Category Archive: minty life

You’re Good with Solitude

The other day I was at an event and they had a tarot card reader. The occult has always fascinated me and when I was in college, I had a roommate who was… Continue reading

Drink Eat Play: Cupcake Challenge 2010

When I first heard about the Cupcake Challenge, I was interested but wasn’t willing to plop down $40. Just how many cupcakes could I eat anyway? Well, I ended up judging the challenge… Continue reading

Upcoming Minty Events

I’m working on a few different events in the next couple of months. As usual, I’ll be doing a food crawl. However, I’m doing a blog mash-up with the UncouthGourmands in March. I’m… Continue reading

Luxardo Tasting

After Happy Hour at Roy’s with the Vixen, we checked out the Luxardo Tasting at Bottega Louie. Up until that night, I didn’t realize Luxardo produced more than cherries. I love their cherries… Continue reading

Happy Lunar New Year!

Growing up, this “second” new year was always referred to as the Chinese New Year. It’s only recently I started calling it the Lunar New Year. This year is the year of the… Continue reading

Dating Apparently Doesn’t Suck in Canada

On Friday, I picked up Mozza2Go with the gay boyfriend. I was excited to see him and hear all about his vacation to Toronto and Montreal. He told me he met the one.… Continue reading

Musings on Restaurant Service

check from Gloria’s Cafe, where I’m a regular My dad was in the restaurant business. I’ve been going out to eat as long as I could remember. My family went out at least… Continue reading

Dating in LA Sucks, Part III

On Sunday, I met a guy at Royal Clayton‘s who expressed to me why dating in LA sucks. He essentially said there were no viable candidates. I told him I felt vaguely insulted.… Continue reading

The Minty: On the Move

“You are the busiest person I know. Do you ever stay home and relax?” Admittedly, not really. I recently told a friend that I do like to veg. Sleep in. Read. Art it… Continue reading

Long Weekend: From the Westside to Artesia to DTLA/SGV

It’s a long weekend, baby! Per the usual Minty ways, I had planned something every day I had off. Starting Friday night, I checked out Orris with four others. I decided I wasn’t… Continue reading