Reminiscing on Holiday Pastries with Sidecar Doughnuts (Yes in January)

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Reminiscing on Holiday Pastries with Sidecar Doughnuts (Yes in January)

Remember the holidays? I know we’re nineteen days into 2017, but the holidays only happened a few weeks ago. If it were May and I was talking about Christmas, then maybe you could roll your eyes at me. Since it’s not, allow me to continue. For the most part, the holidays were great. The seasonal

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See Why Dinner at North Italia in El Segundo is Worth the Drive, Every Time

When I first got my driver’s license, I would hop in my car and go anywhere for any reason. I would drive to work, school, the mailbox, hell I’d drive to the backyard if my car could fit through the fence. It didn’t take long before sitting in traffic, a few accidents, and the financial

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The Most Finger-Licking Good BBQ in Downtown LA Comes From…

… well, before I get to that I have to tell you something about myself. I wish I was a bit more of a classy lady. Overall, I can come off as presentable when necessary, but the majority of the time I find it difficult to avoid cursing or obnoxiously rolling my eyes during annoying

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West Hollywood’s Pink Taco Has a Taco You Should Eat Tonight

In the last few years I’ve spent my fair share of time in West Hollywood. There was the period where all I did was go to concerts and I spent more evenings than I can recall at The Roxy. Then there were the weekends where all I wanted to do was spend late nights at

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Dulan’s on Crenshaw: Good Soul Food for the LA Eater

I was struggling to find a place to get lunch in LA. Yes, restaurant and  food bloggers can have a hard time finding something to eat—it happens, don’t judge me. Ok, go ahead and judge me. I had just grabbed a almond butter protein smoothie from Open Source Organics in Hollywood, but that wasn’t a

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Two Entrees and One Girl at Laurel Point in Studio City

I thought this would be easy, but I quickly found out that I was wrong. I was looking to have brunch in LA one Sunday morning and opted to check out Laurel Point in Studio City. I was supposed to go with a friend, but as he was unable to come, I decided to go

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The Top 10 Best Restaurants and Food Events of 2016

Was it just me or did 2016 seem like the longest year of all years? From all the events that occurred in the world it seemed like 2016 brought a variety of events—good and bad—that made it seem like this year would never come to a close. In spite of it all, I was able

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Beelman’s Pub: Late Night Eats for the Nocturnal Crowd

It was Thursday night in Downtown LA as TJ and I walked out of the Regal Cinemas at L.A. Live. We just finished watching “Captain America: Civil War” and even though it was after 10pm we were starving. While the movie was good, many scenes could have been tossed so we wouldn’t have been in

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The Little Next Door in Los Angeles

I hate being late. I can’t say that I’m always prompt, but I usually arrive somewhere between “Wow you’re early!” and “Damn, why’d you even show up?” On this occasion, I was about 20 minutes late. It was one of those moments when I walk in breathing heavily (because I’m out of shape, not because

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Let’s Be Clear: A Look at the McDonald’s & Neal Fraser Event

For the last week, the food interweb has been going nuts over a dinner hosted by Downtown LA and Top Chef Masters participant, Neal Fraser. Articles were popping up left and right in the OC Register, Cosmopolitan, Huffington Post Taste, and many more. While most of these articles reeked of generalizations or were from writers