Seven days into the 12-day fashion week, I had to take a break from the shows by breaking bread with Eileen, who returned to civilization from her month-long sojourn in the desert. Last Wednesday, we checked out Suzanne Goin's AOC, which, if you have a very long arm, is a stone's throw from my office. I decided to get some exercise and spare myself the hassle of finding parking on Third Street near the ever popular Grove shopping complex by leaving my car parked in my office building and walking the half mile to the restaurant. The first thing I did after being seated on the covered second-floor balcony was treating myself to a champagne flight, which included a rose. I asked the waiter if it were too late in the season to drink rose champagne. Before he could reply I answered my own question by saying that we live in Los Angeles so it doesn't matter. After all, Angelenos popularized Uggs with cut-off shorts and flip-flops with jeans and long-sleeved Ts.
I'm so glad the Atkins diet is declasse. Bread is resurfacing on dinner tables across SoCal. AOC served its carbs with a sundried tomato paste and black olives.
Eileen and I shared an apple salad mixed with arugula, goat cheese, shavings of Parmesan cheese and walnuts.
I love kabocha, the Japanese pumpkin that has a richer texture and sweeter flavor than acorn squash. Goin prepared the winter vegetable with dates and bacon. The dandlelion greens offset the sugary composition with a bit of bitterness. Eileen and I also split the cauliflower cooked with curry, which was AOC's version of aloo gobi. But the yellow-tinted cauliflower wasn't too photogenic so I ditched the photo op.
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