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| this moment made possible by the USA. obviously. |
First off,
can i say the comments on my post about the "incident"
were amazing.
I got this sense of female power in hearing all of the stories about letting it rip in front of your significant other..
or in some cases not letting it rip
(even after 5 years!)
and maintaining the perfect woman appearance.
I take my hat off to you and your stomachs of steel and bums of great restraint.
Now lets look at my California May trip itinerary
that is sure to get the gases flowing
In no particular order:
1. In N Out
2. Taco Bell
3. KFC (i know this is a bit random, but Stephen cant believe that a KFC has mashed potato's, mac n cheese and what we call biscuits as side options)
4. WoodRanch BBQ (which is not mexican food..trust me..this had to be explained to Stephen..and should probably be explained to the rest of the UK)
5. Cheesecake factory (avocado egg rolls anyone? But really I think S is going to be shocked by the freaking 40 page menu..HI WELCOME TO AMERICA)
6. DUKES
7. Paradise Cove
8. Yamatos
9. Italia Deli (the best deli ever in my hometown of Agoura Hills)
10. Agoura Deli (a family ritual..they serve breakfast all day. nuff said.)
12. a blate with Emily and her boyfriend
13. Baduggos (another family ritual..best garlic bread ever)
14. Laguna Beach
15. Javiers at Crystal Cove (my all time favorite mexican restaurant)
16. Giving Stephen the "i grew up here tour" ie: my house, high school, college, etc
17. get tan (this should really be number one)
18. wine tasting in Santa Barbara with the family
tbc when i think of more..
tbc when i think of more..
Clearly there is a pattern with this itinerary..
since 99% of it is food..
and the 1% is driving to a location to eat food..or drink wine..
tomato tomato.
1. In N Out - This is the one that used to do like a 20x20 burger or something where you could ask for 20 burgers and 20 slices of cheese or something crazy
ReplyDelete5. Cheesecake factory - Is this as in the same Cheesecake Factory that Penny works for in The Big Bang Theory? (Yes you'll find that most of my references to Amercian culture come from films or TV shows lol)
There's a 45.3% chance that I might be going to the US to our companies HQ next year - I was watching HIMYM yesterday and texted my OH saying that if I have the choice of when I'm going I want to go for Superbowl weekend and he just laughed at me. (Well it was either that or Macy's Parade which is even cheesier I think lol). I'm going to be so stupidly excited when it's a higher percentage of chance that I'm going. But I'm not holding my breathe.
WOOD RANCH!! Their mac n cheese is dabomb.com!
ReplyDeleteMy best friend used to work at the one by my parents house in Chino Hills and she'd bring me bottles of the BBQ sauce and lots of mac n cheese.
I miss it. You'd think North Carolina would have good BBQ but nope!
That is a lot of eating. But my visits to familiar places usually Involve a long list of places I need to eat at too... A few friends recently went to the city I went to college in for work and I ordered then to go to my favorite sandwich shop and brunch restaurant. :)
ReplyDeleteHan: 1. YES. you are correct. but its a 4 by 4..4 meat patties, 4 cheese slices. i told this to stephen. he gagged. 2. i dont know! lol. i dont watch the BBT, but its a chain resturaunt and there are a lot of them so i wouldnt be surprised. 3. I hope you get to visit!!
ReplyDelete@Lyndsay- when you havnt been home in a year, in one of the states that has THE best food, eating the entire time is necessary to hold me over until i come back the next time. Because lets be totally real for a moment..the food here in the UK is just not the same.
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh i miss in n out sooo much!!!! that's the first place i'm going when i get off the plane!!
ReplyDeleteAHHH i am jealous of this trip megan!! I want to go to california so bad!
ReplyDeletetake me with you as a sidekick? along with 10 million other bloggers who want to come join you and watch stephen taste the deliciousness that is taco bell, cheesecake, factory and KFC?! Is it awful ive never had in and out?
i cannot WAIT to see pics from this trip you guys are gonna have a blast!! :-)
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We don't have the Cheesecake Factory back home in SA, but I'm a fan of Big Bang, so know it well :) haha. All that food makes me hungry!!!
ReplyDeleteSounds perfect to me! It's not a trip to California if you don't go to In n Out or eat Mexican food! Stephen is not gonna want to go back!
ReplyDeleteI've never been to Cali, so I can't give you any more places to go - but American food is the BEST to come back to! Stephen may never want to go home. And please, PLEASE send me some of the tan you're going to get. I hate being albino until June.
ReplyDeleteMMMMM In-n-out!! When I mention 'animal-style' here, the Europeans just don't get it and by the look in their eyes, clearly they think I'm making a sexual reference...instead of talking about animal-style fries. And those garlic roll, tri-tip and baja chicken salad from Woodranch...mmmm!! Don't even get me started on the Cheesecake Factory! Sadly my Dutchman only knows it from the Big Bang Theory and wants to 'go find Penny' lol. And the words 'Laguna Beach' and 'Crystal Cove' instantly casts a grin and warm fuzzy feeling all over. Thanks for bringin' a ray of sunshine and snippets of home to my day today :) I miss home! Enjoy it for all of us Californians overseas :)
ReplyDeletehahaha, hey that's me your talking about! thank you thank you, autographs will be signed later. SO excited for you to bring Stephen back! eek! he is going to LOVE it. ahhhh food. so much good food!
ReplyDeletei recently blogged about a trip to miami where 99% of my post was pictures of the food i ate. i then went on to say that i pretty much plan my trips around my meals. and you know what? i don't even feel a little bit bad about it. so go on witchur chain resturant self!! stephen's going to love it. i mean, how could you NOT???
ReplyDeleteCupcakesOMG!
I literally lived at the Cheesecake factory and slept at Taco Bells when I was in the States!!! Pity we don't have either here in South Africa.
ReplyDeleteGuess what????? Our KFC serves "pap" as a side dish. Pap being a traditional porridge made from mielie-meal (ground maize or other grain). For more about "pap" check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pap_(food)
Oh and MOST South Africans regardless of decent enjoy "pap"!!!!!
You are a girl after my own heart--all my intinaries revolve around food--Brussels was how much chocolate could I fit in 4 days, a lot!
ReplyDeleteAnd Laguna BEach--like where LC began, remember watching that on MTV--the memories!
May sounds seriously EPIC. Stephen will fall head-over-heels in love the America in no time. PROMISE! hehe ;)
ReplyDeleteAVOCADO EGGROLLS.
ReplyDeleteThat is all.
I'm drooling all over my keyboard. All of my favourite places are on your list. I'm from Agoura too! I would add shopping at the "new" Trader Joes near the Kanan off ramp to the list. I was absolutely giddy when I walked in there last summer.
ReplyDeleteThis post definitely made me hungry! hahahaaha. How long are you going to be in California? I hope you have fun on your trip. Try going down to Napa, wine tasting there is awesome, plus there's this wine castle that is just soooo amazing.
ReplyDeletecheesecake gives me anxiety. but i do love me some in n out and i need real mexican food mo fos! ugh. this crap on the east coast is weak.
ReplyDeleteI want to shadow you on this gastronomic tour, please. Also, don't forget Del Taco. I was actually at Cheesecake Factory for work the other day and had avocado egg rolls. Twins.
ReplyDeleteCan you send me some dukes and in and out? I'm in need of a bad ass breakfast burrito and a decent burger!
ReplyDeletebahahahah I do the same thing when I go home. Hit up allllll my favorite food places!!!! And hmmm I missed the "incident" story but now must go check it out. Sounds entertaining.
ReplyDeleteSeriously the Cheesecake Factory menu will blow his mind, it's ridiculous!
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@Jenny- NO WAY! holler A-Town! (ya..i said that). When i was home visiting in June i saw the new traders (i used to live off of the kanan exit by sumac) and i was like wtf..NOW that put in a traders?? AFTER i move away from home. lame.
ReplyDeleteOh my....I'm hungry now thinking about all that food!
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ReplyDeleteAh I just got so excited to see that you're coming to Santa Barbara! That's where I live (hence the Sweet Home Santa Barbara blog title), so I hope you love it! Enjoy the wine tasting :)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE FOOD!!! That is all!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a perfect plan! I always hear great things about Javiers but have yet to try it... silly me. I'll be putting that on my to-do list next time I'm in Cali!
ReplyDeleteWhat about Jamba Juice? See's Candy? Soup Plantation!
ReplyDeleteSmuggle back some good stuff and re-sell it to the sad people living in Europe (ie: me).
ReplyDeleteOh, this is familiar! Both times I've been Home (capital H home, you know) since we moved over I've planned everything around meals- as in, "Mom, you need to meet me at the airport with Chik-fil-A" "oh, friend I haven't seen in a few years, sure I'd love to get together, how 'bout Chinese?" or just sitting at Pita Pit and Jittery Joes (same day- that's right) by myself, happy as a clam. I even fussed at my mom when she kept cooking at home, telling her I didn't fly all the way back to the States for her cooking (and she's pretty good!). Oh, and when I connected in Newark you can bet I got FOUR Crumbs cupcakes in the airport, and tore those up. MYSELF. Food I miss mostly? Good chinese food and brunch. Oh, dear lord, to have some fancy breakfast I didn't have to cook myself...
ReplyDeleteThanks, Megan. Thanks for bringing up US food.
Oh, as I clicked "publish", a memory of jumping out of my sister's (stopped, come on, people) van and running across the QuikTrip parking lot when I saw a Church's sign... don't come between me and my honey butter biscuits.
ReplyDeleteI just booked a long weekend to LA in 2 weeks. Couldn't be more excited to eat In-N-Out Burger and spend time with my brother, preferably eating In-N-Out Burgers.
ReplyDeletebest.itinerary.ever.
ReplyDeleteI like your list A LOT. We're going to Vegas in less than two weeks and In n Out is the first place I'm demanding to go when we step off the plane!!
ReplyDeleteHe'll be in for such a treat! All the wonders of America right there at his fingertips in the form of yummy delicious food.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure once he gets the food in his belly and the sun on his skin, he'll never want to leave.
Emily at Amazing Grapes
PARADISE COVE!
ReplyDeleteI had a professor take our entire class there for breakfast once.
Sometimes I miss college.
If you go to Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, let me know... Pomegranate Blueberry Latte... God I miss that place.
May sure sounds like it will be a fantastic month! I am all about those Cheesecake Factory avocado egg rolls. Yum!
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So many good things to do!! Stephen's sure to love CA :) I mean, who doesn't?! I say In 'n Out should be an everyday thing...yum. I get in n out in ONE week. PUMPED.
ReplyDeleteHAH!! you sound just like me!! When my time in Europe was coming to an end I had where I was going to eat for lunch & dinner planned out for the next two weeks after returning home. Not only where I was going to eat, but also... what I was going to order.
ReplyDeleteYou should probably pencil in a pit stop in Austin to see Shalyn & I.. just saying!! :)
Javier's at Crystal Cove is DELICIOUS! Best Mexican food I've ever had. And I live in Tucson... very close to the border. haha.
ReplyDeleteWhere is the Louisiana itinerary? Did I miss it? Or should we just fly to y'all?
ReplyDeleteGod bless America.
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I'm going to visit my fam next week. All the restaurants that you listed in our home town (wood ranch, yamato, etc.) are on my list while visiting too- since I move in less than two weeks. Too bad i'm only going to be in Agoura one night!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if I can fit them all in? Otherwise, I have no idea which one(s) to choose!?!
This looks so delicious. I'm jealous of all these places and I'm not even going.
ReplyDeleteThis itinerary is awesome and I want to go on a trip with you.
ReplyDeleteThose egg rolls. Just get out of town. They are so GOOOD.
Thanks for making me hungry now...I so want those avocado egg rolls...the bomb. Literally. YAY. And yes, LB is a must...no doubt there!
ReplyDeletewood ranch gave me massive di. glad we're not meeting there. also, tell stephen that when you guys come to sb we'll eat real food.
ReplyDeletei lovelovelove that you love food. i totally support your cravings for KFC, by the way. looooove dat shiz.
ReplyDeleteget ready for this....KFC now has CHICKEN POT PIE.
ReplyDeleteI have not tried this, but it is out there.
I'm super excited for your trip! I bet Stephen can't wait to gain 10 lbs on our side of the pond.
ReplyDeletewow. I'm hungry
CarissaExplainsItAll
Oh that is so so exciting!! :D Love it. You need to try Cafe Rio! It's THE BEST and i know they have some Cali (la) locations now!
ReplyDeleteit would be KEWLER if boston were on the itin. whatever, bitch!
ReplyDeleteoh, cheesecake factory's menu is like a novel. it makes me nervous.
When you're in Santa Barbara... make sure to go to the tasting rooms in the "FUNKZONE." I know right!? But the wine and the atmosphere at all three rooms are amazing.
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard of more than half these places and I live in the States. I blame the South yet again for me missing out on things!
ReplyDeleteOmg I think I love this post solely because I know Italia deli and the Agoura deli are the best ever and I drive there from Burbank just to eat cuz I miss it!
ReplyDeleteOmg I think I love this post solely because I know Italia deli and the Agoura deli are the best ever and I drive there from Burbank just to eat cuz I miss it!
ReplyDeletethis post just gave me a massive craving for everything. as soon as i got off the plane from when i studied abroad in england, i demanded that the first stop be in-n-out. like honestly. why can't those be everywhere!? and then i proceeded to eat like a fat ass everywhere possible. as if i had been deprived of food for six months...i mean i was deprived of the most deliciously, fatty american foods. and i was so happy to get my hands on mexican food again! and yes i'm counting chipotle. along with california burritos. only americans could add french fries (not chips, dammit!) to everything :)
ReplyDeleteI'll be happy to eat some food with you. and to watch Stephen's eyes bug out when he watched you in your true form. greatness it will be.
ReplyDeleteare you from Ventura County?!?!?! You have to be if you know Wood Ranch BBQ. Isn't it delicious! oh my I am totally drooling right now :)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Agoura deli, this post makes me want to hop on a plane to California right. now.
ReplyDeleteAnd avocado egg rolls from cheesecake factory - this is way too much deliciousness for one post!
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Jenna
Ah that all sounds so amazing! I was saving in-n-out and wood ranch for my last few days before moving abroad and I didn't have time for either! I was distraught :( enjoy those animal style fries and tritip sandy for me. Jealous!!! Also the thought of Javier's makes my mouth water. There is no good Mexican food in France!
ReplyDeleteIn n out. Ohhhhhhhhhh how i miss thee.
ReplyDeleteGod bless Amerriicccaa land that I lovve
Ps. Do you know miss whitney barns from agoura? Tiny adorable blond?
ReplyDeleteummm hello?!?!?! i think there's another something that needs to be scheduled into here.
ReplyDeleteI approve of this itinerary. Mostly because it's 99% food haha
ReplyDeleteThe only thing I can think about after reading this post is... GET IN MY BELLY BACON! You have no idea how my taste buds are crying right now becaaaaause my bacon is FROZEN.
ReplyDeleteOh. And I wish we hadn't JUST moved far away from the cheesecake factory.
Good grief. This post just broke my heart. (It is definitely dinner time....)
I was hanging with a guy friend yesterday (a guy I really like..!) and he knows I'm jobless so he told me to come hang with him at one of his outdoor jobs (yeah...pretty sweet deal there) and when he was done working he made an excuse to go somewhere and asked if I wanted to join (duh, you dumb dummy). Then we finished that somehow 2hour errand down the street and he decided to take me to DownTownFullerton (since I had no plans and he wanted to do me a favor and keep me company...oh the excuses) to Kentro Kitchen and I thought of you! It's a modern greek spot and it is freaking delicious!!! You must add it to your list.. Stephen must know and he must go!!
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, I completely turned this into a life update but it was still informative and in alignment with your post.
Oh btw, what else do we do in southern Cali except drive, eat and think about eating? i'm pretty sure excercise is in there too but I'm talking about the average southerncali girl. Be no ashamed girl!
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I was hanging with a guy friend yesterday (a guy I really like..!) and he knows I'm jobless so he told me to come hang with him at one of his outdoor jobs (yeah...pretty sweet deal there) and when he was done working he made an excuse to go somewhere and asked if I wanted to join (duh, you dumb dummy). Then we finished that somehow 2hour errand down the street and he decided to take me to DownTownFullerton (since I had no plans and he wanted to do me a favor and keep me company...oh the excuses) to Kentro Kitchen and I thought of you! It's a modern greek spot and it is freaking delicious!!! You must add it to your list.. Stephen must know and he must go!!
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, I completely turned this into a life update but it was still informative and in alignment with your post.
Oh btw, what else do we do in southern Cali except drive, eat and think about eating? i'm pretty sure excercise is in there too but I'm talking about the average southerncali girl. Be no ashamed girl!
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Heheh sounds like food/wine/eating is an excellent theme for your trip! :)
ReplyDeleteDoing america proud of with the cheesecake factory, i mean can you get anymore american then uber larger portions of food and a 40 paged menu? it can only topped with a state fair. Also you should try roscos chicken and waffles i mean fried chicken with waffles, butter, and syrup whats not to love?
ReplyDeleteYum. Now you have officially made me hungry. Have tons of fun!!
ReplyDeleteAMAZING food tour!
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How funny, i just found your blog from Liz and saw that you're from Agoura...I'm from and still live in Thousand Oaks! Small world :)
ReplyDeleteMainly jealous about Taco Bell. Super craving to being back in USA right now with my girl. HMMPH.
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