From the category archives:

Los Angeles

I moved into my new place this past weekend.  Still unpacking and discovering the neighborhood.  Unfortunately, I got sick right after the move, but that hasn’t stopped me from trying out the restaurants and asian supermarkets in Chinatown. One of my primary motives for moving here was to be closer to good food, so I [...]

A couple of weeks ago, I was looking for a restaurant that would be a good local place for a longish meet-and-greet meeting*, and I reached out to my social circles on Facebook and Twitter. * In the end, we ended up at Paul Martin’s American Bistro in El Segundo.  It was a suggestion from [...]

Just got back from Tannaz‘s No Cookie Left Behind bake sale at Scoops.  I’m all sugared up on chocolate bacon pie, lemon bars and ice cream. Tip for newbies: get there early! Though scheduled to go from 2-6pm, both the bake sale counter and the ice cream shop were nearly sold out of everything when I [...]

Since I no longer work out of a real office, I find myself looking for coffee shops or cafes with free WiFi. Public libraries are also a good option. Libraries have the advantage of being quieter and the disadvantage of not having any coffee. Lately I’ve been frequenting two cafes near my house, but I’m [...]