Mother Nature’s “Quake-Up”
Mornings are rough – especially Mondays. But today, we had a little extra incentive to get...
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Category: SoCal Life
Halloween Time at Disneyland — for Grown-Ups
This post is a mushy love letter to the folks at Disneyland, whose kind invitation to their annual...
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Books and Artists in DTLA
We spent yesterday afternoon walking around downtown Los Angeles (DTLA). This is something my...
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An Open Letter to Matt Damon: Yes, Your Kids CAN Get a Damned Fine Progressive Education in Los Angeles Public Schools
Dear Matt Damon: It has come to my attention that you and your family are moving to Los Angeles....
Read MorePresident Obama Visits Woodland Hills and All of Los Angeles Wonders Why?
The fact that President Obama was flying in to Los Angeles today for a Tonight Show appearance was rather ho-hum news. He may not spend as much time here as he did when he was campaigning for re-election, but few politicians...
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Independence Day at Grand Park
My daughter decided that if she HAD to stay in Los Angeles for Independence Day, she would at...
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How to Celebrate July 4 in LA?
We will NOT be spending Independence Day this year with my sister’s family in Sacramento,...
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Holiday Weekend: Lake Hollywood to LACMA
We spent the holiday weekend accomplishing something that’s been rare for us these last...
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Wordless Wednesday: Signs of Spring
Just like San Juan Capistrano: We know it’s spring when the birdies come.
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Taking a Los Angeles Food Tour: A World of Exotic Cuisines Right Here
As a native Angeleno, I have always been fascinated by our mythical, colorful, multi-ethnic city. And I jump at any excuse to go over the hill and experience it.
I am also something of a foodie. I love trying new dishes, whether in restaurants or cooking it myself. I am on a lot of travel site mailing lists, and I spend way too much time poring over the restaurant reviews in cities I know I will visit some day. This is why I love the idea of taking a food tour, where you learn about a city’s history from the primal perspective of how its residents EAT. Instead of traipsing through museums and climbing monuments, you stroll through farmers markets, snack on street fare and sample regional cooking in family-owned restaurants.
And the best thing is: You don’t have to be a tourist to enjoy a food tour. There are lots of great ones RIGHT HERE, which will allow you to learn something new about our great city — and eat well, too.
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Local Politics: The LA Mayor’s Race
We’re voting for LA Mayor on Tuesday – and four of the five front running candidates are Democrats. So when you’re facing a slate whose stated views are all pretty similar to your own — and without a lot of polarizing issues between them — how does one choose?
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An Evening at LA Live
The Nokia Theatre and the complex that has grown around it have been city attractions for over five years, but we had never spent an evening there together. For longtime residents of Los Angeles, it’s a little bit of a shock to see LA Live in all its neon glory.
“It’s like our own Times Square,” my husband marveled.
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