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Sunday Supper at Samba January 30, 2011

Filed under: Dining Out,Food,Friends — Kelocity @ 8:37 pm
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It rained in LA today, and I loved every minute of it. We ran around and did a bunch of errands and then I cozied up on the couch and finished reading Meb’s book. I love reading about running, it inspires me. I can not people humans can run 4-minute miles. It boggles my mind. I recommend the book to runners, especially anyone who has done New York or Boston.

We decided to end the weekend with a bang and head to CityWalk for dinner tonight.
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Our dinner companions tonight were the fabulous Erika and Timmy. We both bought a coupon a while back for Samba and we have been dying to try it. It’s always fun to play ‘tourist’ for a night and walk around CityWalk.
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Samba is tucked in the back, behind the Hard Rock Café.
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It’s a Brazilian Steakhouse served buffet style. There are two parts, first, the unlimited salad bar, and second, fresh meat shaved off of a spit right onto your plate. But first… The Salad Bar!
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They had SO many amazing side dishes.
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Lots of different kinds of veggies, salads, sides and bread! Oh man, the bread had cheese baked into it. DELICIOUS!
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The staff walks around with all different types of meat, and if you want it, you put this card on the green side, and if you don’t, you flip it over to red.
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They had lamb, beef, chicken, steak, tri-tip all cooked with a different spice or seasoning. My favorite was the bacon-wrapped chicken. MMm!
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The décor was festive and modern. It was swanky yet casual. Very nice.
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In the middle of the meal, these Brazilian dancers came out and danced for a while. It was fun entertainment, I felt like I was at the Rio in Las Vegas.
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We ate SO much, it was a delicious meal. We went for a mile walk after dinner, I definitely needed that to digest. We’re lucky to have such great friends close by to enjoy these adventures with.
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I’m off to watch the new Hallmark Hall of Fame movie with Betty White! Have a great week!

 

The Grilled Cheese Truck!! January 9, 2011

Filed under: Dining Out,Food,Happy — Kelocity @ 12:35 pm
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For those of you who don’t live in Los Angeles, there’s a phenomenon that started a few years ago called ‘Food Trucks’. It’s a bunch of trucks who drive around and have awesome menus. They don’t have a solid location, so you have to check twitter to find out where they’ll be next. I’ve been DYING to try the ‘Grilled Cheese Truck’, but it always seems to evade me! (And the lines are usually really long!)

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But yesterday, we were in the right place at the right time and we were right nearby where the truck was parked. The Mini Cooper dealership was having an event and the grilled cheese was FREE! (Are you kidding me? Free Grilled cheese?!)
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While we waited in line, look who we spotted!
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Yea Baby! Groooovy!
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We were debating what to order… but it was an easy decision since they’re famous for their ‘Mac & Cheese Grilled Cheese’.

Think about that for a second… Mac & Cheese inside of a grilled cheese sandwich.

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Sounds a little strange, but trust me on this one.
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Irving got the same thing, but with the Rib Meat inside.

It also came with a cup of Tomato Soup (which was surprisingly awesome)!
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Thank you Mini Dealer for the free, yummy lunch!!

When we got back home, we topped off lunch with some Sea Salt Caramels.
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OH MY GOSH! They were AMAZING! Sweet and salty in the same bite. Delicious!
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Grilled Cheese + Chocolate = HAPPY WEEKEND!

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Celebrating with our Friends! August 26, 2010

Filed under: Dining Out,Food,Friends — Kelocity @ 7:06 pm
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On Monday, Erika found out that she scored an amazing new job! We were SO excited to celebrate with E+T that night! We headed up to Universal Citywalk to have dinner at Saddle Ranch.

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The service was slow, but we started off with a ginormous plate of Nachos!
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It was as good as it looks, I assure you.

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I had no idea what I wanted, so Timmy and I did halfsies and split the Buffalo Chicken Wrap and the BLT.
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It was perfect. I could only eat the wrap and took the BLT home, but it was perfect. 🙂
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Congrats, Erika!!!
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Tapas with the Hubby June 7, 2010

Filed under: Dining Out — Kelocity @ 10:37 pm
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Tonight we headed over to the cute little area of Montrose for dinner.

We ended up at Three Drunken Goats, a cute little Spanish tapas bar.
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We had a giftcard from restaurant.com and figured it was a great night to use it.

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The menu was pretty good. A lot of it was in Spanish and we had to have our waiter translate. HAHA.

We ordered a bunch of things that sounded good, and it was really satisfying and different than anything I’ve ever eaten before.

Bacon Wrapped Dates with Chorizo
This was the highlight of the meal. It was sweet and chewy.
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Artichoke and Goat Cheese Croquettes
Really good, I think deep fried. The cheese was great!
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Pulled Pork and Piquillo with Toast
The toast was like garlic bread, so good! I had a bite of the pork and left the rest for Irving!
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Patatas with Truffle Oil and Cabrales
This was good… but there was something about it that I didn’t like. There was a slight aftertaste to them.
I wasn’t sure if it was the oil the potatoes were tossed in… or the cheese or the truffle oil, but it didn’t do it for me.
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Paella of Roasted Vegetables
I had my eye on this as soon as we sat down. The waiter told me it was kind of like saffron rice… SOLD!
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When they first brought it to the table, it had clams and shrimp and fish in it. We quickly sent it back. HAHA Neither of us likes fish, eek!

I loved the rice. I am so glad I have leftovers for lunch tomorrow. MMmmm!

It was nice company!
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