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Wolvesmouth @ Beer Belly After trying Chef Craig Thornton's (aka Wolvesmouth) cooking on two previous occasions, I jumped at the chance when I heard there was going to be a special one night pop-up dinner at Beer Belly , a newly opened Beer House in the Koreatown district of Los Angeles. Although getting a reservation was tough, I managed to snag two seats at the 9pm seating that night. Since beer was available during dinner, I bypassed the wine option and went with various selection of beer offered at Beer Belly. Top: Bread from Bread Lounge. Bottom: Barley Malt Butter I thought the bread at bread lounge was pretty standard fare, but the barley malt butter made it shine. I really loved the flavors of this butter, but I limited myself to the 2 pieces of bread given. I had to make sure I had room for the rest of the meal. Corn Soup - crab, corn fritter, jalapeno, cilantro, buttermilk, lime I've had a corn soup made by Craig before and loved it, so I eagerly awaited for this co

Sushi Nozomi As I had mentioned on my previous post , since my meal at Nozomi last year, I've been trying to find a opportunity to make a return visit. With Hong's (of The Ravenous Couple ) birthday coming up, I figured this was a good place to have a birthday dinner. After speaking with Mark, the Manager of Nozomi, whom I met last year, we set up another omakase dinner. Yasu-San After having such a good experience with Yasu-San, I requested to have him once again prepare our omakase dinner. On a more recent visit to Nozomi (Yes, I went back again), I found out Yasu-San was from Tokyo, but has been living here in the United States for the past 21 years. Just a little FYI to the readers out there. Kirin Draft Cold beer is a must order. Always. Smoked Giant Clams We were first served a small bowl of smoked clams topped with Japanese mayo and seaweed. I enjoyed the smoky flavors of the clams and while I'm not a huge fan of mayo, I did enjoy the addition of the cream flavors of