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It was already 11:30am and my girlfriend’s baby shower tea rose garden party started at noon. I had thirty minutes to find somewhere to park. I was driving Northbound on Raymond Avenue, trying to find the cute little nook of a flower shop and restaurant where I was to meet the other girls! The parking [...]

I was introduced to this great find in Gardena’s Pacific Square years ago. And I was so happy to see that the same cheesy black lacquered chairs with fake wooden tables were there, the same neon “OPEN” sign was on at Akane Chaya, and that I was able to take my boyfriend to one of [...]

This week’s LA Downtown News features “What Rhymes with Villaraigosa?” .
The scoop:
“Fancy yourself a poet? Then put your rhyming to the test in the Los Angeles Downtown News Limerick Contest in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. Just fill out the form on page 15 with a five-line verse and send it to us. There’s [...]

After going to the MOCA Ecstasy Exhibit at the Geffen, I’m so looking forward to the next cool exhibit to visit. This upcoming event at the Museum of Neon Art may just be IT! Sake tasting, hors d’oeuvres, and Asian American neon artists may be a hard thing to pass up.
Here’s the scoop [...]

A few weeks ago, MS and I met up with a couple friends to have a nice fancy dinner at Drago in Santa Monica where Chef Celestino Drago brings us Italian cuisine like no other.
On the south side of the street, the restaurant welcomes you with Californian palm trees and a valet attendant. And [...]

To celebrate my six months or so of blogging, MS and I thought we’d take it back a bit and have a second go at Cafe Brazil on Venice. Here’s Take 1.
This time, I took pictures of the vibrant bowls of oranges that sat with you on the cozy tables inside or outside on the [...]

The Far East Chop Suey Cafe is scheduled to open its historic doors in the coming months, under the new name Chop Suey Cafe and Lounge. The Grand Opening Date has been pushed to the first of March due to some unforeseen setbacks for the owners. Personally, I’m not sure what exactly needs to happen [...]

The night began with dinner at The Standard with the girls for our Girls Night Out. Unfortunately for me, I didn’t run to the Bank before I got there and had to make some change for the $8 parking fee or the $20 wristband to get up to the roof. Thanks to the girls, it [...]