The Beginning

Let the eating begin!!! Can I get a what what for 2013?!!

The Rules: Well I don’t want to get all rule heavy on this, this is supposed to be fun. I’m not going to say “but I can’t go to that sushi spot cuz I already had shabu shabu Week One.” There are way too many cuisine styles in Japan, China, Mexico etc to be doing that. So the rules? Right now there are no rules MUAH HA HA HA!! La vida loca!

Things I Should Mention: I’m not a food critic, just a foodie. I didn’t go to culinary school, just a big fan of Top Chef. I wasn't born or raised in LA, I actually grew up in Albuquerque but have been in love with this city the very moment I learned of it's existence. I've lived here since graduating college. Speaking of college, I’m a horrid horrid speller, if I goof and catch it after it’s already been out there in the judging world…trust me it will haunt me for weeks maybe months and I might have to get a new Ativan script. I’m blue, not sad- but dirty. I have a potty mouth and a dirty mind, just warning you now... or maybe you guessed that already because you a reading a blog titled PUTTING STUFF IN MY MOUTH IN LA.

The Point: To try a new dish or revisit a favorite that makes me feel for that brief moment in time I’m somewhere else. I believe food can totally do that! I’m not going to get all Yelpy and complain about the décor or that the server isn’t kissing my ass every five seconds, I’m going to try my best to just focus on the experience of food, what does it smell like, what does it make me think of, what makes it special, that sort of thing. Again I'm not trying to be all fancy pants with this, it's supposed to be fun! Right Officer Poncherello? (To my proverbial LA girl pocket sized dog at my feet).

Cheers!