So I can't say much about Tuesday. It was just long and tiring, considering the fact that we just arrived and unpacked and had jetlag and stuff. Basically, no food to blog about. :( However, I can blog about the tour at Warner Bros. Yay! Warner Bros. is home to huge entertainment such as "Friends", "Ellen", "Big Bang Theory", and, my personal favorite, "Harry Potter". The tour brought us around the studios, with some of the sets and props from a variety of TV shows. There was a whole floor of props from "Harry Potter", which was pretty great. A whole floor of awesomeness. :D It included costumes, wands, and props from all of the movies; in short, it was a Potterhead's paradise. On the first floor, there was also costumes from some of the biggest movies. There was the suit that Leonardo DiCaprio wore in "The Great Gatsby", costumes worn by Christian Bale and Anne Hathaway in "The Dark Knight Rises", and Henry Cavill's (😍) suit from "Man of Steel". We also visited the Central Perk set from "Friends", where we could sit on the couch that was actually used in the show. In addition, there were all of the vehicles from "The Dark Knight Rises" and the blue Ford from "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". We got very lucky that day; we got the LAST tickets of the day! Whoo!
Wednesday was more movie madness. We went right to the heart of Hollywood! The Chinese Theater featured a whole bunch of the acclaimed stones with handprints and shoeprints of celebrities. There were stars like Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro, Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Tom Cruise, and the "Harry Potter" trio. Can we please acknowledge the fact that the stone for the "Harry Potter" trio is bigger than the stone for the "Twilight" trio? Just saying... On another note, I was lucky enough to receive an Oscar! Well sort of...
Wednesday was also the more successful culinary day. Dinner was at Drago Centro, an Italian bistro. It served some of the best Italian food ever, right up to the last bite! For appetizer, I had a baby beet salad, complete with pistachio purée and goat cheese. The purée was strong, though not overpowering the sweetness of the beets and the creamy cheese. Whoever decided to pair beets and goat cheese is a genius. Seriously. The grilled octopus at Drago Centro is also very well done, grilled to perfection and garnished with olive oil pearls (who knew they made those?) and green beans. Main course was pappardelle pasta with roasted pheasant and mushrooms. The pasta was a little gamey because of the pheasant, but it was still flavorful and delicious. The tagilioni is also notable, wade with squid ink pasta and a sea urchin cream. For dessert, we had a nice cream trio and a bowl of fresh berries. The trio included pistachio, marscapone, and honey lavender. The pistachio had an earthy feel to it, while the marscapone was sweet and creamy. As for the honey lavender, I'm not really sure what to say. It's... Interesting. In a good way though. Meanwhile, the berries were sweet and juicy, with some ginger granite, which added an icy kick. Overall, HIGHLY HIGHLY recommended.
That's about everything from Los Angeles. With the rest of the week ahead, I can't wait to see what else California has in store! So the nigh ends now, with me writing another blog post. Until next time, this is Rachel Ma, and, in the words of Alton Brown, I big you good eating.
Song I'm humming tonight: For the First Time in Forever from "Frozen"
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