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Doing the Arizona Restaurant Week at Bloom

October 23rd, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
Oh cheesy joy.

Oh cheesy joy.

LA isn’t the only place in the world to offer a restaurant week.  Arizona also flexed their restaurant week muscles last month.  At $29 for a three-course meal for every restaurant listed (as opposed to LA, which has three different price levels), it’s important to pick the right place.  They also note that the price is $58 per couple.  Thank you, but I can do math.  I know that 29 x 2 = 58, so if you’re not going to offer me some sort of couples discount, I really don’t see the point of showing me this.  Mathematical anger aside, we decided to head to Bloom, a fancy American restaurant. Continue Reading»


Going Global at Plan Check

Fries of the world.

A couple of weeks ago, The Backyard Bite invited me to The Burger Culture Clash, sponsored by Stussy (which apparently still exists) and Plan Check. Plan Check, by the way, is a sort of new (since February) restaurant in West LA with Chef Ernesto Uchimura of Umami Burger fame. As my love of burgers, especially those of the umami variety, I jumped at the opportunity.

Although I arrived alone, I was not the only lone eater. Just next to where I was seated, I met e*star LA and we decided to share a meal called loneliness, because it’s better than eating alone. We made quick friends over our respective blogs and Midwestern roots, then got to work at dissecting the special menu, which Plan Check will be featuring for the next month if anything tickles your fancy.

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