4/30/09
First Stop of FIJI Hungry Gal”s Gastronomy Journey
FIJI Green Gal: Joining the blog today is one of my colleagues, whom we’ve dubbed “FIJI Hungry Gal” because the girl sure does love to eat! I can always count on her for a great restaurant recommendation and ideas for a dinner party menu. I’ve also had the good fortune to eat her cooking, and the girl’s got skills. She’ll be sharing some of her great food insights with us on this blog. It’ll be delicious!
I’m a self-professed foodie and I love talking about food. When I go on vacations, I plan it around my meals, not the places I visit. The most exciting times of the day for me aren’t morning, afternoon, or evening, but they’re when I’m eating breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
So as you can imagine, as I’m writing this blog entry, all I’m thinking about is where I’m having dinner tonight. Let me tell you about this place. Recommended to me by a couple of fellow foodies, the first thing they raved to me about was the Loukouma, which are baby Greek donuts drizzled with Greek honey, cinnamon, toasted walnuts and vanilla ice cream. Sounds delicious, right? Well, it wasn’t a huge hit for me. Regardless, Petros in Manhattan Beach is a great restaurant. When my husband and I ate there the first time, he had the feta-crusted Colorado rack of lamb, and I had the lamb pasta. As we took our first bite, I heard myself saying, “Mmmmm,” as you can often hear coming out of my mouth whenever I’ve tasted something really good. The lamb dishes were you so succulent, and I was able to taste all the different flavors on my tongue.
While I was really happy with my dinner, I wasn’t so thrilled about their bottled water choice — instead of offering the best-tasting FIJI Water, they decided to serve a different artesian water. Do they not realize that the type of drink you consume has a significant impact on the overall satisfaction of your meal? Whenever the waiter/waitress asks me if I want bottled or tap, I always ask if they serve FIJI Water. Why? Because unlike other bottled waters, the purity and softness of FIJI Water will not interrupt the flavors of my food. So the next time you go on a gastronomy journey, pay attention to the water you’re served and ask yourself if it complemented your meal or if it tainted the flavors of your food.
Alejandro Seguros Coche says:
May 15th, 2009 at 5:48 am
Could you recommend some restaurants to go to in some countries?
Which are your favourite dishes?
FIJI Hungry Gal says:
May 18th, 2009 at 2:21 am
Hi Alejandro! Thank you for your comment. Below is a short list of my favorite restaurants around the world:
Hong Kong – Yung Kee Restaurant (roasted goose)
Cinque Terre, Italy – Miky’s (fresh seafood, try the pasta cooked in an earthen pot)
Cinque Terre, Italy – CIAK or Ristorante “La Lampara” (spaghetti with pesto sauce)
Hanoi, Vietnam – Emperor Restaurant (Hue spring rolls, banana-leaf wrapped fish)
Shanghai, China – Crystal Jade (”la mian” noodles, dim sum)
Tokyo, Japan – Inakaya – Robatayaki style restaurant – you choose what foods you like and the chefs prepare it in front of you on the grill
New York, NY – Saigon Vietnamese Sandwich (order the house special sandwich)
New York, NY – Lombardi’s (pizza)
Zihuatanejo, Mexico – Los Braseros (tacos al pastor)
Zihuatanejo, Mexico – Tamales Y Atoles Any’s (tamales, pozole)
Phuket, Thailand – Baan Rim Pa (spring rolls, honeyed chicken in pandanus leaves)
Sydney, Australia – Golden Century Seafood Restaurant (live seafood)
Los Angeles, CA – Daikokuya (Japanese ramen noodles, pork fried rice)
Los Angeles, CA – Hamasaku (sushi)
Los Angeles, CA – Paco’s Tacos (flour tortillas)
tim woo says:
May 23rd, 2009 at 3:11 pm
unlike other bottles of water for sale, you can shake the bottle, and see bubbles, fiji water won’t generate any bubbles. Doe this mean all the oxygen has been removed from the water?
My favorite eatery is Yank Sin for Deem Sum in San Francisco on Battery Street. Try it and let me know.
FIJI Hungry Gal says:
May 29th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Hi Tim! Thanks for checking out our blog! Since our water is “untouched” until consumers open the bottle, we don’t remove or add anything to our water. I’ve been to Yank Sing – actually know it really well. I also like Koi Palace up in the Bay Area – have you been?