I love to read, so once I heard about the Last Bookstore, I knew I had to visit it! It may not be the last bookstore in Los Angeles, but it certainly is the coolest I’ve ever seen. It is located in the heart of downtown LA and it is California’s largest used and new book and record…
Tommy’s Original World Famous Burgers has been a Los Angeles institution since 1946. Today, there are 30 different Tommy’s in California and 3 in Nevada. The flagship restaurant is located at the corner of Beverly Blvd. and Rampart Blvd. in downtown LA, and I recently went for the first time! Eating at this location really feels like stepping…
If you’re looking for a fancy night-out in L.A., look no further than the Pantages Theatre. Located right on Hollywood Blvd., the Pantages puts on Broadway-level productions. Over the years, I have seen Wicked, The Lion King, Newsies, Phantom of the Opera, and, most recently, Book of Mormon. Every production is amazing!The theatre itself is…
Somi Somi is a soft serve ice cream shop in Koreatown. While their soft serve is delicious, the real star of the show is the waffle cone, and I mean literal waffle cone. The cone is a soft, fluffy waffle shaped like a goldfish. Honestly, this is not the most practical idea because it quickly turns into a mess, albeit…
Located in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, Angels Flight is a funicular railway that takes people up (or down) the giant hill between Hill St. and California Plaza.Angels Flight was built in 1901 and originally went from Hill St. to Olive St. until 1969 when it switched to the path it takes today. It has been a popular…
Bumsan Organic Milk Bar is a new soft serve shop in Koreatown that just opened in July. The ice cream shop gets its name from the same place it gets its dairy; Bumsan Farm Co. Bumsan Farm Co. is a 100% organic, USDA certified, non-GMO, antibiotic free, sustainable farm and the leading organic dairy producer in Korea.Bumsan…
My grandmother was born and raised in Korea and immigrated to the United States as a young woman, so, growing up, I was very familiar with Korean food. When I was 3-4 it was pretty much the only food I would eat. My palate has expanded a bit since then, but Korean food is still some of my favorite…