Daily Rants

Aroma di Roma is filled with YUPPIES and CHILDREN.  Is nothing sacred?  

OH and how hard is it for a cafe that supposedly has good food to use decent tomatoes IN THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST?

God bless Viento for frequenting the farmer's market.  It makes me happy to hear Bela tell customers how great the tomatoes are that day.  

Let's all take a moment to wake up and smell the tomatoes.  This is the time!  Go to the Hollywood Farmer's Market this Sunday. . . .there's one guy in particular who has a fantastic selection.  He even has a fucking sign that says "Do Not Touch Unless Buying."  werd.    

A Summer Apart

To update you all on our whereabouts these days, Liz has spent the whole summer in Italy for an internship opportunity, and I have been working my ass off at two Long Beach restaurants.  My main gig was at Long Beach Pizza Co. and the other was at The Potholder.  While there were times when I could barely break a smile during a "double-shift weekend," it was great to get waitressing experience and to meet some great locals along the way.  The biggest downside for me was the weight gain that comes with eating pizza at one job and greasy diner food at the other.  The best part. . .making bank!  I've been taking the month off in preparation for moving to NY in about a week.  With all the extra time I've finally been able to cook for myself again.  Speaking of which, I'm trying out vegetarianism for a while to see if I can hang with it and lose my LB weight.  So far it's working out pretty well and I rarely seem to miss meat.  

I can't wait until Liz gets back to the states so that she can post all of her fabulous Italian food experiences!  The sad part is that Liz is coming back two days after I leave for NYC. . . . .