LASA LA

[Retroactive post - 6/26/20, heh heh]

We made it to our hotel in Burbank to unpack and freshen up....

LA's Chinatown looked so close on the map, but traffic was going to make this "fun"...

Tatang NoHo

[Retroactive post - written and posted on 6/26/20]

FYI - With the pandemic, this place may not be doing in-house dining. Instead, they are doing Takeout according to the four lettered site.

In a small strip mall with a nearby Mexican market is a new (at the time) Filipino eatery...

Tilt Coffee, DTLA

[FYI - This is a retroactive post...dated 4/14/19 but written and published on 6/26/20]

Due to Covid-19, this coffee bar is most likely operating quite differently than when I first visited in Spring 2019. Take heed.

After our quick snack at Sari Sari Store at the Grand Central Market...

we took a walk to find this "hidden" coffee bar...

Birthday Highlights - I'm now 25 x 2

Well now...

I remember when my parents hit the half century mark...

Pre-Birthday Highlights

I know it's been a while since I blogged but we were in the midst of a remodel.

Through the magic of backdating (this is really 5/16 folks...), I will be posting highlights from my milestone birthday last month...

(passing by the deactivated San Onofre nuclear power plant, but I just call it the "tits")

in which Bert, myself and TC took a Friday off to spend a 3-day weekend in the OC and LA...

4th & last stop for KD's birthday crawl - Dessert & tea at my house

After our foray into Little Italy for coffee in the rain, we headed back to my house...

where this was awaiting us...

Stop 2: Lofty Coffee, Little Italy in the $#%# rain!

Lofty Coffee was just up the street ,

and while en route, started to sprinkle ever so slightly...

KD's Birthday Crawl - Stop 1: Parakeet Cafe, Little Italy

Yesterday was yet another fun outing with the Educator GF's...

This time, it was for our dear friend KD's birthday. First stop was at the very new Parakeet Cafe in Little Italy....

TORC's Birthday Crawl: Stops 5 & 6 - Pop Pie (revisit) + Stella Jean's Ice Cream

Our last two stops for TORC's bday crawl was here...

over in University Heights...

TORC's Birthday Crawl: Stop 3 - Return to Jaunt Coffee Roasters

I liked this place so much last time...

I came back but this time with the gal pals...

D's Belated Birthday Crawl: Stop #7 - Pamela's Kitchen Table

Our last stop would be lunch. Us gals gotta eat, right?

We were actually going to leave Little Italy and play it by ear for lunch...

D's Belated Birthday Crawl: Stops 4, 5 & 6 - Little Italy Farmer's Market, the new Little Italy Food Hall & Blick

It was nice walking around earlier before the crowds...

as we made our way back to the main drag...

D's Belated Birthday Crawl Stop 1: Return to Herb & Eatery

Although D's birthday was in early August...

we were only recently able to do her birthday crawl earlier today...

Bert's Birthday Dinner @ Tribute

Instead of seafood, which Bert usually wants on a special occasion,

he wanted Pizza...

Coffee Stops for Bert's Birthday Crawl - HOB Coffee + Mostra!

Since we were up in this area...

we took the scenic neighborhood route from The French Oven...

Bert's Birthday Crawl - The French Oven, Scripps Ranch

Today is Bert's birthday (we are 148 days apart; I've always taken his word for that too, ha ha),

and as has been our custom over the past few years...what better way to start a birthday weekend than to head out early for a crawl...

Astroboi's Birthday Crawl - Trimmed hedges + coffee stop #1 @ Modern Times Cafe

It was a belated birthday crawl for my good friend Astroboi..

we hit up our first photo stop this fanciful topiary garden...

Random birthday freebie odds and ends

After my birthday lunch at Himalayan Curry & Grill...

I made use of my birthday offer...

UTC + La Colombe Coffee Roasters + Sprinkles, lunch @ The Purple Mint & The Cupcake Store

Both of us hadn't been to UTC in years...

There is all kinds of new construction going on. I didn't realize the mall was undergoing a major overhaul...

Birthday crawl with Astroboi - Return to Sunshine Pancake House + The Lazy Hummingbird (El Cajon Blvd location)

I had been looking forward to my birthday date with Astroboi for weeks...

This past weekend took us to the outer edges of La Mesa...