Stanley Kubrick @LACMA visual recap.

The Stanley Kubrick exhibit at the LACMA ($20 per ticket) was unlike an exhibit I have seen before. The history behind each one of Kubrick's films was extraordinarily comprehensive, well-documented, and for public viewing.

I bought Seth tickets as a Christmas present + it turned out to be a fantastic five hour adventure.

1-5 The Shining's famous proverb on reams of paper, Jack Torrance's typewriter, twin's outfit, the axes + the hedge maze, and the original photograph prop, captioned "Overlook Hotel, July 4th Ball, 1921" with a young Jack in the bottom center.

6-8 Some ultraviolence of A Clockwork Orange's Korova Milk Bar servers + Alex's costume.

9-12 2001: A Space Odyssey's Dr. Bowman as a star-child, HAL 9000's eye (little known fact: the eye is really a Cinerama 160-degree Fairchild-Curtis wide-angle lens and HAL was created in Urbana, Illinois), the monolith, and the room in which Dr. Bowman grows old and dies. 

13 A model version of the war room from the 1964 cult classic, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.

14 A still from Lolita.

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Kokkari Estiatorio in San Francisco.

Kokkari Estiatorio has rave reviews for a damn good reason: from the extensive wine menu to the various meats slow-roasting on the open-spit this Bib Gourmand listed restaurant is top notch in so many ways. The wait to eat at the bar was over an hour, and unless you're a hawk waiting around and being polite won't get you a seat. We got ours and dove in — it was worth every penny.

1+2 Our walk through the Embarcadero Center to the restaurant.
3 Outside of the restaurant.
4 We selected an Old World white wine: Stilos de Bodego, Con Class, Rueda '10 ($32).
5 The menu.
6 If I had to have only one item to eat for the rest of my life, it would be dolmathes. These grape leaves stuffed with rice, dill and mint, and finished with lemon with a few Kalamata olives are the ultimate aliment ($7).
7 Spanakotiropita: traditional filo pies of spinach, feta, leeks + dill ($8.50).
8 Saghanaki is pan fried Kefalograviera with lemon + oregano ($9).
9 Avgolemono is a traditional egg-lemon soup with chicken + rice ($8).
10 Grilled lamb meatballs with spiced tomato sauce + Greek yogurt ($8.50).
11 Gigantes: oven-baked giant beans with tomato sauce, olive oil + herbed feta ($8.50).
12 Fried smelts with garlic potato skordalia + lemon ($8.50).
13 Grilled octopus with lemon, oregano + olive oil ($13.75).
14 Lyle, the sommelier, picked Pago de Los Capellanes, Joven, Ribera del Duero '10 ($36) from the Old World red wine list for us.
15 Galaktoboureko is semolina custard in filo with quince spoon sweet (Kydoni Glyko in Greek) + pistachio ice cream ($8).
16 Stuffed, we return to the hotel.

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Brunch at @TavernLA.

The Pilgrim sandwich with thinly sliced fresh turkey, sweet cranberry sauce, chunky stuffing, homemade mayonnaise,  and lettuce ($15) on sourdough. 

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Yes!

My aunt's house in Woodland Hills has grapefruit growing in the driveway. Endless grapefruit for free. Hell yes!

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I miss @HigginsPDX (food pics).

From when we dined at Higgins with Sous Chef Pat Strong + Sara in July of 2010. Truly outstanding with remarkable portions. It is a pillar in the Pacific Northwest.

1 The menu at Higgins.
2+3 Frisee salad with an egg and Sockeye salmon with sugar snaps.
4 Cassoulet of duck + pork confit, Toulouse sausage, braised belly and Tarbais white beans ($29.50).

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@SchillersNY for your wine.

In 2011, Schiller's was Michelin Guide recommended.

After our pre-dinner appetizer from The Stanton Social, we walked over to Schiller's Liquor Bar for dinner. It's a shame we weren't here for their Monday through Thursday happy hour. Those specials are pretty damn solid.

1+2 I was convinced by the bartender here that the New York sour was worth trying. Schiller's New York Sour: a classic whiskey sour with a float of dry red wine ($12) + a bottle of their No. 2 Decent Rose: one carafe ($20). Both were very impressive, however, if you like egg whites with your sour, you'll be disappointed. I asked for my drink to have egg whites added.

3+4 Garlic shrimp ($13) and sauteed pork chops with roasted potatoes ($19).

5 Followed by a trip to The Bowery Ballroom to see Grimes perform ($20).

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The holiday spread.

Onion seed and poppy seed bagels ($5 for half dozen) by Stewart's Artisan Breads, lox, cream cheese with toppings, matzah ball soup; homemade kugel; and macaroons by Bennison's ($1.17 each). 

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@StantonSocial by @SantosCooks (food pics).

The Stanton Social is located in the Lower East Side of Mahattan. On a Friday night, right before 6pm, we sat ourselves at the bar upstairs from the main restaurant without a problem. A few minutes later, the place was packed. We were dripping in the definitive Mahattan Friday night experience as it was oozing out of every inch of this place. 

1+2 The cocktail menu and the dinner menu.

3 A dirty martini with green olives ($13). The Strawberry Fields: Grey Goose Citron, muddled fresh strawberries, lemon syrup, fresh lemon & a Riesling floater ($13) + Basil-Lime Gimlet: Belvedere Vodka, muddled basil, lemon syrup, fresh lime ($13).

4 The infamous French Onion soup dumplings ($12) were individually snuggled and tucked in by a thick layer of Gruyère cheese in an escargot platter. 

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For tonight. Thanks, @bacaroCU!

A bottle of Henriot NV Brut Souverain 1808 and Marabissi Panforte Torta Al Cioccolato.

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