Just Pictures: Los Angeles Adventure

The adventure...
- Five consecutive days with the entire family (pops, mom, older sister, brother-in-law, 4-year old nephew, younger sister, and husband)
- Two hotel rooms
- One large SUV (gotta love the Toyota Highlander hybrid!)
- Endless hours of "family time"... yay...

The reason?  A grand wedding located in Newport Beach.

The highlights: watching my cousin say "I do", a fun-filled day with an overexcited nephew at Disneyland and California Adventures, a rare occasion of shopping with the girls of the family, and of course, the food was glorious. 

85C Bakery & Cafe // Irvine, CA

Famous bakery from Taiwan.  Insanely fresh and fluffy breads and pastries (yes, beyond your imagination), with many innovative items such as garlic squid ink rolls and pudding bread, with old time favorites such as pork sung bun, honey cake, and brioche.  My all-time favorite is their blueberry bread, filled with a generous amount of blueberry cream cheese and wrapped in a light and soft bread shell.  
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Bruxie // Orange, CA

The best chicken and waffles EVER (and ever... and ever...)

Bacon, egg, and cheddar

Wild mushroom and arugula

Lemon cream and berries

Vanilla milkshake

Mint chocolate milkshake

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Din Tai Fung // Arcadia, CA

To die for steamed pork soup dumplings (xiao long bao).  Simply the best.

(From left to right, clockwise)
Steamed chicken soup

Chilled cucumber

Spicy shrimp and pork wontons
Shanghai rice cake
Sauteed garlic green beans

Most photos are courtesy of older sister L (thanks for letting me steal).