Ricardo Diaz

It’s been a while Part 3

So this is part three of the recap installment.  Check the previous two post for the earlier parts of the pictorial recap.

First up, in mid July, is a Peruvian festival the family got a chance to check out.  The food was great and it was good to see so much Peruvian food in one place.

In early August we got a chance to have a mini staycation in downtown Los Angeles.  On the first afternoon we checked out the exhibit at the MOCA.

They had a room full of Rothko paintings.

Had a chance to walk around and appreciate the buildings architecture of downtown.

Finally, walked over to LA Live and checked out a mini tournament the Lakers were hosting.

Catching up

So… sorry for the lack of updates the last few weeks.  Been super busy with life but wanted to catch up on a couple recent happenings.

First off, the family got to hangs on the beaches of San Clemente a few weeks back (check the previous Easter post from the iPhone).  Completely relaxing and completely needed.  Here is the view from the patio.  Pretty sweet!

These next shots were taken at the Fiest Broadway festival in Downtown LA.  The festival itself was whatever.  A lot of “spin the wheel for a free bottle opener or pen” booths.

But the family did get a chance to eat in the Grand Central Market.  Really great place.  Totally recommend trying to make it out there.  Had some great mexican food!

Photo LA

Checked out my first ever Photo LA exposition last weekend. Got a chance to see a ton of great photography from some of the best collections from Los Angeles Galleries. Great way to get some valuable inspiration, but also made me realize how mediocre my photos are.  It was nice to see someone I used to work with, Alex Prager, blow up and have work on display.

Here are a couple shots from the show.

Kogi, the Korean Taco Truck

Having been wanting to try Kogi (the Korean BBQ taco truck) since I first heard of it about a month back. I love taco trucks and the fusion of Korean BBQ sounded like heaven on earth. Only in LA! Follow the taco truck on twitter at @KOGIBBQ.

Well, Mochi was able to have Kogi cater Molly’s birthday in downtown LA. No way I was going to miss that. During the day at work we got the massive shipment of vendor gifts. Calories up the wazoo!

I made sure to stay hungry towards the end of the day so i would have my fixin of Kogi.

Holiday parties!

Tis the season. You have to love holiday season. Sales in the department stores, everyone seems to be a little happier, and everyone throws holiday parties.

This year had waaaaaayyyy to much wine at DVB’s place. Started out the night checking out Molly & Mochi’s new loft in downtown. I am f*cking jealous!

We then all headed over to the west side for the holiday festivities. Here is a picture I barely remember taking. Shortly after this is where my memory begins to fade. Good times!

The LA Auto Show

Went to the Auto Show last weekend and saw some nice cars. It’s good to see that alternative energy cars are a bigger and bigger part of the show. There was definitely a big emphasis on being green this year.

Here are some picture highlights of the show. First off is the Dodge EV.

Mini Cooper E

Lambo

Porsche Cayman

Rolls Phantom

Honda FC Sport Concept Car

Another downtown family fun day.

Had another family fun day in downtown on a nice Sunday afternoon. The tour started at the Barker Lofts. Urth Cafe recently opened up and wanted to do the taste test. Breakfast was pretty good, but it ain’t cheap! Didn’t get a chance to try it, but I hear the pumpkin pie is legendary here!

After the MOCA we went back to the Barker Block to check out the Festival De La Gente.

The food festival

So my favorite annual Japanese food festival took place last weekend and it again lived up to expectations. All you can eat Japanese food, plus all you can drink sake and beer, make for a wonderful festival! Here are a couple pictures I took from the days festivities.

The ladies took place in rolling a 40 foot sushi roll! After that we chilled in the garden and tried to sober up! It was a great Saturday!

A pictorial recap

It’s been a busy last few weeks. Here is a pictorial recap of some of the places I have recently visited in the last few weeks.

These first couple pictures are taken at Fernando’s loft. Been to his rooftop pool way too much! The first shot is of Neron in his loft. The second shot is of a few of us hanging out one night in the spa.

This next shot I took when Sandy and I had breakfast in Burbank at Bob’s Big Boy.

We also had a chance to check out Hollywood and Highland afterwards.

Finally, we had a nice dinner at Cafe des Artistes. I have been wanting to take Sandy there for about 7 years now, and she just now finally agreed and of course loved it.

Moving on up

My brother moved into his new place over the weekend. Congrats to him. He is now downtown in a loft and I am jealous. At least I now have a pool I can go to and get out of the valley heat. Here are some pictures of his new digs I took a couple weeks ago.