Yardbird by Lindsay Jang and Matt Abergel is definitely one of the places that I need to stop by when I finally head over to that part of the world. Its really amazing people so similar can travel to the other side of the world, almost spontaneously, and successfully build something like this almost out of nothing. In a place like Hong Kong, where the rent is high and land is scarce, restaurants don’t have long lifespans.

Yardbird is an establishment that is known as a place of great food, drink, and company, much like some of my favorite places over here in LA. The restaurant is themed around the concept of a contemporary Japanese yakitori joint, emphasizing on clean flavors with a high attention to detail. From things like corn tempura to KFC (Korean Fried Cauliflower), which you can also secretly request with chicken substituted, to their famous chicken and egg rice, Yardbird has a very unique and appealing menu. The restaurant also has an extensive menu of sake and shochu, including some in-house creations. Created by a couple of creatives with a history in skateboarding, this really sounds like the perfect spot for me. Only if it wasn’t so far.

Also, one of my new favorite food blogs right now, That Food Cray, has a detailed review of Yardbird with tons of pictures of menu item descriptions (even prices in $USD), so you guys can go check that out HERE. Considering that we both have products derived from Ye and Jay‘s Watch the Throne, I think we should do some kind of collab piece if you guys are reading this (Nicole!). Hit me up you guys! :D

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Cool Haus has been a truck/spot that I have been meaning to try out for years, but just never really got around to it. This post is overdue, but a few weeks ago, on my way to grab some dinner drinks with my buddies, I spotted the CoolHaus truck by the Hammer Museum in Westwood and I had to try it (even though I had eaten nothing all day). I hurriedly ran up and looked at their selection (which was super limited compared to what I’ve seen). I decided on the Candied Bacon ice cream between two classic Snickerdoodle cookies. The brown butter base ice cream with brown sugar candied bacon was absolutely amazing. I’ve had brown butter custard and candied bacon ice cream before from my friend and it was good, but this was on a whole ‘nother level. The whole experience was good enough to keep me happy for the rest of the day even though it was my first and only meal of the day. As much as I loved the truck experience, I really need to check out their more permanent spot in Culver City, so I can try some of their, even more, outlandish cookies and flavors of ice cream.

CoolHaus has also just recently introduced a brand new flavor of ice cream. FRIED CHICKEN AND WAFFLE ICE CREAM. It scares me, but I really have to try it. The video below explains in detail on how they make the ice cream, and its pretty ingenius, although I’m not sure how it will taste. I think it will be similar to the candied bacon ice cream, but just with a chicken kick instead of a hog one. Hopefully I can try this soon. Would you guys be down to try an ice cream flavor like this?

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