food for tired souls
All I’ve been doing this weekend is sleeping! Oh, with some occasional laundry tossed in. I had a craving for ramen yesterday, so we ended up at my favorite ramen stop in L.A., Atch-Kotch, on Fountain & Vine. I ordered my favorite: shoyu ramen with garlic, hot & spicy, fresh egg, fried chicken and nori. Mmm. (You start with basic ramen and add your own toppings.) It’s always so good that the owner, Yosh, knows to pack up the last dregs of soup for me to take home, no matter how little is left in the bowl!
The spouse and I are off to the Grove to go to the Apple store and try and get my poor-battery-life iPhone replaced. (Wish us luck; the last time I tried this at the Century City one, the guy tried to tell me my four barely-used email accounts were sucking up battery life. Doh.) While we’re there, I’ll get in my walking around; I’m so not a mall shopper, so we’ll probably wander around the Farmers’ Market. I’m sure I’ll end up having the roti chanai at Banana Leaf, even though I know the rotis are frozen rather than fresh and the curry is generally bland. (Hey, when you’re almost 30 miles from the only decent Malaysian restaurant in Southern California, you get desperate sometimes.) I also noticed somewhere that the Gumbo Pot has beignets? Are they any good?
Some of my other favorites places to eat in these last few weeks:
- The Bowery. Had the Bowery burger, medium, with St. Andre & grilled onions. All sized to fit on a toasted English muffin bun, it was the perfect portion for a tiny pregnant tummy.
- Fabiolus. Ah, order anything here, everything is good! Eat half and save the rest for the midnight snack – most things taste just as good the next day, especially the pesto dishes.
- Buddha’s Belly. Haven’t been here yet, but it’s bound to happen, since I’m dreaming of the Tom Yam Seafood Soup and a side of their fabulous Seaweed Salad.
- Bossa Nova. Brazillian cuisine with a huge menu. I really enjoyed the Willy’s Burrito with shrimp, to-die-for fried plantains and their cheesebread is awesome.
