SD Friends and FroYo

We love it when Sarah and Maria are up from San Diego and it’s time to do the Hollywood/LA thing. This usually entails parties in the Hollywood Hills, clubbing, or watching some sporting event that includes a Boston team. But as we have gotten older our ‘thing’ is eating out and sharing a few bottles of wine. We are getting smarter with the times and finally realize that I can cook and we’d save mondo money. However, we still managed to eat brunch out a few times per Sarah's request, ‘I want to go to place where someone from the Hills would dine at.’

Wish granted, we headed to Comme Ca, the latest dining craze in LA, French bistros or brasseries. Brunch is better than dinner as you can’t even hear your own voice in dining at night. The highlights are the Quiche and the Burger as Mr. Jonathan Gold raves about. It was a hot weekend, heat exhaustion was apparent; hence, we decided to try another LA craze of the moment, Fro Yo a.k.a. frozen yogurt. Pink Berry, Red Mango, Berries, the Big Chill, it is all here. Yogurtland, IMHO, is in a league by itself, this place is a wonderland for yogurts especially since you can pump-your-own with 8 rotating flavors, Taro Root, Peanut butter, Blueberry, Pistachio, Chocolate, Tart, Cheesecake, just to name a few. Then pick your own toppings galore, ranging from rainbow sprinkles, chocolate chips, fresh fruit, coconut flakes, etc. Its 30 cents for an ounce and that is cheap! We loved it so much we went back twice, even tucked in a corner of strip mall on the edge of Little Armenia a.k.a quite far and not nice area of LA.

That night, my sous chefs (Carly, Sarah, Maria) and I prepared light apps which included Pizzettes, Bruschetta, Portobello mushrooms ‘pizzas’ and Summer soba noodles. Afterwards we headed to the Thompson Hotel where we sat on the gorgeous rooftop enjoying life and sipping on cocktails. The next day, we went to another favorite brunch spot, Bread Bar. Bread Bar originated in Paris by the famed bread maker, Eric Kaiser. After full stomachs, much to my delight, we headed to Robertson and did light shopping.

Thanks guys for coming up and Carly for letting us stay at Hotel de Gomez and most of all, helping me remember that LA is truly a cool city. Good luck to Sarah who’s headed off to San Francisco!