los angeles | Travels with Nic & Rob

Rise of the Jack O’ Lanterns, Descanso Gardens 2014

October 27, 2014 ♦

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The Rise of the Jack o' Lanterns is a Halloween celebration for people of all ages, especially if you appreciate the art of a well-carved pumpkin. The event is a display of thousands of glowing, carved pumpkins that are set along a quarter mile trail in the Descanso Gardens Rose…

Seoul Sausage, Los Angeles, CA

September 24, 2014 ♦

Eat & Drink, Food

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Food Network fans will probably recognize the name Seoul Sausage even if they've never been to the small West Los Angeles eatery. The brand got fantastic exposure by winning Season 3 of The Great Food Truck Race. That particular season was for competitors who didn't currently have a food truck…

LA Times’ The Taste 2014

September 5, 2014 ♦

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Los Angeles Times' The Taste is a huge annual food festival that showcases Los Angeles chefs and restaurants, as well as many spirit, wine and other vendors. The festival lasts three days and is held at the Paramount Studios lot - which is good, because with so many people and so many…

The Corpse Flower at The Huntington Library

August 24, 2014 ♦

Los Angeles, Photography

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The Corpse Flower is more officially known as the Titan Arum (Amorphophallus titanum) a flowering plant that is native to Sumatra. It is a flowering plant with the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world - meaning that the flower essentially comes straight out of the seed/roots of the plant. It…

LA Zoo Roaring Nights

August 18, 2014 ♦

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Roaring Nights is an event that the Los Angeles Zoo hosts several times during the summer, opening up the zoo after hours for a special late night of music, food and fun. I'd heard about the event, but since it is only a few times a year, it is easy…

The Flintridge Proper, La Cañada Flintridge, CA

May 30, 2014 ♦

Eat & Drink, Food, Los Angeles

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While we do enjoy viiting a great tiki bar now and again, we're usually more interested in checking out restaurants than bars unless the place has some other appeal to it. That appeal could be great design, a reputation for excellent food or something like the world's largest gin selection…

Wordless Wednesday: The World’s Largest Gin Selection

May 28, 2014 ♦

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This is what the world's largest gin selection (plus a few bottles of whiskey) looks like. The Proper in La Canada-Flintridge boast more than 200 different gin brands behind their bar. Stay tuned for stories from our recent visit!

Tiki-No, North Hollywood, CA

April 10, 2014 ♦

California, Destinations, Eat & Drink, Los Angeles, Spirits, United States

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Tiki bars are one of the most fun types of bars to go to. They have a great aesthetic, fun glassware (and usually tiny drink umbrellas) and a variety of drinks that you won't find anywhere else. We love our Old Fashioneds, but it's a lot of fun to go…