Eats Well, Travels Often

News flash! I think I’ve found my favorite non-dessert item on the list. I had only medium expectations for #41, the Spaghetti Meatballwich from The Carving Board because it had all the hallmarks of American gluttony—sliced all-beef meatballs topped with a homemade marinara and melted mozzarella, served between parmesan spaghetti bread with extra marinara on the…

Word on the street is that it’s #NationalHamburgerDay, so in honor of the day, I chose The Apple Pan for lunch, #25 on my list. This place is no frills. They know what they do well, and they stick to it. Only counter seating, only cash. I enjoyed a hickoryburger (with cheese, obviously), fries, and a piece of…

“That looks too good to eat.” Like, what does that even mean? If it looks that good, you *should* eat it! I’ve been on a series of dining adventures recently, and I’m checking items off my list like I’m running out of time. Saturday, I ventured to Bottega Louie in Downtown LA for their pastries,#24 on…

I was born (a long, long time ago) in California at the height of strawberry season. As such, strawberries have always been associated with happiness in my life. So on a random Wednesday, I decided to make the epic trek for a taste of joy, #11, the Fresh Strawberry Donut from The Donut Man. (Seriously, it…

The apocalypse is upon us as I have found a beer I will drink. Duchess de Bourgogne, an amazing bit of Belgian awesomeness that I was introduced to at Wurstküche when I asked what non-beer-like beer they offered. “Do you like wine?” the proprietress asked. Imagine the look on my face. She gave me a…

#FBF to February when my mother made her pilgrimage west. And like most adventures with my mom, it involved food. We made a pre-movie-marathon trip to #8 on my LA food list, Porto’s Bakery. Insanely busy, insanely cheap, and insanely good, if it weren’t so far away in Burbank, I’d be there all the time. Two dulche de…

Roughly a billion years ago, my mother and I traveled to California to look at colleges for me. We enjoyed the sun and the camaraderie and the endless supply of Mexican food. So when she came out to visit me two months ago, we decided to recreate part of that trip and that brought us…

If it’s Snoop’s favorite restaurant in LA, it must be damn fine eats. Today, I threw all the January good-eating/dieting plans out the window and hit up #23: Roscoe’s Chicken’n Waffles. (Official spelling.) It’s entirely possible I ordered too much food as I only made it through some of the chicken, but yay for leftovers. This…

When on a budget in college, most students stock up on ramen. I was more of a mac-and-cheese girl, myself. Because cheese > everything. So, I came to ramen as an adult and, for my latest LA dining adventure, I hit up Daikokuya for their version. It was good, if a bit salty and needing…

Fräulein Maria said starting at the beginning was a very good place to start. So, in the interest of always listening to nuns, especially ones who abandon a life of chastity for a hot, rich guy opposed to Nazis, I indulged in #1 on my LA food list. The Diddy Riese Ice Cream Cookie sandwich. (One peanut…

I had never had fried rice with kimchi or with steak or a duck egg in any capacity. But that all changed last night at Republique when I indulged in #29 of 50 Things You Need to Eat in Los Angeles Before You Die. Yummy and spicy and filling and worth the rush-hour trip across town which…

This week marked a California milestone. My first car accident! (My car was parked. I was not injured. Or at fault. And he hit the part of my car the douchebag who hit me in October hit and then lied about so his insurance wouldn’t cover and I didn’t get fixed.) So, after I dropped…