Fried Olives

Firefly in Studio City is one of my favorite restaurants/lounges. Comfortable and cozy atmosphere with a cute outdoor patio and two bars - one inside, one out. If you haven't had a chance to visit this place you are truly missing out on the finer things in life, like fried olives. I am not sure how I stumbled upon these little fried balls of joy but words cannot describe how amazing they are. Firefly serves them with a perfectly creamy Aioli dipping sauce for $8. A great appetizer or snack to munch on with a glass of white wine (or 2, or 3). The menu is also filled with other great things like Tempura Style Crunchy String Beans, Grilled Salmon, Bistro Steak, & Cast Iron Skillet Mussels.

{Fried Olives w/ Aioli dipping sauce. + Fresh baked loaf of bread in little brown baggie}

 

{Chef's gift: Firefly gives a small plate of the Chef's daily special creation (which is not offered on the menu) to all dining guests. On this visit we got pineapple with mozzarella. Two thumbs up!}

Firefly 

11720 Ventura Boulevard 

CA 91604-2615  

(818) 762-1833

Open Mon-Sat 6pm-2am; also open Sun

Shrimp Cocktail

Happy hour? Yes. The Lobster in Santa Monica? YES!! Amazing $6 Mojitos, tasty $9 Caesar Salad, and $7 Shrimp Cocktails (a little on the small side but very very good). Lobster, I WILL BE BACK! 

 {Shrimp Cocktail, $7. Where is the rest? (Yes, that is what I asked the waiter)} 

The Lobster

1602 Ocean Ave.
Santa Monica, California 90401

Monday-Sunday
11:30am-10:30pm

310.458.9294 

Black Truffle Pizza

A few friends from San Francisco were in town and I left it up to them to pick a new and exciting place to eat for lunch since they weren't going along with my plan to go to the beloved Gyu Kaku and stuff our faces with Japanese BBQ. After consulting the trusty Yelp.com they came across Cube Marketplace on La Brea and Melrose which got great reviews. So we went, why not?

Very cute place and interesting menu. We ended up ordering a gigantic artichoke as an appetizer (literally the size of a todler's biking helmet) and the black truffle pizza (w/ mozzarella and egg) for an entree. No, black truffle is not some kind of chocolate candy. It is a kind of mushroom that is very hard to come by and after seeing chef after chef use it on the Food Network I finally got to try this little fungus for myself. Two thumbs up! The pizza was amazing and nothing like anything I've ever had before! I can't wait to go back to cube and try other things on their menu.

{ Black Truffle Pizza}

cube marketplace

615 N. La Brea Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90036
Phone: 323-939-1148 x1
Fax: 323-939-5520

Tuesday-Saturday: 11am-11:30pm
Sunday-Monday: Closed

Eat Like Jackie - Day 1

So I finally did it! Eat Like Jackie is officially my foodie blog which I have been meaning to create for over a year now. Thanks to my new unemployment status I can now dedicate time to sharing my eating escapades with you fellow food-lovers. I hope you all enjoy what I have to share and I am thrilled to hear your feedback.

The picture below inspired me to start this blog sooner than later.

Stay tuned for more good eats!

{An unidentified raspberry layered cream cheesecake. Yum!}