Joe's Pick of the Week

Spicy Yellowtail Sashimi from Gin Sushi

If you ask anyone that lives around the neighborhood of Pasadena / SGV / Arcadia about Gin Sushi, they will probably tell you that they go way back with Gin Sushi.  This is also a place where everyone would come for a birthday gathering and the staff sing the birthday song, take a polaroid photo of you and put it on the wall of fame :)

Don't question their food.  Order what you like from the menu and I can almost guarantee that you will enjoy the food there.  If you don't like their food, you probably don't like sushi and we probably don't have much in common :)

But if you love sushi and you want to Eat with Joe @ Gin Sushi one day... feel free to email me:) eatwithjoe@gmail.com

Dinner with Rotory International in Taiwan

I'm not quite sure exactly what the Rotory Club is. My aunt Anita is a member, so is my uncle. They invited us to a special dinner event held at an upscale restaurant in Banqiao. We had no idea what to expect, but we both knew that we will definitely be fed with lots of yummy food! This dinner came with a whopping 10 course meal and complimentary wine, tea and Mccallan scotch (well, the Mccallan scotch was from my uncle ha!).

First Course - Giant serving of sashimi with a miniature ice sculpted snowman. We both did the "woo... ahhh..." when the dish was served.



Then followed with shark fin soup, jumbo shrimps, shrimp sticky rice, steam eggs, pigs' feet, chicken stew soup, fish collar, sweet buns and fruit plate. According to my Aunt Anita... "Everything here is expensive! so eat up!!!"



Throughout the event we had to kanpai (drink toast) everyone in the Rotory Club and they had to do the same to our table! People got really wasted and there were lots of karaoke and dancing!!! My aunt and uncle won raffle prizes... they ended up giving all the prizes to us! So we came home with three stacks of cakes, one box of giant Asian pears, and a makeup gift bag :) I hope we get invited again!

Vegetarian Sashimi, Yes!

Do monks eat sashimi? Oh yeah! Only at Jendow Vegetarian Buffet. This place is as big and fancy as any luxury buffet in Vegas... You are guaranteed to walk away with a full belly, even if you are a meat eater! The buffet has so many different stations its ridiculous! You start with an appetizer station that has cold cuts to salad bar. Then you should move on to the sashimi!!! why not right? hahah. Personally I am still a big fan of "real" sashimi... (ya know with fish and stuff from the sea). But the vegetarian sashimi was fairly delicious! I can see why the monks would eat plates after plates of sashimi without killing any living creatures.



Dim Sum station, noodle station, street food station, quick stir fry station, pasta station, traditional Chinese food station, tea station, coffee station, ice cream station, gelato station, liquor station (some already mixed speciality drinks are included but other liquors are extra $), dessert station, and they even have a chocolate fountain station! I think I've named all the stations, if not I'm sure there are more to add.... but seriously... that's pretty insane, even for a regular buffet!!!

For those of you who love vegetarian food and are planning on visiting Taipei, Taiwan. You should totally visit this vegetarian paradise!

Jendow Vegetarian Buffet
人道素菜百匯餐廳
No. 353, Chang Chiung Rd
(02) 2547-4788