Saturday, September 24, 2011

Los Angeles 3

Oh, man, brunch at Gjelina was amazing. It's in Venice, which I found to be a really cute area. At Gjelina I got the lemon ricotta pancakes with fresh raspberries on top. They were the best pancakes I have ever eaten. They don't look like anything particularly special, but they are incredibly light and also moist - you can see flecks of lemon and ricotta and they add the most delightful, fresh flavor. It didn't even really need maple syrup but I poured a little bit on. 





Dan got the Morrocan fried eggs and those were great, too. 







I couldn't resist getting dessert; butterscotch pudding with fresh whipped cream, a little caramel drizzle and sea salt. I love salty and sweet!



Then we walked around Venice and checked out shops. Dan tried on hats. 


We took a nice long walk on the beach in Santa Monica. The waves were gorgeous and there were quite a few surfers. A bit chilly, though.





 Windswept, but happy.

We didn't really need more food, but I just had to try out this place, Harajuku Crepe. It's a cute place in Beverly Hills - isn't the chandelier pretty?
 We shared the American Usual crepe - Earl Grey batter for the crepe itself, vanilla ice cream, fresh whipped cream, strawberries, bananas, nutella, and Pocky!
 This is serious.

After this we chilled at our hotel for a bit until dinner at Take A Bao. So, technically, this place is in a mall food court. But it was really good and kind of a crazy fun time. Also, it is a very fancy mall. I got the sweet soy grilled tofu bao and some crispy wonton chips. 


Now I'm going to have some jacuzzi time at the hotel! We have a big day planned in San Diego tomorrow. 


2 comments:

  1. Somehow I missed days 1 and 2 of LA! (I blame the new FB junk.) And by "missed" I really mean MISSED! I even said something to the girls this morning about how I thought you had skipped a day of blogging and I was sad! Anyway - it was fun to get caught up with THREE whole entries at once. I think someone should pay you to just go around the country (or world?) blogging about food and scenery. :-)

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