Flickr shot by bunchofpants Tomorrow Ben & Jerry’s is doing its annual free cone giveaway. Woo hoo! B&J say that it’s their way of thanking their customers for supporting them these 28 years, but who wouldn’t want to? Simpler and cheaper than Coldstone Creamery, Ben & Jerry’s innovated ice cream flavors, bringing us Cherry Garcia,…
Category Archives: Dining
SM Farmer's Market: Omlettes, Crepes & Eye Candy
One of my favorite Sunday pastimes is to go to the farmer’s market in Santa Monica on Main Street (9:30am to 1pm), grab some food at one of their many food booths as well as some pomegranate juice from a juice stand, and then claim a spot on the lawn where I can people watch…
Can I Get an Amen? HoB Easter Gospel Brunch
Easter’s coming up and even though I don’t go to church, I always loved going out for Easter Sunday brunch. All that food! So combine an Easter buffet with Southern comfort food and gospel and you have yourself one soul-rousing Sunday. Every Sunday the Sunset Strip’s House of Blues throws a gospel brunch which features…
Sprinkles: Easter/Passover Cupcakes 4/12-4/15 Only
Flickr Shot by dotsara Just in time for the holidays, Sprinkles Cupcakes is featuring special Easter-themed/Passover cupcakes ($3.25 each) from only April 12-15. Such a short time so, quick like a bunny snatch them up while you can! Brown Sugar Praline: Brown sugar cupcake with caramel frosting topped with crunchy praline (My new favorite) Banana…
Rockenwagner Bakery: Rocken Cinnamon Roll
Flickr Shot by dotsara I don’t know why but every time I think of Rockenwagner I think of Ah-nuld. I know, that’s Schatzi’s but the fact that both restaurants were located on Main Street in Santa Monica was just enough for me to confuse the two. Anyhoo, what should really end all confusion is the…
Brunch on the Strip: 3 Ways to a Drunken Sunday
Friends have always told me about spending Sundays on the Strip for the brunch at the Saddle Ranch Chop House and the drinking at Cabo Cantina and Miyagi’s but I never got the gumption to check it out until now when it was finally a beautifully sunny day after many weeks of drab. Caught the…
Cheeseball: Clementine's Extreme Grilled Cheese-Off
I’ve always loved Clementine in Century City, located off Santa Monica Boulevard directly across the street from the mall. I love them for their wonderful baked goods, their French cafe-style sidewalk setup and especially for their breakfasts. But it wasn’t until now that I realized why I really love them. Because they do things like…
Artisan Cheese Gallery: It's the Cheesiest!
Flickr Shot by phil h OMG do I love cheese! And when I first heard about Artisan Cheese Gallery, I was so excited: paninis with American artisan cheeses, raspberry truffles from an in-house chocolate maker, artisanal sodas as well as monthly cheese and chocolate tastings. It reminded me of the quaint cheese stores I fell…
Finn McCool's Irish Pub: A Bit 'O Cheer & Blarney
Flickr Shot by dotsara I am not a fan of the big alcoholidays: Cinco de Mayo, St. Patrick’s Day, New Year’s Eve…Labor Day. I just hate the crowds of drunk people. Crowds of drunk people on a Thursday night, fine. But on a night especially dedicated to getting plastered? No thanks. That’s why I chose…
"Relish Our Cream Puffs": Beard Papa's Sweets Cafe
Mmmm ::salivating:: cream puffs. The first time I came across this in Hollywood & Highland, I walked right past it on my way out the mall, not realizing that I was in the presence of pastry greatness. Then I read somewhere about this awesome cream puff store that’s big in Japan and just opened up…
