best things i ate/did the last couple of weeks (new orleans, peche, wilde wine bar, republique, jessica jones, return to fitness)

(Week of November 9th and Week of November 16th).

Bourbon Street at dusk.

Two weeks ago I went to New Orleans for a friend's 40th birthday party and it was super fun!  I absolutely love New Orleans - for its music, amazing food and cocktails and its general fun-loving spirit.  The standouts for this trip, besides the great company?

best and worst things i did last week (sephora vib sale, jonathan gold's la times event, seven deadly sins, etc.)

(Week of November 2, 2015).

Sadly, these delicious shrimp tacos were not at the Jonathan Gold event...

 Last week started off quite slow.  The "big" event of the week was the Jonathan Gold Los Angeles Times food event on Wednesday in Downtown Los Angeles ... but that turned out to be surprisingly disappointing.  There were only a handful of restaurants and bars, but the variety and amount of food and drink available was quite slim.  In fact, some of the vendors ran out of food hours before the end of the event.  I was hoping to try something new and exciting but alas there were no standouts.  Some general thoughts:

best things i did/ate last week (halloween fun, boiling crab, daylight savings, etc.)

(Week of October 26th)

I can't believe it's Halloween already!  Soon it will be Thanksgiving, then Christmas, then a whole new year!  Time really does seem to pass more quickly as one gets older...

Since it was the week of Halloween, the best things I did were pretty much related to that holiday.  I don't have kids so Halloween for me means dressing up and partying with friends and touring around our neighborhood to see the amazing decorations that go up every year.  So the best things this week?

best things i did/ate last week (jewelry shopping, the martian, petty cash, etc.)

(Week of October 19, 2015).

In the beginning of the week, I was attempting to go through a "detox" which basically means lots of green smoothies and no alcohol until Friday.  Let's just say I was not a happy camper earlier this week, but some things that made it better:

 

best pork chop ever.

best things i did/ate last week (week of october 12, 2015)(backhouse, petit trois, sake house, etc.)

(Week of October 12, 2015).
 

Karaage (fried chicken nuggets) at Backhouse.

I didn't have much planned for this week but it still turned out to be a pretty fun, food-filled week. Some highlights...

best things i ate/did last week?

(Week of October 5, 2015)

This week I only ate out a couple of times:

• Firefly for brunch - it was my first time here and apparently brunch was a new thing for them.  Food was generally just ok and service was a bit inconsistent.  The standout were the pretty patio and the french fries!
  
  

  

  Really lovely patio at Firefly

• Korean BBQ at Genwa - I enjoy Genwa because it's super close to my house, service is always good and they give tons of side dishes which you can get refills on.  However, I've noticed the actual meat quality has declined which is disappointing. 
• Offvine in West Hollywood - This local restaurant has been around for a long time and back in the day I loved the desserts there.  It's still located in a charming cottage tucked away near Hollywood and Vine.  However the food wasn't  as good as I remembered - the risotto was really just a rice stew of sorts and the souffle was overdone.  At least the service was still quite good.

So the best thing I ate this last week? 

perfect for bingewatching - miss fisher's murder mysteries on netflix

Last year I started running out of things to watch on Netflix and during my desperate search I fortuitously happened upon "Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries".  It is an Australian show set in 1929 and is about a glamorous independent woman who decides to become a lady detective.  If you enjoy classic murder mysteries, witty dialogue and great acting, you'll love this show!  I quickly finished the two seasons that were available last year, and was waiting for the third season with great anticipation.  

Photo Credit: from filmblerg.com

Recently netflix announced it had the third season - yay!  I had wanted to savor the episodes but alas, I couldn't control myself and finished the entire new season in 2 days while sipping on whiskey.  Ahhh - those were 2 glorious days!  Now i must wait again and hope that they do another season of this fantastic show.

Oh, tv gods - please do season 4!  I need to see Phryne and Jack finally get together!  And please don't remake this into an american tv show and butcher it.  that would be tragic. 

Now I'm looking for something to watch again..  Dark Matter was OK (but Firefly it is not)...