BAY CITIES DELI | SANTA MONICA

As a friend of mine once said, if you ask anyone in Santa Monica where a good place to eat is...10 out of 10 will say Bay Cities Deli. After 20+ years in business, Bay Cities has earned itself the reputation for some of the best sandwiches in Los Angeles. I had the pleasure of enjoying a gourmet pastrami sandwich on Friday afternoon and was instantly hooked.

With a fair price (About $6-$8 depending on what you want) these sandwiches are sure to leave you stuffed and thinking about a return visit in the near future. Make sure to check them out next time you're in the area. 1517 Lincoln Blvd. (In between Broadway and Colorado)




The Godmother with the works. Godmother is hands down their most popular sandwich. Genoa salami, Mortadella salami, Coppacola ham, Prosciutto, provolone cheese... with the 'works - mayo, mustard (yellow, honey or dijon), onions, pickles, tomatoes, lettuce, mild or hot peppers , & Italian salad dressing. You can order it spicy too! (The one pictured has avocado added).


Hot Pastrami with the works. I had this one, Uh-may-zing.


Always packed.


Some interesting salads if your into that kind of thang.


It's what's on the inside that counts...


You can even order online so you don't have to wait! Check out their site HERE.

LA FROZEN YOGURT | BY SARAH LUERY

It began with what I'll affectionately refer to as Pinkberry Pandemonium.

It arrived on the scene in 2005 - a frozen yogurt like none other in existence. It was sweet. It was tart. And it changed the face of the frozen yogurt industry as we knew it.

An avid 21 Choices connoisseur at the time, I remember being skeptical. What was this so-called “Crackberry” that was turning even the most discerning of Angelenos into dairy-hungry clods?

"It tastes like real yogurt, but frozen," a friend had explained to me, when I asked what gave Pinkberry its edge over the rest.

I was skeptical at first. But five dollars and one bite later, I, too, was an addict.

Looking back now, it’s hard to imagine that I once waited in hour-long lines – and suffered two parking tickets (darn you, Pinkberry on Huntley!) – for the sake of my fix.



But then again, it’s even harder to imagine life without that “Plain Tart” flavor which has come to be synonymous with frozen yogurt in LA.

Pinkberry may always be a staple in LA, but luckily for us, numerous copycats have sprung up over the years offering delicious and wallet-friendly alternatives.

Here are some of the best frozen yogurt options the city has to offer, summarized for your convenience in Haiku form. Enjoy!




Bigg Chill (10850 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles)
Terrible parking
Call in advance for flavors
Diet friendly blends

21 Choices (Old Pasadena or Claremont)
The Cold Stone of fro-yo
Seven new flavors each day
Be warned: workers sing

America’s Cup (427 E 17th St, Costa Mesa)
DIY. Uber cheap.
Local fav. Mom-and-pop shop.
Great after the beach


Pinkberry (Click HERE for locations)
The O.G. dessert
Why does the green tea cost more?
Never enough fruit

Yogurt Stop (8803 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood)
Self-serve. Tart or creamy.
Toppings from local bake shop
Is that a disco ball?



Yogurtland (Click HERE for locations)
Yogurt shop? Or rave?
Flavors and toppings galore
Cheap. Delish. A must!

Thank you Sarah!

POINT BREAK LIVE REVIEW | DRAGONFLY HOLLYWOOD

Let me tell you something, I was treated to a hefty serving of Point Break Live this weekend and I want to go back for seconds! This hilarious play kept me laughing from start to finish; enough so that my cheeks are still hurting. Our lovely friend Sarah was kind enough to write a review of the show for DeluxeGravy! Enjoy

“100% pure adrenaline!” Bodhi Sativa yells. And he is absolutely right. Saturday night at the Dragonfly’s packed-to-the-gills production of “Point Break Live!” it was hard to tell who was enjoying the better ride: the squirt gun-wielding, fake blood-spurting, gyrating, levitating, near-naked cast of surfer bros-cum-masked criminals, or the audience, decked out in rain ponchos, ready to experience the figurative and literal comedic downpour that is the live stage production of the 1991 Keanu Reeves classic.

Written by Jaime Keeling and adapted for stage by directors Thomas Blake, George Spielvogel and Eve Hars, “Point Break Live!” simultaneously snuggles up to and thumbs its nose at Kathryn Bigelow’s "Point Break," which depicts Reeves as Johnny Utah, a college athlete-turned-FBI agent who embarks on an adrenaline-soaked mission to take down a gang of surfers, led by Patrick Swayze’s Bodhi, who moonlight as presidential-masked bank robbers to finance their “endless summer.”



With Blake taking on the role of goldielocked Roach and Spielvogel giving a hilarious turn as Gary Busey’s meatball sandwich-chomping Angelo Pappas, it is easy to see we are in good hands. The cast navigates through their B-movie roles with an impressive mix of camp, irony and heart. Tobias Jellinek ably fills Swayze’s shoes (albeit while barefoot and shirtless), Jennifer Jean vamps as Utah’s surfer girlfriend, David Simon strips to boxers as Agent Harp, and Jan Milewicz and John Miller lather each other up as lovably dimwitted surfer bros Grommet and Nathaniel.

But the most charming part of “Point Break Live!” is its unsuspecting star, chosen each night by the audience following a series of crippling auditions (Keanu-wannabes must be able to recite lines while doing jumping jacks) to portray Johnny Utah –on Saturday night, birthday boy John filled the role – in all of his monotone glory. In order to ensure that Utah delivers his line in true Keanu fashion, a team of professionals is standing by – Lisa Renee gives direction as Bigelow, Adam Douglas provides props, and the versatile Christie Waldon guides Utah as the show’s production assistant, holding out cue cards to give him his lines, kicking him to the floor to remind him when his college knee injury is flaring up again and filling in as his stunt double during the perilous fight scenes.

Add in some impromptu sky diving and surfing montages, a smathering of fake blood, and a healthy dose of inter-audience gun fights, and you’ve got yourself one of the most refreshingly retro nights out Los Angeles has to offer.



"Point Break Live!" plays every Friday and Saturday at 8PM at The Dragonfly (6510 Santa Monica Blvd. in Hollywood.). Tickets: $20 at TheaterMania.com or 866-811-4111. More information at www.thedragonfly.com.

Written by Sarah Luery


Via: Thank You Sarah!