03.11.10
Sweet 16
Last week my baby boy turned 16. He and his brothers wanted pizza, so we headed off to Grandville in Burbank. Here’s the birthday boy with his dad.
The boys all had pizza and I had a chipotle chicken sandwich with sweet potato fries and chamomile tea.
Ordinarily I could only finish half the sandwich and fries in one sitting and would pack the rest to eat later. However, after a month of “training” in the Philippines, this is what my plate looked like in one sitting. . .
I guess that explains the extra weight I’ve gained. . . But if that wasn’t enough, Aaron’s auntie invited him for a birthday lunch, too, and naturally I had to tag along. . . We ate at Yuzu, a Japanese Restaurant in Torrance. They advertise authentic Japanese food. I ordered a smoked sardine plate the first time we went there, then the next time I ordered the yellow tail. This is how their smoked fish looks like.
Aaron ordered the spider roll.
It’s hard to see it, but these rolls have soft-shell crab in there. Very yummy. I recommend both restaurants–Grandville and Yuzu.
My friend’s birthday is next week, and my aunt’s birthday is a couple days after hers, so looks like we have more excuses to find yummy food to eat again. Aaron also learned how to make lumpia wrappers from scratch and wants to make them for his grandparents when they get back. Will share some pics of his culinary creations in another post.
Marlakins
