In the beginning...

I've wanted to start a food blog for a couple of years now, inspired by the likes of Monster Munching (http://elmomonster.blogspot.com/) and Wandering Chopsticks (http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/). I used to try out various eateries around LA with my roommate during college which would've been the perfect fodder for a food blog. We kept a notebook in the car so we could jot down names of restaurants we saw as we cruised around the city, promising to come back another day to try them out. We were suckers for cute and whimsical names: Eat-a-Pita on Fairfax; Earth Wind & Flour in Santa Monica. But as that was 1998-2002, and I lacked a digital camera and was "blogging" on Xanga, it never came to fruition. Now living in OC for 8 years and with 2 kiddos underfoot, I don't get to eat out much but I always take pictures when I do. This blog will be a documentary of my life on a plate (okay I think I stole that phrase from a Millencollin album).