Lake Hollywood Walk

Lake Hollywood Walk

As a native Californian, I am getting on my FAB California Bucket List ASAP!  I hope you’ll enjoy coming along.  I know there will be lots of beautiful scenery and even more fun to be had. Yesterday, Devon and I took our first walk up…

The Highlight Room at the Dream Hotel

The Highlight Room at the Dream Hotel

What a FAB day I had with Gretchen. It’s been a long time since we’ve been able to hang out, so it was time to resurrect the blog, and we did it at The Highlight Room, the rooftop restaurant at the Dream Hotel in Hollywood. …

The Butcher, The Baker, The Cappuccino Maker

The Butcher, The Baker, The Cappuccino Maker

Gretchen wanted to meet today to try out The Butcher, The Baker, The Cappuccino Maker which is a coffee shop restaurant she has passed in the past and wanted check it out. So I made a rsvp thru Open Table for 12:30p. Let’s start with the…

The Chambers Brothers at The Ash Grove: Improv Hollywood

The Chambers Brothers at The Ash Grove: Improv Hollywood

About a week or so ago, Gretchen’s friend Robert Landau invited her to see the Chambers Brothers perform at the Improv in Hollywood. He has been working with the Chambers Brothers on a documentary and is also working with Ed Pearl who started the Ash Grove in…

Mauro’s Cafe at Fred Segal’s

Mauro’s Cafe at Fred Segal’s

Gretchen, her husband Bobby and I had previously purchased tickets to see the Chambers Brothers at the Improv in Hollywood tonite, so Gretchen thought it would be convenient to have an early dinner at Mauro’s Restaurant/Cafe across the street. Being that they don’t actually serve…

Project Angel Food – Gardening Day 2

Project Angel Food – Gardening Day 2

Today was another Fab day volunteering at Madison Garden for Project Angel Food. When we arrived, we were happy to see that a lot of the overgrown weeds had been cleared out providing a clear path to walk around to where the plants were. We…

Growing Blueberries

Growing Blueberries

Today I stopped by Home Depot in Hollywood to pick up some Miracle Gro ($6) for some vegetables and herbs I have seeds for, because after trying to grow them using regular organic soil, I found the seeds just don’t grow without the Gro. Then,…

Barbara & Stanley: A Modern Romance

Barbara & Stanley: A Modern Romance

After our Fab dinner at Paley, we (Gretchen, Sally Kellerman and myself) walked next door to the NeueHouse where a screening of a documentary short, Barbara & Stanley: A Modern Romance, about two other dear friends of Gretchen’s was being shown. In brief, it’s about…

Paley

Paley

So this was the beginning of a truly Fab night out with Gretchen. I met her and her Fab friend Sally Kellerman at Paley (pronounced pay-lee) for an early dinner at around 5:45pm. At that time, there were a few people seated outside and several…

Pace

Pace

I met Gretchen at Pace tonight because I foolishly left my house keys in her car after our fabulous lunch at Musso & Frank’s. She was meeting her friend Steve Schweidel (aka Schwidy) there before his long flight to Australia where he was going to…