Four Cafe, Eagle Rock CA

I love restaurants with seasonal ingredients; that means the food is guaranteed fresh and as tasty as possible, and the menu changes each season so there will always be something new. Whenever I need a really good salad-fix, Four Cafe in Eagle Rock always comes to mind. It's not always my first option though because their portions, even the half-portions, are humongous... and to me, this place is so "gourmet" that it's best left as a treat than a regular thing.

So today my sister and I treated ourselves with the summer salads of Four Cafe while the kids played at Peekaboo Playland just up the block.

half-portion Picado Salad with half-portion of Tofu (choice of protein)

(substituted cucumber and cherry tomatoes - mixed - with black beans)

 

 

half-portion Miso Chopped Salad with half-portion Organic Free-Range Chicken



I got these two salads and two iced passionberry black tea to share, but my sister ended up with the Picado and I ended up with the Miso. They were both super delicious, the Picado with fuller flavors than the Miso, due to the rather light vinaigrette dressing. But there were bits of what seemed like deep-fried onion (?) that added sweetness to the possibly-bland salad. The chopped greens was a good choice for the vinaigrette to thoroughly mix in, with flavors in every bite. The Picado's dressing was creamy and delicious; the tofu seemed to have been tossed in soy sauce and was surprisingly good (not a big tofu fan here.) I think I'll go with the Picado next time, while my sister tries the chimichurri burger.

Four Cafe
2122 Colorado Blvd  
Los Angeles, CA 90041
(they just recently opened up a new location)

Four Cafe- Fairfax

519 South Fairfax
Los Angeles CA 90036

 

fourcafe.net

"Tuesday Dinner"

"Tuesday Dinner" has become somewhat of a tradition for me. It all began about seven weeks ago when I first visited Heirloom LA's food truck parked outside of Everson Royce on Raymond in Pasadena, CA. Prior to my first visit, I inadvertently educated myself by becoming familiarized with the company Heirloom LA via Instagram. Mesmerized at some of the pictures of edible goodness and sometimes becoming puzzled at their event photos- because I didn't know what this company's objective was... clearly it wasn't a restaurant based on their numerous outdoor activities. It turns out they are a catering company based in Eagle Rock, CA, and they showcase their delicacies on a weekly basis in three cities via food truck: Silver Lake on Mondays at Silver Lake Wine (@silverlakewine on Instagram,) Pasadena on Tuesdays at Everson Royce (@evrowine,) and in Los Feliz at Barsdall Art Park (@barnsdall.)

I was educated very briefly in person on my first visit by a neatly dressed man after I got my first-ever "farm-to-table" meal about the mission of Heirloom LA. As I remember, this company utilizes locally-grown produces and grass-fed meats to make the most scrumptious, tasteful well-balanced flavors in superb presentation. The food spoke for itself, and I no longer needed an introduction from this well-groomed man from the truck who thanked my "follower-ship" with a complimentary panna cota (the dessert of the day.) Now, this kind of great customer service deserves a second visit. 

Anyway, my second visit turned into a third, then a fourth... and now, dinner at the Heirloom LA truck on Tuesdays has become a delicious tradition. 

My first meal from Heirloom LA- "Breakfast for Dinner" night. 

Complimentary panna cota. Thank you, Heirloom! You've got yourself a regular! 

Quite possibly the best thing I've ever had. Roasted pork belly with crispy polenta and treviso salad with accugatta sauce. Second Tuesday Dinner at Heirloom LA. 

Fast-forward to Tuesday Dinner #6- pappardelle with grass-fed meatballs. they make their own pasta, and this particular dish was phenomenal. 

I look forward to what's in store tonight, my Tuesday Dinner #7! 

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on Instagram and Twitter: 

@heirloomla

www.heirloomla.com

 

First Entry!

My blog has finally materialized! I've been wanting to do this forever, but never had the courage to create something and let it rot... which is what I usually end up doing with everything... But every time I do something fun, my first passing thought had always been "I should blog this..." so why not!? It's always better late than never! So from now on, every time I have that "I should blog this..." moment, I will. :) 

I love having fun (I mean who doesn't?) and I enjoy everything from reading, movies and music, festivals and traveling. The newest way I've been having fun is being a foodie- which has been allowing (?) me to gain all this weight... but the good thing is that I also enjoy yoga and fitness classes. The bad thing is that I'm super lazy... and it takes all sorts of motivation for me to get up and running. Once I do, though, I go full-force. So I'm hoping to learn to balance the food consumption and the fitness... 

I also love concerts, and I go to quite a few- one thing I've learned from being picked out and many a times asked to show a "media pass" for taking pictures with my non-DSLR camera that so many security people mistake it for is that I shouldn't take so many pictures as much as just enjoy the music. So whereas in the past I took a bunch of pictures and videos at some really good concerts, now I go to a venue and get fully immersed in the scene. I love it.