SLS Hotel High Tea

The Patisserie at the SLS Hotel puts on a High Tea service that is very a fun way to spend an afternoon hanging out with some girl friends.  This is definitely not a traditional High Tea (menu), but afternoon tea in LA has become much more innovative and interesting.  Our reservations were for 3:30pm on [...]

Alcove Cafe – Silver Lake

Choala Yummy and I used to hike every Saturday morning at Griffith Park. We stopped after the fires last year. She introduced me to Alcove Cafe, which is a nice little place to relax after hiking on a weekend morning. I especially like the chai tea. Anyway, Scott Gold of the LA Times wrote an [...]

Man Mi Bakery

Shaved ice is available at many places: Shau May, Ice Kiss, Fiore, Matsumoto, but here’s a place to get old school Korean shaved ice, also known as paht bing su. You get shaved ice, you get fruit cocktail, marshmallows, soybean powder, and you gotta get the red bean (paht). The verdict? It’s good, but our [...]

Angel Maid Bakery

Treats from Angel Maid Bakery. What I like about this place: Cream Puffs (or more specifically, the choux creams). small puffs of creamy, flaky bliss. incredibly reasonable prices (the pastries above were between $2.50 and $2.95, and a choux cream is only $0.45) the shop has a friendly, family owned feel Tonight, I visited a [...]

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