HOW I SPENT MY AFTERNOON...

FELLOW SCRIBES CAN RELATE I'M SURE I TOOK A BREAK AND MINGLED AROUND HOLLYWOOD AND STOPPED BY CHAN D'ARA ORIGINALLY OWNED BY MY FRIEND TOMMY TANG...I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO TRYING THE ONE NEAR VENICE BEACH... BACK TO THE ONE IN HOLLYWOOD THE FOOD WAS GOOD, REASONABLY PRICED AND BALANCED, WONTONS,SALAD,BROWN RICE, AND A NICELY SPICED QUARTER CHICKEN FOR 10 BUCKS, NOT INCLUDING TIP...I ALSO TRIED THEIR DAIRY FREE COCONUT ICE CREAM WITH REAL COCONUT CHUNKS GARNISHED WITH MINT...MMMMMM GOOD... CHECKED OUT THE CELEBRITY GALLERY SPOTTED PAUL MCCARTNEY, ONE OF THE WYNANS AND LILLY TOMLIN BACK IN THE DAY WHEN ALL FOLKS MET AT CHAN DARA GOOD FOOD, AND GOOD VIBES...SLIGHTLY DISAPPOINTED IN NOT SEEING TOMMY TANG'S SMILING PUSS, HE WAS THE ORIGINATOR OF THE RESTAURANT...THERE'S ONE IN LARCHMONT WHICK I'VE TRIED ALSO GOOD... STARTED OUT WITH AN OVERCAST THIS MORNING BUT NOW IT'S HEAVENLY...HERE IN SUNNY LA... STOPPED BY RITE AID, THEY'VE GOT THEIR NEW WELLNESS PLUS CARD WHICH I ATTEMPTED TO SIGN UP AT PLENTI.COM AND COULDN'T GET THROUGH FOR SOME REASON...TELL ME, ARE YOU TOO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SOME OF THESE SELF DESCRIBED REWARDS CARDS YOU THINK IT MIGHT BE THAT CERTAIN NEFARIOUS TYPES ARE JUST GATHERING INFO TO USE AGAINST YOU...THOUGH LOOKING AT THE ICONS BELOW ON THE RITE AID CARD I SEE THAT AT&T, EXXON MACY'S MOBIL GAS AND MORE ARE PARTICIPATING PARTNERS, SO IT'S PROBABLY JUST MY NORMAL PARANOIA KICKIN' IN... GOTTA GO...HAVE FUN...CHOI BABY! (C)COPYRIGHTED BY GWENDOLYN L MITCHELL ON THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2015 AT 5:07PM, LA, CA 90046, USA