Friday June 8, 2018
Little Goat Diner is another Stephanie Izard restaurant and it is right across the street from The Girl and the Goat. I had eaten at the diner before and was not going to miss an opportunity to dine there again. This place is fun and while we were there, we were talking about how the menu was playful and fun. I love brunch and the menu is way beyond eggs and bacon, it is international and there are so many good things on it. Cindy and I had the “This little Piggy Went to China” which was a sesame cheddar biscuit with sunny side eggs and szechuan pork sausage. Sophon had the Tonkatsu sandwich, and we shared goat cheese fries with goat chili and cheese. There are so many interesting items on the menu, I could have brunch there for the rest of our stay and not get tired of it.
Unfortunately, we were saddened by the news of Anthony Bourdain’s death. I remember reading his book “Kitchen Confidential”, and really enjoyed it. Having worked in restaurants during my high school and college years, it brought back a lot of memories of that environment. I often watched his travel shows for ideas on what to do and eat when I visited some of the same places. Anthony was a good story teller and more importantly he wasn’t afraid to call things out as he saw them.
I remember when I started to explore food, there were a lot of people trying to define what “good” looks like and a “foodie” was often equated with a snob. Anthony showed us that good food was different from fine dinning, it is what we think is good and it should be fun and it can come a variety of places, from a street vendor, from a hole in the wall or a Michelin starred restaurant. When he came to Los Angeles and his friend took him to Sizzler, he didn’t turn his nose up at it but instead commented on how the cheese toast was.
Tonkatsu Sandwich
This little piggy went to China
Spicy bloody Mary
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