LA in Pictures

I can't wait to go back to LA. Not gonna lie, I'm entertaining the idea of moving down there.

The Airport. I was totally looking forward to eating at The Plant Cafe in Terminal 2 (Virgin America!)

Thai Tofu Peanut Wrap

On the plane (HEALTHY VODKA?? I think so.) :

Motel :

 The Fridge

Late night dinner, after seeing my pal Johnny Render perform at TAIX. The best burrito of my life. MY LIFE! Burrito King, I shall see you again soon!

Pressed Juicery (Here's a little post on Vegansaurus that I wrote about it.)

 Mohawk Bend :

 Buffalo Cauliflower and Wilted Kale Salad

PETA Headquarters (right next to my motel!)

My motel was in Echo Park, right by the Peta Headquarters.

Echo Park/Silverlake at Sunset :

Flore Cafe in Silverlake:

  Portobella Mushroom Tacos

BBQ 'Bacon' Slider

BABYCAKES! This was super exciting for me because I use the cookbook at work. The gluten free chocolate snoballs at Source are adapted from the Healthy Hostess recipe!

Red Velvet cake top and Hostess cupcake. 

In all honesty, I was a little disappointed with the Hostess. Actually, both. The frostings were amazing, but the cake was a little dry. I am hoping this is because they were stored in a fridge (cake in a fridge? WHY?) and therefore not at room temperature. Maybe they were old? I wasn't really into the downtown location and will try the other LA venue next time. I have had Babycakes before, when a friend drove some cupcakes up from LA and I JUST LOVED THEM. So, yeah, kinda disappointed this time around.

Half of these pics are taken with Instagram. I just got my very first iPhone, so I'm Instagramming my way through life! Follow me at jennybradleyyo.

Greetings From LA Part Deux!

I got back to my motel room, drank some Budweiser, wrote the previous blog post, went to Mohawk Bend (across the street from my motel in Echo Park) and then met some friends at Rainbow Bar and Grill in West Hollywood. The night ended with me barfing out of a car because I like to keep it elegant on my adventures.

Buffalo cauliflower bites and a wilted kale salad at Mohawk Bend. Plus a beer and my new iPhone. All I need in life.

 My ex got his bike back the next morning, we continued to fight, I remembered every single reason we broke up, he hung around all day, we went to Babycakes, we were getting along okay, then he forgot his backpack (with his phone in it!) on the bus. Typical. I hate to say this, but right now I feel like if I never saw him again, that would probably be okay. My trip wasn't awful, but I'm definitely not ringing him up next time I go to LA. I'm still angry, even though like, two weeks have passed.

This is my emo version of the trip. Just wanted to give you a brief recap of what went down the next day, as I know you've been waiting with bated breath. I also ate some great tacos and took some awesome pics down there. But I haven't wanted to look at a computer screen in two weeks, as I've been exhausted from my jet-setting ways (Chicago, LA and then RENO last week!). Next post -- Babycakes, Flore Cafe and Burrito King! Then -- how to survive in Reno if you are vegan (it's NOT easy).