April 2, 2003
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Hey Darren, thanks for your subscription, your frequent comments and the plug!
One challenge about keeping a weblog is resisting the temptation to write about anything and everything especially matters related to “production” and “confidential professional stuff”… So if our daily entries seem somewhat frivolous (ie, all we write about is food, movies, and shopping) remember, there’s plenty more goin’ on…
Tonight after work, we went to Tower Records (just round the corner!) and bought ourselves a boombox. Either this or two months without music. Then had dinner at El Rancho nearby on Ventura Blvd where the carne asade had the texture of rubber…
Sherman Oaks is not too bad. There’s a Whole Foods supermarket 3 minutes away. Heaps of restaurants on Ventura.
Some memorable eating places we’ve been taken to for dinner (over separate trips to LA):
- Authentic Cafe (Beverly Blvd, Fairfax) – Matt Dillon was there the first time we went.
- Fred 62 Diner (Vermont Ave, Los Feliz). We first met KR here and he told us all about the history of his publication. In fact, we’re kinda drawn to ALL diners as we don’t have these in Australia. Canter’s in Fairfax was also cool, being open 24 hrs.
- Firefly (Van Nuys?) Had dinner with WBA execs and the Network. Good food!
- Katana (Sunset Strip) Excellent variety of Japanese food. One of those places where you want to try everything on the menu.
- El Cid (Sunset) – Flamenco show and dinner
- Dr Hogly Wogly’s Texas BBQ - There was a lot of meat here. More than we’d ever seen in our entire life. Good stuff though we’d just spent several weeks on a no red meat diet!
- Musso and Frank Grill (Hollywood) – Very old L.A. We can just imagine Raymond Burr in his Perry Mason heyday escorted to his table where he orders his sirloin steak with mashed potato and loads of butter….
Lunctime at WBA, we have a choice between burgers at
why does that F word always make us giggle?
… Hana Grill (Japanese fast food), Quiznos (subs), PF Changs (Chinese restaurant) and The Cheesecake Factory. More observations on the dining experience in America:
- Serving sizes are BIG
- Drink sizes are BIG with unlimited refills (eg, coffee)
- LOTS of condiments and sauces
- CHILLI in America is different from CHILLI in Australia. In America, Chilli = Beans. Elsewhere, Chilli = Chilli peppers.
Peter (story editor) brought his son into WBA today. Jake was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, taking in all the sights, asking us Flash drawing questions, and suggesting some really funny story premises. Amazing kid. Jake is TWELVE years old!!! and he is learning Flash animation.
There is so much drive and talent in this town. We really are grateful to be here.
Off to bed now. Good night…
