CLARK STREET BAKERY – AN LA FAVORITE BAKERY
Following the Lodge Bread Company entry from the other day, another bakery I often use is Clark Street Bakery. There are shops in Echo Park, Grand Central Market, Brentwood, as well as a coffee shop near Echo Park. I’ve been to all three shops,…
LODGE BREAD COMPANY – AN LA FAVORITE BAKERY
Over the last few years, I’ve been hearing here and there about some of the better bakeries in Los Angeles. When I lived in Japan, I enjoyed delicious baguettes and various kinds of bread at specialized bakeries in Minato Ward,…
YOSHITOMO NARA RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION @ LACMA – PREVIEW
I’ve been writing about my trip to France and Spain four and a half years ago, but I just went to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) on the first day of Yoshitomo Nara’s retrospective exhibition, which began…
Facilities and Grounds at the Ventana Big Sur
I have written about the Ventana, where I stayed for two nights in October 2020, seven times at length, and this the final entry highlights the facilities of the hotel. This experience is unlike the modern and sophisticated big city hotels,…
VENTANA BIG SUR ROOM SERVICE
At the Ventana, where I stayed in October 2020, I used room service twice for a midnight snack and lunch. On the day of departure, I checked out at 11:00 am, and in preparation for about 6 hours of driving, I…
VENTANA BIG SUR BREAKFAST AT THE SUR HOUSE
Breakfast at Ventana, where I stayed in October 2020…. The night before, I enjoyed S’mores and then a late night snack after a full dinner, and by 9 am I was back at the same location as dinner to eat breakfast.…
VENTANA BIG SUR LATE NIGHT SNACKS
In Ventana, where I stayed in October 2020, there is an activity in the hotel, in addition to the previously introduced Beverage Social Hour, for guests to enjoy s’mores and hot chocolate for two hours starting at 8 pm every…
HIKE TO HOLLYWOOD SIGN ON NEW YEAR’S DAY 2021
I hiked to Hollywood Sign for the first time in 2021 because I wanted to start the new year with a new experience. I didn’t feel like watching the first sunrise, so I started around 10 am. I didn’t have a…
DINNER AT THE SUR HOUSE AT VENTANA BIG SUR
I stayed in Ventana in October 2020 for two nights and made dinner reservrations around sunset. The main dining room, The Sur House, is open only in the morning and evening, and is open from 5:30 pm in the evening. On the…
THE COTTAGE HOUSE AT VENTANA BIG SUR
Continuing the Ventana experience, next I went to the upgraded “The Cottage House” at Ventana where we stayed at the end of October 2020. It is the farthest from the social house and the reception, but it only about a 5-minute…
