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Feeling French with Monsieur Marcel

September 13th, 2011 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

An extreme grilled cheese.

Situated somewhere in the middle of 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica is a place called Monsieur Marcel. It’s easy to miss if you aren’t looking, and in the countless times I have been there I had never seen it myself, at least until I was looking out specifically for it. Based on the name, you would expect Monsieur Marcel to be French, and you would be right. The menu is populated with unpronounceable dishes, but fortunately they also come with English descriptions. Continue Reading»

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french, Los Angeles, monsieur marcel, restaurants, Sandwiches, Santa Monica

A Birthday Burger at Comme Ça

July 26th, 2011 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Well, it is melty...

Ever since I conceived of the notion of a to-eat list, Comme Ça (pronounced comb-eh sah) has resided on that list. The reason is because once upon a time, Jane Sigal of the New York Times called The Comme Ça Burger “perfect.” That is no small claim and no small publication. But how would it fare against my unvegan palette? Would it crumble to the ground and beg for mercy like the Father’s Office Burger or would it leaving me begging for more like Umami Burger? I hoped it would be the latter. Continue Reading»

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Burgers, Comme Ça, Comme Ca, french, hamburgers, Los Angeles, meat, restaurants, west hollywood

The Monte Cristo of Cafe Orleans

March 16th, 2011 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

These fries are frites.

On another fantastic trip to Disneyland, this one filled with wheelchairs and electric scooters rather than roller coasters, we ended up at Cafe Orleans for lunch. More upscale than your average Disneyland restaurant, Cafe Orleans is located in the heart of New Orleans Square, not far from Pirates of the Caribbean. Serving up French-influenced food, they had a good-looking menu with a couple unvegan options. Continue Reading»

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Anaheim, Cafe Orleans, Cheese, disneyland, french, restaurants, Travel

Splitting Crepes at La Creperie

September 27th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Put some curry in my crepe.

After a couple of days in Michigan, it was off to Chicago for a wedding, but I wasn’t going to let the wedding get in the way of my feeding. My sister, a Chicagoan for the past few years, recommended we head to La Creperie, so La Creperie we went. Having been to La Creperie a few times in the past, I was pretty excited to grab some lunch there. The place has a great outdoor courtyard that is perfect for those Chicago summers. If only they could last for more than 3 months. Continue Reading»

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Brunch, Chicago, Crepes, french, illinois, Indian, lincoln park, restaurants, Travel

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. Continue Reading»

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AOC, Cheese, french, Los Angeles, Mid City, restaurants

More First Fridays with the Flying Pig

November 12th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Who wouldn't eat from a bright pink truck?

For my second course on First Fridays in Abbot Kinney, I headed out to one of LA’s newest food trucks, the Flying Pig. When I first read about this Mexican-French fusion truck, I wasn’t too amazed by what I read. Fusing Mexican food with Asian is one thing, but to try to fuse it with French as well seemed like a strange niche that I didn’t need to explore. Lo and behold, my opinion changed when I saw the truck and the happy customers outside of it. Continue Reading»

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Abbot Kinney, duck, first fridays, flying pig, food trucks, french, meat, Mexican, Mobile, taco trucks, Venice

Celebrate Filet Mignon Day

August 13th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Today is the day to celebrate that painfully expensive cut of steak, the Filet Mignon. It’s hard to think of the Filet Mignon as a manly meat, considering it is French for “dainty fillet.” Nonetheless, it is quite tasty and really every day is a day for tasty meat.

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Events, filet mignon, french, holidays

Rants and Raves

The Meat Industry Supports America

June 17th, 2009

According to a recent study, the meat industry and all its components contribute more than $832 billion (5.8% of the GDP) to the US economy. That is no small figure. In these days of economic recession we hear giant numbers tossed around like they are pennies, but let’s consider what this particular huge number does, other than provide sustenance for unvegans all over the country.

This money goes towards employing more than 6 million people who will earn almost $200 billion because of the industry. But it is not simply about the individual people, but what the industry does for the country as a whole.

Beer Me Some Breckenridge Agave Wheat

The taste of skiing?

Colorado is definitely a beer state, and not just because Coors comes from the Rocky Mountain State. No, it is also home to New Belgium (of Fat Tire fame) and seemingly countless other micro and craft breweries. While in Breckenridge for a ski weekend, I decided I had to at least try one of these, and because it turned out to be the only one available at dinner, my choice happened to come from the creatively named Breckenridge Brewery. The brewery, by the way, is actually no longer in Breckenridge, having expanded and moved to Denver in 1992.

‘french’

Feeling French with Monsieur Marcel

A Birthday Burger at Comme Ça

The Monte Cristo of Cafe Orleans

Splitting Crepes at La Creperie

Haute Food at AOC

More First Fridays with the Flying Pig

Celebrate Filet Mignon Day

Rants and Raves

The Meat Industry Supports America

Beer Me Some Breckenridge Agave Wheat

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