Good morning!
How was your weekend? I hope it was a good one. Over here, we spent the weekend relaxing, cleaning, working out, and eating. Pretty standard.
Friday night… was somewhat stormy in LA, so Andrew and I ordered Indian food to be delivered while watching Shark Tank.
Saturday… (late) morning, we made our way over to LA Fitness to workout while our memberships there are still active. Our post-gym brunch incorporated some Indian food leftovers. Fried eggs unsurprisingly go really well with garlic naan. And bacon goes well with everything.
Saturday night, we tried a new restaurant in Mar Vista, Status Kuo. Status Kuo calls itself a neighborhood rotisserie because it specializes in grilled meats but also offers several vegetarian options. We tried the fried chicken and braised lamb bucatini, but also felt obligated to order the poutine because we hadn’t been able to find any mention (or pictures) of it on Status Kuo’s yelp page.
My review: Status Kuo definitely delivers on the food front. The fried chicken was really good, and even though we were too full to eat much of the homemade pasta, what I did taste of it was delicious (and I’m looking forward to eating the rest of it tonight for dinner). The poutine was not bad… the fries were really good, and the cheese, while not authentic (cheese curds) was still good. Unfortunately, there were tons of mushrooms in the gravy, so that was a bummer for Andrew and I, but would probably be a plus for mushroom-lovers. The service at Status Kuo was on point; our waitress was super friendly, attentive, and knowledgeable. One important thing to note about Status Kuo is that they currently don’t have a liquor license, so no booze for now. But they’re working on that and hope to have one in the next 6 months. Check them out!
Oh yeah, and that banana bread I mentioned in Friday’s post? It happened.
And was delicious with sunflower seed butter and crunchy cookie butter spread on top.
Sunday morning… Andrew and I woke up a little too excited for the farmers’ market. We had missed the past few weeks’ markets, and knew that peaches had started to come in. We had total Fruit FOMO, but more than made up for it by purchasing one (or more) of everything.
Per usual, I learned some fun new fruit facts at the farmers’ market this weekend. This year’s cherry crop is going to have a very brief harvest period because of the recent rain and cold temperatures. The rain causes cherries to split open and sometimes fall onto the ground. Then, water has the potential to get inside the split cherries and grow mold. So if you’re a cherry fan, buy them now while you can!
Last night, we drove down to Irvine to have dinner with some friends who were visiting from out of town.
The community where they were staying had a nice BBQ that we utilized to grill a big batch of tandoori chicken. We also brought a strawberry salad, featuring fresh farmers’ market berries.
Andrew and I were saying that summer BBQ/potluck food is our favorite to make and to eat. I know it’s not even summer yet, but season is a state of mind.
And of course, we couldn’t go to bed without watching the Mad Men series finale. Did anyone else watch it? Were you guys satisfied with the ending? It definitely sparked a debate in our household. We both thought it was good, but not as great as some other major series finales of years past.
Have a great week!
Amy
Question: Do you regularly shop at a local farmers’ market?
