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First Time at Coquetry Maison
Posted on March 30, 2026 by Ching under Food and Drink.
Had the opportunity to check out this cute, new coffee shop downtown.
Their decor is super cute.
Their coffee is good and reasonably priced. I think it’s the perfect place for a casual meeting or catch up with a friend. Pennant still has my favorite iced vanilla latte, though. Which coffee shop is your fave?
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First Roadtrip with Rue
Posted on March 23, 2026 by Ching under Food and Drink.
Brian and I took Rue on his first roadtrip last month. We drove down to Oklahoma to visit his parents. His dad got a Bambu 3D printer for Christmas and had been making all sorts of stuff so he had several things he had made for us.
While there, they took us to brunch at Granny’s Kitchen. The restaurant recently opened and they really liked it so they decided to take us there when we came to visit. The place is very popular and was quite busy that day.
Since it was our first time there, they gave us a free cinnamon roll.
Here are some pictures of our food.
Brunch was delicious. We visit with Brian’s parents a while and, after they sent us off with a bunch of 3D printed goodies, Brian and I stopped by the Greens Country Club to catch some pickleball tournament action. I watched a bit of Jen Tiano and Deana Holman’s final match.
It was a super productive trip and Rue did fabulous. I look forward to more roadtrips with Rue in the future.
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First Time at Twelve
Posted on March 17, 2026 by Ching under Food and Drink.
Locals, specially West-siders, rave about this restaurant called Twelve which has been around for several years but Brian and I have never been. It’s just soo far. Well, we finally had a chance to check it out when I went to meet him for lunch one Friday. Since we were already on the West side out town, we figured it wouldn’t be that much more to go there. However, it really is waay out there.
Brian and I both love crab cakes so we decided to try theirs. It wasn’t as good as the one we had at Bonefish recently, unfortunately.
Brian had the French dip while I had the Cuban.
The food was good but it wasn’t spectacular. Nothing to write home about. Honestly, Brian and I agreed it’s not really worth driving out there because we have many restaurants on our side of town that are equally good, if not better. We didn’t see ourselves making the trek back out there. Specially not coming from our house.
I did enjoy spending time with Brian at lunch, though. That was the best part of the whole experience.
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Checking Out Goldfinch
Posted on March 11, 2026 by Ching under Food and Drink.
Last month Chris and I went to check out one of the newest coffee shops to open in Wichita. Since it was our very first time there, I naturally had to take a bunch of photos. This is another one of those places that are coffee shops by day and bar/lounge by night.
You can’t really tell much from the building’s exterior but the interior decor is super cute. The furnishings kind of remind of the Belmont.
I love the chandeliers, both in the green room and above the bar.
I took some pics of the menu so you all will know what to expect when you go. Although, they probably have a more extensive menu now. These pics were taken when they first opened.
Besides the cute interior, they also have a nice big patio.
I took advantage of the wonderful natural light and took some photos of Chris and me, and also my pretty coffee.
The coffee shop is super cute inside but their coffee is just okay. Definitely not our fave. I think if you are meeting someone for a coffee date or a hangout, this is a great place; but if you’re after good coffee at a reasonable price, this place isn’t it. Chris’ coffee which normally costs him around $7 or $8 at most places cost $10 because they charge extra for every little thing you add or substitute.
Anyway, I only had an iced vanilla latte so maybe I need to go back and try something else. What about you all? Have you been? What did you get and did you like it? What did you think of Goldfinch?
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First Impression of Phnom Penh Pho
Posted on February 25, 2026 by Ching under Food and Drink.
My lunch buddy Chris and I went to check out Phnom Penh Pho a few weeks ago. The food was good but the overall experience – sad to say – was not great.
It’s the only Cambodian restaurant in town so we were eager to try it. They serve pho and rice dishes so it’s very similar to Vietnamese food. Here are pictures of our food and then I’ll give you all a run-down.
Anyway, when we first got there, we were directed to sit at a table toward the front. There was a weird odor which I couldn’t identify but, not being fond of fish sauce, sometimes unfamiliar sauces smell pungent to me. I just figured it was smell coming from a dish someone was eating at a table near us.
I am not sure if our server was new or what but she couldn’t figure out how to order food from the tablet and she didn’t know which tables were which. She had to ask another server for help at least a couple of times. First to find the dish I wanted in the tablet and then again to ask him for help because she ordered it twice. I overheard him saying, just start over.
Our spring rolls came out first and they were delicious. Then Chris’ dish came. It didn’t come out like he expected so he wasn’t even sure it was right but we didn’t really know what anything would look like so maybe it was correct. Then the male server comes and confirms again that I wanted pork as the meat on my dish so there wasn’t confusion in the kitchen. At this point, I’m pretty sure I’ve told them what I wanted at least half a dozen times.
Finally, our server brings out this cooker and a pot of soup and I’m thinking that I didn’t think what I ordered was soup but who knows? I am thinking she probably brought me someone else’s order because I had seen her almost deliver someone else’s food to table 12 not knowing which one was 12.
Anyway, I tried the broth and it was pretty tasty. Maybe this isn’t what I ordered but if I knew which this was on the menu I would probably order it. LOL. But then I dug in looking for meat and found fish. This was definitely not my food.
I tried to get someone’s attention but both servers were busy. It took quite a while before I could get someone to come over and I explained to them that I got someone else’s food.
They took all of it back — cooker, pot of soup, and bowl of rice. Our server mumbled something like “They told me to bring this here” as she was taking the stuff. But I am guessing they told her to bring it to table X but she hadn’t committed the table numbers to memory so she brought it to our table by mistake. Shortly after came back with my actual dish.
As I mentioned earlier, the food was very good. I think they just need better help.
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