Day 1
Breakfast: Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles (which I already commented on in a previous post)
Lunch/late snack: Because I was completely stuffed from breakfast, I ended up not eating until 3 that afternoon. My friend and I ended up at this little Argentinean restaurant called LaLa's on Melrose and had some delicious bread with an olive oil dip that had parsley, garlic, and red peppers. We sipped on some yummy mojito's while munching on grilled veggies. It was the perfect way to spend an afternoon.
Dinner: My brother and his wife went all out and grilled up some jumbo shrimp and Korean BBQ (courtesy of Costco). For our sides we had some wild rice and a cucumber carrot salad. I will let the pictures speak for the tasty factor of the meal. I am so glad my brother loves food as much as I do (he may even love it more, but I don't think that is possible)
Day 2:
I am going to skip the conversation about breakfast and go right to...
Lunch: El Fuego....the perfect Mexican fix. I got a massive fajita burrito with chicken and ate the entire thing. I even got up at one time to get some more water and the owner asked if I needed a box; I proudly replied "Actually I ate the whole thing" and walked away while he stared at me in awe.
My fat-ass burrito...it didn't even fit on my plate
Day 3:
Breakfast: I think this was my favorite breakfast of the whole trip...we went to this place in Woodland Hills called The Baker. I took a chance with their Challah French Toast hoping it would be fluffier than and not as dense as other types of french toast. Boy was I right! It was the most amazing french toast I have ever had. They served it sprinkled with powdered sugar and fresh fruit with a side of turkey bacon. The toast itself was so perfect, I didn't even use my syrup. I wanted to eat the whole thing, but I had to save one piece for Mike since he was asleep back at the house. The owner of The Baker is my hero.
Wine Tasting: Instead of going to the beach, we decided to stop and do some wine tasting. We ended up at the Sip Cielo Wine Bar. If you ever get to go to "Sip Cielo", try the “Purple Haze” from their Woodstock Collection. It was very smooth and not too sharp (sorry, I am not a wine connoisseur, so I don’t know all of the fancy technical terms for wine). The best part about the place was that they had a flight named after us, the “Monster Flight”
Day 4: This day consisted of eating the unhealthiest food possible:
Eggs with chicken/cheese for breakfast, Wendy’s for lunch, a giant pretzel with cheese dip at 6 flags for a snack, a giant funnel cake covered in powdered sugar for another snack and finally a healthy Thai dinner at Exotic Thai Café (I kept thinking it said “Erotic” Thai café when we passed it and thought, hmmm, erotic Thai food, I will have to try that).
I had their Pa-Nang Curry and wished I didn’t have to get on a plane the next day so I could have leftovers for lunch. The curry sauce was perfectly spicy and not too sweet. They garnished it with lemon grass which gave it a nice little punch and of course made it preeeeetttttyyyyy. My brother, another qualified food monster and walking garbage disposal kept stealing from my bowl of curry and constantly sniffed the air commenting how delicious it smelled. If you like Thai food, you will like Exotic Thai Café.
And that’s all. Sorry this was so long, but as you can see, it was a very successful vacation. Have a good night and I will add a new recipe for you guys later this week.
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