Unlikely Ice Cream

Mashti Malone's in Hollywood, lodged in a little strip mall on La Brea, might have the best ice cream in town. It's specialty is a selection of rose water based ice creams that, while were enjoyable, had a bit too much of a rose aromatic to suit my liking. On the other hand, their more standard flavors were delicious versions of familiar flavors. Two stand outs that I tried were black cherry and pistachio. Black cherry was not only light and creamy but also brought me back to my childhood days of black cherry Haagen-Daaz. Pistachio, despite having a suspiciously unnatural neon green tinge, turned out to be deliciously chewy and thick with a mild sweetness to it. The other flavor pictured however is the chocolate fudge; an equally tasty, chewy and thick treat.

Pa Ord

Great little hole in the wall authentic Thai restaurant in Hollywood's Thai town. Menu focus is on noodles, but the crispy pork served with Chinese broccoli or string beans or holy basil or all the above mixed is a great non noodle dish. This dish is made even greater by adding a fried egg to the white rice that accompanies the dish. Be warned: mild is spicy by American taste standards.

Umamicatessen

I tried Umamicatessen. Space is cool. Like a jazzed up food court (with servers). Just next to my favorite* venue The Orpheum. @michaelawesterlund and I tried the smushed potatoes, the exclusive shrimp burger, the tres leches doughnut and the house coffee. A stand out was the umami ketchup, the best ketchup I've ever tried. All plates were recommendable but that being said you can find better versions of all of them. Service was very good.

*would be my hands down favorite venue if they had more acts booked there. But all shows I have seen have been magical (last couple recent I can remember being Thom Yorke and Ray Lamontagne)

Farmers Market

Each Sunday I try to make it down to my local Farmer's Market. Each week's market is sure to bring familiar faces and reliable produce and there is always something new and exciting to see and taste. Here are some colorful looking veg from this Sunday.

Awesome Açai

Maca-Braina: This is the best one I've tried so far and it's from Liquid Juice Bar on Melrose.

Carls Jr.

Is it just me? Or does anyone else think this looks good?

Jinya

After loving it, then swearing it off, I am now back on the Jinya bandwagon (ahh, the fickle customer).