Ultimate Food Weakness

Candy corn

Pink & Cheap Platter

My cousin Sophia and I hosted a joint birthday party this last weekend. The theme was Pink & Cheap. One of the better party themes out there if you ask me. In addition to chili dogs (inspired by Pink's), steak tacos (medium rare and pink) and the famed toasting station (strawberry jam and pop tarts, anyone?) I served up this killer platter:


Pink wafer cookies, Homer Simpson donuts and Mother's Frosted Animal cookies.

Here's a look at the toasting station. It was a huge hit after-hours!

More Perfect

Remember when I told you I had that great midnight snack? Well allow me to one-up myself by showing you what I'll be enjoying tonight.

The man, the legend himself, Thomas Haas, the world's greatest chocolatier, brings us Dark Bark. Perhaps one of his finest creations Dark Bark is, as it appears to be a disc of his finest dark chocolate, adorned with juicy pieces of dried fruit (apricot, candied orange, fig, cranberry) and nuts (pistachio and almond).
Screw my grab bag concoction, this is the real deal.

He has an effect on me, Thomas. His confections, and everything he does, are held in the deepest chambers of my foodie heart. Thomas does only right and brings only sweet joy to the world. He is an inspiration, a machine in the kitchen (and on the mountain, apparently), and a joy of a man to call friend!

I'm breaking this one out in honor of Thomas, who makes me strive to be a better human every time I encounter him, in person or food form.
Warning: expect Dark Bark to last for one sitting and one sitting only.

Dreamcake

How insane does this cake look?! That's a cake:frosting ratio a boy could write home about. Courtesy of Whisk Kid, this seems like something I might be trying soon. I'll let you know when/if.

Food Weakness

Red Vines.

Food Weakness

Nerds - need I say more?

Dreams really do come true

Coconut cake from Glendale's famous Porto's Bakery

Brite Spot

Last night I very luckily happened upon Brite Spot, an amazing all-night eastside diner with an old school feel and an extensive and respectable menu. If you know me you know I love a late night diner run with all the trimmings. I also love fresh, real food. Brite Spot combines these two and proves to be is the cleanest dirty diner food I've encountered.




I devoured my bacon cheddar omelette (deductions for what looked and tasted like processed cheddar on my eggs) but top marks went to the banana cream pie.



Real banana. Real cream. Real crust. I can safely call this the best diner pie I've ever had. It didn't last long.

Brite Spot is a bit over-priced, but the authenticity of the food, the diversity of menu and the eccentricity of the decor truly make up for it. Echo Park location is a plus but parking can be difficult.




Grade: B-

Decisions, Decisions

Choices always bring out the neurotic in me.


I opted for halvsies:
Just when you thought it couldn't get gayer...

Home and Native Candy Land

I could list a million things I love about going back to Canada but near the top of the list is the chocolate bars, known as candy bars south of the 49.

It's a magical place where peanut butter cups don't belong to Reese, they share his name; where Mr. Big is best friends with Oh Henry!; where Coffee is Crisp and where Caramilks are so h-core they eat Rolos for breakfast.

Perhaps it's nostalgia but, for me, I'm pretty sure it's actually the taste and quality that put. these treats a step above the crap we get in the US.

Top Marks: Wunderbar