The clan has grown! I think there were 18 of us total? Not counting the surfboard, which took up almost as much beach space as the 3 little ones. When we arrived, my cousins Maya and Rachel were baki...
I’m bringing dessert again to tonight’s family gathering, and decided to utilize this beautiful jar of Marmalade… …my first thought was an Orange Olive Oil Chia (rather than Poppy) ...
Grocery shopping for a vacation house is FUN. Probably because it reminds me of Super Market Sweep? I accompanied my mother-n-brother-in-law to Albertson’s; taste tested some low-sodium turkey ...
Even though we won’t be eating at home much over the next few days, I HAD to visit the brand new Trader Joe’s. Located across the street from The Grove/Farmer’s Market, with an Umam...
Family wedding this weekend = Family coming to town!!! Psyched to be spending the next few days with Abe’s Philly Pholks. We’re picking them up from LAX this afternoon and spending the re...
Life is just a bowl of cherries this morning… …with a side of heart! Over the last year, I’ve seen Rawxies around the blog world, and was thrilled when an email appeared out of the blue a...
…and on with the rest of yesterday’s eats! Abe and I wound up spending the afternoon in Culver City, getting work done at Teaforest. Around 2pm we swung by Native Foods Cafe… …along with ...
This is a difficult post for me to write, because it’s publicly airing out a couple thoughts that have been safely swimming in my head. Once it’s out there…I’ll actually have to mak...
After brunch at Canelé, we spent a little time walking around Atwater Village. I’ve described the Valley’s Tujunga Village as “Larchmont-esque” – this neighborhood also ...
Canelé has sat high on my Smorgie brunch list for a while – hailed by bloggers, the LA Weekly and the LA Times as one of the city’s best. Had some traffic issues making it over to Atwater...
We had two birthdays last night! Both celebrated at RockSugar Pan Asian Kitchen, in the Century City Mall. [ Theyre one of the few restaurants that validate valet for free; if youre having trouble pa...
We had some errands to run in Pasadena this morning, so we brought Julius along for a walk… …he strutted around, pulling, like he knew the ‘hood. Stopped at Great Harvest, of course. It w...
After playtime with the ladies… …I had playtime with Goh! For the next few days he’s holding “Nakamurathon,” a webcast telethon to help fund his latest Kickstarter project, Th...
The LA Asian Pacific Film Festival was all about the business side of what I do – today’s focused on the creative process! A few hours of character development work with my A.W.E. group &...
I spent all day recovering from the last week of late evenings, then got ready for Closing Night of LAAPFF. Scarfed down a little snack first… …most of the Kettle Corn wound up in my hair! We s...
Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia! Virtually impossible for me to mention chia seeds without that infomercial song going through my head. Every. Single. Time. Without fail! Chia Seeds Direct specializes in high quality ...
If you were at the Yes We’re Open screening on Saturday and heard someone say “Ouch!” as I was being introduced for the Q&A… …that someone was me! This actually hurt like a Muth...
It’s always wonderful when Larabar arrives on my front porch… …but ÜBER wonderful when it’s a new product! They sent their four flavors of Über – which are full of nutty chunk...
Thrilled to see my Nice Girls (Cast and) Crew last night… …so many friends came to support, including a longtime blogging buddy! We headed up the street afterwards to Biergarten for some bites ...
Of course, right after I tweeted that yesterday, one was bought/eaten, along with an ice cream stuffed brownie… …then we headed out for karaoke night! Located in Koreatown near the LAAPFF actio...
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Confession – I was in my pajamas until 2pm today. But I’ve actually been up since 7am. The craziness of this past weekend’s festival has left me feeling lazy and ravenous! I fixed m...
Film Festival-ing is so much fun! Always surrounded by people you know and love. I realized it’s a lot like senior year of college, when you finally get to see everyone’s thesis projects....
You know how athletes carb load before a race? What worked for my festival marathon yesterday was a ton of meat, followed by ginormous amounts of fruit. I still can’t believe I made it all the ...
See what time this post is going up? 3:30am! This is the latest I’ve been up in a while and I fully intend on sleeping in before another long day of film fest-ing later. While I catch up on my ...
I’ve got a big night ahead of me!!! I will be at all of my Q&A’s, plus watching Sung and Michelle’s movie, “Sunset Stories.” Time to put my game face on! *RECORD SCR...
The Surrogate Valentine/Daylight Savings Double Feature is tonight so I gathered together with my cast/crew for a day-before dinner. “I thought you were a vegan,” Mike said. Uh….nope! I&#...
I didn’t have a drop of alcohol last night and somehow still wound up feeling hungover! My car reeked of leftover sweets as I drove to an early morning audition… …not in a cake mood, thou...
So I wound up going with this dress – for one reason: it was warm enough last night. Usually I’m covered up in tights, coats, scarfs, sweaters – this outfit couldn’t be access...
The LAAPFF starts tonight! Which means for the next 11 days, life is officially bonkers. Thank goodness Macrobar sent this case. They know I’m a huge fan of their products – especially th...
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