That night's dinner wold be in this strip mall...
Showing posts with label Armenian food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Armenian food. Show all posts
Monday, October 26, 2015
Rafo's Cafe
We always stay at the same hotel in Burbank, the Holiday Inn Express. It's close to the freeway and pretty affordable. Unfortunately there are way too many chain restaurants there that I wouldn't set foot in...Most of our stays have involved us driving out for dinner. Bert had dinner destination choosing duty and he picked a good one!
That night's dinner wold be in this strip mall...
That night's dinner wold be in this strip mall...
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Armenian meatballs and flatbread...
A few Fridays ago, I met up with some friends for a cocktail party...
hosted by one of the gal at the gym...
hosted by one of the gal at the gym...
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Elena's Greek Armenian Cuisine
After a day of viewing exhibits at the Grammy Museum and the Griffith Observatory, we only had a few snacks in between. Dinner was supposed to be at this tiny Armenian place called Moon Mart Kabob but we couldn't find it in the strip mall, so again, we went with Plan B...
which was Elena's Greek Armenian Cuisine. We figured, when in Glendale, (hich has a sizable Armenian population), we should have some Armenian food...
which was Elena's Greek Armenian Cuisine. We figured, when in Glendale, (hich has a sizable Armenian population), we should have some Armenian food...
Monday, November 02, 2009
Armenian Festival at St. John Garabed Armenian Church
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Last month we got these flyers at our local North Park Produce store (Chula Vista location). We thought to ourselves, "Cool! We should check this out"! We weren't familiar with Armenian food or the culture in general so why not? I had a vague knowledge of a few famous Armenian people, as well as this rock band, System of a Down (S.O.D.), known for their kick ass politically tinged songs.
When we passed by around 11:45 am, it wasn't quite ready yet so we had lunch at Sab e Lee in Linda Vista. We intended to have a light lunch there and come back to the Festival for desserts.
The festival was held at St. John Garabed Armenian Church on 30th Avenue near El Cajon Blvd. Admission was $2 for adults/TC was free:
The church hall was packed with people dancing near the stage and guests enjoying their food and desserts at the tables. Around the perimeter were various vendors selling t-shirts, books, and educational materials related to Armenian culture. The balloons represented the colors of the Armenian flag (which is striped red, blue and orange). I'd say the majority of the people there were of Armenian descent with a few white folk around. There were no Asians or African Americans that I noticed when we were there. I also didn't see any Latinos. I wished more non Armenians could have gone to check this out...It's a great way to step outside of your own comfort zone and converse with other people...I had a nice time chatting with one of the ladies who was working the book booth.
Book table:
More books:
Pastries (didn't get their official "names"):
Some type of hard cylindrical cookie with an apricot filling and a tray of Baklava:
More pastries:
Another view - those powdered sugar desserts were so good!
These didn't photograph really well but they were filled with a lemony cream:
Hummus and tabouli salad:
Chicken kabob with a couple of boereg (aka: borek, or meat pie):
Bert's Armenian coffee which was wasn't as strong as he thought it would be...cute cup though!
I wish I knew the name of this pastry but it wasn't that good. The filling was apricot and the cookie itself was kind of hard.
Church bulletin:
More sale items:
The childrens' arts and crafts area:
Book showcasing famous Armenians - includes admitted crystal meth user, former tennis star Andre Agassi, the inspiration for drag queens everywhere, Cher, children's songster Raffi) and former California governor (at least when I was in high school), George Deukmejian.
Booth selling Armenian educational materials (videos, puzzles, books, etc):
Oops - kind of blurry (Bert took this shot - yes, doing my dirty work), a menu for one of the side tables:
My free 2010 census mug!
TC's crafts - She filled a glass bottle with colored sand, as well as a "hollow" bracelet and a small round plastic bottle. She had a lot of fun doing these as well as decorating a small pumpkin with glitter and felt stickers.
Okay, check this out...This t-shirt booth had these cool shirts:
Last month we got these flyers at our local North Park Produce store (Chula Vista location). We thought to ourselves, "Cool! We should check this out"! We weren't familiar with Armenian food or the culture in general so why not? I had a vague knowledge of a few famous Armenian people, as well as this rock band, System of a Down (S.O.D.), known for their kick ass politically tinged songs.
When we passed by around 11:45 am, it wasn't quite ready yet so we had lunch at Sab e Lee in Linda Vista. We intended to have a light lunch there and come back to the Festival for desserts.
The festival was held at St. John Garabed Armenian Church on 30th Avenue near El Cajon Blvd. Admission was $2 for adults/TC was free:
The church hall was packed with people dancing near the stage and guests enjoying their food and desserts at the tables. Around the perimeter were various vendors selling t-shirts, books, and educational materials related to Armenian culture. The balloons represented the colors of the Armenian flag (which is striped red, blue and orange). I'd say the majority of the people there were of Armenian descent with a few white folk around. There were no Asians or African Americans that I noticed when we were there. I also didn't see any Latinos. I wished more non Armenians could have gone to check this out...It's a great way to step outside of your own comfort zone and converse with other people...I had a nice time chatting with one of the ladies who was working the book booth.
Book table:
More books:
Pastries (didn't get their official "names"):
Some type of hard cylindrical cookie with an apricot filling and a tray of Baklava:
More pastries:
Another view - those powdered sugar desserts were so good!
These didn't photograph really well but they were filled with a lemony cream:Hummus and tabouli salad:
Chicken kabob with a couple of boereg (aka: borek, or meat pie):
Bert's Armenian coffee which was wasn't as strong as he thought it would be...cute cup though!
I wish I knew the name of this pastry but it wasn't that good. The filling was apricot and the cookie itself was kind of hard.
Church bulletin:
More sale items:
The childrens' arts and crafts area:
Book showcasing famous Armenians - includes admitted crystal meth user, former tennis star Andre Agassi, the inspiration for drag queens everywhere, Cher, children's songster Raffi) and former California governor (at least when I was in high school), George Deukmejian.
Booth selling Armenian educational materials (videos, puzzles, books, etc):
Oops - kind of blurry (Bert took this shot - yes, doing my dirty work), a menu for one of the side tables:
My free 2010 census mug!
TC's crafts - She filled a glass bottle with colored sand, as well as a "hollow" bracelet and a small round plastic bottle. She had a lot of fun doing these as well as decorating a small pumpkin with glitter and felt stickers.
Okay, check this out...This t-shirt booth had these cool shirts: "Armenians do it better!", "I'm on Armenian Time" (I think every culture except American can claim this) and my personal favorite, "An Armenian Man is Never Wrong" (complete with a graphic of the back of a man's hand ----nice and non-abusive, ha ha). There was also the female version of the shirt, "An Armenian Woman is Always Right" (silhouette of woman holding a broom)!
Someone told Bert he should be wearing "I'm the Odar" ("odar" means "non-Armenian"). I liked the shirt that said "Will work for Armenian Food"!
On our way out, I snapped these pix:
Here's a billboard we saw on 30th on our way home. Domokun is everywhere!
Someone told Bert he should be wearing "I'm the Odar" ("odar" means "non-Armenian"). I liked the shirt that said "Will work for Armenian Food"!
On our way out, I snapped these pix:
Here's a billboard we saw on 30th on our way home. Domokun is everywhere!
I'm glad we went - even though we were the only Filipinos there, we enjoyed the ambiance! Loud! The people were very nice and welcoming and the desserts were great!
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