Seen from Whole Foods salad bar and photo taken with my phone.
Santa Monica and Spanish fritters
I don't like Santa Monica very much. I've only been there three times when I lived in Los Angeles and I didn't think very much of it between the traffic, the parking and vagrants on corners asking you for money. And then there are the street performers, namely the monkey whose only trick is to... Continue Reading →
Hillcrest: Desserts, pizza and Pinkberry
Living near Hillcrest offers a lot of opportunities for me to walk into the neighborhood and discover new stores. Places I like to frequent include a used bookstore, a candy shop and a few restaurants. Over the last few months, a few places have popped up that have caught my interest.Among them is Mille Feuille... Continue Reading →
Food graffiti
Seen at a Sizzler parking lot in Pasadena.And no, I did not eat there.
Nice cans. Are they real?
Delicious... or delicious?I'm pretty sure one is real. Maybe both. Maybe neither. Thoughts?P.Ho
Sometimes I’m just chained to my desk
Despite all the complaining I do, I enjoy my job. I really do. After years of struggling as an assistant, followed by a temporary move to Los Angeles to get ahead, and then the long commute from San Diego to Orange County every day, I think I've arrived in where I want to be. I... Continue Reading →
Big spoon, little spoon
There comes a time when you've been with someone a long time that you start to realize little things like how they like to brush their teeth, their sleeping habits and -- most importantly -- what spoon they like to use when eating cereal.It's wasn't a bad thing, only an observation when it was pointed... Continue Reading →
Syrup and candy
There's not much I can add about this year's Comic Con. The event took over downtown for a few days and luckily I didn't have to travel too far to help my fiance at his booth.There were no lack of pirates and the whole Lords of the Rings phase has died out due to the... Continue Reading →
It’s that time of year again: Comic-Con
For the sixth year, I'll be off and working Paul's table again. I'll also be doing a little exploring and visiting people I see only a few times a year -- usually at these types of conventions. I was planning to do a post about something comic-related but ran out of time. Instead, I'm linking... Continue Reading →
Lou Mitchell’s: Chicago-sized breakfast and Top Chef stop
This season of Top Chef, I really got involved. It was the first full season I watched with anticipation, rooted for several people and made sure to catch the finale while I was in Cleveland. (My mom was just as involved with her opinions as I was and we both rooted for the same person... Continue Reading →
My Burning Kitchen... on the road 