I’m not going to lie and say I totally forgot about this because you can see I didn’t! Ah the first week of classes. So today I present to you the Expedition Titanic. This is a group of scienetists (more or less) who are using all of the technology available to them to record the Titanic in its current state. They are using some of the same technology used by James Cameron while filming the movie. (more…)
Tender Greens is a fresh & quickly made salad place here around Los Angeles. I’d been to the one in Culver City before but over the weekend I managed to have a nice early dinner at the one in Hollywood. They have several types of pre-built salads or you can kind of make your own plate with a meat, veggies or potatoes, and a salad. I had the steak, baby arugula and tomato salad and grilled veggies. The salad was perfectly coated in balsamic vinegar and the steak was perfectly grilled to a medium rare. Together with the veggies it was a wonderful and filling meal. However, what made this meal special was the dessert I randomly decided to order as I was paying. It was a raspberry tart made with a custard filling. Now, even though the cashier was fully enthused about how good it was, I was kind of skeptical.
When I was home a couple of weeks ago, I was lucky enough to be able to take a couple of day trip up to Yellowstone & the Grand Teton National Parks. Before this year, I don’t ever recall visiting the area during the middle of summer so I was unprepared for the heat (in the 80/90s) when we set out to do some of the easier hikes around some of the features.
Root Beer in general is a pretty good drink. It’s refreshing and makes for great floats, not to mention recalling favorite summer childhood memories. This weekend I was at Whole Foods where a guy was giving out samples of Thomas Kemper Root Beer so I gave it a shot. It has no HFCS and is It was good enough I bought some and usually I’m just a A&W Root Beer type girl. It comes in a 4-glass bottle set, so not very practical for a larger group setting and at about $3-$4 for the 4 bottles a little pricey. However for a nice refreshing change, I’d recommend it for a little splurge. A 
star root beer is a great way to start the summer. I’m also going to try their other sodas, I liked it that much.
So this past weekend I went with a friend to a new raw, vegan ice cream place in Studio City called Kind Kreme. I know they have a couple of products with honey and some don’t consider it vegan but I’m calling the place so here anyways. I’ve not had a lot of vegan ice cream and certainly not any raw vegan ice cream so you can take this how you will. It’s in a little strip mall right near Universal Studios with a tiny parking lot. It was easy to find though and it seemed like parking turned over pretty quickly. Inside they had about 20 flavors that they rotate through on a semi-regular basis and you can sample as many as you want while you decide. They offer ice cream sundaes and other treats, shakes, coffee based drinks and juices as well as pints of their ice cream to go. (more…)
