11 In 11: Nocturnal Edition
100 days ago Comment [7]
Well it happened again. A group of supposedly regular human beings thought it would be a good idea to traipse around the city of Los Angeles for 11 plus hours, eating food and drinking alcoholic beverages at 11 (or more) different places. This annual event, 11 In 11, is the brain child of Mark Flaisher and Golden State owner Jason Bernstein. Typically, these people get together from 11 AM until 11 PM, everyone has a few cocktails at the last stop, then go home and crumble into a pile of sodium infused, alcohol soaked slumber. Last year was 11 In 11: China Edition (seen here via Man Bites World, Eater LA and All Kinds of Yum). This year? Jason was a little busy running a restaurant, so he asked Jeff Miller of Thrillist and me to step in and help do the organizing. We, being particularly absurd individuals, thought it would be a good idea to have 11 In 11: Nocturnal Edition, in which we start the whole thing off at 11 PM, showcasing the unsung nightlife diversity of our great city. Here's what happened (with photographs provided by The Great Pelcinary: Dara Hashemi).
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Spain Food Destruction Tour
149 days ago
Want to see a bunch of pictures of amazing food?
This is a trip I wish I'd been on. My good friend Kevin, who also daylights as the GM of the of the Grand Central Oyster Bar in (duh) New York, went on a trip through Spain with some other friends, and uploaded these pictures. Photos include such captions as "Carabineros (Giant Scarlet Spanish Shrimp). Absolutely Mind blowing. The brains are like lobster bisque."
Enjoy.
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LA Weekly: Best of LA
160 days ago
LA Weekly's "Best of LA: Budget Edition" comes out today. I wrote a few pieces for them, ranging on everything from food to hiking. So get to your nearest newsstand, or check it out online.
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Shout out from ESPN!
169 days ago
Thanks to the great Henry Abbot over at TrueHoop (the ESPN basketball blog) for the post about my Squid Ink interview with long time Lakers trainer Gary Vitti. Here’s the piece.
And a special thanks to Gary Vitti for taking the time to talk.
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306 Reasons You Should Vacation in Mexico
182 days ago Comment [1]
I’m a little late getting to this, but I’ve been meaning to post a link to the giant gallery of photos from the epic, 20+ restaurant food journey through Tijuana, Baja Ensenada and the Valle de Guadalupe. The trip, which included a large group of talented food writers and chefs, was an absolutely eye-opening experience. While I knew there’d be tremendous street food, I had no clue that the fine dining scene in Tijuana would be so downright wonderful.
