Soleil (translates to sun), a French-Canadian restaurant in Westwood, did not disappoint at all. Their poutine was filling & delicious. Their pumpkin ravioli & creamy sauces were flavorful without knocking out your taste buds with a blast of cream & salt. On the weekends, they have bottomless mimosas for $15! Those French-Canadians really put the best twist on fries. I’m really glad Alex was game to come try this restaurant out with me when he came to visit me in Westwood!
It’s Week 3 & my first midterm is this Wednesday, but I’m updating this just for Ben. However, I managed to squeeze in a bit of fun this weekend on Sunday at the Santa Monica’s Farmers’ Market with some friends. The album from our trip to the market can be found here. Ben & I also went to his favorite sushi restaurant, Sushi Stop in West LA.
I also leave you with this, a short clip of what Ben’s & my humor is like, in 20 seconds.
Time flies by…so quickly. My last post was about winter quarter beginning & this post is about winter quarter ending, thus the beginning of my spring break. Clearly I’m horrible at time management if I can’t make a simple update!! But I’ve almost caught up on all of the pictures I’ve taken within the last three months.
So, last quarter I got to go on a hiking trip with the UCLA Hiking Club with Allison & Liz. We got to see a bit of snow & some other gorgeous scenery.
Hiking trip with Allison in the middle, Liz to her right, & me to her left.
My mom & brother came up to visit me for a little so we went out to eat at Yamato to celebrate his early 20th birthday.
I threw him a surprise birthday dinner with all of his friends. I made Mozzarella Enchiladas with spinach, mashed garlic potatoes, mac + cheese, & Carol brought chicken wings.
Vinny
Duong & Jimmy came up to visit me & we had oyster shooters at Sushi Stop to celebrate the end of my midterms. A few days later, Ben & I went to Sushi Stop, making it my second trip within that week.
Oyster Shooters consist of sake, masago, quail egg, ponzu sauce, green onions, & an oyster.
Albacore Tartare on a Tortilla Chip
Eel & Avocado Roll
When I came back home to see my parents before they left for their vacation to South America, my brother, mom, & I went to eat at Au Lac. It’s the most amazing Vietnamese vegetarian/vegan restaurant, ever!!
I made a belated birthday dinner for Jimmy to make-up for my absence for his actual birthday dinner.
Baked Salmon
Birthday boy, Jimmy
So, that’s what I’ve been doing for the last three months. Nothing too crazy. It’s just been school, eat, sleep, school, study, etc. Thank goodness it’s spring break! I have to get up in 4 hours to get ready for my roommate’s 26th birthday celebration in Vegas! Talk about doing Spring Break right. Paaarrrrttttyyyy.
For those on the quarter system, winter quarter starts tomorrow. Winter break really flew by fast! At least I was fairly productive this winter break & had a lot of fun. I totally accomplished my goal of reading 5 books! HIGH FIVE in the voice of Borat.
I uploaded a few new albums to the gallery. Really putting my camera to use.
I hope those of you who had winter break had a good one & I wish you all the best of luck as the new school quarter/semester/trimester/whatever begins.
My parents weren’t kidding when they told me that my 20s would fly by before I knew it. Just a few hours ago, my mom asked me when I was going to get married since I’m almost older than she was when she married my dad. Wonderful. Anyway, I can’t believe it’s already 2012! Time flies; better make the most of it.
Celebrating the New Year!
I celebrated New Year’s Eve in Vegas (making it the fifth time this year…) & went on a food adventure all the way to Chino Hills to experience the deliciousness that is The Boiler. I now only have 5 days left to finish my last book, Choke by Chuck Palahniuk if I want to finish my goal of reading 5 books this break! Hopefully everyone had a great time on New Year’s Eve!
