Chef Box - Pasadena

Chef box offers meals for lunch and dinner that can be quickly heated at work or at home. Initially 17 talented local chefs representing array of food styles, Chefbox will offer something unique to consumers with each visit. Mealboxes can be picked up in stores, ordered online, or delivered.

And you don't have to worry even you are on a diet or vegan. They do have many kinds of  mealboxes, such as for kids, vegan, vegetarian, protein, sushi, southern food, american food, pasta, Thai food, just salad, and for dogs.  There's microwave so you can just microwave and eat in a car if you are in hurry.

Here's the bio about the chefs.

So many choices

Healthy yet delicious

Slow cooked beef in panang sauce was one of my favorite.

This is one of their recommended mealbox, Jamaican style beef patties. We loved it.

Chef Box 
434 Fair Oaks Ave,
South Pasadena, CA 91030

Open 7 days a week: 10AM–8PM

http://www.eatchefbox.com/

https://www.yelp.com/biz/chefbox-south-pasadena

189 by Dominique Ansel - Los Angeles

Dominique Ansel's bakery is finally open in L.A. I was actually thinking to go to Tokyo location while I was in Japan but I couldn't make it so I got really excited when I found out they are actually opening in L.A. I went about a week or 2 weeks after they open. I went on Wednesday and there was no line. I've heard you have to wait about an hour on weekends. So go there on weekdays if you wanna avoid the wait. Also they do offer 2 hour parking validation. There's machine you can scan yourself right by the entrance.

So many baked goods. I still regrets how come I didn't get cronuts? Well, next time.

I'm gonna try "california roll" next time. It's interesting and I heard it's good.

menu

So here's what we got.

Almond croissant $4.75

Mini-me cake $7
Rich chocolate cake topped with mini meringues
was too sweet and too rich for us.

Paris-LA $7.25
Paris breast with Muscavado Ganache, Orange blossom ganache and Raspberry Chambord jam

Cotton-soft cheesecake $6.75 and Chestnut rose cassis Mont Blanc $8

Chestnut cream accented with rose and cassis, set atop a salted butter cookie and finished with a vanilla ganache and vanilla meringue baton on top.
Chestnut cream tasted like purple sweet potato, very unique. Absolutely beautiful Mont Blanc.

189 by Dominique Ansel 
189 The Grove Dr,
Los Angeles, CA 90036

323-601-1167

Mon-Sun:9am-9pm

https://dominiqueansella.com/

https://www.yelp.com/biz/189-by-dominique-ansel-los-angeles-2

Sola Japanese Izakaya - Encino

I wish we came here during dinner time. Lunch menu was limited and they only have ramens and lunch boxes. I didn't see anything I wanted to eat, so I just ordered rice ball and tasted some ramen. Food was ok, nothing special. But I'd love to go back for dinner.

lunch menu

Shoyu Karaage ramen $10.50

Miso soboro rice ball $3.85

Sola Japanese Izakaya Dining 
15928 Ventura Blvd #120,
Encino, CA 91436

Sunday:Closed
Mon-Fri:11:30AM–2PM, 6PM–12AM
Saturday:6PM–12AM

 (818) 784-7652

https://www.restaurantsola.com/

https://www.yelp.com/biz/sola-japanese-izakaya-dining-encino-5

BonJour French Pastry - Gardena (2)

It's been 6 years since last time I was here. This is one of the popular place to get Japanese cakes in reasonable prices. Their cares are not amazing, but good. Usually most of their cakes sells out before 4pm.

CLICK HERE for pics from 2011.

Cream cheese $3.40 and baked cheese $3.40

Choux $3.60

Mont Blanc $4.80

BonJour French Pastry
18222 S Western Ave
Gardena,CA 90248
(310) 323-1468

Tue-Fri 9:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Sat 10 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Sun 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
CLOSED on Mondays

http://www.bonjourpastry.com/

http://www.yelp.com/biz/bonjour-french-pastry-gardena