When I was a kid growing up in Northern California, one of the things I loved to do with my folks was go to Chinatown in San Francisco. The ‘rents always liked stopping by the various shops to pick up goodies, like those jelly sponge cake thingies, dumplings and baos. So the kid in me…
Category Archives: Los Angeles
Favreau and Downey Jr. Rock the Aero Theatre
Normally I’m not starstruck but when Robert Downey Jr. joined Jon Favreau for the commentary edition of the Iron Man screening at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica last Saturday, I couldn’t help but squeal with delight. He emerged from the shadows at the back of the theater and took the stage to a standing…
My Little Project: Trying To Win a ThisNext Apple TV
carolineoncrack’s "appletv" picks Shopcast powered by ThisNext Call it greed, but I want that 160GB Apple TV (retail $329) that ThisNext is giving away to a lucky TN user in a couple weeks. This game works the same way as the Vespa game did where you recommend as many of your “favorite products” as you…
NettieScrub: Local Girl Makes Good…Scrubs
Flickr Shot by Limbo Poet (in and out) Whomever this Nettie Davis is, she’s a smart cookie. Not only does this former manicurist to the stars have her own skin care line called NettieScrub — made out of her home base in Atwater Village — but she has approached bloggers about reviewing her products. Can…
This Weekend: Lavender Gimlets, Deep-Fried White Castle, Operatic Fly
I like this weekend. It sounds fun. And I’m almost able to forgive it for being the first weekend of September. Friday, September 5 2008 Los Angeles County Fair Summer’s over, you don’t have to worry about maintaining that bikini body anymore! Why not go whole hog and snarf deep-fried White Castle burgers, muffin-size red…
The Wine House's BourBonQ Class: Bourbon Cocktails and BBQ
Oh my lawwwd, this sounds up my alley! The Wine House in West L.A. will be conducting a little something called BourBonQ where it will match a five-course gourmet barbecue menu with bourbon cocktails! And these scrumptious cocktails will be made with the likes of Knob Creek and Maker’s Mark (my faves) as well as…
My Misadventures in Buying a Vespa
Remember a long time ago when I won that Vespa from ThisNext? Well, three months later, I finally got it! Woo. H’yeah, that lonnnng delay wasn’t the fault of ThisNext or because I chickened out from trying to get my motorcycle license or anything like that. It was because the Marina del rey Vespa dealership…
Kayaking in the LBC: Kayaks on the Water
What better way to spend Labor Day than kayaking around Long Beach? It’s so fun and fairly cheap. And I was surprised that there weren’t many people there on this holiday. Guess they were scared away by the gloom of gray clouds and the sprinkles. Wimps!
Tart Restaurant (Re)Launch Party
We attended the relaunch party of Tart, restaurant of Farmer’s Daughter Hotel across the street from The Grove in West Hollywood, earlier this week where we were invited to sample the redone menu of new executive chef Lauren Kyles, formerly of Hollywood’s The Green Door. We had arrived at the party starving for dinner but…
Kokomo Cafe: Free 90210's Peach Pit Specials
Photo from Seriouslyomg.com Last week when I was taking the lonnng way to ArcLight Hollywood to see Tropic Thunder, we drove down Beverly Boulevard in West Hollywood and noticed quite a ruckus of trucks, lights and people standing around this one particular restaurant. The signs around this restaurant read “Peach Pit.” “That can’t be right….
