Category Archives: Koreatown

Happy 6th Birthday, Valerie Confections

Six years ago, Valerie Gordon and Stan Wrightman, Jr. decided to found an artisanal confectionery. With the finest and natural ingredients comprising delicious chocolates, toffees, petit fours and even jams – the sophisticated palate is further complimented by Valerie Confections’ minimal and artful signature packaging. I’ve found that a great way to give a part [...]

La Descarga: The Underground Rum Revival

The speakeasy isn’t dead. Due to fatigue induced by Mark Gold’s wonderful fried chicken over at Eva, I had missed a late reservation on opening night at La Descarga. Luckily, thanks to Mattatouille and the company of H.C. of LA-OC-Foodie and Fiona of Gourmet Pigs, I was able to avoid the rush and visit the new, under-cover, [...]

Cookies Without Borders: A Bake Sale for Haiti

Photo credit to BitchMagazine on Flickr The mind behind No Cookie Left Behind – who has held three bake sales for Share Our Strength – is now turning efforts towards the people of Haiti. On Sunday, January 31st, 2010, come to Scoops Ice Cream to help out, hang out and come together for a common [...]

Cabbin’ it in LA: It’s Text-a-Taxi

Photo credit to elakerfan on Flickr I’m going to New York next week. Though I’m very much a subway girl while there, there will be a lot of taxis – and at that, ones you can hail. I doubt any of us ever instructed anybody to “hail a cab” as a means of getting around [...]

Pinkberry is Officially Not Yogurt

So, in another fell swoop to inform my readers about the truth and oppression of mindless fadtastic trends which have duped all other members of the public, I felt it my duty to update you all that California has ruled that Pinkberry is not allowed to label their dessert “frozen yogurt.” (You can also view [...]

Adventures in Korean Noodling

Roycifer and I have had a display, lately, of slightly masochistic behavior. Okay, maybe I’m being dramatic. Let me explain. We’ve been visiting Korean restaurants in Koreatown, just the two of us, for about … lessee … 5 trips in the span of not more than a week.  That is, while not having a Korean-speaking fellow [...]