Posts Tagged ‘friendship’
by josie on July 27, 2010
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You know the feeling you get from being tickled too hard? Where it’s painfully good in that great kind of way. If so, then you must try Huckleberry. I haven’t been to a place that I’ve been so throughly impressed with for quite sometime now, and when I hit it up HB for lunch with Lizzy & Paul last week, I knew I had walked into something special. A few months ago, after reading the Food GPS review of the place, I decided that Huckleberry was a place I had to go to. I just can’t believe I had put it off this long. It’s a lot fresh baked… well, everything. And it’s pretty traditionally fantastic.
The place was opened by Zoe …
by josie on July 22, 2010
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Regardless of whether it’s a date or a mate, there’s no doubt that this series of events will be fun. It’s movie night Saturdays near or around downtown LA and food trucks. Can you think of a more uncouth outing? I think not. I’ll probably be around for The Breakfast Club night if anyone would like to join in on some good cheap fun.
This summer series will feature over sixty different gourmet food trucks throughout eight weeks of favorite movie titles. Thee Outdoor Cinema Food Fest creates the ultimate picnic environment for entertainment and food enthusiasts – no basket required!
Movies will be presented using only the highest quality projection, screen and sound available; which includes a 52 foot screen with …
by josie on July 3, 2010
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Every meal I’ve ever had at Roy’s has always been an insightful delight. And frankly, it’s nice to see a chain restaurant with some personality. If the food wasn’t enough to get you in the door, their new promotion should be. Until August 31st, Roy’s will be doing a special Ohana Tour promotion. This will allow the chefs at each location to creatively spin some of their most popular menu items. Here’s what we had:
Grilled Albacore Flatbread with Pickled Red Onion, Smoked Fetsa, Herb Pesto, and Tzatziki
Yellow Fin Ahi Poke with Wasabi Aioli, Avocado, and Caviar
Spiced Duck Confit Tarts with Sage Chevre (Goat Cheese)
Short Ribs of Beef Au Poivre with Truffled Tater Tots and Tomato Jam
Strawberry Basil Panna Cotta
“The …
by josie on June 16, 2010
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I don’t have Mayoral status on Foursquare, but I may be the biggest Thursday patron at Checkers Four. Their dishes/drinks are always thoughtful and well-executed. I’ve worked in kitchens before and there are ’special’ kitchens where the work seems like simple manual labor, but the work is actually very profound. The caliber of quality is noticeable and the staff attentiveness is spot on. Checkers in one of those special places at the moment for me. This is a photo recap of last week’s FOUR happy hour. It was delicious. Tomorrow’s menu will have foie gras – btw. Foie gras for $4?! Ummm… Yeah, I’ll have to stop by.
Additionally, below is the info for the Eclectic Wine Series at Checkers …
by josie on June 7, 2010
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I’ve been listening to a lot of OG rap these days and I got to thinking, what if my life was an ongoing rap video? Unfortunately, it isn’t. However, if it was it would include: free flowing champagne, my best friend (peep), celebrity chefsville, little tidbits of LA’s best food, and a cute boy I once dated long ago. Oh, wait! That was this year’s Taste of the Nation. (Except I didn’t drink – I was driving.)
It’s the one event you wait for all year long, and every year, you’re never disappointed. I wasn’t. Taste of the Nation LA brings together 40 of LA’s ‘it’ restaurants for a great cause. We loved last year’s event and this year we couldn’t wait to volunteer …
by carina on June 2, 2010
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For the last two years, Uncouth Gourmands has been my life. For the last year and a half, I have shared my Uncouth Gourmand adventures with you. Josie and I were inseparable and I still cannot go to any event in LA without people asking where my other half or partner is. It is a role that I have loved because I have met so many great people in the food, restaurant, PR, blogosphere and Twitterazzi worlds. I have lived in LA for the last 6 years, long enough for me to attend both college and grad school and really only since my time as a UG did this monstrosity of a city, LA, feel like a home to me. …
by josie on June 1, 2010
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What’s the biggest thing I DON’T miss about drinking: The hangover. And everyone knows that with brunch comes champagne. As was the case at the birthday party of our newest bestie, Edward, exactly one week ago. Edward was turning — (You don’t really think I’d tell you, do you? I’m a lady and a lady does not talk numbers) and we were all invited to the festivities. Most people would have a party with catered appetizers and a few close friends, but not our Edward; he knows how to party foodie style with all the bells and whistles. Most notably, he had two of the best (and might I add, most adorable) male chefs in LA under his roof, Adam Borich …
by josie on May 29, 2010
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There are experiences, people, and most importantly, meals that can take you to another world. It’s these small escapes that allow us to wander out of the clusterf-@! world we live in and into a simpler place. The Little Next Door is one of those places.
Sure the French will smoke in your presence, mock your way of life, answer the phone “Screw you!” instead of “Hello”, and may even un-remorsefully make love to your wife while you are at work (’Unfaithful’ reference), but love them or hate them, their cuisine is like no other in the world.
We met with the best agent in the world, Claire Best, of Marsh Best (pun intended) at the Little Next Door on Third Street. We …
by josie on May 22, 2010
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Mac and Cheeza stands at the fringes of downtown LA’s Garment District and since the place came well recommended by WeirdTV, I planned a trip there with a few peeps. I was very hopeful that the place would be better than its parent restaurant, Larkin’s. (I’ve been there twice and didn’t care for it. Sorry.) I thought to myself, a place that solely sells mac and cheese?! I couldn’t have dreamed up anything more perfect. This is, however, coming from a girl who has been dreaming up crazy stuff her whole life and always been told she’d never be able to pull it off. I’m glad I don’t listen to most people. What’s the adage? “The short-sighted cynic is the biggest threat …
by UncouthGourmands on May 12, 2010
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By: Miss. Veronica in LA
To me, the world of specialty mixed cocktails can be sort of like quantum physics- I feel like I have an overall sense of what it entails, and I think I know what the formulas are, but I don’t necessarily understand the final product (and therefore am skeptical when it comes to the whole “cocktail taste to enjoyment to cost” equation.) In fact, this is the precise reason I often stick to beer or wine. If craving a cocktail when facing a bartender, I generally default to the cliché “cranberry vodka”, or my signature cocktail, the Dirty Shirley (this would be a Shirley Temple vodka, and to those who have never ordered their favorite drink from …
