food adventures

I love it when we get to lunch!

Last week we went to visit Kelley's new office in the mid-wilshire area with the peeps over at Cakes by the Pound. We went to Joan's on Third for some star sighting and good grub:

*the food was fantastic and it was a total feast for the eyes. kendra got her dream sandwich of bacon, chicken, and brie on a perfectly pressed baguette.

Last week we had a wedding and hit up Milk while waiting for our rentals. It took me all of lunch to debate what I wanted for dessert. Kendra and I split a prosciutto and provolone sandwich and a pulled pork sandwich. The black pepper cream and manchego cheese made for easy decisions!

*can you tell what i got for dessert? :) i do regret not getting a blue velvet cake - smurf blue poo would have been delightful!

The food excursions continued through the week with a trip to Pearl's Cupcakes, a new bakery in the heart of San Marino (and also where i used to work baaaack in the day when it was Juice It Up). Although I wasn't totally fond of the texture or flavors of Pearl's, I have to say the presentation of the cupcakes deserved 5 stars and they really don't skimp on size.

*l-r: lemon coconut (with a delicious lemon curd center), orange chocolate (with a pulpy orange paste within), blueberry lemon (lacking on the blueberry), and dark chocolate (a bit more like a muffin...which is not a bad thing in my book)

David also took me to La Grande Orange (la grOnd OrAAHnj) one night for dinner. The food was delicious and I later found out they currently have a Tuesday promotion where you buy one entree and get a second for $5. For this quality of food it really is a steal. Gooooo recession!!! We also came by for lunch after a flower mart excursion:

*from my dinner with david: short ribs w/ an egg, perfectly fried fish | lunch with the girlies: cheeseburger, 1/2 press, chicken nachos, deviled eggs with bacon

*t & tracy :)

After all this food, we went to Europane for some macarons. Lunching is great, but desserting is better!