I’ve been to Morton’s in Woodland Hills quite a few times in the past couple of months.  Recently, I got a craving for oysters and I remembered that Morton’s has fresh oysters on their Power Hour happy hour menu for only $1.75 apiece.  Can you say done deal?  I called up some friends and we agreed to meet up there yet again.

Morton's Oysters - $1.75 each during Power Hour

As you can see the oysters look great, taste great, and come with the full assortment of necessary accoutrements.  I’ve actually been back there a couple of times since for more.  I’ve recently been shunning carbs and well, as far as I can tell, oysters are all protein.  Excellent!

On  this particular night there was also a celebrity in the house, D.L. Hughley.  He was there checking out the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship.  He was among many disappointed bandwagon Butler fans in attendance in the bar area, including myself.  Hughley must live in the area, as I’ve seen him at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse in the past as well.

Morton's Prime Burger Revisited

I also had another one of Morton’s $15 Prime Burgers during the Power Hour, and it was great.  I avoided the bread and only had a tiny bit of the excellent mashed potatoes this time around.  Good stuff.  As always, I’m so impressed by the relaxed and cool vibe at Morton’s bar.  It’s a great place.

The Power Hour runs between 5pm to 6:30pm and 9pm to close daily.

I was driving back from Santa Monica today.  I enjoy taking Topanga Canyon Blvd back whenever I go “over the hill.”  I stopped at an “Estate Sale” on Topanga Canyon Blvd just north of Mulholland Drive and when I was leaving Jay Leno drove by me in some wacky antique car.  As many of  you know he is a car nut and pretty active in car events here in the San Fernando Valley.  Can anyone identify the car for me?  These pictures are a little bit larger than I normally post for some added detail.

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Update: Thanks to Kris for sniffing out the car information, seems like it is a 1915 Hispano-Suiza Aero Engine Car.  See this video to learn more:

I stopped by Whole Foods this morning where, after picking up a vegetable, I turned to see none other than LeAnn Rimes standing 14 inches behind me!  I summoned some courage and said, “I don’t mean to be awkward but I had to say ‘Hi.’  I love the way you sing ‘How Do I Live.’  She said, “Thank you” and “Happy Thanksgiving” and walked away.

I guess she must be either living in, or spending a lot of time in Woodland Hills!  Cool!

Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!!

LeAnn Rimes & Eddie Cibrian

Looks like a celebrity couple and their paparazzi pursuers were out yesterday at Jerry’s Deli. JustJared.Buzznet.com reports:

LeAnn Rimes wraps her arm around boyfriend Eddie Cibrian as the two leave Jerry’s Deli in Woodland Hills, California on Saturday (November 14).

I guess this Eddie Cibrian is on CSI – not my cup tea – but a female friend of mine has this to say, “He is hot.”

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Well, it’s definitely my opinion that nice Sunday breakfast options in Woodland Hills are definitely limited. On that subject, I’d love for you guys to leave some comments with your suggestions attached to this post. I’ve driven by this newish place (opened maybe late last year or earlier this year) in Tarzana called il Tramezzino (18636 Ventura Blvd) a few times, and recently they’ve thrown up a huge “NEW SERVING BREAKFAST” banner so I’ve marked it down on my culinary calendar as a place to try.

Today being Sunday I decided to sleep in until about 11AM so when I woke up I gave the place a call to see when they were serving breakfast until. 2:00PM. Excellent! So I grabbed a friend, hopped in the car and ventured over to our neighbor to the East, Tarzana to see what il Tramezzino had to offer. First, I’d like to say that it’s in a brand new shopping complex which has great parking and some nice upscale clothing shops. A nice clean environment, and the restaurant was nice, clean, inviting, and I did observe quite a few young families around. A good vibe for sure.

I had the menu item entitled “Scramble #1 – $9.95″ which consisted of scrambled eggs with turkey sausage, roasted peppers, onions, and mushrooms covered with cheddar cheese, accompanied by some crusty Italian toast and fresh fruit. My friend had “Breakfast Combo #3 – $8.95″ which served up 2 pumpkin pancakes (how seasonally appropriate) with a side of bacon, and she added some scrambled eggs for an additional $3.75.

I must say that the food was absolutely excellent, the food was great, and the atmosphere was upscale yet not pretentious, and best of all the price was quite affordable. Much cheaper than breakfast for two at say Marmalade in Calabasas, and a much quicker in-and-out experience. As an added bonus, almost immediately after we sat down my friend noticed that Kourtney Kardashian and her boyfriend Scott were sitting right behind us. It’s actually a crazy coincidence because we had literally justed watched an old episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians (where they ‘broke up’) right before leaving for the restaurant!

The place was great, I just wish we could get some good places like this to come into Woodland Hills. Why are we being upstaged by Tarzana?