Archive for the 'Restaurants' Category

I was driving through L.A. the other day and noticed a brightly colored building with the words Tea Bar, Market and Cafe on it. Three words that I love! I drove around the block to park and what I discovered was T Salon, a beautiful store and cafe completely devoted to Tea. I personally have [...]

Owens Market is a charming neighborhood grocery store in Los Angeles that reminds me of a market in the small mid western town where I grew up. When I stumbled upon it while working my day job, I was immediately taken by nostalgia. Originally opened in the 1950’s, and now owned by party planner Mindy [...]

I was driving through West Los Angeles at 2:00 p.m. on a Thursday afternoon, starving to the desperate point of looking for fast food. I despise drive thru’s, but once in a while, you just have to fill up and keep on with your business of the day. Out of the corner of my eye, [...]

I had not eaten much Vietnamese food before going to Number Nine Noodles and Beer in Long Beach; CA. Wow, was I in for a great surprise! The owners are young entrepreneurs who had previously owned the Downbeat Café in Los Angeles and who also currently own The Vintage Collective, next door to Number Nine.
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