Chef Jay

A Los Angeles based food consultant by day, food eater at night.
Baseball Fan and Taco Enthusiast too.

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“Ask not what you can do for your country, ask what’s for lunch.”
~ Orson Welles

Tempura & Chicken Teriyaki
at #AzumaJapaneseRestaurant
in Gardena.

Served with Rice, Salad, and Miso Soup, That’s what’s for Lunch!

#inthe310 #lunch

[Giyu Tomioka @Gggiyu___]

Absolute masterwork of precision and patience.

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When you get up early to take your niece to the airport…

Whitefish Everything Bagel
at @maurysbagels in Silver Lake.

With cream cheese, whitefish salad, cucumber, and red onion

Don’t get me wrong, the lox is very good here, but my favorite is the whitefish.

#inthe323 #bagel

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The pasta few days have been so warm,
but today, RAIN!

So, I wanted to eat something with pasta-bilities.

#Bolognese #Pasta and topped with Burrata from #BurrataHouse in Palms.

With a rich, savory slow-cooked meat sauce over pasta.

Pasta la vista, baby.

#inthe310

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It’s tac-o’clock on #TacoTuesday!

Two Asada #Tacos
from @sonoratownla in MidCity
Los Angeles.

With asada, flour tortilla, spicy red salsa, avocado salsa, and cabbage with radish and a lime wedge.

Life’s too short to say no to tacos…

#inthe323 #sonoratownla

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“Lasagna: the world’s most perfect food!”
~ Garfield

House-Made Lasagna
at @fabioluscucina at Sunset & Vine
in Hollywood.

With meat sauce, bechamel, spinach, mozzarella, tomato sauce & parmesan.

#lasagna #fabioluscucina #sunsetandvine #inthe323 #hollywoodfood

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The Hawaiian Royal
from Gardena Bowl Coffee Shop.

With Portuguese sausage, chashu, green onions, and eggs over a bed of rice with teriyaki sauce and red ginger.

I’d wake up early for this, but thankful they serve this ALL DAY…

#inthe310 #gardenabowl #HawaiianRoyal

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My second favorite word is Churrasco…

For lunch, it’s Picanha (and some
Tri-Tip) from Pampas Grill in
Culver City.

I opted for some Potato Salad, Pasta Salad, Greens, Garlic Noodles, Chicken Stroganoff, and Fried Plantains.

Picanha is Sirloin Cap and one of my favorite cuts

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It’s #SandwichSaturday!

On my Road Trip a couple of weeks ago, my usual stop for a Tri-Tip Sandwich at Harris Ranch BBQ Express in Coalinga, off I - 5.

#tritip #tritipsandwich #bbq #harrisranch #inthe559

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On 9/25…

Dolly Parton Day, I just happened to drive by LA’s City Hall and the building is lit up in Pink lights for Dolly.

#DollyDay925

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My favorite part of the day is lunch!

I couldn’t decide, so I got the combo…

Broiled Pike & Pork Cutlet Combo
at #AzumaJapaneseRestaurant in Gardena.

With Rice, Soup. Cabbage Salad, and Macaroni Salad.

#inthe310 #lunchcombo

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On #SandwichSaturday…

A Santa Maria’s Famous Tri-Tip slow roasted. Served to order (Medium) on a grilled French roll with fresh salsa on the side. I opted for a side of Pinquito Beans, when in Santa Maria…

At Pappy’s Restaurant in Santa Maria

#tritip #inthe805

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#Sushi for the Parental Units…

A 12 Piece Mix Box
from #SakaeSushi in Gardena.

With Inari (top row), Ebi, Tamago-maki, and Saba (middle row), and Nori-maki (bottom row).

Old Skool sushi, phone in order in advance, Cash Only

You maki me happy, pass the soy sauce

#inthe310

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On #TacoTuesday…
with Hurricane Marie sitting off of Southern California,
Today’s Forecast: 100% Chance of Tacos!

OK, rolled #tacos…

Shredded Beef Taquitos
at Josie’s Place in Gardena.

Served with Sour Cream, Guacamole, Pico de Gallo, and Cheese.

#inthe310

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It’s Sandwich Saturday!

It’s been maybe 5 years since I’ve had this sandwich but it’s way too hot to think about Thanksgiving

The Bobbie
from @capriottis in Culver City

With a slow-roasted hand-pulled turkey topped with cranberry sauce, handmade stuffing, and mayo on a roll.

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Whoa!

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Classic Chicken #CaesarWrap
with roasted chicken, chopped romaine, garlic breadcrumbs, shaved parmesan & crisps, caesar dressing and I went with a lime squeeze, and all wrapped in the olive oil tortilla at @sweetgreen at @USCVillage.

#inthe323 #sweetgreen #uscvillage

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A Friday Meat Up…

My favorite Texas-Style #BBQ in
Los Angeles, Moo’s Craft Barbecue.

#Brisket, Pork Spare Ribs, Chile Relleno Sausage, and Red #PotatoSalad from @mooscraftbarbecue.

May you always be surrounded by good people and GREAT barbecue.

#inthe323

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It’s Aloha Friday!

Kicking off the day with some
Shoyu #Poke from Jus’ Poke
in Redondo Beach.

Served with Rice, Seaweed Salad, and Pickled Cucumbers.

It was good, just like how I make it.

#inthe310

[Baseball’s Greatest Moments @BBGreatMoments]

During his final broadcast on October 2, 2016, Vin Scully told the story of becoming a Giants fan exactly 80 years earlier.

As an eight-year-old, he saw a laundry-window score showing the Yankees had beaten the Giants 18-4 in the 1936 World Series, felt sorry for the Giants and began rooting for them.

That's an almost perfect story for Scully's goodbye.

His baseball life had started with one scoreboard and ended 80 years later in a Giants ballpark.