I haven’t posted since last summer. This place isn’t in Downtown. So it must be great.
February 26, 2023Hello Enthusiasts – I want to post more often. I really do. And there are some spots Downtown, both old and new, that deserve some love. I’ll get there. But, as has often happened in the however many years I’ve . . . Read More
2010 Year in Review, and The Case for a Downtown New Year’s
December 22, 2010Hello Enthusiasts – Don’t say I didn’t warn you – the posts will come when they come. I bombarded you for awhile, and now it’s been over a month. C’est la vie. However, I did want to do an end . . . Read More
First Look: 1886 at The Raymond
November 18, 2010Hello Enthusiasts – I know – you don’t hear from me for months, and now the hits just keep on coming. But when stuff happens that I feel like y’all would want to know about, your loyal Enthusiast can’t tamp . . . Read More
The Virtues of Winging It
November 11, 2010Hello Enthusiasts – One of the things I love about Los Angeles is that it’s a “found” city. I have written about this before but it bears repeating. Unlike New York or Chicago or San Francisco, LA doesn’t come to you. . . . Read More
First Look: The Royce & The Tap Room
November 5, 2010Hello Enthusiasts – This post is going to be short and mostly (self taken) pictures, but I wanted to strike while the iron is hot – maybe help answer the inevitable “whaddayawanna do this weekend” that stumps us half the . . . Read More
Four Places To Add To Your List
October 1, 2010Hello Enthusiasts – Well, we’re back. Your loyal Enthusiast’s enthusiasm for Downtown never waned, but your loyal Enthusiast did want to take a break from writing about it for awhile. So why come back now? I hate the term “back . . . Read More
The Lunch Quest Continues
January 29, 2010Hello Enthusiasts – I was tempted to write about my recent 40 Hours of 40 bash, but that felt self-indulgent. Suffice it to say that it was a blast, and an epic way to celebrate a milestone. By the time . . . Read More
Field Trip: The Tar Pit
January 19, 2010Hello Enthusiasts – You know the old saying: Man can not live on Downtown alone. Downtown Los Angeles remains ground zero for the cocktail renaissance in this City, and certainly has the highest concentration of cocktail-friendly establishments in the entire . . . Read More
Making the Most Of 2010
January 9, 2010Hello Enthusiasts – Welcome back to life. Hope your first week back was energizing, and that you’re embracing the New Year. I ended 2009 by talking about my “bests” and “favorites” of Downtown. So I figured I’d start 2010 by . . . Read More