Even on Sundays, there is traffic traveling from the San Fernando Valley to the Howard Hughes Center off the 405 to experience liege and Belgium waffles at the Eurostation Waffles. It's a first for me visiting the Howard Hughes Center. Immediate impression is that the only reason most people visit this shopping center is for... Continue Reading →
Quite possibly the best cupcake in L.A. county
A few exits from Magic Mountain in Santa Clarita is Michele Pastry Cafe. From the Victorian Building its storefront is housed in, to the tea accessories, I didn't think too much of it when I was visiting a comic shop on the fringes of L.A. county.This past Saturday was 24 Hour Comics Day and Brave... Continue Reading →
Escape from L.A.
Didn't watch Kurt Russell's continuation of his movie 'Escape from New York' but took an impromptu trip to Santa Barbara County to tour some wineries with a fantastic friend and equally talented photographer. Little did we both know that many of the wineries we visited were the filming locales of the film Sideways and there... Continue Reading →
Red Velvet: Recipe tryout
Dear Kim,Thank you so much for your mother's Red Velvet Cake recipe. I followed it exactly but accidentally put two tablespoons of cocoa instead of the one tablespoon as listed in your email. It didn't affect the taste of the batter but I wouldn't recommend licking the bowl. The batter isn't as sweet as the... Continue Reading →
Point Loma Seafoods: What freelancers eat
I give kudos to Cool Jerk for introducing me to Point Loma Seafoods years back. I don't know if he was trying to impress me because he certainly did. He further impressed me by taking me out to lunch on a very recent week day. If we were both working on a Monday, it would... Continue Reading →
Pocky — all the cool Asian kids ate it
When did Pocky start to come out with different varieties? At the risk of starting a 'When I was a kid...' story, there was only two types of Pocky available: chocolate and strawberry. That's it. Now there is almond, milk, creme brulee, pudding and the list goes on and on and on. The most confounding... Continue Reading →
Summer food
I can't wait for summer temperatures to dip into the bearable 80s in the Valley. Lately, I've been living off of Fudgecicles. Fudcicles are nothing special but handy to pull one out of the freezer when I come home from work.Lately, I've been wanting to go to Alhambra and revisit Fosselman's Ice Cream Company. On... Continue Reading →
Reno 911
Okay, so there was really no Reno 911 going on while I was in Nevada but the four days spent there was not long enough. There was a lot of sleeping, exploring and trying new foods as well as familiar ones were had.The seven plus hour drive there was relaxing once the headache inducing traffic... Continue Reading →
Reno on my mind
I'm driving up to Reno for a long weekend. Updates of the trip when I return.Until then, read about my food adventures last year.
You say to-MAY-toe
I haven't tried growing anything in my paltry patio garden (see above). Earlier this season, I considered starting a tomato plant but the season is halfway over so I'm stuck buying tomatoes from Trader Joe's.Any fruit or vegetable that's pretty or appealing usually ends up in my basket. I like to try different things at... Continue Reading →
My Burning Kitchen... on the road 