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Driving from San Pedro to Redondo Beach today, via Rancho Palos Verdes Estates, I had a great “Market Moment”! First, I had never taken that route before and it turned out to be some of the most breathtaking California coastline that I’ve seen. Second, as I was driving along Palos Verdes Drive W., out of [...]

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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