Two weeks ago, Edward and I attended the 26th annual Strawberry festival in Oxnard. I've been to it a number of times and every year it gets bigger and oh so crowded but this year I think I've learned, it's best to go on Sunday in the late afternoon. By then the crowds are gone and parking isn't a nightmare (we took a shuttle) and you have a few good hours of stuffing your face with fair food. They had strawberry shortcakes, funnel cakes, strawberry pizza, wine, beer, margaritas and chocolate dipped strawberries just to name a few yummy items. I must have lost my mojo this year but a shortcake, bbq steak sandwhich and some garlic fries got me so full. And usually that's just a beginning. It's something you definitely wanna check out if you're ever in the area in May.
Fast forward to Memorial weekend, Edward and I had plans to eat korean bbq from the Kogi truck and have a picnic at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery while watching Dazed and Confused. I'm sure you're already confused- korean tacos?! Picnic at the cemetery?! We may be oddballs but these are two experiences that everyone will enjoy and must experience this summer in L.A!
First off let me explain what the Koji trucks are. They're two catering trucks that serve korean style tacos, the cool part of it all is that they never really sit in one place, except for one truck maybe. But wherever they plan on being they give you a heads up and then twitter their exact location a couple hrs prior to being there. They planned on being on Reseda and Devonshire around 9-9:30pm, we got there around 8:30pm and a lined had already formed and we were about 40 heads deep. The truck arrived shortly after and cars were following behind them! If you never had a taco truck experience this is one worth going to. The guys working were friendly and well organized. The menu is short and simple,
which makes choosing a lot easier. We opted to try one of each taco and a korean quesadilla.
The wait was about an hour and by that time I was hungry and moody. It would be a perfect ending stating that by the time I had my food I was back to my normal self but no I was tired and sleep sounded so good. Food was tasty though and it makes me want to experiment with korean bbq this summer. Perhaps a korean hamburger which I had yesterday... More on that later.
In the summer, a group that calls themselves Cinespia, organizes movies to be played on Saturdays at the Hollywood Cemetery. Check out the link at http://cinespia.org. And seriously, it's not that eerie as it sounds, though we watched Dazed and Confused so it lessens the scariness atmosphere. Usually they play older movies and/or twlight-ish movies and I don't mean the vampire series. The cool part is you get to bring food and alcohol to this shin dig. Normally I don't get excited over alcohol unless I'm baking with it but it's refreshing to do something out of the ordinary. So for our picnic, I was pressed for time so I bought gouda and brie cheese, crackers, truffle mousse, soppresseta and salami as finger foods. Bought some store bought chicken kabobs at my work, Whole Foods (PLUG!) and also Brianna's Blush Wine dressing that paired AMAZINGLY well with my spinach, strawberry and avocado salad, sprinkled with some goat cheese.
It serves about 6-8 people
A bag and a half of spinach ( I had leftovers I wanted to use up)
1lb of strawberries
2 avocados
1/4 of goat cheese
Drizzle with Brianna's Blush Wines dressing. It totally is a summer salad that is light and sweet. That is it for now. Enjoy!
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