Los Angeles has a lot of great Farmers Markets, but one of my favorites is the one right outside of City Hall in downtown LA. One of my favorite things about this farmers market is that you can see City Hall while you shop and eat!Every Thursday from 10am-2pm, vendors set up shop across Main Street from City…
Is there a restaurant more iconically Los Angeles than Porto’s? Maybe not. The original Porto’s opened in Echo Park in 1976 by Rosa Porto, a Cuban immigrant to Los Angeles. Since then, Porto’s has gained a cult-like following of dedicated Angelinos and tourists who fall in love with their baked goods.Most recently, I went to…
The Palladium is a really cool venue on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. It was built in 1940 in the Streamline Modern, Art Deco style and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. The Palladium can fit nearly 4,000 people but the catch is, there are not seats in the Palladium!The Palladium It has a…
Los Angeles has a lot of weird and wonderful places to eat. But perhaps the weirdest and most wonderful is Bombay Frankie Company, an Indian fusion restaurant that set up shop in a gas station in West LA. Bombay Frankie Company: ExteriorOf course, I had to try it! You walk into the gas station market and see a counter…
In February of 2019, I was able to take a 2-week trip to Iceland. It was phenomenal! I explored Iceland on my own for the first week, and then I joined up with a photography expedition (https://jansenphotoexpeditions.com/iceland-photography-workshop/) for the subsequent week.Iceland has been a bucket list location for me for a long time…
Osteria La Buca is a trendy Italian food place between West Hollywood and Downtown LA. It’s got a casual, industrial-feel, but don’t let that fool you! Osteria La Buca is a very popular location and it’s a good idea to get a reservation ahead of time. I went for lunch on a weekday right when it…
Located in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles, Chinatown Central Plaza has been a hub of culture since the 1930’s! Stocked full of places to eat and shop, the Chinatown Central Plaza recently just got a fresh coat of pain. But even with its cool new colors, the Chinatown Central Plaza still maintains much of its traditional Chinese architecture…