LA Times Food Bowl Night Market in Grand Park

The Fool Bowl Night Market!
An annual eating event held al fresco in downtown LA, sponsored by the LA Times.

Severo and I rendezvoused, and proceeded directly to the entrance and the Selfie Wall:

"Tilt your head so it looks like the taco is a pillow."

The entrance to the main "food court" lit with lanterns.

Our first taste, Black Flour Crepes.

[The theme for the night was Taco Tribute, hence the "French Tacos"]

We got the Bearded Guy (ratio of cheese : avocado bad -- too much avo)
and

the Low Rider (YUM!)

Second taste: Bunso Boys

We ended up getting all three items!

First, the savories,

Pancit

and

Sisig

(Severo was in heaven. Nostalgic flavors.)

Later, we returned for the Suman

Bloggers in the wild, videoing the tasting of the Suman

Oh hi City Hall!

The fickle red finger of fate points to the former LA Times clock.

Our final taste was at Commerson.

We got the Lamb Sliders

and

Red Snapper Ceviche (the best thing I had all night)

Someone was very happy about the sliders.

Classic City Hall

We then meandered over to Grand Street Market.

It was 9:10, most places were closed, except McConnell's, which had a line.

We will obviously have to return for someone to taste a Filipino Rice Bowl!

Date Night on Foot

We got all dolled up:

And walked over to Centanni Trattoria 1700 Lincoln at Nowita in Venice.

There is always something fun to look at in the neighborhood.
Here is one of my favorites, a totally pique assiette tiled house. This photo shows the front fence:

I always take photos when I pass by. It is constantly evolving.

Our hunger got stronger as we neared our destination...

We were craving this:

Tortino di funghi, eaten on May 20

Not available! Tragic!

So we "settled" for this:

Caponata

Beet salad

Linguine al vongole

Delizioso!

On the Town in Instagrams

Severo and I had a rare sync in our schedules so we went out.

In the car, heading downtown

The Place: dinner at The Nickel Diner

For me, catfish smothered with pecans, etc
For Severo, Smack n cheese
Verdict: delicious

He's ready to try the entire dessert selection

One of our choices was Root Beer Creme Brulee
I found it too strange, Severo liked it

Iam8bit was hosting the ArtHouse Sketchbook Tour
Here is the instruction card

The line for registering and checking out books

No! Yes! SpyGirl book checked out
(I kept getting this message, later to find it was misshelved)

The stacks

Our first set of books. You get two at a time.

Viewing Robin's book
you can view it here

Scary voodoo heads in the window of Yosmar on Sunset

Freedy Johnston at The Mint

Freedy on the uke

A blinged Lincoln outside the club

The next day, we went down to Encinitas to see Freedy and Cindy Lee Berryhill (and Severo) at a house concert. Altogether, a very fun weekend!