Buffet at Terranea

Bruce and Jeremy took me to a seafood buffet at Terranea, a luxury resort located in Rancho Palos Verdes, with a sweeping view of the Pacific ocean.   We feasted on prawns, oysters (but not for me), sushi, Alaskan king crab, snow crabs, and other delicacies...

New Year's Dinner Party

What a better way to ring in the New Year than enjoying a perfect dinner with old friends? Crackling skin pork and Crab spring rolls appetizers set the tone for the string of great dishes to come... a delicate balance between Vietnamese and French cuisines: tangy green papaya salad with beef jerky, steamed raviolis stuffed with meat with mushrooms, duck confit with noodles, prawns in tamarind sauce, New York steak with Vietnamese fish sauce, Banana marzipan tart... The setting is Tao restaurant on Guerrero Street in San Francisco, lovingly owned by my friend Hang Thuy.

Gratin aux Fruits de Mer

Baked a delicious Gratin with Scallops, Prawns and Mushroom, with a white wine sauce, enjoy...