Photo credit to my husband @jmac70

A few photos and videos from my new favorite restaurant Toranoko:

Aburiya Toranoko
243 South San Pedro St. 
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-621-9500
ToranokoLA.com
@ToranokoLA

Beach House's lighting is amazing at the Music Box tonight -- it feels really well conceived for their show and fits the mood perfectly: bright and beautiful with a tinge of sadness.

People often ask where we like to eat and drink (the latter is for Jason, anyway), so I thought it'd be fun to make a map of a few of our favorite places.

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Well, he's not really running yet, we just dropped him off at Dodger Stadium. He's running today for the Make A Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles in honor of his father. You can contribute to his run here:

http://www.firstgiving.com/ericarcher

Going back to sleep now, until we go meet him at Mile 7, down the street from our house, and later at the finish line in Santa Monica.

Power outages are more fun when you leave.. Lots of friends here at the Troub :)

Jonathan Gold of LA Weekly, Cedd Moses of 213 and Michael Cimarusti of Providence at JGold's Union Station Cocktail Party, to benefit Zocalo Public Square. (213 bars include Seven Grand, Varnish, Tony's, Broadway Bar, The Doheny, etc.)

213 bartenders just made Jonathan a Ramos Gin Fizz onstage -- lots of shaking! They're talking about their still fruitless search for Pepe Ruiz, the bartender whom Sinatra asked to make 200 Flame of Love cocktails on the spot, and that Americans invented the cocktail. I didn't know that fact, but I don't drink. (I came for the food. :)

Ok, back to listening and eating...

Perfect.