DTLA: New Dishes at UMAMIcatessen
Late last year, I hit up UMAMIcatessen for Happy Hour and other eats. I spotted the Downtown Dog which was a bacon-wrapped dog with chipotle-cream and peppers. It’s not quite the same… Continue reading
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Cake Decorating at Duff’s Cakemix
The day before Thanksgiving, I was at Duff’s Cakemix. It’s basically a fun way to get a group together for an activity that isn’t the usual bowling or mini golf. Think of it… Continue reading
Weekend Brunching with Manhattan Beach Post
After the first LA Fried Chicken Festival, I really was jonesing to go to MB Post to have more of the delicious fried chicken. It took a while to get it together but… Continue reading
Hollywood: Sausages at Gorge
I was recently invited to sausage heaven, Gorge on Sunset. Everyone was talking about the housemade sausages which I found spinning in the old fashioned pie display by the front door. It was… Continue reading
My Week with Acura’s ILX #weekwithILX
Last week, Acura gave me their ILX hybrid for a week to test-drive. I thought it was pretty fun to drive it around to some of my favorite spots and also on a… Continue reading
Long Beach: Food Crawling All Over the Queen Mary
My parents were the sort of people that loved going to events, attractions, street festivals and the like. I remember every summer, we’d make a pilgrimage from Valencia (Magic Mountain) to San Diego… Continue reading
Big Gay Ice Cream in LA
Originally I was going to be gone the week Big Gay Ice Cream came to LA for their ice cream pop-up. Fortunately (sadly?) I ended up being in town this week. On… Continue reading
Eating at Animal During Foiehibition
Before California banned foie gras, I went to Animal a couple of times to get my favorite there, the foie gras loco moco. It was the dish that brought me to the restaurant… Continue reading
West Hollywood: Birthday Dinner at Mercato di Vetro
After drinks at Playa, I headed over to Mercato di Vetro for an impromptu birthday dinner. After my SF Labor Day weekend trip, I really didn’t want to do anything for my birthday.… Continue reading
SF: Menudo at Gallardos
On my last day in SF, I really wanted soup. Although mostly sunny over Labor Day weekend, it was typically blustery and cold. I thought a nice bowl of menudo would do… Continue reading