely delicious. The chicken was nice and juicy. The waffles were light, crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. They had bacon bits and chives in them which upped the flavor. Along with some sweet maple syrup, it was a good mix of sweet and salty.

However, I didn't like the beignets. They were way to oily and hard. I feel like they were overcooked. The outside was super crunchy! And they just didn't taste good even when they were covered in Nutella.

Bonne Sante

Bonne Sante is a sandwich shop in Burlingame, CA. The portion sizes are huge. Nat and I shared one gigantic sandwich. We got the Sante Smoker which has beef, steak sauce, cheese, and some other ingredients that I forgot about. But yeah. Super tasty! The price is good for the size of the food. It's about $10 a sandwich.

Boiling Crab, San Jose

Boiling crab was one of my favorite places to eat back in OC. I was excited to find out that they had two locations in San Jose. Justin, Nat, and I went there at about 4pm. The wait was only 20-35 minutes which is very good for BC. Typically the wait during peak times can be 1.5-2+ hours.

I always get a pound of crawfish, the whole shebang, medium. Never get frozen crawfish though! It's absolutely disgusting.

Olea

Small restaurant. I recommend coming in 2s. Bigger parties are hard to seat. There's a bunch of two person tables and one long communal table. The challah custard French toast was delicious. It's a huge portion but so good. It's light and fluffy and not greasy like how most French toast is.