The Small Places

Recently, I have decided that when possible I'm going to eat at many of the non-chain, mom & pop stands and small restaurants. At the very least - give them a try. (As long as they have an "A" rating). Often I have seen that I get the best service from them and that is saying something when you realize the person who is there at dinner time may have also been the one who opened up that morning. I'm so behind but I will try to list the ones I get to visit. I've been to a few in the recent months

Capitol Burgers - on Pico Boulevard (my personal favorite because I've seen the older gentleman there since I was in Junior High and my Aunt Dorothy use to place orders - I'm now in my 40's)

One thing I have trouble with is that I can remember the places more than the names but I plan to keep my pad handy and actually enter the information on my blog (which right now is more like scribble on a paper which gets lost in the clutter of my desk.

-AlwaysHungry

See's Candies

Every year around this time I get a craving for See's Candies. It is strange how something has been a part of your life that you assume people all across the states know of this company. They don't - but they should.

Sadly for 2-3 years I had a guy friend who would buy me the same box of expensive See's every year. At a young age, you are flattered. But as I've gotten older and wiser I realize that he never bothered to pay attention to the fact that I do not like nuts in my chocolate. I think as you get older and more in tune with the spirit of giving you realize that it doesn't take much to buy the hugest box - a small box of the ones I like would be so much more meaningful.

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