Vitello’s
This is a favorite spot for Gretchen and is now a favorite of mine. We’ve met there several times for casual lunches, but today we decided to meet there after my always fun visit to the dentist (all looks fine, though I need to have…
Los Angeles
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…
Musso & Frank Grill
Today we spent a grueling day in the sun weeding in Madison Garden for Project Angel Food, so we booked a last minute rsvp thru Open Table at Musso & Frank Grill, another favorite of Gretchen’s. It’s a charming historic venue that’s been in business…
Project Angel Food – Day 2: Gardening
So today, Gretchen and I tried our hands at gardening for Project Angel Food. We were asked to meet at 10:30am at Madison Garden which is not far from Vermont and Santa Monica Blvd. On our arrival, all we saw was a huge empty lot…
Vernetti
Gretchen and I spent the morning volunteering for Project Angel Food in Hollywood and thought it would be nice to find a fab spot for lunch in the Larchmont Village area. As we were pulling into the public parking, I saw Vernetti from the side…
Project Angel Food – Day 1: In the Kitchen
So today’s the day! Our first day volunteering in the kitchen at Project Angel Food! While I was excited to volunteer, I wasn’t all that excited about waking up at 7am, but we got there on time and there was a spot left in their…
Pizzeria Mozza
So… I’ve been wanting to go here since before I knew it was one of Mario Batali’s restaurants. I’ve been to several of his restaurants in NYC when I lived there including Otto, Lupa and all of the restaurants within Eataly. In fact, I lived just down…
Project Angel Food – Orientation
Gretchen and I scheduled our orientation for today at Project Angel Food. Having spent the last 20 years in NYC, I hadn’t heard of Project Angel Food, so when I began working at Sony Pictures in October 2016 my manager made her annual gift to…