LA Burger

A buddy picked me up at LAX from my trip in Portland.

I was hungry and wanted to feed him since he picked me up.

Went to Umami in Los Feliz.

Had a truffle burger

And a pork belly burger.

With onion Rings.

Soooo good.  What's bette rthan great beer and burgers!!  I miss this type of food everyday here in Korea.  It cost a grip to eat out in LA but it's good when it's good.

Portland stuff

So here are some pics of Portland stuff.

Portland Outdoor store. Like the sign, inside they sell lots of Filson, Pendleton, Dickies, durable wellmade American brands and you can buy a stetson and boots too.  They also have a large selection of bags.

It's nice to see how Portland keeps it's historical buildings and blends it with the modern.

Too bad other cities don't regulate there construction as well.  I really enjoy walking around Portland, mostly in summer.  It's pretty amazing. Small, but amazing.

This is a neighborhood in the Pearl.  these were super nice condos. Check out the roof top deck! No clue how much a place like this would cost but I was peeking into the homes and they looked beautiful. hehe.

Look stacks of chairs!!

Anyone notice how ugly chairs are safely left alone in the street. haha!

These big plastic bins are bike covers.  It's cool, you put your bike in and lock the outside. These were next to the metro line. 

Some pics of the signage and buttons on the Portland metro.  It is a super easy ride to the airport from downtown.  If you are heading to Portland, take the metro if you aren't renting a car.  You can go straight into downtown for a couple bucks and the train stops right next to the check-in counters.  Seriously the trains are a couple feet away from where someone who would be driving would drop you off.

Portland Restaurants

Opps long time no post.  Been busy busy with work. So this was my first dinner on my Portland trip.

Went to Le Pigeon, supposedly nominated a bunch of times for James Beard Award and stuff.

It's a real small restaurant couple table and a bar overlooking the kitchen.  I was eating alone so I figured it'd be easy to get a seat at the bar, they don't take reservation for the bar. But still had to wait 45 minutes on a monday!

Braised beef below. Overall the meal was pretty darn delicious.  I had the wrong lens on my camera so no pics of my food.  Had Sweet breads appetizer, duck breast entree and cherry sorbet dessert.  Yum! hehe.

So these are some pics of Olympic Provisions, a different restaurant. They make there own charcuterie.

Went with some design friends who are doing footwear design in Portland.

I ended up eating most of the food cold cuz I had to walk out in the hallway and take a call from Korea. ugh!!  I can't get away! The food was good tho.