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Mitsuru Cafe and Little Tokyo- Los Angeles

Every trip to Los Angeles has a purpose to make the drive worthwhile, just like with our Santa Monica day trip with lunch at the Lobster . What was this one? Buying a new clay pot. Yes, although you could just get one at your local Asian market, we did not like the selection in our area. So it was off to Little Tokyo. Besides, I had bought a clay pot at the dollar store in Little Tokyo about five years ago. I bought it just because it looked pretty and cute, being less than a feet in diameter with a short height. There was not even any real purpose for it until we started using it for fun, and then for constant use as other pots broke. Amazing, it lasted for a long time, until a few weeks ago when it just cracked suddenly while being washed. (even if it was completely cooled) Anyway, with Little Tokyo in mind, there were two places we wanted to visit. One was Sushi Gen, since my dining companions had been to there while I and another dining companion had not. The other was Mitsuru Ca

The Buffet at Bellagio- Las Vegas

Breakfast. Who knew at 10A.M. that so many people would be lining up? Snake patterns? Why? Anyway, since I was feeling better, I'd say we should take part in this breakfast frenzy. But where at? Cafe Bellagio was close, but the prices seemed so close to the Buffet price I would rather get the Buffet instead. Besides, a trip to Las Vegas requires a buffet visit, even if I am sick. Off we went. The Buffet was hidden in the casino- far from the lobby, far from the VIP and Executive Club Lounges. But what shocked me was this exterior. My memory from 5 years ago about this place: A pretty, elegant buffet with golden watermelon (WOW!). This looked quite the opposite. But what was hidden from the typical modern look of most buffets was still the actual, good buffet from years past. Unlike last time however, this time we zipped through the line with a line pass which that itself even had NO line at all. People in the regular line probably waited for another 30 minutes. Which is exactly why