To celebrate Chinese New Year we visited Los Angeles for an all-out food frenzy. Armed with a rental car and a list of recommendations from friends, we dove into the city's beautiful food scene and loved every moment.

Below are some tasty highlights of our trip.

Beef rolls (beef wrapped in a scallion pancake) at 101 Noodle Express

Beef rolls (beef wrapped in a scallion pancake) at 101 Noodle Express

Colorful chicken bowls from Hana Kitchen in Santa Barbara

Colorful chicken bowls from Hana Kitchen in Santa Barbara

A family-style Korean pot at POT in the Line Hotel

A family-style Korean pot at POT in the Line Hotel

Delicious noodle and rice bowls from Chego!

Delicious noodle and rice bowls from Chego!

A great conversation with culinary mastermind Roy Choi (seated right)

A great conversation with culinary mastermind Roy Choi (seated right)

Magic of California sunshine

Magic of California sunshine

Our much needed dose of Vitamin D

Our much needed dose of Vitamin D