Friday, September 9, 2011

IF YOU HAVEN’T BEEN TO PINKS on LaBrea in Hollywood…..

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….the only question is….. ‘What’s keeping you’???  For 62 years, Pink’s has been known as the ‘Hot Dog to the Stars’ and it’s impossible to go there and not stand in line for what seems like an eternity….especially when the line snakes around, back and forth as all the while you salivate.

Now it’s a long story why Tomiko and I found ourselves at Pink’s with only $11.50 between us and only broken ATM’s nearby.  Don’t panic says I…we can both get a dog if we pick wisely.  Order we did and while standing in ANOTHER line to pay,we spied a colossal dog with all the trimmings and started moaning….WOW…what is that!  Some fellow had just ordered two and the server said it was no problem if we wanted to change our order.  Yes, yes we greedily replied as we decided it was big enough to split.

Once inside we happened to sit down next to that nice fellow and his girlfriend and he proceeded to ask me why on earth didn’t I get 2 Dr. Brown’s Cream Sodas to go with.  Oh says I, that’s my very favorite drink of all but we only had $11.50.  Now can it get any more pitiful than that?  I doubt it….rather like ‘Please sir, may I have more porridge’!  Well, you probably figured out the rest of the story…that great guy got up and bought us 2 Dr. Brown’s!!

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Note, NO credit cards and they do not have an ATM!!!

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See,it’s really colossal and more than enough to share!…..

For more information:

www.pinkshollywood.com

707 N. LaBrea, La.

Friday, September 2, 2011

AMICI TRATTORIA at AMERICANA..

……was the perfect place to celebrate my assistant Nikka’s birthday.  She’s positively the best, best I ever had…...so smart and always one step ahead of me so her new promotion to ‘Office Manager’ is well deserved!!!

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Nikka with little ‘sis’ Emma

 

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Vicki and Charles all happy from the yummy dinner.

 

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Charles is crazy for risotto and you can see his plate to the left,enough for any devouring fan of same.  I had a taste and it was great!

 

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The birthday girl after blowing out her candle…she felt positively ancient leaving her teens and hitting 20.  I mean really!  The chocolate volcano made up for it a little.

 

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Nikka, Emma and Vicki

 

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This was pig-a-licions.  A perfect brownie with salted caramel ice cream…...heavenly and all MINE!

For more information:

Amici Trattoria

783 Americana Way

Glendale, CA 91210

818.502.1220

www.amicila.com