Mar
19
2017
Huntington Library
Art Collections and Botanical Gardens
1151 Oxford Rd,
San Marino, CA 91108
It was established by Henry E. Huntington (1850
Mar
19
2017
Monterey Park
Shopping in local supermarket in Monterey Park (50% population is Chinese), on the 8 miles east of downtown, Los Angeles. This area is known as another Chinatown, only bigger, miles on end. Off the W Garvey Avenue, I spotted men playing chess and poker games on the ground. My goodness, can’t they find a table?
Mar
19
2017
Din Tai Fung in LA
400 S Baldwin Ave., Unit 231
Arcadia, CA 91007
(626) 446-8588
Ding Taifeng or DTF has a few eateries in US – on the west coast tho, none in New York. This one is located in Westfield Mall in Arcadia. It looks pretty good, open with no long line = not much of waiting, on a Sunday, which is new to me. The foods are decent as usual. Juicy xiao long bao is great. We tried red bean buns this time, which are delicious with thin skin/wrap. My classmate who lunched with us said the owner of the DTF is her client/friend. I was going to bring a banner to protest but forgot – so no DTF in New York for the time being. She said DTF is family owned, into the third generation.
