Sunday, March 15, 2009

Gold Standard

On March 8, we gorged ourselves at LA Weekly Gold Standard.
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The venue seemed nice enough, but I think too many people attended.
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Crowds swarmed every stand. Not pleasant.
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Here's a minty lime cooler and paella from Ciudad. Delectable.
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I love Kyochon fried chicken!
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Upstairs 2's braised kurobuta pork and crispy leeks on beef risotto rocked.
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Angeli Caffe offered a light and delicious beet gnocchi. And I'm a beet hater!
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I liked the sugar snap pea salad by Beacon. Refreshing and crunchy.
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Renu Nakorn's salmon panang was creamy with only a hint of kick.
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Jitlada's beef curry, on the other hand, set our mouths afire! So spicy it burned!
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Animal sizzled with its out-of-this-world pork belly.
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Palate also offered pork belly with stone-ground grits, pickled broccolini, and violet mustard. It was good, but it paled in comparison to Animal's version.
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Next to Palate's stand was Sona and its colorful salmon and fruity concoctions. Sadly, they looked far more vivid than they tasted.
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The seafood salad from Drago did not impress either.
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In contrast, cheap little Mr. Baguette was delish.
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Tiara Cafe went all out with its quirky presentation.
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Too bad its vegan faux pho broth wasn't nearly as tasty as its usual fare. Sad.
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Most of Alcazar's tidbits were unremarkable, but the freshly fried falafel was fabulous.
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Babita delighted the masses with herbed shrimp and chiles gueritos.
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The lines for Anisette and Loteria Grill were tremendous.
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Many chefs served their own masterpieces. We adored Meals by Genet!
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We were also impressed by Lou.
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As we transitioned from savory to sweet, we sampled some cheese from Fancifull.
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Clementine served really great hot chocolate with a gigantic fluffy marshmallow.
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Even though I thought it was a cop-out, Providence gave us yummy desserts.
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For coffee, I had a choice between Urth Caffe and LAMILL.
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I went with LAMILL. Mmm.
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There weren't enough trash cans at the event. See? Yuck.
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The $60 ticket entitled guests to eat and drink as much as they wanted, including alcohol. We were lucky to score some discounted tickets for $36 on Goldstar. Whee!

Since we don't drink that much, we felt just fine swiping all the freebies we could get.
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Nothing says "bless you" like Korean fried chicken.

17 comments:

  1. god lord so much pretty food. NEED that panda head.

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  2. gluttony at its finest. i'm jealous.

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  3. i am so envious! i was trying to tix but alas, was too late. they were sold out! thanks for making me drool.

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  4. What a fun event!

    I have never seen beef risotto-- I might have to try to make some myself. I have a feeling the Mr. would love it.

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  5. what a fun event! i want to go next year!

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  6. Oh man all you can eat and drink is dangerous. I have a feeling I would have come out of there a hot mess.

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  7. it all looks so pretty - how fun!

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  8. oh man this is just making me so incredibly hungry (and i just ate lunch!), haha.

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  9. This is the best buffet EVER.

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  10. aaagh, I am now starving! That sugar snap salad and the salmon and rice looked especially awesome.

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  11. wow, my mouth is watering ...

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  12. what venn said, and what amber said. and kyochon is yummy.

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  13. Is there any way I can arrange to have automated notices alert me every time you buy a tiket for something? I want to start stalking you, but I'm too lazy to do any actual leg work.

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  14. What a fabulous deal!!! I love Goldstar.

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  15. goldstar rocks. what an awesome event!

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  16. I've heard great things about Animal (all the way in Iowa!) and I am not at all surprised that vegan pho is shitty. It's all about the stock.
    This looks like a lot of fun though!

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  17. I'm so jealous! So much yummy food!

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