The dinner, with the talents of Kellie Flynn as my sous chef went off without a hitch. That is, if you do not count the 7 different stores I had to go to to get everything I needed :).

Since we were a bit busy, I could not snap any photo’s of the dinner itself, but I did manage to get a couple of the breakfast the next morning….compliments of Kellie.

the Buffet…

my plate…

mmm…tasty!

chefRob

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So I am back from Kauai and was in serious need of one of my favorite Vietnamese soups, Mi Gan Bo. Mi, or thin wheat noodles are one of my favorite noodles. Tender yet firm, these wheat noodles beat their rice cousins (in my mind) hands down. To find my favorite version of this soup here in San Diego, I found myself off of Convoy street, north of Balboa at Luong Hai Ky, a discreet noodle house tucked into the back corner of a small mall.

Luong Hai Ky is a soup house, so if you like Chinese/Vietnamese soups you should stop here. MI (egg noodles)and Hu (rice noodles) can either be ordered in a soup or fried such as the dish Mi Xao Thap Cam, or combination fried egg noodles. It is a combination of veggies and meat, served in a think sauce over the fried noodles. When I worked in Vietnam I ate this dish a lot for lunch, and it was quite tasty. Back to my soup…

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ChefRob

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