Posts Tagged ‘santa cruz’

Santa Cruz: A Meal and A View from the Crow's Nest

by carina on April 6, 2010 Share

Santa Cruz: A Meal and A View from the Crow's Nest

My mom is a woman that is not one bit of a fool, even though she shares her birthday with April Fool’s Day. It hasn’t been an easy birthday to have, especially when you are a woman as sensitive as my mother. My uncle once wrapped her up a dead bird when she was 13 and I tried to top that by giving her a dead fish when I was 10. I have since realized that this behavior is simply not funny. My mama is the kindest person I have ever known and on her last birthday she flew us to Costa Rica. She allowed me and my little bro to zip-line the rain forest, sit in mineral baths at …


Happy Birthday to our Youngest and Coolest UG!

by carina on January 21, 2010 Share

Happy Birthday to our Youngest and Coolest UG!

My little brother and I have 14 years between us and yet when it comes right down to it we are both so ridiculously similar. He loves to laugh until his eyes water and eat until he can’t bear to move. I always tell him that he is a better foodie than me because the boy loves bacon! If it were up to him, every breakfast would consist of only sausage and bacon. Since I was in town for the Tasty Awards and have never missed one of his huge birthday shindigs I decided to give him a day where we could do whatever he wanted. We went to a Sharks game in the afternoon and then got BBQ in …


Christmas Evening: Tis the Day of Giving and Receiving

by carina on December 25, 2009 Share

Christmas Evening: Tis the Day of Giving and Receiving

Tis the night of Christmas
and to tell you the truth
it was quite grand and merry
but I missed my other uncouth

I, Carina, am spending time with my family in Santa Snooze and like good Jews we attended a Fiddler on the Roof singalong and a Chinese food luncheon at the synagogue today. I am sure Josie ate some delicious tamales with her family in San Diego. We hope you are all having a fabulous day and night!


Scenes from the Thanksgiving Tables of the UG Girls

by josie on December 3, 2009 Share

Scenes from the Thanksgiving Tables of the UG Girls

Carina had cornish hens, stuffing with grapes, and a pomegranate and apple crisp.  I, Josie, had a more traditional Thanksgiving with a turkey, mashed potatoes, and all of the other holiday favorites. I know Thanksgiving was last week but I still feel the effects and find it necessary to reflect with pictures.


Who is the Cioppino King?

by carina on December 2, 2009 Share

Who is the Cioppino King?

What kind of girl wakes up in the morning dreaming of an Italian fish stew? Me, Carina, an Uncouth Gourmand 4 lyfe and the one without a seafood allergy. I was craving it and  I decided to ask my fellow Twits for the best bowl in LA. As the old adage goes, ask and you shall receive. I received a response from the top dog himself. The god of all foodies in LA, Mr. Jonathan Gold. Here is what he had to say:
High end, Admiral Risty; maybe better, the back room at Fish King in Glendale. RT @uncouthgourmand Where can I get a good cioppino in LA?
I was on cloud nine and invited a foodie that I used to date …


Meet the Parents-Laborless Trip Spent in a Recumbent Position

by josie on September 13, 2009 Share

Meet the Parents-Laborless Trip Spent in a Recumbent Position

Do the unemployed get to celebrate Labor Day? The UGs hope so! I, Josie, have a hard time relaxing, which is probably why I am a chronic sufferer of so many ailments. However, this post is not for your reading pity (for those kinds of stories, please refer to the many posts below) but rather to fill you in on the progress of my recovery. Even though you may not see it throughout the blog, the UGs are rather resilient workers.  In fact, our most brilliant ideas come to us in bouts of insomnia. Speaking from the tongue of an entrepreneur, the UG journey is a mapless one. A journey in which the boundaries of our success lie only …