#CCTakesLA: The Food

I am sorry.

I am sorry I am making you look at glorious food right now,

most likely right after you started the day healthy,

with a nice breakfast and maybe a light jog,

and now I'm making you want to throw healthy life back at the universe's face,

and just indulge.

I am truly sorry.

But if I don't show you these pictures,

I'll feel like the 2394802 pounds I gained from last weekend was for nothing.

And we can't have that.

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 Diddy Riese:

$1.75 delicious ice cream sandwiches?

I'm down.

I had vanilla ice cream sandwiched by a cinnamon sugar cookie,

and a white chocolate macadamia nut cookie (my fave!):

winner winner chicken ice cream sandwich dinner.

No really, this was our dinner after that long drive.

Best decision ever.

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Bottega Louie:

I have long wanted to visit this brunch-and-pastries mecca,

and am happy to say that we had a wonderful experience. 

Mark my words - I will be back for the macarons I didn't get to try this time!

Feast your eyes:

^^^ THE PORTOBELLO FRIES THOUGH.

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Sprinkles Ice Cream:

No explanations needed - 

a necessary pilgrimage for every person who calls her/himself a Sprinkles addict.

We inhaled our goodies & didn't take any pictures of the treats,

but Cassandra had a frozen hot chocolate and I tried Thin Mint and Cherry Vanilla, yum!

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Cafe Rio:

To be entirely honest,

Cafe Rio is 80% of the reason why I embarked on this trip without too much thought.

Ever since I tried my first sweet pork barbacoa salad nine months ago,

I've been hooked. And I've been waiting to go back for more.

Someone please open one in the Bay Area.

I will make it my personal obligation to spend 96% of my paycheck there every month.

Promise.

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I swear, I was stuffed for days after our Los Angeles weekend trip,

which was probably a good thing because I definitely had no time to eat

while I crammed for finals the week after.

Anyway, that is all the spectacular food we ate this time,

but we are already planning a return trip in May/June!

(...another Finals Week... duh.)