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TRAVEL – US

CALIFORNIA

Bay Area, California
**Coi (Californian)

A&J’s Restaurant (Taiwanese)

*Hong Fu (Chinese)
**Szechuan Era (Sichuan Chinese)

Luce (Californian)

Blue Bottle Coffee

Napa Valley

Check out the Napa Valley Guide

**The French Laundry

**Bouchon Bakery
**Redd

Ad Hoc

Bottega Ristorante

Etoile

**Terra

Sonoma Valley
*Basque Boulangerie
El Dorado Kitchen
**Sonoma County Wine Weekend
**The Girl & the Fig
**Kamen Estate Winery
*Pride Mountain Vineyards
A Cycling Wine Tour through Sonoma Valley
 
Los Angeles and Orange County
*Matsuhisa

*Cafe Hiro

**Pizzeria Mozza

101 Noodles Express

**Ten Ren Tea Station

**Din Tai Fung
**Sushi Gen
Mrs. Knott’s Chicken Restaurant
**Melisse
**Peking Restaurant
Scoops Westside
Sushi Zo
Bouchon Beverly Hills

SAMM (Bazaar)

LAS VEGAS

Check out the Las Vegas Eating Guide
BELLAGIO
Picasso (Julian Serrano)

**Jean-Philippe Pâtisserie

CEASARS PALACE

*Beijing Noodle No. 9 (Hand pulled noodles)
**Il Mulino (Italian)
Max Brenner (desserts)
**Mesa Grill (Updated!) (Bobby Flay)
**Mesa Grill (Bobby Flay)
**Raos
Spago Cafe (Wolfgang Puck)
Serendipity 3 (Sweet)
VENETIAN/PALAZZO
*Bouchon Bakery (Thomas Keller)

Bouchon Bistro (lunch) (Thomas Keller)

Bouchon Bistro (dinner) (Thomas Keller)

**B&B Ristorante (Mario Batali)

*Enoteca San Marco – now closed (Mario Batali)

**Carnevino (Steak)

**Carnevino Riserva Steaks (Steak)

Sushi Samba (Japanese Peruvian)

Table Ten



COSMOPOLITAN

*China Poblano (Jose Andres)

The Wicked Spoon (Buffet)



MGM GRAND

**Joel Robuchon (The Mansion)

**Joel Robuchon – Menu Degustation (The Mansion)
**L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon
MANDALAY BAY
Aureole (Charlie Palmer)

RM Seafood (Rick Moonen)



OFF STRIP

*Lotus of Siam (Thai)

Lee’s Sandwiches (Vietnamese)

NEW YORK CITY

 
HARLEM
Sylvia’s Restaurant
 
UPPER WEST SIDE
Salumeria Rossi Pannacotto

**H&H Bagels (update)

**H&H Bagels

MIDTOWN

Szechuan Gourmet

*Bouchon Bakery

**Bouchon Macarons
**Daniel
Ess-a-Bagel
**Le Bernardin
Joe’s Shanghai

*Marea (lunch)

*Marea (dinner)

*Momofuku Milk Bar

*Ma Peche (Momofuku Midtown)
**Per Se
Smorgas Chef

Waldorf Astoria

**Sushi Yasuda

Shake Shack

EAST VILLAGE

*Angel’s Share

*Momofuku Ko

Kajitsu
Ippudo
*Soba Koh
NOHO
**Il Buco Alimentari
NOLITA
*Torrisi Italian Specialties
CHELSEA

Morimoto

CHINATOWN

Tasty Hand Pulled Noodle

FLATIRON
ABC Kitchen

*Eleven Madison Park

*Eataly
Shake Shack
BROOKLYN
*Peter Luger Steak House
SEATTLE

How to Cook a Wolf

Portage Bay Cafe

Din Tai Fung (Bellevue)



WASHINGTON D.C.

**Jaleo (Jose Andres)

The Federalist

Peregrine Espresso

*Rasika West End (Indian)

Happy Birthday Julia Child!

Ceiba
**Granville Moore’s
*Il Canale

Little Ethiopia

Ben’s Chili Bowl (tourist perspective)

Ben’s Chili Bowl (insider perspective)

**The Source (Wolfgang Puck) 

Special Eating Series
  • Las Vegas Eating Guide
  • China Eating Guide
  • A Tribute to Japan (Japan Eating Guide)
  • Napa Valley Guide
  • Winter in London (2012)
  • Post Quake Japan (2011)
  • Eating in New York (Again) 2011
  • A Taste of Napa Valley (2011)
  • Eating Las Vegas (2011)
  • China Series (2011)
  • Greeting from Greece (2011)
  • My Favorite Date Restaurants
  • Non-Food Reflections on Washington DC
  • The Big Apple
  • Reflections on Napa Valley (2010)
  • A California Christmas (Southern California)
  • A New York Birthday
  • Favorite Eats in the Boston/Cambridge Area 
  • Southern California Favorites
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Welcome to Tiny Urban Kitchen!

JenChe

Hi, my name's Jen and welcome to my cooking, eating, and travel site! I am a Boston to Hong Kong transplant, born and raised in Ohio with parents from Taiwan. Feel free to head on over to the About page if you want to learn more about me, or just explore away, maybe starting with the Recipe Index or one of the travel pages! I hope you enjoy this site!
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