Confession: I actually don't love donuts. But Heidi does. And I'm super supportive of all my friends and their passions. So after a few weeks of tossing around the idea of a pilgrimage to Glendora (30 mins outside of LA) to visit the Donut Man and try a delicious strawberry filled donut. We finally settled on a random "school night" at 9:30 PM. We made the drive to Heidi's Mecca....and boy, oh boy, we were NOT disappointed. The line for the shop wrapped around the building, and we had to wait 20 minutes for our delicious, fried dough with fresh strawberries...believe me, every single minute we had to wait, was worth it. A-mazing! I may not be a lover of donuts...but I solemnly swear to protect and honor the sugar-y goodness of my new found friends. And yes, this was one of Heidi's bucket list picks...but I whole-heartedly back the decision to put this on the list. It is a definite must-try for your visit to LA.
Now, I can hardly wait for the Fresh Peach Donuts that come out later this summer.
The Donut Man
915 E Route 66
Glendora, CA 91740
(626) 335-9111
open 24 hours
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Jollibee
The drive down Beverly Blvd toward Silverlake is for the most part very uneventful. But every time I get near the intersection of Beverly and Vermont, I find myself distracted by a little red bee.
Jollibee is the Philippines Number 1 Fast Food Chain (at least that is what their website proclaims!) It is the home of Chicken Joy, Yum Burgers, and the most delicious, over processed bit of pasta heaven - The Jolibee Spaghetti ("It's the Spaghetti-est"). And up until last weekend, I had worked hard to ignore the cutesy beckoning of that little red bee. But alas, on Sunday, fresh from a day of moving furniture, unpacking mountains of boxes, and subsisting on Ramen noodles (the only food I had managed to unearth from the above mentioned mountain of boxes). I was starving and that cute, little bee was calling like a siren to a lost sailor. And then, there were all of these happy families noshing on plates of rice, eggs, and sausage. I just couldn't resist anymore. "I NEED JOLLIBEE!" Sunday, April 25, was an epic day for me. I can knock Jollibee off my bucketlist...and I my tastebuds were properly introduced to the Jollibee spaghetti. The over-processed goodness that it is. I may be a lover of Jamie Oliver's fantastic show, FOOD REVOLUTION...but clearly, I am merely a passive participant. I can only imagine his commentary on what was ingested that day.
Check out the Jolibee goodness here.
Jollibee is the Philippines Number 1 Fast Food Chain (at least that is what their website proclaims!) It is the home of Chicken Joy, Yum Burgers, and the most delicious, over processed bit of pasta heaven - The Jolibee Spaghetti ("It's the Spaghetti-est"). And up until last weekend, I had worked hard to ignore the cutesy beckoning of that little red bee. But alas, on Sunday, fresh from a day of moving furniture, unpacking mountains of boxes, and subsisting on Ramen noodles (the only food I had managed to unearth from the above mentioned mountain of boxes). I was starving and that cute, little bee was calling like a siren to a lost sailor. And then, there were all of these happy families noshing on plates of rice, eggs, and sausage. I just couldn't resist anymore. "I NEED JOLLIBEE!" Sunday, April 25, was an epic day for me. I can knock Jollibee off my bucketlist...and I my tastebuds were properly introduced to the Jollibee spaghetti. The over-processed goodness that it is. I may be a lover of Jamie Oliver's fantastic show, FOOD REVOLUTION...but clearly, I am merely a passive participant. I can only imagine his commentary on what was ingested that day.
Check out the Jolibee goodness here.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Point Break Live!
My friends and I have been talking about going to this show for years. I actually had no idea that it was still showing in LA. But, lo and behold, Saturday night my friends Justin, Carole, Heidi, and Lauren found ourselves wearing ponchos, dodging (unsuccessfully) fake blood, and laughing our asses off as "Johnny Utah" read his cue cards and saved the day.
Honestly, even after hearing years worth of hype about this show, it was as great as everyone said it would be. I give it 2 very enthusiastic thumbs up and recommend you go, get soaked, and enjoy a night of fantastically bad dialogue.
Check out Point Break Live here.
Honestly, even after hearing years worth of hype about this show, it was as great as everyone said it would be. I give it 2 very enthusiastic thumbs up and recommend you go, get soaked, and enjoy a night of fantastically bad dialogue.
Check out Point Break Live here.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Accomplice Hollywood
Without giving away the ending, it's hard to properly describe what an adventure of Accomplice Hollywood proved to be. It's a strange combination of performance art and a scavenger hunt. Justin, Carol, and I talked about it for DAYS after we completed our mission.
We started with a phone call, 2 days before we were scheduled to begin. The call instructed us of where to meet and who we should be looking for. From there, we were give an envelope full of clues, a tape recorder with instructions, and a locked money bag from a bank. Over the next 3 hours, we (along with 6 other participants) tromped up and down Hollywood Blvd., making occasional stops at various restaurants and bars to interview possible suspects, in the end solving the crime. Fantastic! And something I highly recommend if you have a free Saturday or Sunday.
Click here for more info.
We started with a phone call, 2 days before we were scheduled to begin. The call instructed us of where to meet and who we should be looking for. From there, we were give an envelope full of clues, a tape recorder with instructions, and a locked money bag from a bank. Over the next 3 hours, we (along with 6 other participants) tromped up and down Hollywood Blvd., making occasional stops at various restaurants and bars to interview possible suspects, in the end solving the crime. Fantastic! And something I highly recommend if you have a free Saturday or Sunday.
Click here for more info.
Kogi Taco Truck
Okay so I've eaten from a bunch of the food trucks around LA. ( The Green Truck is probably my favorite because I love their "mother trucker" burger. Yummy!) And although I've tried kogi tacos at the Alibi Room, I've never been to the actual truck. In LA...everything is about the experience. So, when my friend Josh asked if I wanted to meet him for lunch outside the studio at the Verde truck, I cancelled my lunch plans and joined him in line.
So what? If the line was long and Josh got a parking ticket on his Prius, the food was good and the day was beautiful. And I'm glad I can check this experience off the truck.
Check out the trucks' schedules here.
So what? If the line was long and Josh got a parking ticket on his Prius, the food was good and the day was beautiful. And I'm glad I can check this experience off the truck.
Check out the trucks' schedules here.
So here's the thing....
....I have lived in LA for 10 years. Seen it, lived it, been there, done that...or so I would love to believe. Of course then I drive down the 101, look over and see (fill in the blank with something awe-inspiring) that I've always meant to do and realize, I've barely scratched the surface of all the cool things LA has to offer. With a new lease just signed and the possibility of leaving town in a year, now is the best time to knock all the items off my Los Angeles Bucket List, so I can walk away with no regrets.
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