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_164" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Craft Exterior"][/caption] Friday, May 29, 2009 was the first date night that my Fiancé and I had in quite some time. So the plan was to make it good . . . really good. (Unfortunately in LA, really good can often come at a price, ... http://thelek.com/blog/dining-out-in-la/the-cupboard-mouse-visits-craft/ {Worries Go Down Better With Soup} New York City, fashion mecca and land of the Bubby. As long as my memories go back, I have had this very hazy picture of eating corned beef, and not just any corned beef. . .corned beef from the deli promised land, nay the ... http://thelek.com/blog/dining-out-in-la/the-cupboard-mouse-gets-%e2%80%98nosh-talgic%e2%80%99-at-art%e2%80%99s-deli/ [caption id="attachment_393" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Smoke House Sign"][/caption] When you walk through those double doors, you disappear through a time warp. The bright California sun outside, a distant memory. The heavy wood beams, brick, and red vinyl carry you back. Back to the days when music was not electronic, ... http://thelek.com/blog/dining-out-in-la/the-cupboard-mouse-visits-the-smoke-house/ [caption id="attachment_430" align="alignleft" width="217" caption="BLD logo"][/caption] {Breakfast} It was an early Sunday morning when my body decided that sleep should merely be optional. I casually made more of a ruckus than I usually do in getting dressed. You know, things like slamming doors, sitting down violently on the ... http://thelek.com/blog/dining-out-in-la/the-cupboard-mouse-partakes-in-the-b-of-bld/