T on August 21st, 2010

I haven’t posted in a while, but it’s not for a lack of doing things.  They’ve either been repeat activities, like Hollywood Bowl (RENT and Sergio Mendes this summer) or out-of-state trips, like a great weekend in NJ/NY.
But last night provided a perfect posting opportunity.  I met L after work at Spring Street, a fun [...]

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T on June 19th, 2010

The LA Sampler of June 18, 2010 continued with a visit to Galco’s Soda Pop Stop. As with the Schindler House and Museum of Jurassic Technology, A from Rochester inspired me to visit (how funny that someone clear on the other side of the country is more up on cool places to visit in LA [...]

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T on June 18th, 2010

Eater LA has become my go-to spot to keep up on new restaurants in town.  Then I turn to Yelp to get the scoop on them.
So when I was looking for a new place to catch lunch in downtown LA, Eater suggested Starry Kitchen, and Yelp seconded it.  I especially liked the story of the [...]

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Sunday afternoon featured a great double feature in Pasadena.  First, K and I attended a Pacific Serenades concert at the Neighborhood Church.  Friend P is active in the organization and I had been wanting to hear one of the performances.  This one, entitled “Ode to Imagination”, featured a variety of works for string quartet.  My [...]

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T on April 13th, 2010

I realized that I haven’t posted lately on dining experiences.  But that doesn’t mean that I haven’t checked out some places worth mentioning.
First up is Prado.  I visited this cafe boasting “Contemporary Cuisine of the Americas” with my work companions for lunch a few weeks ago.  It’s not much on the outside, but inside, the [...]

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T on February 21st, 2010

The food truck craze continues in LA.  After my initial experience at Kogi, I’ve been looking for opportunities to try more.  The Frysmith truck has piqued my curiosity ever since I read about it last August.  But their delays in opening, as well as a schedule which has them mostly in LA, kept us apart.
I [...]

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