feats of eats

So eventually my taco streak had to come to an end. Sad, but it made way for 2 more awesome meals. I’m sure you can guess where the above giant burger is from.

But first I went to lunch with my bosses at a place called Farmstand in El Segundo. This place was real cute on the inside, decorated in a farm theme with leather cowprint seating. We got the Roasted Eggplant & Caramelized Onion dip with yogurt, sautéed mint and flatbread for dipping. I couldn’t have agreed with one of my bosses more when she said “I want to bathe in this stuff.”

I had the Caprese sandwich with fresh local Gioia mozzarella, fresh tomatoes and cilantro pesto with a side salad. This tasted fresh and awesome, and whatever kind of dressing was on the salad was incredible. It was a little spicy. I should have asked about it!

At dinnertime I was taken to In n Out Burger. Because I had to. Because everyone has told me I have to try it, and that it’s the best. I really hadn’t heard from anyone why it was so special, but I can now attest that it has a special taste to it. Fresh might be the x factor, but I think it’s also whatever sauce they put on it. I got the cheeseburger animal style, with everything on it. Definitely up there competing with some of the better burgers I’ve had. The fries I could do without, but the vanilla shake, another recommendation from a friend (in fact, I told told it’s a “must”) didn’t disappoint. It was extra thick which I love, and didn’t strike me as having the flavor like it just came out of a jumbo metal machine. Which it might have, I’m really not sure.