If you missed the Saban Free Clinic’s 13th Annual “Extravaganza For the Senses” Food & Wine Event, here’s the recap:
Archive for the ‘Hollywood’ Category
happyxivth
Posted 22 Jun 2010 — by lolo
Category Eating OUT, Hollywood, Uncategorized, XIV, vegetarian
Category Eating OUT, Hollywood, Uncategorized, XIV, vegetarian
Last night was a very special somebody’s birthday and so, in celebration, I met the usual cast of characters at our favorite gaudy 80s Persian living room resturant, XIV.
Remember on Friends when Monica wanted to date Paul, “the wine guy”?
Well Sarah is dating Ben, the wine guy. Except her wine guy is less ’90s and more awesome.
Case in point:
First bottle of bubbly was on him. Cute surprise considering he wasn’t even at dinner with us.
lostintranslation
Posted 23 May 2010 — by lolo
Category Eating OUT, Hollywood, Umami
Category Eating OUT, Hollywood, Umami
Have you ever waited a really long time to eat at Umami and then been so hungry that you want to order every side possible? And then you’re like, yeah, I definitely want pickles on my burger–gimme the works. But you kind of have the sneaking suspicion that your definition of a side of pickles is different than Umami’s definition?
What am I supposed to do with this? Huh?
Answer me!
Abrunchofassholes
Posted 14 May 2010 — by lolo
Category BLD, Brunch, Eating OUT, Hollywood, vegetarian
Category BLD, Brunch, Eating OUT, Hollywood, vegetarian
Let’s discuss brunch at BLD with the Usual Suspects, Sarah, Diana and Sook.
Don’t bother clicking on the link to Sook’s blog. Blog Protective Services has removed it from her possession on the grounds of severe neglect and placed it in a home where it will never learn to develop into a normal, healthy website.
The best part is she still takes pictures at every meal. It’s like giving your child up for adoption and then buying it baby clothes just in case.
Little bit of this…
Little of that…
A giant blueberry ricotta pancake that deceptively had my name all over it but was not vegan:
Guess they didn’t need my help TCP (Takin’ Care of Pancake):
I got the vegan benedict. I almost took a bite of the regular benedict they brought out by accident and boy would I have been pissed. If I decide to take a bite of something non-vegan, I’ll own it. But if I eat ham, egg, and hollandaise because YOU got my order wrong, Imma have words for you. Also our waiter was kind of a penis.
I don’t care that the sauce was the color of Olean chips…that shit was good.
Sook had a Spanish frittata I think, with chorizo, manchego and paprika:
Diana had what I probably would’ve ordered back in the old days, the warm lentil salad with pancetta, cherry tomatoes, arugula, romano, an egg and a sherry vinaigrette. Good God.
Sarah had….uh…maybe the braised pork and poached eggs…
I don’t normally waste space on the potatoes but these guys earned a spot in the belly. So good.
After brunch we decided to spend the rest of the day drinking and shopping, both inappropriate yet therapeutic behaviors for a basically unemployed person.
On the way to The Grove I gasped at the site of this majestic creature:
Without even saying a word, Sarah knew I needed a picture and immediately flung herself into the shot. Big Up for that one, dude.
P.S. I own these shorts. They fall into the “I don’t wear these out of the house/I don’t rollerblade in them” category.
P.P.S. For this woman, they fall into the, “I wear this exact same outfit as I skate by BLD every single Sunday” category. I swear.
mynewphase
Posted 12 Apr 2010 — by lolo
Category Breakfast, Eating OUT, Hollywood, Mani's, dessert, vegetarian
Category Breakfast, Eating OUT, Hollywood, Mani's, dessert, vegetarian
Vegan turnovers from Mäni’s on Fairfax….Kinda into these right now….
Except they need to be grazed on throughout the day unless you want to feel like a lead belly.
Go for mixed berry or tropical. Apple you’ll get sick of faster than a heartbroken houseguest.
overboard
Posted 16 Mar 2010 — by lolo
Category Eating OUT, Hollywood, Real Food Daily, West LA, vegetarian
Category Eating OUT, Hollywood, Real Food Daily, West LA, vegetarian
Recently I forced Billy into meeting me at Real Food Daily to eat some Not-chos with me. Naturally he was very suspicious of my intentions, prodding me to learn more about the meaning behind and ingredients within vegan Not-chos. Some things are just meant to be made with the real thing and I’m pretty sure he thought nachos fell into that category.
We ordered our Not-chos with vegan sour cream on the side. (If I think the real thing is gross, I don’t want the vegan version–I’m talking to you sour cream, cream cheese, mayo, and all other members of the gross white creamy things family. Keep your mind outta the gutter).
That left tofu taco mix, black beans, pico de gallo salsa, guacamole and the best cashew cheese I’ve ever had on top.
Turns out Billy liked the Not-chos.
This would have been a good time to wrap up the meal but….
He had the caesar wrap:
I had what felt like a flavor continuation of the not-chos, and what, ultimately, would propel me into a state of fullness unlike any I’ve ever experienced. Not a happy night.
I say this every time but…next time, just the not-chos.
latenighttip
Posted 05 Mar 2010 — by lolo
Category Eating OUT, Hollywood, Swingers, Uncategorized, late night, vegetarian
Category Eating OUT, Hollywood, Swingers, Uncategorized, late night, vegetarian
Have I mentioned that Swingers isn’t as gross as I thought it was?
Maybe it’s because I associate it with the 90s, which for me meant telling my parents I was going to see Romeo and Juliet at UCLA but instead forgetting to come home any time remotely close to my curfew, figuring I would explain myself the next day. But not before a burger and a milkshake at Swingers in the middle of the night.
Nights like this but maybe a hint less sweet and a smidge more trouble:
Anyway, maybe it’s that I’m not in high school anymore. Or maybe it’s that I don’t order milkshakes at 3am anymore. Or maybe it’s that they have vegan quinoa/tofu options.
green salad is still the same:
tofu quinoa thing with broccoli, cabbage, mushrooms, and orange:
and I think a veggie patty melt? I have no idea:
Is it the best thing in the world? No. But is it worth going there for more than just the hot waitresses in short skirts and knee highs? Yes. But only when most everything else is closed. There’s kind of no excuse for having lunch there.
newfave
Posted 02 Mar 2010 — by lolo
Category Eating OUT, Hollywood, The Veggie Grill, Uncategorized, vegetarian
Category Eating OUT, Hollywood, The Veggie Grill, Uncategorized, vegetarian
Before I discuss a wonderful meal I had somewhere that is not Kassava, allow me to remind you they took three hours to deliver our disgusting food and then charged us for it.
Moving on.
The Veggie Grill.
And in particular, The All Hail Kale Salad.
I added blackened tempeh, the smell of which my date assumed was cigarette smoke for a good ten minutes. After accusing random strangers of smoking inside under his breath I finally realized what he was smelling was on my plate.
Thinking back I have no idea which “chicken” burger he got, but um, it was a “chicken” burger and it tasted good.
Side of Mac ‘n’ Cheese plus some wine from Trader Joe’s:
Yes, there is ice in our wine. Not because we are tacky, but because Trader Joe’s, for the love of God, please start refrigerating your booze. Otherwise you are useless to me!!!!!
switchitup
Posted 22 Feb 2010 — by lolo
Category Eating OUT, Hollywood, M Cafe, vegetarian
Category Eating OUT, Hollywood, M Cafe, vegetarian
Things I don’t usually get at M Cafe:
Panino Margarita with tomato, soy mozzarella, basil-almond pesto on house baked focaccia.
Carolina-style barbequed seitan sandwich with grilled onions, pickles, and coleslaw (p.s. I hate coleslaw) on a wheat bun:
Sometimes I like to pull a fast one on the staff and order something besides the chopped salad, bi bim bap, or the seitan bowl. Throw’s them all into a real tizzy.
No it doesn’t.
TforOne
Posted 22 Feb 2010 — by lolo
Category Eating OUT, Hollywood, Uncategorized, vegetarian
Category Eating OUT, Hollywood, Uncategorized, vegetarian
new favorite place alert…that isn’t actually that new. In fact, it’s been right under my nose ever since they opened directly next door to M Cafe. And since my nose is usually at M Cafe, I’m not sure why I was so opposed to trying it.
Turns out T Salon not only has an insanely vast selection of teas, from green tibetan tiger, which has notes of caramel and vanilla (!!) to Wheatgrass Mate (which sounds potentially gross but healthy).
Things I love about it include:
-major environmental commitment, including the biodegradable and recycled packaging, corn to go cups, organic teas and food
-tons of vegan options on the menu and vegan desserts
-cold teas on tap so you don’t have ice watering down your beverage
-wireless internet
-bright and airy
Things you might love about it but I don’t give a shit about include:
-events, tastings, and other shit like that.
I had a red lentil coconut soup (vegan) that sounded about amazing as it was bland. For some reason I still really liked it. Like a boring friend I’d be willing to hang out with again on a rainy day. Especially if she keeps showing up with three kinds of bread.
I love the almond butter, cranberry chutney sandwich on whole grain bread. Although it is weird to me that it comes with a salad that has olives in it.
The second time I got it, no olives. It made more sense. Both times the sandwich was delicious–a faithful reinterpretation of peanut butter and jelly.
I’m actually sitting at T Salon right now. Isn’t that creepy? I just ate a different sandwich for lunch cause I’m crazy like that and I like to live on the edge by ordering the same thing only 4 out of 5 times.
Imagine this: lemony hummus, avocado, sprouts and tomatoes sandwiched in between olive bread. And I say imagine only cause I was hungry and couldn’t find my camera so um…this time the visual is really up to you.
