Monday, February 20, 2012

California Dreaming


Last week I took a little trip to visit a great Australian in Los Angeles. Becc is a journalist and was doing an internship at the Santa Monica Mirror. We stayed in a very cute apartment in Venice with a couple who had an adorable Portuguese water dog called Leon. (He could do high fives and everything!)



We had four days packed with sight seeing, hiking, celebrity spotting and appearing on the Jay Leno show (more high fiving can be found on the Rachel McAdams episode.) Amongst the abundant high fiving we found ourselves eating some delicious foods: fresh sushi, duck and foie gras sliders, butternut squash ravioli and funnel cake on the Santa Monica pier were amongst our favourites. The discovery of a store called wholefoods was also a delight. Here are the fresh citrus outside the market.



A highlight for me was Primitivo, a little Spanish restaurant in a quirky and eclectic Venice beach area called Abbott Kinney. We ate juicy, plump shrimp cooked with chilli flakes, patatas bravas with creamy garlic aioli and my personal favourite, bacon wrapped prunes. As you will realise over time I have somewhat of a dubious attitude when it comes to mixing things that I would consider sweet with savoury items. (Somebody please tell me why you would want to put marshmallows on a casserole!) This disposition even extends as far as not being able to put marmalade or jam on toast. However this bacon and prune dish proved me wrong, I have been enlightened. Maybe it was the large glass of Pinot Grigio and the attractive waiter!



Here is a bulldog in a Range Rover…….Enjoy!


1 comment:

  1. sooo cute!! Lovely blog hun! Loved it! Come by and let's follow each other! Stay in touch, mwah! ;)

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