‘omelets’


A Wholesome Breakfast at Palms Cafe

June 16th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
Looks good enough to eat.

Looks good enough to eat.

While visiting my grandparents in Rancho Mirage, they took me to a great little breakfast place called Palms Cafe in Palm Desert.  Knowing my grandparents would never lead me astray, I was pretty excited.

We took a seat outside and perused the menu.  As most cafes go, they had a pretty good collection of food, but I sought out my favorite breakfast food, the omelet.  Since I don’t think I had ever seen turkey offered in an omelet before, I ordered one with turkey and cheese.  I also got some bacon on the side.

It came out pretty quickly and was one of the most interesting omelets I’ve ever seen.  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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