Mothers' Urth, Father's Office

Aki's Saturday morning music classes have, of course, been good for his developing ear. But they've also given us a good excuse to go out and get some good morning eats afterward. A few weeks ago, we met up with some of Yuri's old pals at Urth Caffe, everyone with kids in tow.

Sabrina (who was just about to give birth to her second -- congrats!) brought Maddy, who was cute as a button and getting tall, and Maggie knocked us out with her three kids' picture-perfect behavior. Suzanne and Gary brought not only little Isaac but gifts to keep all the other little ones happy. Never underestimate the power of crayons and Play-Doh!


Spanish Latte

The coffee at this place is un-Urth-ly: Spanish Latte: you had me at ¡hola! I had a delicious and hardy chicken sausage and potato omelet; Yuri had poached eggs over a natural beef hash.


Gary and Isaac at Urth

Aki and Isaac chased the paved-over railroad tracks into the Arts District, then we headed over to JANM to make little model houses at the Target Free Day (and check out a powerful, sobering new exhibit on the internment experience).


Hanging' in the Arts District


Pints at Father's Office

While Aki napped, I headed over to meet Eric at UCLA to get a book (which isn't in USC's library), and the two of us took a break in my old hood at the original Father's Office, with that insanely good Roquefort-melted Office Burger and a pint of Old Speckled Hen for me (a decent, nutty bitter, but served American-cold) and Alaskan White for Eric.

I dropped Eric off at the Physics Lab, then headed back home to get Yuri and Aki for a farewell party for Dave and Cat, who are set to move to Abu Dhabi for at least a year!


The Famous Burger at Father's Office