tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164604238866965101.post222333789544935928..comments2023-10-31T04:23:00.117-07:00Comments on Open Mouth, Insert Fork: The Power of Two: Pacific Dining Car and Langer'sSusan Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178330935523896363noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164604238866965101.post-27949483197416422842010-05-07T18:07:41.245-07:002010-05-07T18:07:41.245-07:00That is too funny. But heck, yeah, even after a hu...That is too funny. But heck, yeah, even after a huge breakfast, one does need lunch. Bring it on! ;)Food Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459352815397922329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164604238866965101.post-39878319691534040572010-04-30T13:08:38.169-07:002010-04-30T13:08:38.169-07:00I happened across your blog when browsing the blog...I happened across your blog when browsing the blogs of note for blogger in recent months! I will be back and have added to follow--beautiful pics and great writing!Pondering and Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12437376090965305185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164604238866965101.post-75109569550686060842010-04-22T22:43:09.363-07:002010-04-22T22:43:09.363-07:00...just a note to you from me for some reason I am......just a note to you from me for some reason I am not getting the posts sent to me. Since I am new at Blogging am I supsoe to go on your site to read or do they come to me??<br />DeannaUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18302359063133738756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164604238866965101.post-34064715406270883982010-04-05T13:29:22.071-07:002010-04-05T13:29:22.071-07:002 places on my list . . . great photos!2 places on my list . . . great photos!Bechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09792495645886204937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164604238866965101.post-3317256024045410992010-04-04T19:09:59.586-07:002010-04-04T19:09:59.586-07:00That pastrami sandwich is what has me smiling-deli...That pastrami sandwich is what has me smiling-delicious.<br /><br />I remember the 80's well :-)Velvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16034246333318823700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164604238866965101.post-86292239800823406482010-03-29T09:33:50.425-07:002010-03-29T09:33:50.425-07:00Yoo-hoo. another Gorky's lover here.Yoo-hoo. another Gorky's lover here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164604238866965101.post-25532887994476884802010-03-27T20:11:00.458-07:002010-03-27T20:11:00.458-07:00Havisham and PA, I wish I had known both of you in...Havisham and PA, I wish I had known both of you in the 80s! Thanks for the Gorky's link.Susan Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178330935523896363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164604238866965101.post-72172180405633275082010-03-27T19:54:22.219-07:002010-03-27T19:54:22.219-07:00Looking back at my younger self I've come to b...Looking back at my younger self I've come to believe a lot of truths I found self evident... weren't. Youth needs it's enemies.<br /><br />I found this <a href="http://lacowboy.blogspot.com/2006/11/la-times-ever-popular-correcting_10.html" rel="nofollow">interesting link</a> through Brady Westwater's blog about Gorky memories, including (further down on the comment thread) the original owner.Pasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164604238866965101.post-33983817871474092622010-03-24T19:53:43.708-07:002010-03-24T19:53:43.708-07:00I will insert fork, now.I will insert fork, now.Patrizzi Intergarlicticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047084173908563600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164604238866965101.post-75200088698794059602010-03-24T19:52:12.494-07:002010-03-24T19:52:12.494-07:00Yes, lots of Yups were rad Libs (like me) but the...Yes, lots of Yups were rad Libs (like me) but then again... seeds of the current Libertarianism were germinated there @Gorky's--in the wee hours. Lots of my friends went that way. Gorky's was political in the '80s-- a place to eat & argue accross the room. HUH!Patrizzi Intergarlicticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047084173908563600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164604238866965101.post-61010292285058886232010-03-24T17:33:04.582-07:002010-03-24T17:33:04.582-07:00Hi Virg, Thanks for visiting. I feel like I alread...Hi Virg, Thanks for visiting. I feel like I already know you from reading your comments at our friends' blogs. <br /><br />Emily and Will, Glad you liked it. I'll take you and Will to Langer's the next time you come out. <br /><br />Mary, Thanks. Moi, irreverent?!? Never!<br /><br />PA, I adored Gorky's. I always combined breakfast at Gorky's with a visit to the flower mart (where I got to admire that fabulous mural). stop. And don't you mean artists and yuppies? In spite of appearances, lots of yuppies are liberals.Susan Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178330935523896363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164604238866965101.post-90527837851130541152010-03-24T10:12:41.985-07:002010-03-24T10:12:41.985-07:00Did you ever go to Gorkys? That was a bipartisan m...Did you ever go to Gorkys? That was a bipartisan meeting ground<br />libs verses yupsPasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164604238866965101.post-31865998460805749032010-03-22T22:22:07.178-07:002010-03-22T22:22:07.178-07:00Loved the post today. It made a powerful indictmen...Loved the post today. It made a powerful indictment of the 80's :-)<br />You were so irreverent you may have to answer to a higher power.Mary Bergfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234678984137982414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164604238866965101.post-79540933758383515142010-03-22T18:15:31.057-07:002010-03-22T18:15:31.057-07:00I love this :)I love this :)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11793707027645033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164604238866965101.post-2575455658890330252010-03-21T19:36:09.550-07:002010-03-21T19:36:09.550-07:00Hey Susan,
I've jumped over from Hiker's b...Hey Susan,<br />I've jumped over from Hiker's blog. OMG , I just gained 10 pounds reading your blog. I need to go walk now to work off the pounds! Great blog BTW.<br />VirgVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152464973355194995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164604238866965101.post-57683249848157894932010-03-19T13:40:03.942-07:002010-03-19T13:40:03.942-07:00Margaret, Chances are older gentleman was a former...Margaret, Chances are older gentleman was a former mover and shaker (love that phrase) showing his grandson the ropes. Hope your girls appreciated the PDC.Susan Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178330935523896363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164604238866965101.post-70559939790232974962010-03-19T11:27:07.671-07:002010-03-19T11:27:07.671-07:00We took the family to the Pacific Dining Car aroun...We took the family to the Pacific Dining Car around Christmas time. We kept looking for political movers and shakers, but we only saw an elderly man and his college age grandson.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08668487489667818687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164604238866965101.post-80622678479597465472010-03-17T21:21:35.918-07:002010-03-17T21:21:35.918-07:00Ann, And can you believe that, in spite of my over...Ann, And can you believe that, in spite of my overeating, I'm STILL having trouble gaining weight. Just tonight someone asked me if I was losing more weight. <br /><br />Lori, Yum! Have you ever made corned beef hash with the leftovers? Here's a great recipe from a food blogger who's never steered me wrong:<br />http://fortheloveofcooking-recipes.blogspot.com/2010/03/corned-beef-hash.htmlSusan Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178330935523896363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164604238866965101.post-35454669542296544362010-03-17T20:30:57.546-07:002010-03-17T20:30:57.546-07:00The pictures say it all....and now I'm hungry!...The pictures say it all....and now I'm hungry! Thank God for the corned beef in the crockpot....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007188552270049568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164604238866965101.post-48685365842405608242010-03-17T17:33:34.103-07:002010-03-17T17:33:34.103-07:00I am salivating!I am salivating!Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214868698905207283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164604238866965101.post-67675401476378658322010-03-17T13:44:38.231-07:002010-03-17T13:44:38.231-07:00Miss H, What a fabulous place for New Year's E...Miss H, What a fabulous place for New Year's Eve or Christmas Eve or any special occasion.<br /><br />PA, I had to look up Vickman's on Olympic. See that it kept the ungodly hours of 3 am to noon to fit with the schedule of the produce workers. You were part of the cool arts scene I only wish I had known in the 80s. <br /><br />AH, Forgot my camera the day I ate at Mary's, but I can't wait to go back. That place has got to have the prettiest surroundings in LA County. And a full breakfast for five bucks can't be beat.Susan Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178330935523896363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164604238866965101.post-12545610915639293602010-03-17T08:00:58.369-07:002010-03-17T08:00:58.369-07:00How come you didn't show mary's egg mcmuff...How come you didn't show mary's egg mcmuffin?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164604238866965101.post-481785272348480412010-03-17T07:28:42.635-07:002010-03-17T07:28:42.635-07:00I think we had a different experience of the 80...I think we had a different experience of the 80's. I spent my powerless mornings sans the suit, at Vickman's on Olympic.Pasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164604238866965101.post-50906753442480421122010-03-16T21:11:20.915-07:002010-03-16T21:11:20.915-07:00I love the Pacific Dining Car. Some years it was t...I love the Pacific Dining Car. Some years it was the New Year's Eve dinner spot, other years the Christmas Eve dinner spot--whether it meant dinner was served at 6pm or 3am--they were open. I just wish their prices weren't so high, I can't afford them anymore.<br /><br />Many happy memories!Patrizzi Intergarlicticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047084173908563600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164604238866965101.post-64075791819093775742010-03-16T20:44:00.132-07:002010-03-16T20:44:00.132-07:00Two Guys, I think next time I'll skip the &quo...Two Guys, I think next time I'll skip the "swiss" cheese. Otherwise, THE BEST.<br /><br />CO, Yes, I can honestly say this was THE BEST pastrami sandwich I've ever had.<br /><br />Deanna, Same here. Meeting friends like you is one of the perks of blogging.Susan Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178330935523896363noreply@blogger.com