2020 definitely felt like we were lost in a dystopian future novel. And now 2021 is “hey 2020, hold my beer.” Working on This Ugly Beautiful City has given me solace over the past ten months. Being able to concentrate on this really kept me sane, even though I had to go in a different direction than I had planned for the blog at the beginning of 2020. I had…
Los Angeles safer at home
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Five things I have been doing during Los Angeles, Safer at home: The Palms neighborhood
I never really intended to write about the Palms neighborhood of Los Angeles on this blog. It is a hard neighborhood to write about in regards to it being a “happening” destination. It is pretty residential. Blocks and blocks of dingbat apartments, peppered with restaurants,…
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Los Angeles, take-out guide part two
Continuing on with my Los Angeles, Safer at Home take-out guide I start a little in reverse. I begin my recommendations where the meal ends, with dessert. I continue with drinks and then get into tasting menus. Again, don’t read when hungry. NOTE: Many of…
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The Los Angeles, Safer at home take-out guide part one
It has been over four months since I have sat at a restaurant and had a meal. If any of you know me personally, that is a shocking statement. I am the one always out, organizing dinners, and trying new restaurants. It has been hard…
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Five things I have been doing during Los Angeles, Safer at home: Part two-Wild Parrots
Continuing on from part one, the five things I have been doing during Los Angeles, Safer at home, I am going to stay in Pasadena. Today I would like to talk about some Pasadena natives–the Wild Parrots of Los Angeles. Two: Hearing the daily migration…