Jasmine Pak

28/11/2023

hometown recap - charlotte, nc

1-2: growing up, not growing apart ❤️
3: got to show george the area i grew up in. he finally got to see fall!
4: ate bojangles several times and it was extravagant. get the bo rounds and the dirty rice!!!
5: got everyone to try ethiopian food — they all loved it! (Enat Ethiopian - Optimist Hall)
6: visited my old preschool that my mom also taught at!
7: tried korean-southern fusion. it was called Seoul Food hahaha
8: Ate the best hot dogs from Pinky’s (featured on Food Network’s Diners,Drive-Ins and Dives)
9: my whole heart 🤍

03/11/2023

I’m on LTK!!! Y’all have been asking me to get on LTK for forever and I finally listened!

You can now find the links to all my favorite travel must-haves, kitchen products, and fits in my .ltk shop which will be updated daily! ❤️ Link in bio!

30/09/2023

29/09/2023

Everything you need to know for all tips food!

28/09/2023

Check out part 3 & 4 for all tips FOOD!

27/09/2023

Here are all my compiled tips from my local tour guides, new local friends, and our own experiences!

23/09/2023

Italy Day 8 • Venice —Who knew Pedro Pascal was a a Venetian statue? 😂

Today was a delicious day eating so many different Venetian specialties. I will be dreaming of the Sfogliatine until I get to taste it again🤤

📍Eat Like a Local: 3-hour Venice Small-Group Food Tasting Walking Tour
https://rb.gy/8z2qw


📍Ristorante Ai Barbacani Venezia

20/09/2023

18/09/2023

ITALY DAY 5 - CINQUE TERRE [VLOG]

Have you ever felt like your life was a movie? For me, this was one of those days 🥰

📍Roca Du Ma Pasu Hotel
Via Fegina, 28, 19016 Monterosso al mare SP, Italy

📍Lapo'S Italian Tapas Pizza&Drink
Via Fegina 30, 19016 Monterosso al Mare Italy

📍Manorola

Kayak tour we did: https://rb.gy/2085t

17/09/2023

It drives me insane that the best thing we ate in Italy a complimentary amuse bouche that isn’t on their menu and I will probably never get to eat it again!!! I will have to try and recreate it at home so I can relive the fireworks we had in our mouths.

If you find yourself in Cinque Terre, Buranco Agriturismo is certainly worth a visit — not just for the food, but for the atmosphere, and wine It drives me insane that the best thing we ate in Italy was a complimentary amuse bouche that isn’t on their menu and I will probably never get to eat it again!!!

I will have to try and recreate it at home so I can relive the fireworks we had in our mouths. If you find yourself in Cinque Terre, Buranco Agriturismo is certainly worth a visit — not just for the food, but for the atmosphere, and wine

📍Buranco Agriturismo
Via Buranco 72, 19016 Monterosso al Mare Italy

16/09/2023

ITALY DAY 4 - CINQUE TERRE [VLOG]

Join us for my FAVORITE leg of the trip — Cinque Terre! We had the most delicious bites of food on our trip in Cinque Terre and the most breathtaking views here. Such a romantic place filled with magic and I can’t wait to come back here.

📍Roca Du Ma Pasu Hotel
Via Fegina, 28, 19016 Monterosso al mare SP, Italy

📍Buranco Agriturismo
Via Buranco 72, 19016 Monterosso al Mare Italy

🚃 Train suggestions - We booked through the Omio app and it was super easy!

13/09/2023

ITALY DAY 3 - ROME [VLOG]

A good trip always has BALANCE! If my itinerary is packed, I always make sure to plan chiller days so that we can recharge. Going full speed every day makes it hard for me to live in the moment and remember the details of my travels. I also love having some days that are fully open to leave room for walking around aimlessly and stumbling upon fun surprises. While I want to make sure we hit the hot spots, I also fill that desire of exploration to satisfy my wanderlust!!!

What is your favorite way to recharge while traveling?

📍Vecchia Roma
Via Ferruccio, 12B/C, 00185 Rome Italy

📍Unaway Empire Palace Hotel
Via Aureliana, 39, 00187 Roma RM, Italy

📍Trevi Fountain
Piazza di Trevi, 00187 Roma RM, Italy

📍All'Antico Vinaio
Piazza della Maddalena, 3, 00186 Roma

📍Torre Argentina (Roman Cat Sanctuary)
scavi archeologici, Largo di Torre Argentina angolo, Largo Arenula, 00186 Roma RM, Italy

12/09/2023

Did you know that artichokes contain a natural chemical called cynarine that makes water taste sweet after eating an artichoke? Next time you have one, try drinking some water!!!

This is the Rome Street Food Tour with that we booked through and it was really fun! This one was a lot quicker than the Twighlight Trastevere tour, so if you’re low on time but still want to eat a bunch of different foods, this one is a great option! (*not sponsored)

I will be dreaming about the Pizza Rossa from Forno Roscioli until I go back to Rome :’) It had the brightest tomato sauce my taste buds ever did experience and the crust was so delightfully crispy!

📍Norcineria Viola 1890
Campo de' Fiori, 43, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
-coppiette
-salami (plain with black pepper, barola wine, chili, and black truffle)

📍Corner Pizza
Piazza del Teatro di Pompeo, 20, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
-Supplì

📍Antico Forno Roscioli
Via dei Chiavari, 34, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
-margherita pizza
-pizza rosso

📍Sheva
Via di S. Maria del Pianto, 1b, 00186 Roma
-fried artichokes (Carciofi alla giudia)

📍GÜNTHER GELATO
Via Dei Pettinari 43, 00186 Rome Italy

11/09/2023

Boba in Italy?!! We saw this boba spot while we were in Rome and I couldn’t leave without getting one!!! The employee said ciao to me and then immediately started speaking in mandarin to me 😂 that’s synergy right there 🤝🧋

10/09/2023

ITALY DAY 2 - ROME [VLOG]

Today I learned that in Italy, you buy pizza by weight!

For day 2, we went on another delicious food tour [post hangover] and did some exploring before touring the iconic Colosseum! You can download an audio tour if you don’t want to do a walking tour, but joining our tour not only gave us an interactive storytelling experience, but also helped us skip the line, cutting 1 hour of wait time in lines! Make sure to book your tix in ADVANCE!

📍Rome Street Food Tour with Local Guide with

📍Tè amo (BOBA)
Via di Torre Argentina, 7, 00186 Roma RM, Italy

📍Haunted Rome Ghost Tour booked through

📍Pizza Corner
Piazza del Teatro di Pompeo, 20, 00186 Roma RM, Italy

09/09/2023

My full food tour video on the Rome Twilight Trastevere Walking Food Tour with everyone’s favorite tour guide, Val from ! It was so hard to condense this into a short video as we were given SO much great information on this tour. This was our first food tour on our Italy trip and ended up being our favorite and I highly suggest you book this tour when you visit Rome! This is not sponsored, I seriously just had an amazing time on this tour! Great company, great food, great vibes all around. The amount of information, insight, and culture we got was just astounding and helped provide perspective for the entirety our trip.

Rome Twilight Trastevere Food Tour: https://eatingeurope.com/rome/twilight-trastevere/
**note: you are not guaranteed to get Val as your guide

📍Da Enzo Al 29
Via Dei Vascellari 29, 00153 Rome Italy
- Cod, Mozzarella, and Potato Croquettes
- Burrata & Tomatoes
- Zucchini & Artichokes marinated in extra virgin olive oil, salt, and lemon
- Prosecco

📍Spirito di Vino
Via dei Genovesi, 31A, 00153 Roma RM, Italy
-Julius Caesar’s favorite dish, pork and apples

📍Biscottificio Innocenti
Via della Luce, 21, 00153 Roma RM, Italy
-shortbread dipped in chocolate & Brutti ma Buoni (Ugly But Good Cookies)

📍La Norcineria (La Norceria di Iacozzilli)
Via Natale del Grande, 15, 00153 Roma RM, Italy
-Porchetta on a pizza bianca

📍Supplì Roma
Via di S. Francesco a Ripa, 137, 00153 Roma RM, Italy
-Supplì

📍Rione 13 Ristorante
Via Roma Libera, 19, 00153 Roma RM, Italy
-Cacio e pepe
-Pasta Amatriciana

📍Fatamorgana
Via Roma Libera, 11, 00153 Roma RM, Italy

08/09/2023

ITALY DAY 1 - ROME [VLOG]

UM WOW THIS PLACE IS BEAUTIFUL! I have always wanted to visit Italy and while many people told us to visit the smaller cities, we reaaaallllyyyy wanted to hit some major spots on our first trip. Afterall, it won’t be our last time back ;)

📍Hotel Spagna Secrets
Via Della Croce, 20, 00187 Roma RM, Italy

📍Venchi (Gelato)
Via Della Croce, 25/26, 00187 Roma RM, Italy
Notes: A bit commercial, but really good and their chocolate was yummy too!

📍Rome Twilight Tastevere Food Tour with (This was my fav tour of the trip!)
- booked through (not guaranteed to get Val as your guide) *not sponsored (I don’t have her socials, please stop asking T_T the best way you can support her is to leave her a review and tip her if you get her as your guide!)�
📍Fatamorgana
Via Roma Libera, 11, 00153 Roma RM, Italy

04/09/2023

Letting Roman Locals Tell Us Where To Get Pizza 🍕

📍Il Buchetto
Via Flaminia, 119, 00191 Roma RM, Italy

📍Pizzeria L'Archetto
Via Germanico 105, 00192 Rome Italy

📍Antico Forno Roscioli (our personal fav from our Roman Street Food Tour)
Via dei Chiavari, 34, 00186 Roma RM, Italy

24/08/2023

Happy 10 year anniversary to the man who may obliterate me in Mario Kart, but also makes any food we share taste better, any song we listen to sound so much better, and any experience we share unforgettable 💖 I can’t wait to spend forever with you… and eventually cream you in Mario Kart 🥰

01/08/2023

How to pick good gelato from bad when you’re in Italy from a Roman local herself, Val!!! Honestly, even the worst gelato we had was considerably decent BUT following these tips definitely led us to our favorite gelato spots! We loved and 😍

A lot of y’all asked what tour this was — this was the Rome Twilight Tastevere Food Tour with and we booked through (not guaranteed to get Val as your guide) *not sponsored

01/08/2023

🌹𝓻𝓸𝓼𝓮 & 𝔀𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮 𝓹𝓮𝓪𝓬𝓱 🍑

It’s HEREEEE! my custom ice cream flavor with is available NOW through August while supplies last!!!!

Rose scented ice cream swirled with a housemade jam of juicy white peaches and rose petals 😋

02/07/2023

Thanks for having us ! If you haven’t heard, Netflix is opening a pop-up restaurant where you can eat foods from your favorite chefs from shows like Iron Chef, Chef’s Table, Nailed It!, Great British Bakeoff, and Drink Masters!!!

We got a tasting of it but there are so many other dishes y’all can check out. Such a fun time getting to meet some of the world’s most inspiring chefs and also had a blast eating our screen! This is an actual pop up restaurant that y’all can reserve a seat at in LA and it opens on Friday 6/30!!! Not sponsored, just really excited about it hehe

27/06/2023

Our favorite dinner experience in NYC was at Tomi Jazz, a seemingly low-key Japanese live jazz bar that was actually bustling with noise both from local buzz and delightful tunes

I didn’t do a VO for this one so you could listen to the band’s amazing music. The restaurant also served up some delicious Japanese and Japanese Italian fusion dishes.

We waited over 2 hours on a weekday, so if you check it out, I’d highly suggest lining up 30 minutes before opening to avoid waiting as long as we did!

📍Tomi Jazz
239 E 53rd St, New York, NY 10022

25/06/2023

DIY Dashi at .us in Brooklyn! What would you add to make your perfect dashi? Here’s what mine had!

- Dried Inshore Bonito
- Dried Tuna
- Boiled and Dried Anchovies
- Grilled and Dried Flying Fish
- Boiled and Dried Blackthroat Sea Perch
- Rausu Kelp
- Donko Shiitake Mushrooms
- Dried Scallops

24/06/2023

Locals always know the best spots 😋 if you’re ever in NYC’s Chinatown, check out HK Wonton Garden!

Shout out to Bea for the delicious rec! 🍜

📍HK Wonton Garden, 79 Mulberry St, New York, NY 10013

24/06/2023

Everything you can eat at the new Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios in Hollywood! What are you eating first?!

23/06/2023

So many good eats at ! Still thinking about the Hainan chicken rice 😋

Such a convenient one-stop-shop to get my grocery shopping done, grab a bite to eat, and some boba to drink. I tried so many of the food stalls but there’s still more so I will be back!!!

Thanks for having me, Cravings!

P.S. The promo goodie bag and Piju glass are from the Grand Re-Opening day only

22/06/2023

It’s 3.5 stars on Yelp so you know it’s legit ⭐️⭐️⭐️

📍Delicious Food Corner
17170 Colima Rd Ste H Hacienda Heights, CA 91745

21/06/2023

An ode to childhood friends and the bonds you once shared, now share, and will share for the years to come ❤️