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"Light" lunch, anyone?
Today is the day I'm supposed to have a light lunch, to make room for the long anticipated "huge" dinner I am going to enjoy tonight. My friends and I decided to go to Church & State, in Little Tokyo (Downtown Los Angeles!), for a quick (yes, that what I had to tell my boss 
) lunch.
Inside the restaurant, right before it was filled with the lunch crowd:
Warm baguette anyone?
We had a few of these fries... then we realized that none of us ordered this... oh well, Thanks to our neighboring table
Moules Mariniere: Mussels, white wine, pommes frites, aioli. This is really good!!
Escargots de Bourgogne: Snails baked in garlic and parsley butter. This reminds me of the lobster in pot pie I had at Craft dinner. The right amount of flakiness at the crust and the escargot....
... I'll let the picture speaks for itself
My friend's ordered Bouillabaisse: Provencale fish soup, prawns, mussels, clams.
Order of Loup de Mer ala Genobloise: Sea bass, cauliflower, brown butter, lemon and capers. The sea bass was really good, very moist with a nice crunchy skin.
Well, do they look appetizing to you? The best is yet to come... in the next post
This message has been edited by ATM on 2010-01-28 14:34:01
"Light" lunch, anyone?
Today is the day I'm supposed to have a light lunch, to make room for the long anticipated "huge" dinner I am going to enjoy tonight. My friends and I decided to go to Church & State, in Little Tokyo (Downtown Los Angeles!), for a quick (yes, that what I ...
Are those.....
Hello ATM, Are those garlic fries? The fish looks delicious, when are you taking me there? -MW
It's seasoned fries...
Hi DRMW, I think it has a flick of garlic. I'll take you there, just come down to downtown LA before Feb 13 for lunch . Regards, ATM
Stop by tomorrow...
Hi DRMW, We get Italian food for lunch tomorrow - your favorite, my least favorite . We'll have a "date" at Church & State next week Regards, ATM
The best part of this "light" lunch...
continuation... As I mentioned that the best is yet to come, here it is: Moelle de Boeuf - Roasted marrow bone! I've been wanting to try their bone marrow for the past few months, and I'm so happy that I finally get to try it. The close up... see, I've to...
Thanks for the pics ATM....
Now I'm even hungrier after seeing your pics. Thanks ATM! -MW
Food looks great! Was it your birthday yesterday?
I'm making this assumption from your dessert picture w/ the candle. If so, Happy Belated Birthday!! Cheers, Anthony
Not my b-day yet,...
Hi Anthony, Food was definitely tasty and it's a friendly place for small GTG. It wasn't my birthday, however for some reasons all of my "weight-conscious" friends always give me their b-day dessert . Oh well, their "loss" is my "gain" Regards, ATM
Thanks for reminding me of my meal I had last year ATM!
That looks delicious ATM! Thanks for sharing! I wonder if your "light" lunch will be better than your dinner! Ahhh, bone marrow... I still remember my bone marrow I had in my Osso Bucco when I was at La Campana in Rome during Christmas of 2008. La Campana...
The dinner was more superb than my lunch...
Hi Patrick, The dinner I had was more superb than my lunch! Hopefully, in the near future, hopefully a Purists will do a write up on WFED on this... maybe not, 'cause I'll be craving for the "heavy" dinner again Thanks for the information about the restau...
Most excellent!
Marrow is one of my favorite indulgences. Yum! Spreading it on the toasted bread must've been heavenly. I would've had a hard time being productive at work afterward, however. LOL! There's a pizza joint near my office called Caioti Pizza Cafe where they s...
Interesting Pizza joint...
Thanks Daos... I'll put it to our to-go list! Regards, ATM
Dr. said I'm OK and gave me this prescription...
Hi watch-guy.com , Thanks for looking! Picture of what my doctor prescribed me this afternoon Regards, ATM This message has been edited by ATM on 2010-01-28 15:52:44...
wow...looks good
not sure if I can work after that "light" lunch... but it will be on my list of to eats!
It sure was tough...
Hi OCwatchnewbie, It sure was tough to work after the lunch... that's why I had to take another lunch break to post my meal at Time Out . Hope you get to try a meal at Church & State soon and share with us your experience. I definitely look forward to...
It's a "secret" place...
Hi JerryW, Dinner was at this "secret" location, where the chef has to like you in order for you to dine... or even allowed you into the restaurant! Thankfully I lucked out and was invited by a fellow purists to experience a "heavy" dinner! Do check out W...
Dessert was...
Hi Davo, Thanks for checking! My dinner dessert was white chocolate with raspberry ice cream. It was so good that I'm craving for more... or maybe because I only had 1/2 of the portion tonight, as some of my dinner companions took 1/2 bowl of my ice cream...
That looks so delicious!
Wow ATM, great pics of your lunch. Everything looks delicious, especially the moules mariniere and the loup de mer. I've been hearing so much about Church & State that I've got to try it soon. Thanks for sharing pics! Regards, ED-209
You snooze, you lose...
Hi ED-209, Thanks for checking. Hurry up and make reservation to Church & State . It might be rather tricky to find the restaurant, as it's located at the old Nabisco building at the stranded part of downtown LA. Or you can always take me there and I ...
