Three day Meat Fest!

The last three days had been a complete and utter meat fest.

Day One:
My friends and I finally managed to snag a reservation at the infamous Animal Restaurant up in LA last Friday. Even though we only got to eat at 9:30pm, we were very excited to try after all the hype and rave reviews. We had a group of 8 people (4 couples) so we decided to order a bunch of stuff to try (a total of 21 dishes when we were finally done). A couple of notable dishes if you do try that place: - foie gras loco moco, barbecue pork belly sandwich and grilled quail. We also ordered the poutine, chicken liver toast, bone marrow, pig ear, pork ribs, polenta, veal tongue and hamachi. The only non heavy dish that night was the hamachi tostada which was refreshing and a much needed dish in our almost all meat menu. Overall, it was a very enjoyable experience. The company and food was great, although some dishes were slightly salty. We really wanted to see what the hype is all about and this place definitely lives up to its reputation.

 Foie Gras Loco Moco

BBQ Pork Sliders

Photos courtesy of yelp reviewers

Day 2:

HONEY PIG! What a great name for a Korean Barbeque restaurant. The concept is slightly different from other KBBQ places that I have tried. First off, you cook your meat on this cast iron-like wok cover and they place the kimchi and bean sprouts directly on the cast-iron. You don't get as many side dishes as you normally would at other KBBQ places but I am ok with that since I usually only eat the kimchi and rice paper. The quality of the meat is good and the meal is priced reasonably. Also, they cook your meat with chunks of butter, which makes it even tastier! When you're done with the meat, the server will prepare kimchi fried rice directly on the cast iron. The rice is really good when it gets a little crunchy and burned at the bottom. Totally adds another dimension of texture and flavor to an otherwise ordinary kimchi mixed rice.

Honey Pig cast iron wok

Photo courtesy of yelp reviewers

Day 3:
This is probably the healthiest of  all meals we had over the entire weekend. We were at Chino Hills celebrating a friend's birthday and in continuation of our carnivore weekend, we had shabu shabu for lunch. We tried to burn off some calories with bowling later. I am guessing a little bit helps, right? Here's a shoot out to Kittiya Chanporn, the birthday woman girl - Happy birthday and wishing you a year of joy and success! I'll end this post with a couple of pictures I took of two adorable sisters who reminded me of how awesome and pure sisterly love is.

Side note:
I am still recovering from my meat coma and have been doing some online research for a cleanse diet. Is there something out there that is somewhat doable? I don't want to be drinking lemon juice and cayenne pepper the entire time.