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Kieran
@ktd #542753
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I greet everything with an open mind, BUT this feels reminiscent of that era where celebrities felt that we were all begging for their take on tequila. Leave pizza to the chefs.
https://la.eater.com/2025/4/28/24419665/downtown-dough-pizza-restaurant-opening-downtown-los-angeles-hilltop-coffee-somerville-issa-rae
https://la.eater.com/2025/4/28/24419665/downtown-dough-pizza-restaurant-opening-downtown-los-angeles-hilltop-coffee-somerville-issa-rae
Could never get myself to do black sneakers on black pants, but I have fallen in love with black and white on black on white lately.
How we feeling about our respective team’s drafts so far? Personally (Jets), like the first two picks, but not stoked we went CB in the third when we have such a glaring hole at WR after Garrett.
I have come to find that European men have a signature BO smell.
Today’s pudding. Need to remember that Bryan eats two meals a day so the calorie count is a bit high. Reducing chia seed, flax seed, heavily reducing walnuts and slight reduction in hemp seeds.
Yoga in LA: “And let it out - all the stresses of the day. You are here. You are now. You are enough.
Okay, 100 crunches - go!”
Okay, 100 crunches - go!”
Anybody ever try this version of breathwork? It’s essentially 4-7-8 doubled. Wasn’t able to feel anything though… https://youtu.be/rd97PWYaRNs?si=3VdGBeRj3DLtMrxX
REVIEW
Folks Pizzeria
Costa Mesa
Charred-dough-centric Neapolitan.
If you’re gonna go with that approach - the crust better slap. And this sadly just … lightly smacked my lips. Leaving me wanting more flavor.
Each slice felt like I was waiting for a magic moment that never came.
Even the buttered bread - which looked incredible barely had any flavor besides the overpowering char. Pizza didn’t taste too burnt, but it was lacking flavor harmony. Ingredients operated on their own fine, but didn’t mesh well.
White tasted good off the bat. Pepperoni took a while to warm up to. And I found myself forcing slice after slice hoping for this pizza to click, but it just didn’t.
The vibes are cool here and they truly do care so if you’re local it’s worth checking out, but def not worth the commute that I’ve seen people claim.
Verdict: Not ktd approved.
Folks Pizzeria
Costa Mesa
Charred-dough-centric Neapolitan.
If you’re gonna go with that approach - the crust better slap. And this sadly just … lightly smacked my lips. Leaving me wanting more flavor.
Each slice felt like I was waiting for a magic moment that never came.
Even the buttered bread - which looked incredible barely had any flavor besides the overpowering char. Pizza didn’t taste too burnt, but it was lacking flavor harmony. Ingredients operated on their own fine, but didn’t mesh well.
White tasted good off the bat. Pepperoni took a while to warm up to. And I found myself forcing slice after slice hoping for this pizza to click, but it just didn’t.
The vibes are cool here and they truly do care so if you’re local it’s worth checking out, but def not worth the commute that I’ve seen people claim.
Verdict: Not ktd approved.
Anybody else just…drawing blanks on how actually reduce plastic. Like my Brita filter literally adds microplastics while (hopefully) filtering out a ton of not so good stuff in LA water.
What are the chances that nano-bots just clean the microplastics out of our systems in 10 years?
What are the chances that nano-bots just clean the microplastics out of our systems in 10 years?
LA, how do we feel about this? Reggie’s thoughts on Coachella are reverberating in a couple of text chats I’m in.
I went to Coachella back in 2016 and I was pleasantly surprised at how well run of a festival it was. There was the toxic Instagram element, but it was only 30% of the festival.
I wonder if it’s grown to take over the festival.
I went to Coachella back in 2016 and I was pleasantly surprised at how well run of a festival it was. There was the toxic Instagram element, but it was only 30% of the festival.
I wonder if it’s grown to take over the festival.
REVIEW
Little Coyote
Long Beach
The alleged pride and joy of LB.
Nothing to be proud of here though tbh.
Clearly made without love. There’s pizza and then there’s bread that happens to have some sauce and cheese on it. This is category 2.
Toppings fell off easily. Way too greasy. Hard to distinguish crust flavor from the rest of the pie.
And of course…they bank on ranch. Seperate rant
It’s great that LB has a spot (they even have multiple locations). If you’re on the area go ahead and support a local business. But if you’re not - I just saved you from taking the drive.
Long Beach is a nice little getaway though!
Verdict: Not ktd approved!
Little Coyote
Long Beach
The alleged pride and joy of LB.
Nothing to be proud of here though tbh.
Clearly made without love. There’s pizza and then there’s bread that happens to have some sauce and cheese on it. This is category 2.
Toppings fell off easily. Way too greasy. Hard to distinguish crust flavor from the rest of the pie.
And of course…they bank on ranch. Seperate rant
It’s great that LB has a spot (they even have multiple locations). If you’re on the area go ahead and support a local business. But if you’re not - I just saved you from taking the drive.
Long Beach is a nice little getaway though!
Verdict: Not ktd approved!
Was going to try to grab the much talked about burger from La Burg’s Cafe Tropical pop up… but I have a feeling it’s going to be sold out. Any restaurant recs on a Friday with short notice? Aka can’t be fully booked up and need a reservation. Thank you!
Went to a surprise engagement party at a fancy oceanfront hotel last night and couldn’t shake the feeling that one of us was going to die… thanks a lot, White Lotus.
Devastated. The Friend was my all time favorite bar in LA.
Why? The best vibe.
No line, no pretentiousness - just come on in and dance. The opposite of Tenants up the street (great business model tho to steal
away people tried of waiting in that line).
TheeMikeB was always spinning great tunes every Saturday night. And when he wasn’t playing, he made sure whatever DJ was worthy. I’ve heard so many incredible transitions that I still remember to this day.
The only place you could bump into a stranger and easily start a convo.
Just being in that room with that energy was something you couldn’t get anywhere else.
Pouring one out for The Friend.
Why? The best vibe.
No line, no pretentiousness - just come on in and dance. The opposite of Tenants up the street (great business model tho to steal
away people tried of waiting in that line).
TheeMikeB was always spinning great tunes every Saturday night. And when he wasn’t playing, he made sure whatever DJ was worthy. I’ve heard so many incredible transitions that I still remember to this day.
The only place you could bump into a stranger and easily start a convo.
Just being in that room with that energy was something you couldn’t get anywhere else.
Pouring one out for The Friend.
Accidentally found this while trying to find another song. It’s my go to for workouts now. Only 15k streams on Spotify.
https://open.spotify.com/track/0EnMIl6ge327qxiCMxePrD?si=DYRioCfcRzS35vNBPmbC1g
https://open.spotify.com/track/0EnMIl6ge327qxiCMxePrD?si=DYRioCfcRzS35vNBPmbC1g
League Champs! Joined a soccer league back in October despite never really playing. In a world devoid of true connection, this has been one of the best decisions I’ve made. Can’t rec joining a league (for any sport) enough!
Any other Clever Dripper users out there? And if so, are you paranoid like me about the plastic exposure of it all? Sadly, they don’t make a ceramic model ☹️
Any non-obvious recs for London, Galway or Dublin?
Best productivity book I ever read? 4000 weeks. Productivity is a trap. Stop doing so much :)
Is there any category of food that travels well (via DoorDash, UberEats)?
The guy sitting in front of me on a flight put Coca-Cola into his coffee. I thought it was weird, but the flight attendant said he does the same. Never heard of it before.
