I'm in love with Coava coffee

I've finally found some good coffee in Burbank! The place is Coffee Commissary and the coffee is Coava's Kilenso from Ethiopa. Coava is based out of Portland and the Kilenso is the best consistant cup of coffee I have ever drank. Love it and hope you can pick some up. I just got a 8.8 oz bag tonight for use with my Hario V60.

How great do their mugs look! The also use La Marzocco's La Strada, the ferrari of of espresso machines.

LA Weekly Pancake Breakfast Part 3!!! Yeah it was that great

I've always been a big proponent of the LA Weekly; I believe Jonathan Gold's tenure at the paper made me a better foodie with the knowledge he passed on. Even though Mr. Gold is gone I still love supporting the food events they have and am always surprised about how well they turn out. The Pancake breakfast this year was no exception. The highlights for me were the savory pancakes at Gottsui, blueberry pancakes at BLD, the cronut at semi sweet bakery and prime rib quesadilla Chego's own Roy Choi was serving up. On the coffee front Kris Fulton from LAMILL was pouring amazing single origins thru the Hario V60. The crew from Handsome Coffee was there also with espresso, americanos and ice coffee, hope you didn't ask for sugar when you stopped thru. Pastries were plentiful with Village Bakery and Monica from Nickle Diner. Met so many great people at this event, can't wait for the next one.

LA Weekly's Best Ice Cream Shops

I love the LA Weekly, Jonathan Gold's food articles in the late 2000's really inspired my love for food. Even though Mr. Gold is gone I still turn to the LA Weekly first for my food news. This top ten ice cream shop list is good but it only mentions the West Side location of Scoops. I prefer the original location by LACC. This little spot is great, very interesting ice cream combos all made that morning. Try the Brown Bread that's what they are known for. Next door is one of my favorite 3rd wave coffee shops, Cafecito Organico.




http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/2013/07/10_best_ice_cream_shops_in_los.php

Great LA Weekly article on the best outdoor patios in the city

http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/2013/06/outdoor_dining_los_angeles.php
  No. 3 on the list is my favorite special occasion restaurant in Los Angeles. Located in the heart of Silver Lake is Cliff's Edge a phenomenal restaurant serving fresh Italian & Mediterranean cuisine. This is the place to go for a 1 year anniversary.

Check out their great minimalist web site below
http://www.cliffsedgecafe.com/

LA Weekly Pancake Breakfast

The best bang for your buck LA food fest has to be the pancake breakfast the LA Weekly is putting on for it's third year. The first year was curated by former LA Weekly stalwart Jonathan Gold. The food was great but there was one problem; too many pancakes. Well last years breakfast with out Mr. Gold was a vast improvement. With baked french toast from Auntie Em's, pastries from Village & Nickle Diner and single origin coffee provided by Handsome & Cafecito Organico last years event became a great eclectic breakfast event. The best part is it's only 30 dollars, and they have an open bar! Hope too see you there.


Click the link below to purchase tickets
http://microapp.laweekly.com/pancakebreakfast/


The first year they gave away these great mugs from Harry & David; definitely worth the 30 dollar price of admission! I still use it everyday at work.

Terri and her mom from Auntie Em's serving up some amazing french toast at last years event.

Wicked Clam Pop Up

That's right Dave Evans is opening a seafood restaurant. I'm addicted to the sandwiches he slings in Eagle Rock and can't wait to see what this East Coast bad boy comes up with. The Colorado Wine Company is owned by the same owners as Sunset Beer Co and has the same great relaxed energy.





UPDATE: The Wicked Clam pop up was a huge success yesterday, I'll post a story tomorrow!

LA Weekly presents TACOLANDIA!!!

I'm a big fan of food events, especially when the LA Weekly is the one who is putting it on. With Tacolandia the LA Weekly has brought together 30 restaurants for what will probably be the best deal in town this summer. The VIP tickets are $40 with access to an open bar. The $20 tickets gives you the food but with out the booze. Check out the web site below and hope to see you there!

http://microapp.laweekly.com/tacolandia/index.php

P.S Their are going to be mariachi bands

These are the restaurants that have already confirmed.

Bistro LQ
Bizarra Capital
Cacao Mexicatessen
Cafecito Organico
Chichen Itza
Coni' Seafood
Flor del Rio Restaurant
George's At The Cove
Gish Bac Restaurante Oaxaqueno 
Guerilla Tacos
La Guerrerense
La Monarca Bakery
La Tiendita Mexicana
Leo's Taco Truck
Loteria Grill
Mariscos Jaliscos
Mariscos El Mazateno
Mexicali Taco Co.
Mexikosher
Mo-chica
Paiche
Picca
Rocios Mole De Los Dioses
SoHo Taco
SOL Mexican Cocina
Spirit House Bar
Taco Maria
Tacos Kokopelli
Tacos Punta Cabras
Tamales Elena
Via Mercado