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Sweet Butter Toast

A few days ago I had dinner at Bann in Koreatown with a few of my high school friends. The restaurant was more upscale and spacious than any other Korean restaurant that I've been to. I'm used to the crowded, smoky, loud all you can eat type of Korean BBQ restaurants so Bann was a nice change of atmosphere for me. Of course to walk into an upscale Asian restaurant with a bar/lounge area with great service also means that you should expect to pay more than what your money is worth. We ordered the bulgogi, dak gui (I think that's chicken right?), calamari, tofu, and the shaved ice. What stood out most to me was the tofu, not in a good way. The chef had came out to assembled the dish at our table, which had led me to believe that the tofu was going to amazing. Sadly, amazing it was not...well not to me anyway. I love soft tofu and Bann's artisanal tofu tasted like a sponge. Aside from the tofu, Bann was a nice dining experience.

The Beverly Hilton

I got to sleep in yesterday and today because I had to attend the World Class Service training at the historic Beverly Hilton Hotel. It was nice to be able to spend some time away from the office, do some networking with coworkers from other branches, and stay at a nice hotel. Oh and of course, the training class itself was also surprisingly refreshing (thank god!).

After the first day of class, we attended a small dinner reception at Le Chateau inside The Beverly Hilton. I had a wedge salad, a steak tenderloin, and a small triple layer chocolate cake concoction. I'm not going to mention any names, but the person sitting to my right said "no" to the dessert and I couldn't help thinking "what? no way".

Bottega Louie

I've been meaning to venture into Bottega Louie in Downtown LA for quite some time now but never did until this last Friday because parking in the area really sucks and I forgot that it was there until one of my friends posted a picture on her FB last week. Still I didn't get to taste the food from their lunch or dinner menu because I didn't want to eat by myself. So instead I picked up some pastries from their patisserie. All I have to say is that I much rather have macarons from Euro Pane in Pasadena. Now seeing that their average Yelp ratings are 4 stars, I think I am going to have to go back to try their food.

Chicago - Day Four

The only plans for our last day in Chicago was brunch, Cubs game, and dinner reservations at Graham Elliott.

We met Richard for brunch at Yolk, which was about two blocks from our hotel. The wait was long but the service was quick and the food was decent. No complaints. You see I'm not always picky about food.

so bright

healthy looking but good

Okay. We're full now. 

Next stop - Wrigley Field. Guess who the Cubs were playing? Dodgers! I've never been to a baseball stadium this pack full of people. 

the roof tops were cool

aww...how cute

Cubs won! Yay!

Now I can't even remember what we did after the game, but I think I might have bought a dress or two at H&M. Anyways...let's fast forward a bit to dinner. We met up with Erica and Adrian (sorry no pics) at Graham Elliott for dinner. I have mixed feelings about the food. I loved the service though. 

Looks kinda gross, but this frollie pop was pretty interesting. It was the first time I had pop rocks in a long time. 

And that concludes our Chicago trip. I was so glad we didn't have to deal with any troublesome weather conditions on the way back to LA.

Where to next?