The Dream Was Realized – Pumpkin Cheesecake at The Cheesecake Factory
Sure, some people spend their Saturday evenings eating Spago and partying at the Viper Room, but I decided to kidnap a friend and head over to The Cheesecake Factory for some pumpkin cheesecake! Man, River Phoenix has no idea what he’s missing.
Pumpkin Cheesecake
Don’t worry, I know those places are out of style.
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Henry’s Farmers Market is Just Awesome!
Just think it was probably only about a year or a year and a half ago when the only major grocery choices in the area were Ralph’s and Whole Foods. Ralph’s of course is a SoCal staple and pretty much has everything in terms of general grocery, meat, and produce. But foodies like myself were always drawn to the higher end grocers like Whole Foods – except the prices are pretty ridiculous on just about everything.
Then last year Trader Joe’s moved in and it was a new ball game. I pretty much entirely ditched Whole Foods (and Ralph’s, for that matter) and was loving Trader Joe’s. TJ’s is great in that they have a lot of great partially prepared meals and meats that go from stove to table in 30 minutes or less.
But, then, early this year, gloriously Henry’s opened up. Now, I must admit that since I don’t go to TJ’s much any more, I miss their meats just a little bit (especially some of that great carne asada they have). That being said, I love the produce, meat, and fish at Henry’s. They also have a great dry goods section in the middle of the store with a variety of nuts, candies, beans, coffee, you name it.
It really is great that in just a couple of short years things have gone from night to day in Woodland Hills with regards to groceries. Henry’s also wins out in that it is open daily until 10PM, whereas Trader Joe’s closes at 9, and even though whole foods is also open until 10, they pretty much start breaking everything down at 9 to 9:30. Also, has anyone else noticed that Whole Foods is MUCH less crowded than it used to be?
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Anyone wanna buy Mark’s 2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage?
Well, over the past couple of weeks I’ve notice that there is a gray Aston Martin V8 Vantage parked in the Gateway Plaza (Topanga and Ventura) with a for sale sign in the window. I figure I’d take some pictures and post them here to help “Mark” get it sold. I figure the sooner the better, because it’s only a matter of time before the car gets some door dings, scratches, or set on fire by the degenerate hoodlums who frequent the nearby Starbucks.
What I find sad, and on another note entirely, is that the Gateway Plaza despite the fact that it has decent shops and established stores as tenants, is a disgusting cesspool of vagrancy and overall filth. I’ll probably save more rants about that subject for some other time. I’m sure there will be a couple of you that will want to say that vagrants are not ‘filthy and disgusting’ but please make note of the masthead that forewarns that this Blog is not always ‘Politically Correct.’
But, Mark, I hope you get it sold or at least find someplace a little better to park it while you try!
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El Camino Real and Taft HS Football Both Win on Friday
Results for Friday October 2nd’s matchups are in:
El Camino Real – 35 Reseda – 13
Taft – 14 Saugus – 3
El Camino Real is now undefeated at 4-0, Taft improves to 2-2.
Source: MaxPreps.com
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Disturbing pedestrian fatality trend emerging in West Valley and beyond
Beginning last last Saturday with the death of Dean Greenwalt at the intersection of Don Pio Drive and Ventura Blvd, in what would certainly be classified as a homicide as opposed to an accident, a disturbing pattern is emerging with regards to fatal incidents involve pedestrians in West Valley Crosswalks.
As last night’s Daily News article points out:
Greenwalt’s death marks the first of three pedestrian tragedies involving vehicles this week in the west San Fernando Valley.
A 75-year-old man died at a local hospital Thursday after being struck by a car at 11:10 a.m. as he walked in a crosswalk at Variel Avenue and Sherman Way, said Detective Bill Bustos.
A 52-year-old La Habra man also died at a local hospital Thursday after he was struck by a 70-year-old man from Calabasas who lost consciousness behind the wheel. Authorities are investigating the medical reasons behind the crash and have not issued a citation.
The La Habra man was standing on the sidewalk at the corner of Dumez Road and Topanga Canyon Boulevard when he was struck.
But these haven’t been the only incidents in the the Valley this week. Two pedestrians were struck near Aura Ave and Roscoe Blvd. in Northridge on Friday. It’s hard not to really look closely at these incidents and see something of a societal problem. I think perhaps we all need to take a second and perhaps give counsel to some of the older people in our lives, and make sure they are exercising due caution in their lives out there on our dangerous Los Angeles roadways. Make sure they remain aware of their surroundings. We also need to put pressure on law enforcement agencies to break off pursuits when they become dangerous.
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Officials, defense attorney indicate possible Keeler insanity plea in death of Dean Greenwalt
Looks as though Keeler’s attorney thinks he might not be playing with a full deck. Ya think?
Prosecutors said Friday that the motorist charged with murder in the death of a pedestrian during a police chase in Woodland Hills might enter an insanity plea.
Kelly Keller, 28, of Ladera Heights, is being held in lieu of $3.7 million bail on charges of murder and attempted murder in the Sept. 26 death of Dean William Greenwalt, 66, of Woodland Hills.
Prosecutor Anya Artan said that during an arraignment hearing on Wednesday, defense attorney Omar Bakari requested a mental competency exam for Keller and questioned his client’s sanity. A judge ordered the test and set the next hearing for Oct. 28.
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