Grand Central Market located in DTLA, just a stones throw from my office offers all my passions in one place. Food, wine and shopping. What more could I ask for on a Friday night? We were prepping for our picnic the following day at Malibu Wines and we needed to stock up on cheese. We hit … Continue reading Picnic Prepping at Grand Central Market
A picnic is not always my first choice when it comes to weekend lunch plans, I enjoy reading restaurant menus, admiring the ambiance and most of all I love good service. Maybe that's the snob in me, maybe it's the way I was brought up. We never did picnics in the park when I was … Continue reading Picnic Party
This weekend can only be described as a juxtaposition. A combination of annoyances and epic highs. Luckily the annoyances were small, husband related and far out weighed by the highs. In the end anyway. After what seemed like the longest Friday on record, always the case after a bank holiday I find, it was finally … Continue reading The Weekend Edit
I have been extremely unhealthy lately. It started with a pool party that resulted in three dinners, starting with sushi then consisting mainly of junk food (Johnny Rockets), pizza, a huge ice-cream from Cold Stone Creamery, the best I might add and an even worse hangover day binge. Then it was bank holiday. I booked … Continue reading Food Fails and Bouncing Back
Its Wednesday and I've just about recovered from Saturday. Well maybe not quite but I'm feeling a hell of a lot better than I did on Sunday. As I enter the latter stages of my twenties, a Saturday night session now writes off anything productive on a Monday. Which is why I've waited until now … Continue reading TAO LA
Well, LA to be precise but that didn't sound as good. Cheese is made from milk and milk is good for you, right? I've always liked cheese but I wasn't a true fanatic until I met my husband, he can't go a weekend without a cheese platter or two and now I'm the same. It … Continue reading California (Cheese) Dreaming
Everybody I know loves a curry night and I haven't cooked in a while. After stocking up on wine at Costco last week, I am looking forward to a Friday night in front of the TV. When I was living in England I would get an Indian takeaway at least once a week with my … Continue reading Chicken Tikka Masala, The Healthy Way
It is a little past the weekend now and my memory is fading by the day as I get further bogged down by figures in my day job. So, let's get back to Friday. DTLA is undergoing a huge overhaul and new restaurants are springing up out of nowhere, daily. I recently visited a wine … Continue reading Weekend Round-up
Where the young and beautiful hang out. English people, think Chester/Notting Hill maybe, with the sea. Manhattan Beach provides upscale beach side dining and shopping with the charm of Santa Monica, minus the tourists and the coolness of Venice, without the weirdos. Although there are many casual dining spots in Manhattan, unfortunately not many have … Continue reading Manhattan Beach – The Strand House
My eyes were strained from staring at spreadsheets and a break was long over due. While scrolling through old photos to pass the hours before the home time countdown, I noticed how many photos I had taken at Panini Cafe. This small chain of local cafes has long been a staple on our lazy Sunday … Continue reading Cheap Eats – Panini Cafe
