http://thelek.com/blog Dating, Food and Lekking in LA Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:43:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_995" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Edison"][/caption] Have you ever just wanted to step back in time to see what LA used to be like in the early 20s? Call me strange, but I’ve always wondered what that era must have felt like. I get to live my time-travel fairytale through the ... http://thelek.com/blog/dating-in-la/re-live-the-20s/ One of my biggest complaints about this town I love so much is that there are far too few places to sit and have a drink while enjoying a view of our gorgeous coastline. Compared to any other oceanfront city (or lakefront or riverfront, for that matter) LA offers up an ... http://thelek.com/blog/dating-in-la/a-high-with-a-view/ One warm Sunday, during one of my early LA excursions (see Part I) I ended up in South Pasadena standing in front of a little taco stand called Señor Fish. My artist friend Marilynn, with whom I had only recently reconnected, had taken me there. She was introducing me to ... http://thelek.com/blog/dining-out-in-la/how-i-fell-in-love%e2%80%a6-with-la-part-2/ [caption id="attachment_511" align="alignleft" width="400" caption="How I fell in love... with LA"][/caption] I used to make fun of LA. From 3000 miles away, my only thoughts of LA were generic visions of Hollywood, all palm trees, skateboards, surfers and movie stars. Newly arrived, the city struck me as little more than a ... http://thelek.com/blog/dining-out-in-la/how-i-fell-in-love%e2%80%a6-with-la-part-1/ [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="320" caption="Aroma Cafe in Studio City"]   [/caption] It never fails. You’re finally going to meet up with that person you met online. L.A. is a city with endless possibilities, yet you draw a complete blank on where to go for the first date. You want to be original, but ... http://thelek.com/blog/dating-in-la/so-where-should-we-meet/ Create:Fixate kicks off the new year with its first event of 2009, “Wisdom Within Us,” tomorrow night, Saturday, March 7. Two large warehouses filled with vibrant artwork and music will present over 40 top local artists, DJs and musicians. As a special treat, Grammy-nominated DJ/producer Adam Freeland will close the ... http://thelek.com/blog/events-in-la/test/