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Haute Food at AOC

March 11th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Say cheese!

For the birthday of a special someone in my life, we headed to little French restaurant called AOC.  You may be wondering what AOC stands for, and so did we.  Apparently it is not some made-up acronym, but actually is the French version of the FDA, which makes it far more pretentious and Frenchier.  We had a reservation and were seated immediately, as I would expect from the French.  Our waitress, who had an indistinguishable accent that most certainly was not French, brought us our menus so we could figure out some foodstuffs.

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Eating the Desert at Nick’s Coffee Shop

March 9th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Hmm what's the ruling on cactus?

For a nice little Sunday brunch, the girlfriend and I headed over to Nick’s Coffee Shop at Pico-Robertson.  Coffee shop is kind of a misnomer for this place, since it’s really more of a diner in the S & W vein.  The place is pretty small, so there was a bit of a wait, which wasn’t a big deal on the sunny morning.  By the time we took our seats, I was hankering for some food.  I perused the extensive menu and found an omelet that looked pretty good to me.  It was called the Cactus Omelet and the menu described it as being packed with nutrients.  This was confusing, but then I saw that the ingredients included Hebrew National Salami and Jack Cheese.  It came with a side, so I got myself some grits.

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The First Melt at the Grilled Cheese Truck

October 27th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
So shiny and like-new

So shiny and like-new

The highly anticipated Grilled Cheese Truck finally rolled into town tonight and due to my frightening obsession with cheese, I made sure to greet the truck.  In the tradition of other great ks before it, the unveiling took place at The Brig on Abbot Kinney.  I arrived 15 minutes before the scheduled 8:00 start time and was shocked to find the parking lot at The Brig empty except for the shiny orange truck.  Apparently, I was to be the first in line!

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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.

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Umami Burger is All Grown Up

October 15th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
Not blood, but tastier.

Not blood, but tastier.

The newest edition of Umami Burger opened up a couple weeks ago in Los Feliz and I got there as soon as I could to see if they could continue producing those same amazing burgers.  The last time I went to Umami on La Brea, it was still BYOB and had yet to develop a burger built for unvegans.  Even the so-called “Manly Burger” had onions, but they were still nice enough to make burgers for my unvegan specifications.  Umami Ni, as I like to call the new Umami Burger (ni meaning two in Japanese), was a grown up version of the original.

Not only does Umami Ni serve beer and wine, they even have a bar called Salaryman (another Japanese homage) where they serve Asian beers for comfortable prices.  Arriving at 9:00, I expected to be seated quickly, but the place still had a waiting time, so I headed over to experience Salaryman. 

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A Biblical Valentine

Let's get biblical.

This year I got biblical for Valentine’s Day.  No, not like that you sicko.  Instead of having a boring, fancy meal with my girlfriend, we decided to get cooking.  And not just any kind of cooking, we decided to use Lobel’s Meat Bible, which was sent to me by Chronicle Books a few months ago for free.  I knew this book would be incredible just based on the cover, but the back cover really sealed the deal for me because it says, “Armed with Lobel’s Meat Bible, carnivores will find themselves with more delectable meaty choices than ever before.”  Mmmm meaty choices.

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