Flickr Shot by Matt McGee I myself am not a hard-core shopper. Never lined up outside a store waiting for it to open, open, open and never battled through a Black Friday. But for those into that sorta thing, the Camarillo Premium Outlets way the hell up in the nether reaches of the 101 will…
Category Archives: Los Angeles
Home for the Holidays: 20th Annual West Adams Holiday Historic Homes Tour
Flickr Shot by Gunga Din I remember my first holiday season in L.A. It was just me and my sis and we were sad, lonely, starving students. We used to drive through Beverly Hills neighborhoods fantasizing that some nice, rich person would come outside and wave us into their palatial home to partake of tea…
Pond Skipping on the Cheap: $399 R/T to Tokyo
Go on, get outta here! That’s what you’re going to have to do if you want to get in on this hot deal from Singapore Airlines. Fly from Los Angeles to Tokyo for only $399 roundtrip — HALF OFF what this route normally costs! The catch is that you have to depart between November 23…
Long Beach Thanksgiving Day 5K/10K Turkey Trot
Flickr Shot by Frock Worried about all that weight you’re about to gain from the turkeys, holiday cookies, pies, mashed potatoes, and figgy pudding you’re about to put away this holiday season? Why not do a pre-emptive strike against the bulge and do the Long Beach Turkey Trot? Every year over 3,000 people run/walk the…
Lend Out a Helping Hand and a Turkey for Thanksgiving
Flickr shot by dopiaza Sorry I’ve been out of it for awhile. Had a housewarming party to pull off and then got struck down by the flu. Weee! Ugh. But just when I was sitting at home feeling sorry for myself (and mulling over the different invites I got for Thanksgiving) I came across a…
Revisiting Griffith Observatory: Star Light, Star Not So Bright
After visiting the reopened Griffith Observatory, I can’t help but wonder if I would have appreciated it more had I been eight again. Don’t get me wrong. I’ve always loved the view — of the city lights at least — and of course the architecture. But Foucault Pendulum? The Tesla Coil? And all that literature…
Figaro Bistrot: Organic French Food Yum?
I had the best organic French food last night. I know, it’s weird to see those words come out of my fingers but it’s true. I’m usually not all that crazy about French food (portions too small)…and “organic,” what’s that? But my vegetarian friend, GS, who lives near Vermont Avenue in Los Feliz was the…
Ford's Holiday Cocktails: Gingerbread & Pumpkin Pie
Ever since Bols discontinued its Pumpkin Schnapps two years ago (Boo! I say!), finding a pumpkin pie cocktail during the holiday season has been like searching for the Holy Grail of Booze. But the other night when Dre and I visited our old friend, Steve the bartender, at Ford’s Filling Station, he surprised me by…
Places I'll Never Show My Face in Again: Yakitoriya
I mentioned Yakitoriya briefly yesterday, but for the record I am so not going back there. Quickest assessment ever, I was only in there for 5 minutes but that was enough. Again, this was when Julie and I were starving and looking for a cheap place on Sawtelle to grab some dinner…before the glorious Orris…
Orris Restaurant: It's Orgasmically Delicious!
I’ve never cried over food before, that is, until I had dinner at Orris on Sawtelle. Julie and I ended up going there after striking out at Yakitoriya (since I don’t care for gizzard on a stick or the $17 five-stick minimum) and not finding anything good that we could agree on in the nearby…
