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love and life from dalia's kitchen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"fresh"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lunch and dinner"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"mannheim"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"new york"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"paris"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"pomegranates"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"A sad week, the constant questions and a Pomegranate \u0026 Freekeh Risotto"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-c7AkIffTmQ4\/VLEzKIPdQ1I\/AAAAAAAABhE\/u1tuUdBZm0E\/s1600\/freekeh%2Bcopy.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-c7AkIffTmQ4\/VLEzKIPdQ1I\/AAAAAAAABhE\/u1tuUdBZm0E\/s1600\/freekeh%2Bcopy.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EThis time I gave my new year's resolutions some serious thought. It was much needed as 2014 was a crazy one for me - from the very first to the very last day. As much as some fantastic things happened, I've also been overwhelmed with everything. From a personal, but also a general and current event front. And well the year did not start well, as it's been an incredibly sad week for me, from the starving, freezing children in Syrian refugee\u0026nbsp;camps to the horrific attacks in Paris.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EI don't mean to sound strange writing this post, and my apologies if I do, but as I've said before this isn't just my food blog, it is my online journal. And well sometimes it’s not just about that recipe of mine.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003ECertainly, I don’t need to explain how unacceptable it is that kids are dying of the cold in this day and age. And to actually start doing something instead of just babbling, I've gathered all extra clothes, blankets and canned food that I have at home. There is a scheduled pick up for supplies to aid refugee camps tomorrow and Tuesday that I know of in Dubai, so if anyone reads this on time and would like to help, please email me directly.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003ETo the other horror story.. I grew up in Paris, and Charlie Hebdo was part of my life, so what happened was close very close to home. I have always loved\u0026nbsp;the raw French press, it's part of France the way that the baguette is. This was a\u0026nbsp;despicable act of terror, and I am tired of reading posts about people saying that more humans are dying elsewhere under more atrocious circumstances, \"so let's just not make a big fuss about this one\". Dying is dying. Nobody's life is worth more than another – let’s put that straight. It doesn’t mean because I stand for Charlie or Ahmed (the Muslim cop who defended free speech) that I don’t stand for all other injustices out in the world. But this happened and we cannot just say well there is worse in the world, so let's move on people. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003ENeedless to say that I respect all faiths, but I must say that I myself am not religious, especially not in the world we live in where religion is causing so much suffering. Equally, I do strongly defend the principle of freedom of speech. My big issue with\u0026nbsp;the Middle East is NOT having that freedom actually. And in my humble opinion, free speech is either there or it is not, as it's too subjective to draw the line where it suits everyone's feelings equally. So there is no\u0026nbsp;in-between, whether we like what we hear or not. It's up to individuals to choose whether they wish to be kind, tactful and considerate, but the fact is that we should all have the right to express ourselves. Certainly, we have the right to disagree and defend, yet without terrorizing people.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003ENo need to mention all my surrounding thinks these acts were horrific and against religion in the first place, but some believe there is a fine line that should not be crossed when talking about religion - but I disagree. So I know not all my family, friends and those\u0026nbsp;who read my blog share my thoughts -\u0026nbsp;God knows I've had heated discussions about these subjects. But that is alright, and let us all agree to disagree. I accept that, as long as we all respect one another. I like to believe that I am a rational human being, not biased, as I have loved ones on both sides of the trade, and after all I am an Arab who grew up in\u0026nbsp;the West. Please do not misunderstand, I am not blowing my own horn as a judge of things, I am just explaining what I think leads me to be neutral in these discussions. For instance, my parents and extended family are traditional and religious whereas I am not, and I have constantly had discussions about related issues. So really, the two sides of the story have always been part of my life.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EBut today, more than ever, between me and myself, I feel at odds not only with what is happening right now but as if I’m being pulled in two directions, I feel content then sad. On the one hand I'm incredibly blessed with exciting opportunities in this life, and on the other hand I am reminded daily that my part of the world could not be in worse state. There is simply too much suffering around me, especially with the Syrian humanitarian catastrophe today that is ongoing, and so close yet feels far.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EThe war around us has been going on for far too long, the Syrian refugee crisis is the largest of our time, children are dying of hunger and cold. And at the same time I feel incredibly silly worrying about whether the greens I’m feeding my kids are organic? Posting one second about the most serious of subjects, and then I Instagram a picture of my food. How can I ignore the duality of this? I may not know how to express this, but something feels off. I feel blessed and guilty at the same time. I feel like life must go on regardless of what is happening, and who am I to change anything. Yet at the same time, I know there must be something I can do. And I don't mean just\u0026nbsp;gathering\u0026nbsp;extra clothes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003ESo the little Syrian born in London to German parents, raised in Paris and New York, who married a man from Beirut and currently lives in Dubai (true story) is not at peace to say the very least. The world has gone nuts, and maybe me with it!\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003ESo this year, inshAllah, I will try\u0026nbsp;my utmost to do more meaningful things with my life, one way or another. Surely I will not find a\u0026nbsp;concrete\u0026nbsp;solution, but to be honest just saying it out loud makes me feel like it's starting me off on the right track for 2015, inshAllah. So this year's resolution is to pay it forward somehow, on an ongoing basis, nothing that I wish to make official, just between me and me to honest.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003ESo in the\u0026nbsp;spirit\u0026nbsp;of being\u0026nbsp;pulled\u0026nbsp;in two directions, today’s recipe is my Pomegranate \u0026amp; Freekeh Risotto. Freekeh is a usual suspect in Middle Eastern and especially Syrian food, and it also reminds me\u0026nbsp;excessively of my mother's cooking. Mami lives in Beirut and just writing this makes me miss her tremendously.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EFreekeh is green wheat that is harvested while it's still young, then roasted which gives it that slight smokey and nutty feel. I made a risotto out of it – as I love making those and find it extremely therapeutic to be stirring away. It's\u0026nbsp;absolutely delicious, wholesome and one of my staples at home.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EHope you enjoy it. Much love,\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003ED xx\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-b9TPMgg8ubI\/VLEzPbPoZDI\/AAAAAAAABhM\/uH59u9kMcBs\/s1600\/Screen%2BShot%2B2015-01-10%2Bat%2B6.05.27%2BPM.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-b9TPMgg8ubI\/VLEzPbPoZDI\/AAAAAAAABhM\/uH59u9kMcBs\/s1600\/Screen%2BShot%2B2015-01-10%2Bat%2B6.05.27%2BPM.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EFrom my book \"Food, Love and Life from Dalia's Kitchen\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.daliaskitchen.com\/feeds\/1120755691301147839\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.daliaskitchen.com\/2015\/01\/a-sad-week-constant-questions-and.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/9027694793172087456\/posts\/default\/1120755691301147839"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/9027694793172087456\/posts\/default\/1120755691301147839"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.daliaskitchen.com\/2015\/01\/a-sad-week-constant-questions-and.html","title":"A sad week, the constant questions and a Pomegranate \u0026 Freekeh Risotto"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Dalia"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06924908970532708359"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-c7AkIffTmQ4\/VLEzKIPdQ1I\/AAAAAAAABhE\/u1tuUdBZm0E\/s72-c\/freekeh%2Bcopy.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027694793172087456.post-248060802078150865"},"published":{"$t":"2012-08-04T03:32:00.000+04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-08-04T12:51:19.925+04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"abu dhabi"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"bakery"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"beirut"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"boutique"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"cafe"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"cakes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dubai"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kitsch"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kitsch cupcakes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"london"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"new york"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"paris"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"riyadh"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Coming a long way..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #535353;\"\u003EKitsch Cupcakes is finally open in Riyadh.. I'm so proud of\neveryone, and am feeling once again, a tad emotional today. The thing is, we\nare a homegrown concept, and this business is like my little baby and is as personal as could be. So in this post, I would like to talk about the beloved concept my childhood friend Racil and I started working on\nseven years ago...\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #535353;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Rn_7acHorkg\/UBxgw2-E1mI\/AAAAAAAAAvQ\/RxKc_mcawBc\/s1600\/kitsch.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Rn_7acHorkg\/UBxgw2-E1mI\/AAAAAAAAAvQ\/RxKc_mcawBc\/s400\/kitsch.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003Egoogled kitsch and found this. LOVE. will add source asap\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #535353;\"\u003ERacil's and my parents were friends from the day we were born,\nso she is really my sister from another mother rather than my closest friend. We\ngrew up in Paris together, but both moved to different cities for our college\nyears. Racil went to study London, and I moved to New York.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #535353;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-2JWk1p_xPV4\/UBzfk6rQ9jI\/AAAAAAAAAwA\/DMxLVK_Umpo\/s1600\/drasbabies.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-2JWk1p_xPV4\/UBzfk6rQ9jI\/AAAAAAAAAwA\/DMxLVK_Umpo\/s1600\/drasbabies.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003ED \u0026amp; Ras\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Xvuohh2cDYY\/UBzfoYR14ZI\/AAAAAAAAAwI\/p5gTEvDosdk\/s1600\/drasnyrs.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Xvuohh2cDYY\/UBzfoYR14ZI\/AAAAAAAAAwI\/p5gTEvDosdk\/s1600\/drasnyrs.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003ED \u0026amp; Ras a few years later ;)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #535353;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\" width=\"460\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"margin: 0px;\"\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"margin: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #535353; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EAfter we both finished our degrees, we felt the need to live in\nBeirut. Our families were there, and somehow it felt right to move to the\nMiddle East. Once in Beirut, we realized there was a lack of things we loved in\nthe city, so we decided to combine our passions. Racil studied fashion and\nalways liked yummy food, and I studied real estate development but dreamed of\nbeing a chef from a very young age.\u0026nbsp;This is how Kitsch Concept was born. A\nboutique, cafe and bakery set in an old Lebanese house. It's a place where you can shop for the latest trends, grab the funkiest knick knacks, sip the best cappuccino in town while munching on a scrumptious bake.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-qZwj_IBYu2k\/UBxge8pLigI\/AAAAAAAAAvA\/PRfM14rMKVs\/s1600\/kitschsign.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-qZwj_IBYu2k\/UBxge8pLigI\/AAAAAAAAAvA\/PRfM14rMKVs\/s400\/kitschsign.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003Ehow it all began..\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #535353;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #535353;\"\u003ERacil takes care of the fashion, and I'm responsible for the\nfood. She is the buyer, and I am the chef. We didn't get a franchise, or hired\na professional to do the work; we wanted to make this as personal as possible. From the kind of mugs we served coffees in, to\nselling bio cosmetics we used at home. \u0026nbsp;Racil sources upcoming designers\nfor the store, and I don't use raisins in our cake recipes because we both do\nnot like raisins in cakes. So after putting all that love into the store for 2\n1\/2 years, we set our sights on Dubai to launch a bakery specialized in our\nbest selling item in the bakery, the cupcake. And that is how Kitsch Cupcakes,\nthe first specialty bakery, was born in Dubai in 2008.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #535353;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-TqvmroFm7G8\/UBxgjwQ6PjI\/AAAAAAAAAvI\/CshxSBFIpgM\/s1600\/highresLOGO.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"67\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-TqvmroFm7G8\/UBxgjwQ6PjI\/AAAAAAAAAvI\/CshxSBFIpgM\/s200\/highresLOGO.jpg\" width=\"200\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #535353;\"\u003EAfter expanding a few more stores in Dubai and Abu Dhabi,\nopening our latest branch in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia puts a huge smile on\nmy face. We have definitely come a long way.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #535353;\"\u003EToday there are many different bakeshops. But being the first\ntwo ladies to open such a concept in the Middle East back then was not as\naccepted as it is today. Everyone kept smirking at us saying that it would not\nwork in this part of the world, or think that we were just two girls having fun.\n\"This is not New York or London, these concepts don't work in the Middle\nEast.\" Surely, Racil and I have proven people wrong, and that alone makes\nit feel like we have achieved something.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #535353;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--0FUUbADvC4\/UBziKu1DEuI\/AAAAAAAAAwQ\/3F2QA6g6RoI\/s1600\/kitschyummies.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--0FUUbADvC4\/UBziKu1DEuI\/AAAAAAAAAwQ\/3F2QA6g6RoI\/s400\/kitschyummies.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003ESerene, I stole your pic of kitsch yummies! LOVE\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #535353;\"\u003ENow looking back at almost seven years in this business, I\nrealize how much it has affected my personal life. I have met such wonderful\npeople thanks to Kitsch, from dear and loyal\u0026nbsp;customers, to our amazing marketing\nteam (Mastermind Communications), to\u0026nbsp;fit out contractors (Davies)\nand kind suppliers. The lovely people in the media like Harper's\nBazaar Arabia, BBC Good Food ME and Ahlan. I have also made a dear friend from another bakery, the wonderful Farah from Sweet Stuff.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #535353; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EOf course, running a bakery is not as rosy as people may think. It's a business after all and can be really, really tough. Just managing day to day operations, and trying to shut off to enjoy your personal life can be tricky. And yes, as much as I love what I do, I've had many unpleasant experiences.\nFrom unethical business behaviors, like suppliers being paid but never\ndelivering the goods, or odd instances which put us in hell's kitchen\n(literally), rude customers, or even loosing a friend over work\/personal related matters. But I guess this somehow comes with all this, and life in general. I have embraced it and learned so much, and it has made me a tougher cookie today.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #535353; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EAs I mention once in a while, this blog has become my online\njournal, and sometimes I actually get quite emotional writing my posts. Usually\nwhen it involves my family, friends and loved ones. Today it's about another\nlove of mine, Kitsch. It’s funny to think back at how all this came about. Racil\nand I decided over a yummy salad that we wanted to create a business that was\nunique, the first of its kind. We brainstormed and came up with the name kitsch. Many have asked why\nkitsch? There are plenty of definitions, it's originally a German word but has\nderived from its real meaning in common language. But\u0026nbsp;I found the most\nfitting definition on the Urban Dictionary \"Sentimentally charming, tacky\nand fun all rolled up in one. One catch with kitsch is that you're never quite\nsure if it's supposed to be serious or not. It's that uncertainty that is\namusing.\"\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #535353; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-4W2KtNbOiOM\/UBxhTD3H3EI\/AAAAAAAAAvY\/pJxChPKVZpk\/s1600\/pouch.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"297\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-4W2KtNbOiOM\/UBxhTD3H3EI\/AAAAAAAAAvY\/pJxChPKVZpk\/s400\/pouch.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003Epouches at kitsch in beirut\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #535353; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #535353; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #535353;\"\u003EOur motto at Kitsch is \"Life is uncertain, eat cake\nfirst\". And I never really give it much thought. But today, on my last\nnight in Riyadh, I have realized that I actually do eat cake first. Life is just too\nprecious to waste time.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #535353; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003ESo when someone doesn't take you seriously, but you have a vision of something unique, go for it. It's better to fall flat on your face, then to never\nhave given something a chance in the first place.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #535353;\"\u003EMuch love from Riyadh,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #535353;\"\u003ED xx\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.daliaskitchen.com\/feeds\/248060802078150865\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.daliaskitchen.com\/2012\/08\/coming-long-way.html#comment-form","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/9027694793172087456\/posts\/default\/248060802078150865"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/9027694793172087456\/posts\/default\/248060802078150865"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.daliaskitchen.com\/2012\/08\/coming-long-way.html","title":"Coming a long way..."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Dalia"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06924908970532708359"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Rn_7acHorkg\/UBxgw2-E1mI\/AAAAAAAAAvQ\/RxKc_mcawBc\/s72-c\/kitsch.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"6"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027694793172087456.post-7189273770567297264"},"published":{"$t":"2012-06-04T19:46:00.002+04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-06-04T19:46:28.439+04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"foccacia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"gnocchi"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"hotdog"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"ilili"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"los angeles"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"new york"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"newport beach"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"pancakes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"ramen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"reuben"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"trip"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"waffle"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"LA, Newport Beach and NYC must eats :)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003C!--[if gte mso 9]\u003E\u003Cxml\u003E\n \u003Co:DocumentProperties\u003E\n  \u003Co:Template\u003ENormal.dotm\u003C\/o:Template\u003E\n  \u003Co:Revision\u003E0\u003C\/o:Revision\u003E\n  \u003Co:TotalTime\u003E0\u003C\/o:TotalTime\u003E\n  \u003Co:Pages\u003E1\u003C\/o:Pages\u003E\n  \u003Co:Words\u003E167\u003C\/o:Words\u003E\n  \u003Co:Characters\u003E956\u003C\/o:Characters\u003E\n  \u003Co:Company\u003EKitsch\u003C\/o:Company\u003E\n  \u003Co:Lines\u003E7\u003C\/o:Lines\u003E\n  \u003Co:Paragraphs\u003E1\u003C\/o:Paragraphs\u003E\n  \u003Co:CharactersWithSpaces\u003E1174\u003C\/o:CharactersWithSpaces\u003E\n  \u003Co:Version\u003E12.0\u003C\/o:Version\u003E\n \u003C\/o:DocumentProperties\u003E\n \u003Co:OfficeDocumentSettings\u003E\n  \u003Co:AllowPNG\/\u003E\n \u003C\/o:OfficeDocumentSettings\u003E\n\u003C\/xml\u003E\u003C![endif]--\u003E\u003C!--[if gte mso 9]\u003E\u003Cxml\u003E\n \u003Cw:WordDocument\u003E\n  \u003Cw:Zoom\u003E0\u003C\/w:Zoom\u003E\n  \u003Cw:TrackMoves\u003Efalse\u003C\/w:TrackMoves\u003E\n  \u003Cw:TrackFormatting\/\u003E\n  \u003Cw:PunctuationKerning\/\u003E\n  \u003Cw:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing\u003E18 pt\u003C\/w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing\u003E\n  \u003Cw:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing\u003E18 pt\u003C\/w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing\u003E\n  \u003Cw:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery\u003E0\u003C\/w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery\u003E\n  \u003Cw:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery\u003E0\u003C\/w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery\u003E\n  \u003Cw:ValidateAgainstSchemas\/\u003E\n  \u003Cw:SaveIfXMLInvalid\u003Efalse\u003C\/w:SaveIfXMLInvalid\u003E\n  \u003Cw:IgnoreMixedContent\u003Efalse\u003C\/w:IgnoreMixedContent\u003E\n  \u003Cw:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText\u003Efalse\u003C\/w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText\u003E\n  \u003Cw:Compatibility\u003E\n   \u003Cw:BreakWrappedTables\/\u003E\n   \u003Cw:DontGrowAutofit\/\u003E\n   \u003Cw:DontAutofitConstrainedTables\/\u003E\n   \u003Cw:DontVertAlignInTxbx\/\u003E\n  \u003C\/w:Compatibility\u003E\n \u003C\/w:WordDocument\u003E\n\u003C\/xml\u003E\u003C![endif]--\u003E\u003C!--[if gte mso 9]\u003E\u003Cxml\u003E\n \u003Cw:LatentStyles DefLockedState=\"false\" LatentStyleCount=\"276\"\u003E\n \u003C\/w:LatentStyles\u003E\n\u003C\/xml\u003E\u003C![endif]--\u003E\n\n\u003C!--[if gte mso 10]\u003E\n\u003Cstyle\u003E\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\ntable.MsoNormalTable\n {mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\";\n mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;\n mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;\n mso-style-noshow:yes;\n mso-style-parent:\"\";\n mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\n mso-para-margin-top:0cm;\n mso-para-margin-right:0cm;\n mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt;\n mso-para-margin-left:0cm;\n mso-pagination:widow-orphan;\n font-size:12.0pt;\n font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;\n mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;\n mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;\n mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;}\n\u003C\/style\u003E\n\u003C![endif]--\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003C!--StartFragment--\u003E\n\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #535353; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003EI'm writing a non traditional post, not including a recipe or\nyummy review, rather a snapshot of our trip, which was filled with food, food and even more glorious food! There are still get pics and suggestions of some\nof my loveliest bites, so when you get a chance, do try them if your in that\nneighborhood..\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #535353; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #535353; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003EIf I mention them then they are well worth it, and if\nsomething was not that delish I would just not post about it, as you know I\nhate criticizing anything or anyone- who am I to judge ;) Superstitious me believes\nit's all about karma in life so I'm only spreading the love..\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #535353; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003EThese aren't my best images since I really didn't feel like\ntaking my super duper cam, plus we were always starving and I never had time to\ntake the right pics.. Sometimes I even forgot to silly me, so no evidence of us being at\nmany, many other delish places - we'll just have to go back and do it again!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #535353; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003EEven though food was crucial during\nour trip, more vital were the people we traveled with. So amongst a bunch of\nloving, singing, crazy and extremely funny people, I must say I had a\nphenomenal time.. So thanks to the funky bunch for an amazing time! In order of appearance:\nJoujou, Fufi, Nuffy, Cynthy, Somar, Salouha, Amir, Alex, Sly and Galva.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #535353; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #535353; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003EMuch love,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #535353; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003ED xx\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C!--EndFragment--\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zvXsDjHUA9A\/T8zKkSfKu3I\/AAAAAAAAAog\/s6deVEvF7wM\/s1600\/IMG_0169.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zvXsDjHUA9A\/T8zKkSfKu3I\/AAAAAAAAAog\/s6deVEvF7wM\/s640\/IMG_0169.jpg\" width=\"478\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003EThe Crab Cooker in Newport Beach. Wish you were with us F \u0026amp; A ;)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-M8w0XXtVbx0\/T8zKmgtPkDI\/AAAAAAAAAoo\/BBfOJLhM3qE\/s1600\/IMG_0171.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-M8w0XXtVbx0\/T8zKmgtPkDI\/AAAAAAAAAoo\/BBfOJLhM3qE\/s640\/IMG_0171.jpg\" width=\"478\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003EYummy Clam Chouder!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-iJBo92JbBLE\/T8zKoqj1AkI\/AAAAAAAAAow\/bCtRn5yCGvE\/s1600\/IMG_0172.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"478\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-iJBo92JbBLE\/T8zKoqj1AkI\/AAAAAAAAAow\/bCtRn5yCGvE\/s640\/IMG_0172.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003EFirst time ever I try Salmon Wings, and they were OUT OF THIS WORLD!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-E84R2C311S0\/T8zKqwZ3oSI\/AAAAAAAAAo4\/CCw6I8bvrtA\/s1600\/IMG_0173.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"478\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-E84R2C311S0\/T8zKqwZ3oSI\/AAAAAAAAAo4\/CCw6I8bvrtA\/s640\/IMG_0173.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003EKing Crab.. Need I say more?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-e5Xv-RKWAYI\/T8zKvKlh0vI\/AAAAAAAAApI\/iYFPF1lC280\/s1600\/IMG_0215.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"478\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-e5Xv-RKWAYI\/T8zKvKlh0vI\/AAAAAAAAApI\/iYFPF1lC280\/s640\/IMG_0215.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003EGalva's and mine favourite hot dog in LA.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-mQQ6gO-YejA\/T8zKtCzjUXI\/AAAAAAAAApA\/3R-uR2Cv-E0\/s1600\/IMG_0214.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"478\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-mQQ6gO-YejA\/T8zKtCzjUXI\/AAAAAAAAApA\/3R-uR2Cv-E0\/s640\/IMG_0214.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003EWaiting impatiently for THE hotdog(s)!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-FJIsGZDawr8\/T8zKxbuDprI\/AAAAAAAAApQ\/ik3oHBsCURY\/s1600\/IMG_0216.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"478\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-FJIsGZDawr8\/T8zKxbuDprI\/AAAAAAAAApQ\/ik3oHBsCURY\/s640\/IMG_0216.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003EOne bite of each still means I only had one hotdog, right?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-JjwcO6z9bb4\/T8zKhigvXHI\/AAAAAAAAAoY\/QF-sZMTw9xc\/s1600\/IMG_0159.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"478\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-JjwcO6z9bb4\/T8zKhigvXHI\/AAAAAAAAAoY\/QF-sZMTw9xc\/s640\/IMG_0159.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003EThe BEST ramen I have ever had.. One of my, if not \u003Cu\u003Ethe\u003C\/u\u003E\u0026nbsp;meal of my trip!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-yK5f4_G72sA\/T8zKzyKKldI\/AAAAAAAAApY\/YpiNx-occjI\/s1600\/IMG_0255.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"478\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-yK5f4_G72sA\/T8zKzyKKldI\/AAAAAAAAApY\/YpiNx-occjI\/s640\/IMG_0255.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003EFirst hour in NYC and we already devour a waffle from the truck. Extra nutella and whipped cream please :)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-OLx5WH9oHHg\/T8zK2Jq2mPI\/AAAAAAAAApc\/6M0nIuOOL0w\/s1600\/IMG_0268.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"476\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-OLx5WH9oHHg\/T8zK2Jq2mPI\/AAAAAAAAApc\/6M0nIuOOL0w\/s640\/IMG_0268.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003EMy all time favourite Lebanese restaurant, hands down. Each dish at ilili was truly memorable.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IpA51VHX9_s\/T8zK9uEJ5oI\/AAAAAAAAAps\/vUzVRMAhN6c\/s1600\/IMG_0269.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"478\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IpA51VHX9_s\/T8zK9uEJ5oI\/AAAAAAAAAps\/vUzVRMAhN6c\/s640\/IMG_0269.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003EThe beautiful spread of ilili dishes. Textures, tastes, smells.. I can feel them just looking at this (pls bear with my non-pro travel cam which doesn't do justice!)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-1QaqUnPtMUs\/T8zLAgFhUWI\/AAAAAAAAAp0\/NTJiyAGGim8\/s1600\/IMG_0299.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"478\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-1QaqUnPtMUs\/T8zLAgFhUWI\/AAAAAAAAAp0\/NTJiyAGGim8\/s640\/IMG_0299.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003EYes, nuffy kidnapped a tricycle!!!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-icxw0lBW8Wo\/T8zLQL3X6MI\/AAAAAAAAAqs\/EICvwlh5Ldw\/s1600\/IMG_0507.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-icxw0lBW8Wo\/T8zLQL3X6MI\/AAAAAAAAAqs\/EICvwlh5Ldw\/s640\/IMG_0507.jpg\" width=\"478\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003EThe foccacia at Amaranthe, Uptown. There simply is nothing that tastes like it. I crave this at least once a week. I shall replicate and do my own version (evil laugh)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-BfHACS4hp3Y\/T8zLCthZmLI\/AAAAAAAAAp8\/GKibW4dRJT4\/s1600\/IMG_0360.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-BfHACS4hp3Y\/T8zLCthZmLI\/AAAAAAAAAp8\/GKibW4dRJT4\/s640\/IMG_0360.jpg\" width=\"478\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003EPeel's for breakie. Cheese and Jalapeno Gritts. Yummy!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-9hRPxrfDc6c\/T8zLEj4h04I\/AAAAAAAAAqE\/zKYHVbiJhZw\/s1600\/IMG_0370.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-9hRPxrfDc6c\/T8zLEj4h04I\/AAAAAAAAAqE\/zKYHVbiJhZw\/s640\/IMG_0370.jpg\" width=\"478\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003EThe fluffiest, softest, smoothest, bestest pancakes I have had. After mine that is of course and the recipe is on the blog ;)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-wNM_FimWZIo\/T8zLL3CLHRI\/AAAAAAAAAqc\/VShh3QNtNOU\/s1600\/IMG_0444.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"478\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-wNM_FimWZIo\/T8zLL3CLHRI\/AAAAAAAAAqc\/VShh3QNtNOU\/s640\/IMG_0444.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003ENot the best pic of our gang, but the only one I had where most of us were on. \u0026nbsp;Galva, you weren't there and Jouj you took the pic! Great Mexican place La Pulqueria\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Zn6yi32EPFU\/T8zLOJVwAHI\/AAAAAAAAAqg\/bbHLk4dM5JM\/s1600\/IMG_0497.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"478\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Zn6yi32EPFU\/T8zLOJVwAHI\/AAAAAAAAAqg\/bbHLk4dM5JM\/s640\/IMG_0497.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003EThe Reuben at Katz for a quick meal.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-RVYXNCwLmfg\/T8zLR6pZKFI\/AAAAAAAAAq0\/IhO97sHAwao\/s1600\/IMG_0513.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"478\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-RVYXNCwLmfg\/T8zLR6pZKFI\/AAAAAAAAAq0\/IhO97sHAwao\/s640\/IMG_0513.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003EThe Finale! Raoul's in Soho. And galva has joined us :) Amazing Steak au Poivre but even more amazing Gnocchi, see below:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-wlgcKNeuyPA\/T8zLe6f2tWI\/AAAAAAAAAq8\/79XuFh7RdVk\/s1600\/IMG_0516.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-wlgcKNeuyPA\/T8zLe6f2tWI\/AAAAAAAAAq8\/79XuFh7RdVk\/s640\/IMG_0516.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003EI can still taste them. My apologies for the pic, just take my word for it - heavenly!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7YM3aR1mF4w\/T8zLGyu8P8I\/AAAAAAAAAqM\/6VAVPPirmV8\/s1600\/IMG_0371.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7YM3aR1mF4w\/T8zLGyu8P8I\/AAAAAAAAAqM\/6VAVPPirmV8\/s640\/IMG_0371.jpg\" width=\"478\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003EA famous bakery in the city.. Made me miss Kitsch Cupcakes back home! Hehe..\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.daliaskitchen.com\/feeds\/7189273770567297264\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.daliaskitchen.com\/2012\/06\/la-newport-beach-and-nyc-must-eats.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/9027694793172087456\/posts\/default\/7189273770567297264"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/9027694793172087456\/posts\/default\/7189273770567297264"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.daliaskitchen.com\/2012\/06\/la-newport-beach-and-nyc-must-eats.html","title":"LA, Newport Beach and NYC must eats :)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Dalia"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06924908970532708359"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zvXsDjHUA9A\/T8zKkSfKu3I\/AAAAAAAAAog\/s6deVEvF7wM\/s72-c\/IMG_0169.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}}]}});