I'll be in El Lay (Century City, to be exact) from June 22 (pm) to 27
(am) at the American Headache Society meeting. I won't have a car. The
SO will be at home with the bums, alas. I'll be occupied most of the
days, but Tuesday and Saturday nights are free. Any So Cal RFC'ers who
might be available for dinner in the neighborhood, or who might know of
decent relatively inexpensive food in the Century City/Westwood/Beverly
Hills (yeah, right) area, give me a shout via email.

Cindy

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Cindy Fuller wrote:
> I'll be in El Lay (Century City, to be exact) from June 22 (pm) to 27
> (am) at the American Headache Society meeting. I won't have a car. The
> SO will be at home with the bums, alas. I'll be occupied most of the
> days, but Tuesday and Saturday nights are free. Any So Cal RFC'ers who
> might be available for dinner in the neighborhood, or who might know of
> decent relatively inexpensive food in the Century City/Westwood/Beverly
> Hills (yeah, right) area, give me a shout via email.
>
> Cindy
>
Guelaguetza, not far from UCLA. Little strip mall joint. FAB! Kay
Hartman has taken me there a couple of times.

TammyM

On 2010-06-15, Cindy Fuller > wrote:
> I'll be in El Lay (Century City, to be exact) from June 22 (pm) to 27
> (am) at the American Headache Society meeting. I won't have a car.

Somehow it all sounds spookily appropriate.

nb

Cindy Fuller wrote:
>
> I'll be in El Lay (Century City, to be exact) from June 22 (pm) to 27
> (am) at the American Headache Society meeting. I won't have a car. The
> SO will be at home with the bums, alas. I'll be occupied most of the
> days, but Tuesday and Saturday nights are free. Any So Cal RFC'ers who
> might be available for dinner in the neighborhood, or who might know of
> decent relatively inexpensive food in the Century City/Westwood/Beverly
> Hills (yeah, right) area, give me a shout via email.

I've never been there, but I've heard that the Renaissance
Restaurant at Scientology's Celebrity Centre is very good.
You don't have to be a cult member to eat there. The
Sunday brunch buffet is said to be a very good value.

If they offer you a "tour" of the building, politely refuse.
It's actually the "orientation" video they use to recruit
new members, not a tour of their interesting building.
Also skip the "stress test" and the "personality test",
unless you've really got time to kill. And don't give them
your address unless you like receiving pseudo-religious
junk mail.

In article >,
Mark Thorson > wrote:

> Cindy Fuller wrote:
> >
> > I'll be in El Lay (Century City, to be exact) from June 22 (pm) to 27
> > (am) at the American Headache Society meeting. I won't have a car. The
> > SO will be at home with the bums, alas. I'll be occupied most of the
> > days, but Tuesday and Saturday nights are free. Any So Cal RFC'ers who
> > might be available for dinner in the neighborhood, or who might know of
> > decent relatively inexpensive food in the Century City/Westwood/Beverly
> > Hills (yeah, right) area, give me a shout via email.
>
> I've never been there, but I've heard that the Renaissance
> Restaurant at Scientology's Celebrity Centre is very good.
> You don't have to be a cult member to eat there. The
> Sunday brunch buffet is said to be a very good value.
>
> If they offer you a "tour" of the building, politely refuse.
> It's actually the "orientation" video they use to recruit
> new members, not a tour of their interesting building.
> Also skip the "stress test" and the "personality test",
> unless you've really got time to kill. And don't give them
> your address unless you like receiving pseudo-religious
> junk mail.

There are much better ways to kill time than getting the Scientology
hard sell, decent food or otherwise.

One of the drug companies is hosting a dinner at Craft on Wednesday
night. I am tempted to go, even though I'm the last person they'd want
to hear their spiel (I can't prescribe their drug).

Cindu

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In article >, TammyM >
wrote:

> Cindy Fuller wrote:
> > I'll be in El Lay (Century City, to be exact) from June 22 (pm) to 27
> > (am) at the American Headache Society meeting. I won't have a car. The
> > SO will be at home with the bums, alas. I'll be occupied most of the
> > days, but Tuesday and Saturday nights are free. Any So Cal RFC'ers who
> > might be available for dinner in the neighborhood, or who might know of
> > decent relatively inexpensive food in the Century City/Westwood/Beverly
> > Hills (yeah, right) area, give me a shout via email.
> >
> > Cindy
> >
> Guelaguetza, not far from UCLA. Little strip mall joint. FAB! Kay
> Hartman has taken me there a couple of times.
>
> TammyM

I assume it's Mexican, or is is Salvadoran??? Either way, I could go
for it. Thanks for the suggestion, Tammy.

Cindy

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Cindy Fuller > wrote:

>In article >, TammyM >

>> Guelaguetza, not far from UCLA. Little strip mall joint. FAB! Kay
>> Hartman has taken me there a couple of times.

>I assume it's Mexican, or is is Salvadoran??? Either way, I could go
>for it. Thanks for the suggestion, Tammy.

Sounds intriguing, I wish I had known about it when I was
stuck in Century City back in January. It looks to be
about 3.5 miles away. (So, taxi-able.)

There is a sanitized Mexican place in Century Plaza called
Pink Taco (a chain I think). Not necessarily worth seeking out but
the fish burrito was pretty good. That's about all that's
within walking distance. Also in Century Plaza is a specialty
olive oil store, and a grocery store, Gelson's. I mostly
ate food I bought at the Gelson's when I was there.

Steve

In article >,
(Steve Pope) wrote:

> Sounds intriguing, I wish I had known about it when I was
> stuck in Century City back in January. It looks to be
> about 3.5 miles away. (So, taxi-able.)
>
> There is a sanitized Mexican place in Century Plaza called
> Pink Taco (a chain I think). Not necessarily worth seeking out but
> the fish burrito was pretty good. That's about all that's
> within walking distance. Also in Century Plaza is a specialty
> olive oil store, and a grocery store, Gelson's. I mostly
> ate food I bought at the Gelson's when I was there.
>
Oh, ducky. This reminds me of my trip to Anaheim 16 years ago. I was
stranded in a hotel on the opposite side of Disneyland from the
Convention Center. There was no sidewalk between the hotel and
Convention Center. It was also a bitterly cold week; coincidentally,
the same weekend that Richard Nixon died. It actually snowed in So Cal.

Here's hoping it's a little warmer in LA next week. I'm looking forward
to some outdoor lap swimming.

Cindy

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Cindy Fuller > wrote:

> (Steve Pope) wrote:

>> There is a sanitized Mexican place in Century Plaza called
>> Pink Taco (a chain I think). Not necessarily worth seeking out but
>> the fish burrito was pretty good. That's about all that's
>> within walking distance. Also in Century Plaza is a specialty
>> olive oil store, and a grocery store, Gelson's. I mostly
>> ate food I bought at the Gelson's when I was there.

>Oh, ducky. This reminds me of my trip to Anaheim 16 years ago. I was
>stranded in a hotel on the opposite side of Disneyland from the
>Convention Center. There was no sidewalk between the hotel and
>Convention Center. It was also a bitterly cold week; coincidentally,
>the same weekend that Richard Nixon died. It actually snowed in So Cal.

You should be okay, in a sense, because as you exit the Hyatt,
if you walk immediately left along the front of the building,
you end up on a sidewalk and at an intersection that you
may cross (this is very important) on a walk signal.
From there, go left on the opposing sidewalk until you
see stairs and ramps leading up to Westfield Century Plaza.
Gelson's is on the extreme left on the near side, Pink Taco on the
upper left on the far side.

There was one other place to dine in there, a wine bar with
substantial snacks, that looked vaguely possible. And perhaps
some of the Macy's-type stores have food courts inside.

It's limited. I took a walk north of Santa Monica (I think
it's Santa Monica, could be wrong), into hilly neighborhoods.
It was nice to see a bit of L.A. I had wished to take
a free evening and some taxi fare and go the six miles
to Echo Curio to hear some indie music, but I never made it there.

Steve

On Jun 15, 9:12 pm, Cindy Fuller >
wrote:
> In article >, TammyM >
> wrote:
> > Guelaguetza, not far from UCLA. Little strip mall joint. FAB! Kay
> > Hartman has taken me there a couple of times.
>
> > TammyM
>
> I assume it's Mexican, or is is Salvadoran??? Either way, I could go
> for it. Thanks for the suggestion, Tammy.
>
Mexican, of the Oaxaca region. Cheap, unpretentious, utterly
delicious. -aem

On Jun 15, 9:09 pm, Cindy Fuller >
wrote:
>
> One of the drug companies is hosting a dinner at Craft on Wednesday
> night. I am tempted to go, even though I'm the last person they'd want
> to hear their spiel (I can't prescribe their drug).
>
I wouldn't pass up an opportunity to go to Craft's on the pharma
industry's dime. It's "contemporary American" food of a reportedly
very high level (we haven't been there ourselves). LA Times food
critic gives it 3 stars. Average meal ticket is over $50. -aem

"Cindy Fuller" > wrote in message
...
> I'll be in El Lay (Century City, to be exact) from June 22 (pm) to 27
> (am) at the American Headache Society meeting. I won't have a car. The
> SO will be at home with the bums, alas. I'll be occupied most of the
> days, but Tuesday and Saturday nights are free. Any So Cal RFC'ers who
> might be available for dinner in the neighborhood, or who might know of
> decent relatively inexpensive food in the Century City/Westwood/Beverly
> Hills (yeah, right) area, give me a shout via email.
>
> Cindy
>
> --
> C.J. Fuller
>
> Delete the obvious to email me



Too bad we won't be back down till the 30th.

Get someone to take you downtown to the Original Pantry 9th & Figueroa.

open 24/7

Dimitri

On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:46:01 -0700, Cindy Fuller
> wrote:

>Oh, ducky. This reminds me of my trip to Anaheim 16 years ago. I was
>stranded in a hotel on the opposite side of Disneyland from the
>Convention Center. There was no sidewalk between the hotel and
>Convention Center. It was also a bitterly cold week; coincidentally,
>the same weekend that Richard Nixon died. It actually snowed in So Cal.

I just remembered, our last stay in Century City, we had dinner at the
Gulfstream on Santa Monica Blvd. at Avenue of the Stars It's part of
the Hillstone chain, but we were impressed. I'd been to the one in
Newport Beach and *wasn't* impressed, so expect that the manager(s)
have a hand in the difference. Waitstaff had been to smile school on
steroids and the food was excellent.

And be sure to grab a bite at the first (goodlooking) taco truck you
see. Some of them are really, really good.
>
>Here's hoping it's a little warmer in LA next week. I'm looking forward
>to some outdoor lap swimming.

Supposed to be in the low to mid 70s all next week.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--

"If the soup had been as warm as the wine,
if the wine had been as old as the turkey,
and if the turkey had had a breast like the maid,
it would have been a swell dinner." Duncan Hines


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On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:17:35 -0700, "Dimitri" >
wrote:

>"Cindy Fuller" > wrote in message
...
>> I'll be in El Lay (Century City, to be exact) from June 22 (pm) to 27
>> (am) at the American Headache Society meeting. I won't have a car. The
>> SO will be at home with the bums, alas. I'll be occupied most of the
>> days, but Tuesday and Saturday nights are free. Any So Cal RFC'ers who
>> might be available for dinner in the neighborhood, or who might know of
>> decent relatively inexpensive food in the Century City/Westwood/Beverly
>> Hills (yeah, right) area, give me a shout via email.
>>
>> Cindy
>>
>> --
>> C.J. Fuller
>>
>> Delete the obvious to email me
>
>
>
>Too bad we won't be back down till the 30th.
>
>Get someone to take you downtown to the Original Pantry 9th & Figueroa.
>
>open 24/7

Or the Pacific Dining Car on W. Sixth St. at Witmer St. Also open
24/7, and serves breakfast all day long. Their Eggs Sardou are to kill
for!

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--

"If the soup had been as warm as the wine,
if the wine had been as old as the turkey,
and if the turkey had had a breast like the maid,
it would have been a swell dinner." Duncan Hines


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Terry Pulliam Burd" wrote:

> And the LA City Council's going after them. The brick and mortar
> places are complaining that they're siphoning off customers and
> taking
> up parking spaces. <shrug> Seems to me that if you're headed for a
> restaurant, you won't be diverted by a taco truck.
-------------------
A turf war or maybe a food fiight?

The trucks aren't going away.

Some of them are operated by the brick & mortar folks.

Go figure.

Lew

On 2010-06-18 19:26:23 -0700, Lew Hodgett said:

> Terry Pulliam Burd" wrote:
>
>> And the LA City Council's going after them. The brick and mortar
>> places are complaining that they're siphoning off customers and taking
>> up parking spaces. <shrug> Seems to me that if you're headed for a
>> restaurant, you won't be diverted by a taco truck.
> -------------------
> A turf war or maybe a food fiight?
>
> The trucks aren't going away.

We'll see. Money rules.

> Some of them are operated by the brick & mortar folks.

Yeah, and parking them one block from a b&m competitor.
--
If God didn't want us to eat animals, why did he make them out of meat?

On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:26:23 -0700, "Lew Hodgett"
> wrote:

>
>Terry Pulliam Burd" wrote:
>
>> And the LA City Council's going after them. The brick and mortar
>> places are complaining that they're siphoning off customers and
>> taking
>> up parking spaces. <shrug> Seems to me that if you're headed for a
>> restaurant, you won't be diverted by a taco truck.
>-------------------
>A turf war or maybe a food fiight?
>
>The trucks aren't going away.
>
>Some of them are operated by the brick & mortar folks.
>
>Go figure.

A little farther south, the Santa Ana city council has been trying to
ban those hand cart vendors for years - the ones peddling Mexican ices
and the like. Personally, I think they add a nice touch of color,
along with the ladies and their umbrellas and the quincinera and
caballero shops (which they city council will likely go after next in
their eternal pursuit of turning SA into something less "ethnic," the
dumb *sses).

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

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"If the soup had been as warm as the wine,
if the wine had been as old as the turkey,
and if the turkey had had a breast like the maid,
it would have been a swell dinner." Duncan Hines


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