Taco Tasting Pop-up Food Photography

Thank you to everyone who came out to my Chow with Xhico Taco Tasting in Silver Lake at the beginning of the month. Photographer Jennifer Jaimes aka @photojeninc was on hand to take photos of the event. She just sent me these wonderful photos. Thanks Jenn!!

Summer Harvest

I have a small patio with a garden of potted plants, as well as, a small plot of land in the front. I make the most out of it. I have several herbs growing and some leafy greens like arugula and lettuce. Sometimes, I get the chance to grow more hearty items. This year, I grew cucumbers, potatoes, corn and heirloom carrots. They all came out gorgeous.

Growler spotted at Silver Lake Farmers' Market

A fan sent in this image of the Growler seen buying produce at Silver Lake Farmers' Market.

Like the Sasquatch, you can sometimes spot a Growler. A fan of our blog captured the Growler this weekend shopping for produce at Silver Lake Farmers' Market. 

Cue: Disgust

I'm back at work designing food packaging. What's that mean? Flavor Cues! Flavor cue is a term used in marketing to help the consumer immediately identify the flavor. This weekend I was with some friends in the store and was pleasantly pleased to see Tapatío Fritos corn chips! I love me some Tapatío or Cholula hot sauces. My friends called me out on it, but I wasn't embarrassed.

Then, next to the Fritos, I saw one of the biggest design atrocities ever – Ruffles. I have an idea of what kind of guys they are trying to sell to, but this packaging is so terrible, I love it - but. I'd never eat those Ruffles! Loaded Chili & Cheese or Molten Hot Wings potato chips? No thanks. The horrendous photos and over-the-top flavor cues almost made me nauseated. I think I threw up a little in my mouth. It tasted like chili.

Artichokes at the Farmers' Market in Silver Lake

Artichokes with a beautiful purple to green color at the Farmers' Market in Silver Lake. The market is now on Saturdays in the morning from 8am - 1:30pm and also now on Tuesday afternoons from 2pm-7pm.

The Silver Lake Farmers' Market is located where Griffith Park Blvd. meets Sunset Blvd. near Sunset Junction.

Silver Lake Farmers Market
3700 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA

SAT 8am - 1:30pm 
TUE 2pm-7pm.

more info 213-413-7770

Foodspotting

I love documenting my adventures, especially with food. Then Foodspotting came along and gave me an excuse to do so. Foodspotting is a great service that works with a website and mobile app (they currently have one for the iPhone and are working on one for Android) that allows users to find food with visual aid. If you're like me and prefer pictures to words, then it's perfect for you. It let's you see what your in store for so you know what to expect from your meal.

Let's say you want a burger. You can search "burger" in your nearby area and photos of burgers will appear. You can get it the way you like it: big-meaty-and-juicy, diner-style, sesame seed bun, or flimsy fast food. But when you see that burger that was meant for you, your stomach will tell you right away. And thanks to Foodspotting, you will know where to go to make your stomach as happy as your eyes.

Foodspotting also let's you follow other fellow spotters, favorite restaurants and guides created by others and you too!

They recently picked 100 Super Spotters and I was named one of them! Thanks Fooodspotting!

Follow me on Foodspotting and see some of the delicious and sometimes tragic things I eat.