Westwood View
A sliver of a view looking southeast from Wilshire Blvd. We made it to Beverly Hills for a pilgramage to Nate ‘N Al’s deli for brunch/lunch. I had a toasted sesame bagel with Nova Scotia Salmon, cream cheese, tomato, onion and capers, the works. With quality ingredients, no restaurant can really screw that up, but I was surprised that it was not on the menu.
After leaving the family, we wended south on Beverly Blvd., BeverWil, until there were too many “bev’s” in the streets to count so I meandered through neighborhoods down to Venice then back up to I-10 towards Santa Barbara. We drove Lincoln Blvd./Route 1 past Marina Del Rey but didn’t go down to the water because time was catching up with us and we had to press on to the airport for our flight home.
During the trip, I earnestly tucked into “Spain: A Culinary Road Trip” by Mario Batali with Gwyneth Paltrow (HarperCollins), companion to the PBS series. The prose is light yet informative, and the recipes interesting. When things settle down around here (or in a new city) I’d like to try a tapas party. I don’t yet know if I’m ready to find and cook an entire suckling pig (haven’t come to that recipe yet) but am sure I have the pan to roast it in.
So, I’m more than halfway through the book and the pictures are lovely. It’s an easy read and will be kept on my bookshelf and in the front of my mind as a travel destination. Happy Martin Luther King Day! Dee
Cooking with Dee 