#it’s probably because Linguini is French

[samstclair]

Nathan Fielder’s Frenchie

Nathan Fielder X Reader

Anonymous Request - "Hello Sam! Okay, so this might be a bit weird, but I think you're the one that can take this on. I have this fantasy of meeting Nathan in Paris, and we're just Parisian lovers. It is the city of love after all! Could you make that work? Thanks, keep everything up!"

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They say that there are seven wonders of the world, though you don't know exactly who the "they" that said it were, or if Paris, France, is even one of those seven. But in the end it's still something definitely said, it's definitely something you would say...

Or perhaps, would have said.

Of all the things you would've never expected in this wee world, you truly didn't expect to want to leave Paris. Because it's literally Paris.

You've known since you were a wee child that it's a place you were destined to go to - from those shitty Michael's French-inspired decorations almost every girl in middle school had plastered all over her room, to those buttery hollow croissants, striped mime-ass outfits, and red lipstick-stained cigarettes - you always knew Paris was the place for you...

Or was it?

Your experience had been anything but exceptional. You thought you would ditch all your problems behind back home. Oh, how you wrong you were. No hate to the city, but nothing seemed to be going right, it was always one thing after another and another and another and another and another and another.

First of all, you had a layover flight that would stop in London and then Paris, booking it literally the night before. But you underestimated the power of those little pink Barbie Benadryl pills you popped in your little pink Barbie mouth just moments before.

"London, and then Paris," you remember muttering to yourself, smirking, "here I come."

Click. Click.

Flight. Secured.

You then remember falling soundly asleep, thankfully not getting a visit from the Hat Man. Those pills were put to work.

But your dumbass inebriated self actually got a flight to London, Ohio. And you didn't realize this until you landed in that godforsaken state, (shout out Ohio, no hate!).

So that's one. Next, when you finally got to Paris, you got to your empty apartment, which had been advertised online to be a wee bit bigger. Instead, you got the full French experience of living in a replica of Linguini's home from Ratatouille. But where was your rat? Let's be real - you had no friends and you definitely didn't want little rodents around. A girl all alone in Paris? Oh no.

You moved pretty impulsively, deciding to spend your student loans on the trip rather than going back to school, which you were inadvertently dropped from for not showing up for an entire semester. Oops your alarm didn't work, who cares. Last you heard, something or someone called the "IRS" was at your apartment door? You weren't sure what that was, at first you thought it stood for "It's Ronnie and Sam" and that Jersey Shore was initially at your doorstep, but it wasn't. In a way you were glad, Ronnie and Sam were NOT something needed to come back.

Anyway it was something about applying for scholarships that you were well not qualified for, that they wanted to see you for. Apparently you committed 'fraud' by opening a GoFundMe for your supposed 're-contractment of the Bubonic plague'? You weren't sure, it was a lot of adult words being thrown around, too much for your little brain to comprehend, and to be quite honest, it's all in the past now. Those $30,000 that you were able to raise was all yours now, and now out of your old country, there's nothing they can do about it now. If this was the medieval times, that GoFundMe could've saved billions of lives. Plus, fraud probably doesn't even exist in France. So if you look at it that way, where's all the harm in that?

After leaving your apartment to get some of that croissant, you felt a deep craving, an itch, for yogurt. You weren't sure what it was, there was nothing around you that had anything remotely to do with yogurt, but you just needed it. It was something needed. You felt your heart race at the thought, mouth watering and beads of sweat dripping down, forming a puddle at your feet.

"Mommy. Wants. Her. Oui. Yogurt." you thought.

But alas, for it being French yogurt, every store employee looked at you like it was Covid all over again and you just coughed in their face - horrified. None of them had it.

"What's a girl gotta do to get some Oui yogurt around here, God!" you screamed at the French man. You then stomped out, ground shaking, searched for a curb not littered with cigarettes, found one and sat.

You looked around, trying to take advantage of the ambience like one of those four hour long YouTube videos.

But you realized - this isn't Paris. This is just some recreation of Epcot's France. No smell of baguettes in the air, no mimes harassing you in their silence, no escargot sliding along the pavement, no women wearing berets - nothing.

You felt water well up in your eyes, your head falling between your knees in defeat. Nothing was going as you planned, and you'd only been here for less than two hours. What more could go wrong? You picked up an old, squashed cigarette beside you. You placed it between your lips, trying to envision yourself as the Parisian you always wanted to be...

"Se vu me plah gyasoh pwezi cha que son gee."

You jumped up at the voice behind you, accidentally throwing the cigarette to the street, hitting a bicyclist in the face and causing him to topple over.

It was a man who came to you. A French man. He just spat some French jargon at you and had no idea what the actual fuck he was telling you. He looked a bit concern, and you probably thought he was checking in to see if you were okay. You didn't know how to say no thank you, you're a stranger and this is stranger danger, so you said the only French you knew embarrassingly exceptionally well.

"C'est la vie," you mumbled, through wet boogers and wet tears.

You rose up, as if those words brought a new life into you, and left. He stood there, still worried, watching you walk away.

But you weren't walking for long.

It was late. A little too late. You couldn't read French time but it was dark so that meant it was late. You needed to get back soon, so you did what you knew best, next to those three little words in French: you ran.

You started running, the most you ever ran you just ran. The tears morphed into sweat and your limbs began to ache not long after a couple blocks. The wind rushed past your eyes and it was so cold it began to make your nose numb. Fuck this running shit - you needed a taxi.

You called and called, waved down and waved down, but no yellow car would stop.

"What's a girl gotta do to get a cab around here?" you screamed again, this time at a pigeon. He didn't respond. "What's a girl gotta do to be a mere femme fatale?!"

And just like that, as if the pigeon was a genie, one finally appeared.

A loud, deafening screech came from your right. You whipped your head over, giving yourself whiplash.

Screeeeeeeeeeech.

While making a sharp, extremely dangerous turn at the corner, a busted yellow taxi hauled ass over to you and pulled over to the side of the pavement right where you stood, blocking traffic.

"Oh my god yes, finally!" you exclaimed, running around back to the back seat and plopping your booty in. Once the door slammed behind you, you were off.

You felt your body slump deeper into the chair, succumbing to the comfort and warmth. Before you knew it, you nearly strangled yourself from the seatbelt forming something like a noose around your neck because you went down so low. You sprung back up.

"No way I'm dying in Paris", you thought. You wondered if Jay-Z and K*nye would write about who was in Paris then if that happened.

The driver pulled up to a less busy corner, put that baby in park, and looked back to face you, hand behind the passenger's seat headrest.

"Where we off to, pretty lady?" he asked.

You looked out the window, admiring the view. It was a trash can overfilled with trash, little Remys and Emiles scattering around. Though not traditionally visually appealing, there was something quite coquette Pinterest about it.

"Home." you said. "I'm going home."

You turned to face him after delivering that femme fatale line, but all the femme fatale dropped out of your system like the opposite of constipation when you're shitting - it's Nathan fucking Fielder.

"Oh my god, aren't you Nathan Fielder?"

His face dropped so fast it was inhuman. He whipped around back facing forward like a dog who got caught eating toilet paper.

"No," he said lowly. He cleared his throat. "Erm, no." he then said more confidently, with a strange accent attached. "No, I am, um, I am jus taxi drive, no field. I, um, I eatta the baguette."

His accent was a mixture of Borat, Jacques from Finding Nemo, and just an overall shitty (and maybe offensive) Italian impression put together.

"No way that's what a French sounds like talking English", you thought. But, not wanting to be rude and offend the man's impersonation skills, you stayed quiet. This isn't America's Got Talent, and you're not Randy or Simon.

"Why are you working in a taxi? Why are you in Paris?" you asked as he started driving. "Wait, is this Rehearsal? Am I on the Rehearsal? Is this the 'IRS' trying to do a rehearsal with me?" you asked, butterflies filling up in your stomach at the thought. You began scoping out the car for any cameras, but instead you looked slightly mentally deranged with a big frightening Joker smile on your face and your head clocking it in different directions.

"I sorry, I don know who dis, dis Natan Field is, no? Um, c'est la vie? I'm just happy to be in Pari!" he chuckled nervously. His driving became more erratic as well as his breathing.

"Oh my god that like rhymed you should be a poet." you complimented. Your mother always told you, honesty is the best policy. Except for his impersonations that was dog shit.

He began to slouch in his seat, an attempt for you not to identify him. Every time you looked over, he got lower and lower. You didn't want to say anything, you felt it best to mind your own business. It wasn't long until he eventually stopped and stood up straight as he almost got into several mini collisions because he couldn't see over the wheel.

"So how long have you been working in a taxi?"

"Look, I'm gonna be honest with you," he said, now speaking with a regular English accent, "I am Nathan Fielder. I'm sorry I lied, I just don't want people knowing who I am. That's why I moved to Pari, because French people aren't that funny so they wouldn't know me, you know what I'm saying?"

"Of course, Nathan," you said, "I understand. I understand completely. Did HBO fire you?"

He didn't reply for some time. That some time went on for about forty minutes.

"They did. But I don't want to talk about it."

You were nearly in your REM stage when he finally answered, forcing your eyes awake. You forgot what you asked, and didn't realize how far you ran from your apartment as you two were still driving.

"So do you know any fun facts?" you asked, attempting to keep the conversation flowing.

"I do, actually!" he said, an excited smile growing on his face. He seemed to be bottling this in for some time, waiting for a person to ask. "Did you know OJ Simpson was nicknamed 'Stinky' in prison?"

"No I didn't. Where are you from?"

"Vancouver. British Columbia." he answered.

"Oh my god, I'm so sorry about the Queen. She was a queen," you said.

"Do you know this song? It's one of my favorites," Nathan asked, seemingly intentionally ignoring what you just said. He turned the radio up, and familiar whistles echoed through the car. It was Moves Like Jagger by Maroon 5. "I love this song, it just brings out a boogie in me that I've never experienced in my lifetime before."

"I actually don't like this song, can you shut it off?" you said. His excited face dropped, and he turned off the radio at your command.

Your eyes began to close again, but you couldn't help but feel another set of them on you. Something was watching, and it wasn't Nathan - he's watching the road, being a safe driver - no something was watching you. You crank your head over just a bit, still hurting from the whiplash from the screeeeeching. Your brain couldn't process what was in the seat beside you.

"Are those...." you gulped.

One was all white, had blue beady eyes, a yellow beak, and a long tail that went all the way down to the floor, cosplaying as the Pope.

Another was all black, had purple beady eyes, a yellow beak, piercings and a large pentagram necklace on its chest.

Another was modded out to look like a giant moth, like a final boss in some World of Warcraft shit, head too small for its torso that seemed to resemble the size of a medium-sized dog.

Another was covered and smothered in cold baked beans. It also had a yellow beak.

Another was also all black but eyes blood red, still with a yellow beak.

Another was molded into the body of a centipede, crawling all over the interior of the car.

And lastly, perhaps most disturbing, were two that had been sewed together to resemble conjoined twins.

You gulped again. Your body was in shock, immovable. You would've rather seen the Hat Man.

"Sweet furb collection." you were able to muster up.

"Ahh, yes, my customized furby collection! No ones noticed, you're the first!"

You weren't sure how that was possible. The only way of that being the case was if one of the customers he drove was blind.

"How have they not noticed? They take up the entire back row?" Before you knew it, you were pushing some extra furbies with your feet as they had taken up and overflowed the entire floor, pushing against you.

All their heads were facing you - their beady eyes making you the center of their attention, their world...

There was an uncanny valley vibe to them that made you want to incinerate them. It brought a sense of violence in you that you had never experienced before. They were unnatural and made you queasy.

"I don't know, they just don't. They've never complimented me. You know, they're hard to come by, especially the custom ones. During World War II, the Germans stole them, you know, it wasn't just those paintings they took, but they don't teach you that in history. They don't want you to know the truth,"

As he began rambling on about the seizing and burning of the historical documents on the Great Furby Siege of 1942, the staring contest between you and the modded out robots became intensified. Eventually, your ears started to ring. Those balls of sweat returned. Your hands got clammy and your chest started to hurt.

There was a presence to them, something that made them force your eyes onto them. They had the full authority of that back seat, and you were the next contender to challenge them. They dared you to keep staring, but you had no choice. Their magnetic forces and gravitational pulls towards their direction was too powerful. Your fight or flight mode was now on full activation.

"..And so that's how German officials actually got the baked beans one to be made, apparently they were a big fan of that cuisine, but weren't a big fan when they had to auction them off to pay reparations to all the countries they destroyed. Personally, I'm not a fan of baked beans, but I still needed to buy it. I mean, how could you not? Look at the little thing!"

Nathan turned over to you several times, looking for validation. But he hadn't realized that you were currently locked in a battle with the furbies.

Finally, from after what seemed like hours, Nathan pulled over to your apartment building. He fully turned to you, concerned like that French man.

"Hey, you don't look so good," he said. You didn't. You looked like you had just gone through a withdrawal.

Safe to say, you were able to break free from the chains of those furbies. You rubbed your eyes so hard you saw those little purple and pink stars. Your consciousness was regained.

"I'm sorry," you said. "They're just, they're just like, really strong."

He laughed anxiously. "Hey, do you mind if," he spoke lowly, "do you mind if I get some food from your apartment? I spent my last three hundred dollars on this furby from Russia, it's supposed to be RuPaul themed. I'm really hungry."

"Yeah sure, I actually didn't have any money on me to pay for the fare, so I guess me feeding you will call it even?"

"It's even." He smiled, extending his hand for you to shake. You wanted to, but your hands were too moist and clammy. You couldn't embarrass yourself in front of him by touching him with the state your hands were in. Gross.

"Um, uh, I don't know how to shake hands," you spat. "Anyway, let's go!"

You climbed out of the car and ran into your apartment. He did the same, sprinting.

You two finally got to your wee teeny apartment.

"Wow, this is pretty spacious," he said, looking around in awe.

"What do you mean, are you blind?" you asked.

"No, I can see pretty good. What do you have to eat?"

You started to realize that since you just moved, you literally didn't have anything in the fridge, instead hopeful for that crate of Oui yogurt. You checked anyway, as if a charcuterie board would just randomly appear.

You flung that door open and oh my god it's a charcuterie board.

"Perfect!" you thought. Nathan was gonna love you so much.

"Here, voila! That's French for a charcuterie board!"

You plopped it on the table, the only furniture you had. Nathan, without thought, started to rummage through, nibbling away at the cheeses and slices of ham and grapes and salami and olives and crackers. You watched, smiling to yourself all warm inside. Something about taking care and feeding him brought you such a sense of fulfillment, a sense of comfort.

"Is this what Gusteau felt like?" you thought. "Is this what Linguini felt like he when he literally triggered Anton Ego into a revelation he had back thirty years before into his childhood?"

As he made a little nibbling noise as he ate, holding the food with at the top of his little fingers, it resembled to you something of a mouse...

A mouse...

A little rodent...

A rat.

It hit you, hit you so hard you felt yourself light-headed and took a seat on the ground since there were no chairs in your empty apartment. You felt as if the furbies had casted their demonic spells onto you again.

Nathan was just that. He was your rat, your friend, your Remy.

He was that companion you needed, the little rodent in your life to live out the rest of it in Paris with. Something had finally gone right.

Nibble. Nibble.

He continued to eat, lost in his own world, half the charcuterie board empty.

Nibble. Nibble. Nibble.

You pondered deeper on the thought. If you didn't know this was Nathan Fielder and wasn't already comfortable with him, then getting into a taxi man's taxi and seeing an entourage of furbies would be pretty weird. But since it was Nathan, you weren't weirded out? Despite those customized furbies having a psychological grip on your subconscious and concept of what it was to be a human in control of themselves, they were separate from Nathan. He probably never experienced that from them. Or maybe he did? Maybe he's under their influence, that's why he spent his rent money on a Russian RuPaul? Because those furbies had altered his paradigm shifts. Those paradigms were shifting.

But, never mind that.

The point is, had that been any other person, you would've been alarmed at the niche and fear that commenting on it would result in you getting yourself on some girl's unsolved crime mukbang video on her YouTube channel. But you didn't fear that with Nathan, no, you had to let him embrace it. You had to be his safe space. And God so help you, you would be.

Nibble. Nibble.

"Oh my god, that was delicious, Y/N," Nathan burped, so loud and forceful the empty charcuterie board flew off the table.

"Wait, how'd you know my name was Y/N?" you asked.

"The furbies told me, silly," he laughed, lifting his shirt and rubbing his belly. "I'm so full, that was the best meal I've ever had!"

"I'm glad you liked it, Nathan. You're like my little Remy!"

"Thanks, Y/N! Can I live here?!"

"Of course, Nathan!" You jump up to hug him, he hugs tightly back, he then throws you on the hard floor and you feel his member pressed against your leg. He begins kissing you, his tongue licking your lips for entrance. You let him in. Your tongues fight for dominance but you let him win. He eventually starts going down on you, taking your "Paris, Je t'aime" shirt you got at the Ohio airport off, and starts kissing your labia.

"This...this is a labia" he says.

You lift your legs as he begins to eat you out, his wet breath on your cooter. He holds your foot up and raises himself, ready to press his member intro your entrance. Your eyes are closed, ready to take the boy from British Columbia in. This is it. No furbies, no IRS, no college, nothing - just you and Nathan.

Your new life was about to begin. You were now sure, Nathan was that seventh wonder of the world.

Hope you enjoyed! xoxo, ~Sam St. Clair

#nathan fielder #fanfiction #imagine #paris #parisfrance #france #xreader #nathanforyou #the rehersal #ratatouille #adult themes

[kingofthewilderwest]

princesstokyomoon replied to your post ... ... ... can we see the list?

kovu was the first crush baby me ever acknowledged i had, so seeing simba on this list is very validating lol

[high fives] Disney made those lions way too hot for their own good. Kovu would probably be on my list if I had watched the second Lion King movie more recently. It’s been a while since I’ve seen it, but I remember being gripped by him when I was younger. So if he magically appears on that list later...... a rewatch happened.

writingstellar replied to your post ... ... ... can we see the list?

-is queer -has a type -that type involves dark hair and eyes ...my dude do you also like them kinda damaged? Because I think we have the same taste lmao

Bruh. Bruh. I wasn’t going to admit it in the tags, but TOTALLY. When they’re damaged is when my heart melts. I relate to their struggles and issues, I yearn to care for them, I feel for them, I love them. [high five on the same taste]

maski1 replied to your post ... ... ... can we see the list?

"Elizabeth Hawkeye" ? I think it was stated her name really is "Riza" ? When I watched ATLA when I was little I didn't like Zuko. Now he's my favorite character XD Gotta watch The Dragon Prince but before, I have to watch TLoK (and before that, read the chapters that were never adaptated). I'm curious, why Aladdin? Linguini is underrated

I started replying to you in the comments of the original post, but you always have such fun conversations, so I had to hop onto here and expand!

1. Regarding how I present the names on my list, I try to give a character’s full name, so long as there is strong evidence-based canon that gives or implies their name. In a few rare cases, like Elizabeth Hawkeye, there are fans who would dispute me on this, but I can give a very good account based deeply in canon for why I have the name listed as it is. If people want to agree or disagree with me at the end of the day, I don’t mind either way.

Regarding Riza... there are two types of scenarios she is called “Elizabeth” in Arakawa’s writing. One scenario is when everyone in Team Mustang is given code names. I imagine zero fans care about that as evidence. Havoc’s code name is Jacqueline, and that obviously isn’t his real name. Riza being called “Elizabeth” on the phone when Roy is disguising his operations by fake flirting doesn’t count for proof by itself. But the other instance is Roy calling her “Elizabeth” to Madame Christmas. I think most fans read that as Roy simply extending the code name for anonymity reasons. However, given Madame Christmas knows a ton about Roy’s emotional investment in Riza, and I’ve encountered some..... translational difficulties that the official English versions have with names... I think the latter’s a good cue.

Riza in older English translations and older merchandise was legitimately named “Liza,” and Liza is a common nickname for Elizabeth (especially for the time period Fullmetal Alchemist is roughly evoking). I talk about the translation weirdness here in much better depth. As you may know yourself, given your own language background, this would not be the first time the English translators made stupid mistakes with FMA names. Viz Media initially gave Xerxes the clusterfuck spelling ‘Cselkcess’ before they realized what the word was supposed to be. Ling Yao’s name has danced between Ling and Lin, despite Arakawa herself putting the Romanized spelling of his name in some drawn panels. I have seen Ranfun, Ranfan, and Lan Fan all within official FMA merchandise. Viz Media couldn’t even get a kid’s name “Kyle” down right in their translations... originally he was called “Khayal,” because at that point in time, they didn’t have a good grasp of the world (and ergo name base) that Arakawa was drawing from. Jean Havoc’s name should have been given a French pronunciation rather than sounding like ‘Gene,’ and if you wanted to Anglicize his name one step further, you could’ve named him John Havoc more accurately than what we got in the anime dubs.

With all that said and done, a character named Liza who is sometimes referred to as “Elizabeth” seems to me a logical enough indication she would have been born as “Elizabeth Hawkeye.” In any other circumstance, if I met someone who was called Liza but at one point got called “Elizabeth” by people who knew her in her past, I would conclude she was named Elizabeth. So yeah. Some people may disagree with my logic, but that’s the short of why I have it. XD

If other people are curious: another character whose name might disputed on my list is Rufus from Deponia. There’s some information in the obscure Deponia roleplaying book that says his father used to be named Landgull. Rufus was offended when his father changed his name from Seagull to Landgull to distance himself from Rufus (ergo, it wasn’t a first name change, which would’ve been irrelevant to disowning your blood relation to someone); Captain Seagull was always referred to by a title which usually goes with a last name; and ergo it’s likely Rufus could’ve grown up as Rufus Landgull. Even though the games never ever ever actually call him that.

2. NOW GOING ONTO THE ZUKO THING. Dude, I feel you. When I watched Season 1 of ATLA, I hated Zuko. By Season 3, I loved him and he was my favorite character. They did a magnificent job not just creating the character and giving him an arc, but allowing his personality to be increasingly revealed to us as audience members.

3. Why Aladdin? As a kid, I was obsessed with Aladdin. Now that I’m older, I still think his cheeky, adventurous, charming, but genuine yearning spirit are appealing. And he has sUCH pReTTy eYeSSS!!! So yeah. 

4. Linguini is VERY underrated. What a dear.

#long post #blabbing Haddock #reply #replies #maski1 #princesstokyomoon #writingstellar #analysis #my analysis #FMA #FMAB #Fullmetal Alchemist #Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood #Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood #Riza Hawkeye #Jean Havoc #Alfredo Linguini #Aladdin #Kovu #Simba

[indigocloudofnarcolepsy]

I got tagged by @tough-girl9 to list my top 7 comfort films which turned into a top 8

I'm more of a comfort song type, so that was a tough (girl) one

1.: Treasure Planet

I adore this movie! I loved it when I was smaller and I love it now. The only reason I didn't watch it to death was the fact that I lost the DVD. It's gorgeous and although the main premise is space pirates thanks to the focus on the characters it feels grounded and easier to relate to or to feel simpathy towards them. Besides Jim Hawkins being a childhood crush I could always relate to him. The feeling of being lost, aimless and the words

"- I can't watch you throw away your future like that!

- What future?"

always spoke to me. It's not an edge and teen angst fest tho, John Silver and his speech is both in character and always chokes me up and gives me hope that there are pathes that could lead to the future I want and that I wasn't abled to see.

It's the perfect movie for those who feel lost or confused and want to sail to far away planets from their current situation, those who want to be understood and given hope to.

(I could gush about the art and animation and characters for hours, but this is not the time)

Amazing background music and the songs fit well with the steampunk-ish style of the movie

2.: Ratatouille

A family classic. We even have the ps2 game and it's one of those rarities which my family could watch anytime. Besides being beautiful and having a 10/10 aesthetic (and a huge dose of food p0®π) it's a grounded movie.

The premise is as feaver dream-y and goofy as it gets. A rat learns english (or french? The movie takes place in Paris but it's either confusing or I'm just a dum dum) and thanks to an imaginary friend version of his chef idol ends up in his restaurant and makes a deal with the garbage boy of whom the chef thinks can cook and reluctantly agrees give him another chance to make the soup that was actually made by (fixed by) the rat aka Remy. So the boy Linguini and Remy has to team up where it seems like Linguini is making the soup but he is actually in Remy's control.

But the movie is actually about being an artist and coming from an unexpected place and being surrounded by people who don't support you or believe in you even if they were just trying to protect you or think that it's the best for you.

Fellow artists could definetly appreciate the movie. Whether you croche, draw, animate, sculpt, dance, act or do any kind of art I would absolutely recommend.

Le Festin is great and is on loop during dinner

Warning: get food ready because you WILL get hungry. Even if it's just bread this movie will make it taste like garlic bread just you wait

3.: Strange Magic

It's one of the controversial ones. Not everyone likes it and a lot hate it but that's okay.

It's one of those films where either you praise it to death or wonder which deeper layer of hell did it crawled out of. There is no in between. I'm one from the first category. Even my IT teacher called it a classic and I roped most of my friend group into the SM cult.

It has a certain tumblr aesthetic and feels like a fanficrion the best way possible. One of those where altho something unsuspected happens it's written well, the characters are in character it's finished and the grammar is proper as well.

It's a jukebox musical which is one of my fauvorite kind of musical, the covers are amazing and damn they can change up the originals songs aesthetic to it's opposite so damn well (Trouble - Elvis Presley)

It centers around love and I ain't no shipper nor romantic but even I was gushing over the main couple which is spoiler alert so that's all you get

I absolutely adore how the characters express themselves with their wings and body! I'm all about feelings and expressions!

So try it out and even if you don't like it you're allowed to stop. And if you like it: welcome to the fandom in this house we respect Marianne, the Bog King is a snack and must protect Dawn at all cost!

(this is a pick me up movie for me the other two more of a shoulder to cry on)

Speaking of crying

4.: The Little Prince

Not gonna lie I was extremely suspicious of this movie. I immediately categorised it as a cheap cash grab which only use sonething known and beloved because it's known and beloved so people will buy.

I expected the Emoji Movie, I got the LEGO Movie.

This movie. Hoo boy, this movie. You know, it's nothing, I only cried 4 times after all!

It's so respectful towards the material it's given. So heartfelt and creative and artistic! It's the Little Prince sequel that fits well in modern times.

In this film the Little Prince is a story that an old man tells his new young girl of a neighbour. Both of them needed a friend and it's one of those unexpected duos where the girl is forced to be mature way too early and the man is way too childish so they balance each other out and the man gives the girl (I can't remember their names god damn it) the breath of fresh air she needed.

This movie is so damn cute! I mentioned a shoulder to cry on movies and pick me up movies, this one is both! It's a bittersweet dream!

You are going to cry. So get ready.

5.: Hunchback of Notre Dame

Oh man oh God oh man oh God oh man

I'm obsessed with this movie (and musical)

It's dark and mature and definetly a-shoulder-to-cry-on movie. I love and relate to Quasimodo. Altho I'm not deformed I was always the weird girl everyone picked on and hated and I still can't understand why. I think I'm a perfectly normal person but when my mom calls me a freak/eccentric behind my back and my aunt gives me a gift with the words "since you looked nothing like the other girls on your prom..." I... I'm just more confused honestly. I'm always so damn tired and basically a hermit so thanks to that Out There hit way too close to home.

Esmeralda is a 10/10 role modell. She is a beautiful soul inside and outside. And she's romani. Which is the most hated minority in my country.

The movie deals with lust, abusive and manipulative parents, racism, religion, "ugly"ness, lonelyness. These might sound repelling but to see something similar happen to you/a character looking/being/sounding like you is worth more than life, honestly. Unless you can live through this kinship with a character, you have no idea how needed this is.

(I cried so hard watching The Grinch (2018) since I used to have Panic disorder and I'm an anxious person to see him being scared the way I do and to fiddle with his fingers and think like I do was the most comforting thing I felt in my life)

This movie is so damn gorgeous. I know I said that to almost every movie in this list but this is a biblical epic gorgeous. And of course, Hellfire is THE best Diney villain song FIGHT ME I'M RIGHT

The musical is even darker and more serious but damn it's worth a watch. It's on youtube.

6. Brother Bear

This movie is *drumroll* gorgeous. Each movie on this list is gorgeous in different ways. This is nature-gorgeous.

Pick me up movie, definetly. It's mostly adorable but they tap into some meaningful things and there are tragedies happening, my dude!

Like Hunchback of Notre Dame the main subject is "who is the monster and who is the man?". This movie shows some perspective, I tell you!

7.: Coco

I know the hungarian translation by heart

It's very family oriented, so if you don't have any or have a bad realtionship with it, this movie will give you a heartache

This movie takes place in Mexico and explores parts of mexican culture.

I adore and am interested in different cultures, folklore, tradition and religion so I was head over heels really quick with this movie!

Gorgeous imagery and music. Heartfelt, that last Remember Me WILL get you

8.: The Croods

Y'ALL

I know, it looks like a movie that made only for kids. But dude! It's about family, change and how people deal with it. It takes place in an alternative world, where animals we know are mixed together (MOUSELEFANT!! CROCO DOGGO!!) the most adorable way possible and it takes place in prehistoric times.

Oh god, this movie is full of feelings and gorgeous imagery! Pick me up, definetly! Of course, it's full of jokes but they are so witty to me!

Sorry, I got impatient by the end of it

I would tag people if I would know anyone well in this site. The 2 people I want to tag: is already tagged me and the other one is probably too busy

#treasure planet #ratatouille #strange magic #the little prince #the hunchback of notre dame #hunchback of notre dame #brother bear #coco #pixar coco #the croods #top 7 comfort movies #comfort movies #my comfort movies

[tatteredsmiles]

name : Y’all dont get that

nickname / s: Meeko

height : 5′10

nationality :  american ( of Spanish (from Spain), French, Russian, Irish, Filipino, English decent)

favourite fruit :  Pineapple, Lychee, Strawberries, white peaches

favourite season : winter, fall

favourite scents :  lavender, patchouli, tobacco and cedar

favourite animals :  all animals but probably sloths manatees and large cats. If they were real Dragons hands down

tea, coffee, hot cocoa :  a proper cuppa tea! 

average hours of sleep :  4-12 hours it depends 

when my blog was created : like probably around august or something 

# of followers :  like 43

random fact :  i never finished college cause I ran off with a circus

favourite food :  Japanese food!! Total comfort food for me! Burgers, meat basically, barbecue 

favourite t.v. shows :  The simpsons, american gods, paranormal shows like the haunting or paranormal caught on tape kinda stuff (i hate ghost adventures the only show like that i watched was ghost hunters), the Orville, The Act, all the CSI’s, game of thrones up until half of season 7, Dexter, Mayans, Rick and Morty 

favourite movie :  gladiator, interview with the vampire, inkheart, labyrinth, the linguini incident, the Fall (lee pace), all of the hobbit and lotr, Aliens, the corneto trilogy, the sheik, john wick, bill and ted, i have to many fave movies. 

favourite vine :  no idea I never cared for them

sexuality :  it’s somewhere I misplaced it but to be honest there really isn’t such a thing to me? Like I’ve kinda given up on that but whoever i tend to love. 

pronouns :  I have tits and girl bits so uhhh girl pronouns duh

favourite book series :  Vampire Chronicles, the Iron Druid chronicles, Song of fire and ice, Ragnarok Era by Matt Larkin

favourite video game / s :  Final Fantasy, Legend of Zelda (been playing since it came out), Pokemon, Silent Hill, God of War. 

favourite subject : Literature, theology, demonology, angelology, cryptozoology, mythology. 

guys or girls :  for what? Friends? Companions? Honestly cats, people to me are like technology you’re only good for one or two years at MOST for me before i get tired of you and upgrade you to the next OS, unless you’re like special to me then I kinda keep you around forever. 

last time I cried :  probably like a couple hours ago

what I should be doing :  eating dinner and going to bed

favourite fandoms : I don’t have any because i find fandoms filled with toxic ass people sooooo I’m gonna say my own fandom. Or well the fandom of me and @avalthollr cause we are legit amazing

tagged by: @fuisce-rose

tagging: @avalthollr @lastxdragon @elastixhearts @hefzyisback @flawed---by---design @crusade-against-stupid @queenofkategat @keeperofmemory @vindictiveolympianqueen and whoever else wants to do this or steal it from me

#behind the tattered grin { o o c } #ya’ll thought you’d get a pic of me didn’t you!!! #HAAAA nope #also fuck this was fuckin long!! #jfc yall be nosy! #i love you guys though

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Instead of Doing My Homework I Have Opted to Write Four Pages of Notes and Analysis for the 2007 Film Ratatouille. You Are Welcome.

Ratatouille, Released: on June 29, 2007

Directed by: Brad Bird

Notes and Analysis:

Describes the garbage as ‘close to godliness’ as a direct metaphor to the film as a whole

Fan Theory:

The lightning strike at the beginning turned them into gods

Remy fears no god, bitch went into the kitchen

Old lady is a redneck with a gun

The hero’s journey as shown through Remy’s life from the start of the film to the end is a beautiful example of the archetype along with being a metaphor for human life and human nature.

Gusteau is Remy’s god like figure

Gusteau = Christ Figure????

The old lady doesn’t fear death

The rat society we see at the start of the film is remarkably advanced with escape boats and plan, proving both Remy’s dad’s prowess as a leader, and the fact that Remy is an angsty unappreciative little shit

Look up probability of a rat surviving being washed down a storm drain

Results: everyone who studies rats hates them but still uses cute pictures also pretty damn good

Similar to in the Epic of Gilgamesh, Remy latches onto the book as Gilgamesh did to Enkidu, for he has lost his family and friends and refuses to leave the spot he washed up on

Remy is inspired after speaking to Gusteau

Shadow of dog looks like the one in Up

No really go look it does

THE BITCHES NAME IS LINGUINI FUCKING LINGUINI

‘What can I do I’m a figment of your imagination’ Fake angel shoulder Gusteau is a fucking icon

Brain power of a rat look up

The title of an article that I didn’t read was ‘Rats can be Smarter than People’ so I think they’re at least better at geometry than me

How distracted is a chef look up

Due to my laziness results were inconclusive but from first hand observation I’d say very

Can a rat do acrobatics?

LINGUINI HAS A FUCKING GOATEE

BITCH GRABBED A FLAMETHROWER TO KILL A RAT

Linguini watches trash tv

Trash tv used to set the scene

Linguini wanted to put a rat near his dick. Linguini is kinky as fuck.

Everyone thinks Linguini was screaming at the veggies in the fridge

The head chef has a past with vegetables as concluded from his comment ‘one can get too familiar with vegetables’ the head chef is kinky as fuck

The french are kinky as fuck.

Linguini got that BREAD

Colette is a hardcore feminist and I am HERE for it

On the letter it has Linguini's mothers last name as Linguini which means his last name is Linguini which means THIS BITCH HAS A FIRST NAME AND THEY ALL WILLINGLY CALL HIM LINGUINI THAT OR THIS HOES REAL NAME IS FUCKING LINGUINI LINGUINI

The sue chef is not to be fucked with

Everyone in the kitchen should be in jail

Paradise: Remme at the old lady’s house

Paradise lost: Remme losing his family

Paradise: Remme working in the kitchen

Edit: Paradise lost: Linguini is a rich dick

The racks in the kitchen can support the weight of a grown man (the head chef) the fuck are they doing to reinforce those

Fan Theory:

The head chef is a midget which is why he’s so angry

Remy gives into temptation and rejects his morals

Remy’s brother is the real god like figure, an icon, a rat for the people

That musical rat is only plucking on that paper clip yet he still holds it up to his mouth as if that will do something

There’s a rat band which means there are rat musicians which means there are a wide range of professions in the rat world so Remy’s chef dream shouldn’t be as controversial as it is portrayed as being

Remy is deadass a savage

Remy is stirring nothing and Colette doesn’t notice

Colette thinks first that Linguini has an STD and then that he’s crazy

Again: the french are kinky as fuck

Remy is #1 wing man

Tall dark and daddy issues critic guy is named ‘The Grim Eater’ and I’m now able to commit un-oxygen

*spits wine* *looks at label* *swallows the rest* that kids is a prime example of a big mood

The Grim Eater is the blatant symbol of death in name and character design

Colette needs to calm the fuck down with that spoon

From the spoon in question we now know Colette is a thot to be slain

Remy is driving the poor man insane (head chef)

Remy and Linguini are horrible

THE MAN'S NAME IS LINGUINI

lInGuInI

Remy experiences peer pressure

This is hilarious

Emile is a both a Christ figure and the antichrist

Emile is a little shit

Alfredo, as seen in the fucking letter from his mom to the head chef, this fucking cunt’s name, is, cannonly, Alfredo Linguini

I'm done

I’m so done

The chef is a reckless driver

Either the chef is a slow driver or Remme is Ratisn Bolt

No one gave Linguini a better picture for the paper

Linguini is suddenly a millionaire

That one cook is a pyromaniac

he only thing Linguini can do is rollerblade

Remy suddenly wants recognition

Linguini is a jackass

Remme is a jealous hoe

The Grim Eater real name and translation

Maybe I just didn’t dig deep enough because there’s nothing

“If I don't like I don't swallow”

THE GRIM EATER DOESNT SWALLOW AHAHAHHAHAHA

Kill me

The head chef when seeing Linguini yelling at a rat doesn't immediately think he's insane, and without context of it to suspect, on the spot concludes this rat is the chef

Remy is a vindictive asshole and the rats are amazingly well organized

Rat special ops exists fight me in that fact

Remy and Linguini are both horrible

Emile is the antichrist

Emile is literally the cause of most problems

Emile is a little shit

Linguini has anxiety fight me in that too

How many traps did the head chef set and how many other rats did he catch before Remy??

There is underlying racism in the 2007 film Ratatouille. In this three part essay I will prove-

He's not a rat he's not a human

He's a god

[thefearlessgastronomist]

THE FOUR FOOD-RELATED MOVIES THAT I AM DEEPLY, DEEPLY CONNECTED TO

As an entertainment buff, I love watching movies. Being a gal of many interests, it goes without saying that I have an innumerable amount of favorites for equally as many reasons.

These favorites are the films that just give me all the feels. And I mean ALL. THE. FEELS. The kind that you can’t stop thinking about and/or immediately want to start over and watch again. Because it has somehow struck a chord with you and has become more to you than you ever could have guessed.

On the road to becoming an avid foodie and home chef, it’s not surprising that I discovered a small contingent of culinary-related films that spoke to me on an a very personal level, and in many ways have shaped my views about cooking and eating food. These are my top films as they currently stand (though in no particular order).

JULIE & JULIA was my first introduction to Julia Child. Naturally, it was because of this film that I chose to read Julia’s memoir, My Life in France, the novel used as a reference for the film. Julie & Julia tells the cross-decade tale of Julia Child in 1950s France and that of 21st Century New Yorker Julie Powell, who challenged herself to cook her way through Julia’s cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, over the course of a year.

While I, and many others, aren’t particularly fond of Julie’s portions of the film or her book (though I haven’t read her book), I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t semi-intrigued by the concept of Julie’s story. Although Julia Child’s massive cookbook is a bit too ambitious for my tastes at the moment, cooking every recipe from a single cookbook, from start to finish, would be quite an interesting experience. Let me add that to my bucket list.

It his, however, Meryl Streep’s rendition of Julia Child that is perfect beyond words. When you compare Meryl and Stanley Tucci to the real Julia and Paul Child, dare I say it was perfectly cast. Without going too much into detail about my adoration for Julia Child and her life's work – let me save that for my review of her book – so much of Julia’s life and career gives hope to us that may not have conventionally found our calling in life. The way she got into cooking mirrors my own in many ways, as does her love for food and cooking. It’s really hard not to love Julia Child (and Meryl Streep) after watching this one.

EAT PRAY LOVE – also a book and film I’ve talked about before – is another that really shaped my views of food, as well as gave me extreme wanderlust. Fresh from a divorce, Elizabeth Gilbert (Julia Roberts) decides to take a year-long sabbatical to Italy, India, and Bali to rediscover herself and rekindle every sort of spark in her life. While I was just as moved by her spiritual time spent at an ashram in India, and her love for love and inner peace renewed in Bali, it was Liz’s time spent in Italy, restoring the pleasure found in eating food that hit closest to home. For more of my thoughts on Eat Pray Love, read here.

A list, no matter how small, would not be complete without an Disney/Pixar animation. RATATOUILLE, while of course a far-fetched fantasy of a rat with a love for food and penchant for cooking, who then employs a human named Linguini to help can cook incognito in a restaurant, is still one of absolute inspiration regardless. While the spirit of famed Chef Gusteau constantly reassures Remy (the rat) that “Anyone can cook!” (and the film further sprinkled throughout with many other similar statements of encouragement), Ratatouille is not only a favorite foodie film, but one of my top ten Disney cartoons. 

CHEF is my most recent discovery and probably the most important. And I was actual quite surprised at how much I was affected by it. Written by, directed by, and starring Jon Favreau in the title role, the film begins with head chef Carl Casper quitting his job at a restaurant in California in order to pursue more creative ventures and reclaim his artistic freedom. In efforts to also bring his estranged family back together and spend more time with his son Percy, Carl returns to his roots by traveling to Miami with his ex-wife and Percy, and ends up purchasing a food truck in the process. There, he also rediscovers his love for Cuban food. The majority of the film then consists of Carl, Percy, and Martin (a co-worker of Carl’s from the restaurant in California) driving the food truck back to Los Angeles. Through places like New Orleans and Austin, Texas, using local ingredients to create daily specials in whichever city they preside, Carl’s journey shows what great things can come from doing exactly what you love.

When I first saw Chef, I was struggling with my own pursuits in life. I was uninspired in my current employment – in fact, I was very much between jobs at the time – and I internally grappled with how I should move forward. I didn’t want to hate what I was doing anymore; I didn’t believe that a person’s life should be spent just going through the motions for the sake of a paycheck. After spending months at home, reacquainting myself with the kitchen and sparking an intense new love for food and cooking, it was upon watching Chef that I realized I wanted to explore this vocation further. And it is quite possibly one of the top decisions I have ever made. Not just because I get to work with food on a regular basis, and get to constantly learn new things from a variety of different people... But because my heart is truly in it and that zest for what I'm doing is very much there.

That's all anyone could ever ask for.

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MIT mathematicians solve age-old spaghetti mystery

If you happen to have a box of spaghetti in your pantry, try this experiment: Pull out a single spaghetti stick and hold it at both ends. Now bend it until it breaks. How many fragments did you make? If the answer is three or more, pull out another stick and try again. Can you break the noodle in two? If not, you’re in very good company.

The spaghetti challenge has flummoxed even the likes of famed physicist Richard Feynman ’39, who once spent a good portion of an evening breaking pasta and looking for a theoretical explanation for why the sticks refused to snap in two.

Feynman’s kitchen experiment remained unresolved until 2005, when physicists from France pieced together a theory to describe the forces at work when spaghetti — and any long, thin rod — is bent. They found that when a stick is bent evenly from both ends, it will break near the center, where it is most curved. This initial break triggers a “snap-back” effect and a bending wave, or vibration, that further fractures the stick. Their theory, which won the 2006 Ig Nobel Prize, seemed to solve Feynman’s puzzle. But a question remained: Could spaghetti ever be coerced to break in two?

The answer, according to a new MIT study, is yes — with a twist. In a paper published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers report that they have found a way to break spaghetti in two, by both bending and twisting the dry noodles. They carried out experiments with hundreds of spaghetti sticks, bending and twisting them with an apparatus they built specifically for the task. The team found that if a stick is twisted past a certain critical degree, then slowly bent in half, it will, against all odds, break in two.

The researchers say the results may have applications beyond culinary curiosities, such as enhancing the understanding of crack formation and how to control fractures in other rod-like materials such as multifiber structures, engineered nanotubes, or even microtubules in cells.

“It will be interesting to see whether and how twist could similarly be used to control the fracture dynamics of two-dimensional and three-dimensional materials,” says co-author Jörn Dunkel, associate professor of physical applied mathematics at MIT. “In any case, this has been a fun interdisciplinary project started and carried out by two brilliant and persistent students — who probably don’t want to see, break, or eat spaghetti for a while.”

The two students are Ronald Heisser ’16, now a graduate student at Cornell University, and Vishal Patil, a mathematics graduate student in Dunkel’s group at MIT. Their co-authors are Norbert Stoop, instructor of mathematics at MIT, and Emmanuel Villermaux of Université Aix Marseille.

Experiments (above) and simulations (below) show how dry spaghetti can be broken into two or more fragments, by twisting and bending.

A deep dish dive

Heisser, together with project partner Edgar Gridello, originally took up the challenge of breaking spaghetti in the spring of 2015, as a final project for 18.354 (Nonlinear Dynamics: Continuum Systems), a course taught by Dunkel. They had read about Feynman’s kitchen experiment, and wondered whether spaghetti could somehow be broken in two and whether this split could be controlled.

“They did some manual tests, tried various things, and came up with an idea that when he twisted the spaghetti really hard and brought the ends together, it seemed to work and it broke into two pieces,” Dunkel says. “But you have to twist really strongly. And Ronald wanted to investigate more deeply.”

So Heisser built a mechanical fracture device to controllably twist and bend sticks of spaghetti. Two clamps on either end of the device hold a stick of spaghetti in place. A clamp at one end can be rotated to twist the dry noodle by various degrees, while the other clamp slides toward the twisting clamp to bring the two ends of the spaghetti together, bending the stick.

Heisser and Patil used the device to bend and twist hundreds of spaghetti sticks, and recorded the entire fragmentation process with a camera, at up to a million frames per second. In the end, they found that by first twisting the spaghetti at almost 360 degrees, then slowly bringing the two clamps together to bend it, the stick snapped exactly in two. The findings were consistent across two types of spaghetti: Barilla No. 5 and Barilla No. 7, which have slightly different diameters.

Experiments (above) and simulations (below) show how dry spaghetti can be broken into two or more fragments, by twisting and bending.

Noodle twist

In parallel, Patil began to develop a mathematical model to explain how twisting can snap a stick in two. To do this, he generalized previous work by the French scientists Basile Audoly and Sebastien Neukirch, who developed the original theory to describe the “snap-back effect,” in which a secondary wave caused by a stick’s initial break creates additional fractures, causing spaghetti to mostly snap in three or more fragments.

Patil adapted this theory by adding the element of twisting, and looked at how twist should affect any forces and waves propagating through a stick as it is bent. From his model, he found that, if a 10-inch-long spaghetti stick is first twisted by about 270 degrees and then bent, it will snap in two, mainly due to two effects. The snap-back, in which the stick will spring back in the opposite direction from which it was bent, is weakened in the presence of twist. And, the twist-back, where the stick will essentially unwind to its original straightened configuration, releases energy from the rod, preventing additional fractures.

“Once it breaks, you still have a snap-back because the rod wants to be straight,” Dunkel explains. “But it also doesn’t want to be twisted.”

Just as the snap-back will create a bending wave, in which the stick will wobble back and forth, the unwinding generates a “twist wave,” where the stick essentially corkscrews back and forth until it comes to rest. The twist wave travels faster than the bending wave, dissipating energy so that additional critical stress accumulations, which might cause subsequent fractures, do not occur.

“That’s why you never get this second break when you twist hard enough,” Dunkel says.

The team found that the theoretical predictions of when a thin stick would snap in two pieces, versus three or four, matched with their experimental observations.  

“Taken together, our experiments and theoretical results advance the general understanding of how twist affects fracture cascades,” Dunkel says.

For now, he says the model is successful at predicting how twisting and bending will break long, thin, cylindrical rods such as spaghetti. As for other pasta types?

“Linguini is different because it’s more like a ribbon,” Dunkel says. “The way the model is constructed it applies to perfectly cylindrical rods. Although spaghetti isn’t perfect, the theory captures its fracture behavior pretty well,”

The research was supported, in part, by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the James S. McDonnell Foundation.

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Prologue. From London to Leeds: The Journey to the Language Exchanges

Part 1: Journey To London I woke up early and got dropped off by my Uncle at the train station. My anxiety was still very bad and he said I should see a counselor, when I mentioned that didnt like being bothered by everything everyone said. This surprised me. He had a very strange empathy that would arise at the most unlikely times. In the morning, he would often have the shakes, a result of being an alcoholic for 20 years or more. I told him something he said bothered me from yesterday. The thing with the anxiety is when one thing stopped something else would bother me and I was caught in this hell like cycle. I felt like dying. I ended up chatting to a old dude on the train who had lived in Sri Lanka for three years, traveled many places and was a Scorpio as well. He said I could do a lot more because I'm younger and when ever in a rut, travel. It's the best experience you will have. There maybe things your afraid of but on the otherside are the things you will enjoy. That people will go a mile out of there way to help a traveler. Good people around the world. To trust people, be open. He said something like that. He regretted not wanting to stay with his girlfriend of ten years because he didn't want to settle. I could totally see myself doing that. He said you will enjoy Brighton, could luck on your travels. Outside kings cross station, I met my old friend Sam, I had met in Santa Cruz, California but originally he was from London. We went from London to Woking, a place not too far from London. In Kings Cross on our way to Woking, there were people from every nation it felt like, at one point it looked so similiar to the subway in New York city, with all the multi cultural people I couldnt tell the difference. When I first saw him, I was definitely that loud American, kept laughing at pretty much everything, while everyone sat there quietly on the Subway, probably depressed. Our plan was to go from there, to Brighton and then travel Europe together. We are both 5 lifepaths in Numerology, which is travel, adventure and communication, so I thought this would be interesting. We lounged around Woking, eating Indian food and telling stories about the girls we used to date or hook up with and swapping stories of Cali people we both mutually knew as well. Yet my anxiety was so bad at that point it felt like everything he said bothered me. The next day I had a panic attack in the woods by myself and realized I needed to go back to Yorkshire to get some counseling. I felt guilty telling him that I needed to go back, felt like it was the end of the world brcause I didnt want to go back to the isolated dsyfunction of my Aunt and Uncles. We made the best of it. The next day we took off to the train station, I kept pretending that I was either from France or Spain, saying very silly things. We helped an old guy off the train, who was very sick. In the Bus station it was very interesting, there were people from all over the place, I kept asking where people were from and saying a few words in there language which always got me a favorable response. I met Portuguese, Vietnamese, Spanish, Polish and even some folks from Liverpool who I thought were European because of their strange accent. Many people ignored me as I was told people would do in London but I Ignored the fact they were ignoring me and got on with it, having a good time. I had to get on my bus, had one more interesting discussion with sam, particularly wanting to get away from him because my anxiety was so bad, particularly wondering if we were too diffirent now and would ever see each other again. I got on the bus and the the spanish people sitting in front of me moved because I started speaking to them in Spanish, I am guessing. As we rode away from London, I marveled at the size of London and thought it wouldn't be too bad to come back. After a while, it got stuffy in the bus, all the windows were closed. Heard Yorkshire folks talking they sounded really harsh. Then one London dude closed the window that I had a brief conversation with before. He was from London, grew up in the hood, parents were from Iran. He explained how the British were very narrow minded and the French and Germans even more so in general. He had spent a lot of time in Holland and had lived in Germany. He told me too that The Dutch people were very open minded to quite a bit and he liked the optimism of America as well. He told me he spent three years in Prison when he was young, and did a lot of DMT. He realized his life purpose was self knowledge, he said we all end up in a coffin so why give a fuck about what anyone wants you to be, how they want you to live. We spoke about astrology and how society tries to condition you. We got back to Leeds and I realized the vibe wasn't too bad. I said bye to him at McDonalds after looking for a hostel, Tim didn't give me the code for lockbox in his Harrogate hotel he was letting me stay in. I found an art hostel spoke with front desk guy in Spanish and then got not the best sleep in this bunk with a bunch of strangers. In the morning I returned to Harrogate and then decided to go to the Italian exchange why not. I got so used to family telling how I should live my life that I actuelly felt I was doing something bad by just taking off after just arriving in Harrogate. Part 2: The Language Exchanges Walking up to the Italian exchange, I was very nervous at first, I had been pretty isolated for like 6 months and so this was a big step for me, plus I knew no Italian besides "Spaghetti" and "Linguini." And a little bit from duolingo. It turned out pretty well and I survived. My next Meetup was the international exchange which was a bit akward but I met people from alllama over.

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Ail âme raidi...

               [Written 22/1/17] The title of this blog is inspired by a poster for online English courses which I saw this week on the metro. Those of you who are not well versed in French pronunciation may be confused so I shall endeavour to explain. If you say “ail âme raidi” according to French pronunciation logic then it sounds like “I am ready” in English. Of course it is nonsense in French “garlic soul tensed” but it reminded me of a book which was given to me several years ago as a Christmas present titled “N’Heures Souris Rames”.  It’s a book of homophonic translations of English Nursery Rhymes to French. For example “Georgie Porgie, Pudding and Pie” becomes “Georgie Port-régie, peu digne en paille”. If you have knowledge of both English and French and fancy a giggle then I would highly recommend it as it certainly continues to tickle me.

               I suppose the title of this blog also symbolises the start of my second and final semester in Paris. Although I must admit that I’m not feeling particularly “raidi” at the moment. Compared to the 5 History modules I took last term, this term I only have to take 2 because York allow me 20 ECTS (which stands for European Credit Transfer System) the equivalent of 40 York Credits in order to start research for my dissertation. Even though I am doing less than half compared to last term I didn’t escape administration problems. I arrived at my seminar for the French Revolution on Thursday to a room with a capacity of 35 along with 40+ other students. I checked with the secretary, when I did my enrolment, that there was still space in this particular class and was told “Oui, c’est bon” but oh no no! The situation was not helped by the “mec” attempting to lead said seminar. To start with he struggled to call the register because he had lost a contact lens that morning. Secondly when I and a few others informed him we are Erasmus students his face said “oh bloomin’ brilliant, more Erasmus clogging up my class”. Thirdly, he spent at least 25 minutes trying to set up a projector to then find that he hadn’t brought the correct USB stick to show us what he wanted to show us. Finally, as a result of the administrative mistake, he point blank sent away about 4 Erasmus students because their names weren’t on his list (which is perfectly normal for Erasmus students because we are on a different system – so I’m told). The ones he sent away were clearly new to the university this term and bless them they didn’t have a clue what was going on. His tone only made the atmosphere more awkward and as I was fairly near the back of the class I could see the laptop screens of those in front of me, several of whom were on the fb group writing complaints about him during the class which is brazen, but I don’t blame them! Needless to say I was not about to spend a whole semester in the company of this nasty man so I have since switched modules, which was (fortunately) easier than I had feared.  I am yet to try my new class but I emailed the tutor and judging by her speedy and lovely reply, I think she is going to be my sort of person! J  I get the distinct impression that the majority of tutors are more than happy to have Erasmus students in their class but that a small minority are less than pleased.  

               In other news, it has got so much colder here. I’ve been wrapping up as warm as I can but no matter how many layers I put on it still feels as though my nose is going to drop off and my head is going to implode! Regardless, I have  braved the cold and not let it stop me from exploring.  I went this week to find the house of Nicolas Flamel located at 51 Rue de Montmorency. According to my guide book it is the oldest standing building in Paris built in 1407. Admittedly Flamel probably wasn’t really an alchemist as legend and J K Rowling would have us believe but I still think it’s pretty cool. A bit of history and Harry Potter – what more could you ask for?! The building today houses a restaurant called “Auberge Nicolas Flamel” which I hope to visit with my friends when they visit me in 2 weeks time.  I also partook of an Erasmus gathering at the Sorbonne to celebrate the end of my exams. We got to partake in a tradition called “Galette des Rois” which is how the French mark the Epiphany. Galette is made from puff pastry and frangipane in which is hidden a small plastic figurine or similar. The person who finds the figurine in their slice is crowned “King of the Feast” and has to wear the cardboard crown. So whereas we take down all our Christmas decorations before the Epiphany, the French eat cake – typical!

               This week I encountered the difficulty of trying to explain the concept of a British Roast Dinner and the joys of Yorkshire pudding to someone who has never seen or tasted either.  The closest I got was “a roasted meat with potatoes and vegetables” and “it’s a kind of batter that you cook, it forms a cup shape and you put gravy in it”. It’s only at moment such as this that I realise how gross it sounds! Still on the subject of food, I was fortunate enough to be introduced to a very cool little restaurant called “Auberge des deux ponts” where I had a meal with some Erasmus friends yesterday. It was very French. It was a tiny little place, quite an old building which provided a nice vintage feel and the whole show was produced by just one man. He does everything, serving, waiting, cooking – EVERYTHING! It was truly amazing, and very reasonably priced for a meal out in Paris (17€ for 2 courses and 23€ for 3). His manner was, granted, a bit curt but such is the French manner. Our crème brulée was “brulée-d” at the table with a very hot flat circle of metal on a foot long stick. It produced a heck of a lot of smoke but it was amazing. Some fellow diners ordered the prawn linguini which was served as a plate of pasta and accompaniments followed by the appearance of a flaming pan from which the Monsieur served still flaming prawns onto the plate. I can definitely see myself going there again and would recommend it to anyone in search of a truly French experience! :)

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Bars and restaurants in LA are closed for dine-in service, but that doesn’t mean you have to sit in a corner and eat beans out of a can until you forget what plates look like. You can still order takeout and delivery, and help support local businesses while you do it. We’ve got spots for just about every scenario - from a Big Night In to When You Just Want A Bowl Of Something Warm - and you can jump to specific sections of the guide, or just scroll through for some ideas. Either way, we’ll keep updating this list, so stay tuned, and stay safe.

For restaurants offering delivery and takeout for the first time - or serving new specials - read our guide to LA Restaurants With New Takeout & Delivery Options. And if your home bar is in serious need of a re-stock, we’ve got an Alcohol Delivery & Pick-Up Guide, too.

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When You Want Something Affordable  Pearl River Deli $ $ $ $ Chinese  in  Chinatown $$$$ 727 N Broadway #130 Not

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A Cantonese spot in Chinatown, Pearl River Deli is a former pop-up serving all kinds of great comfort food. They’ve got a silky egg and shrimp scramble that’s highly worth time, as is the soy sauce chicken. And paying $10 for their Macau-style bone-in pork chop sandwich (served on a crunchy pineapple bun) seems like it’s too good to be true - especially since that massive, perfectly fried hunk of meat is big enough for an entire meal in itself.

 Jakob Layman HiHo Cheeseburger $ $ $ $ Burgers  in  Santa Monica $$$$ 1320 2nd St B 8.3 /10

Sometimes, you just need a f*cking cheeseburger. And there aren’t many better places to get one than HiHo, the burger spot with locations in Santa Monica and Mid-Wilshire. All their beef is wagyu and grass-fed, but that doesn’t mean it’s not still affordable - their double cheeseburger is $8 (though we highly recommend adding some spicy onion jam for $1.50 more). They double-fry their insanely crispy fries, so make sure you get an order of those, too.

 Jakob Layman Teddy's Red Tacos $ $ $ $ Tacos ,  Mexican  in  Venice $$$$ 46 Windward Ave 7.9 /10

If you’ve never had Teddy’s, you’ve been missing out on one of the most soul-curing meals around. Even though they only serve one thing - beef birria - you can get it a variety of ways. And whether it’s in a quesadilla, mulita, or quesataco, you’re going to get crispy handmade tortillas, melty cheese, and bright red, gamey, tender birria. Teddy’s also has locations in Slauson, Venice, and Echo Park.

 Jakob Layman Pasta Sisters $ $ $ $ Pasta ,  Italian  in  Mid-Wilshire $$$$ 3343 W Pico Blvd 8.0 /10

With locations in Pico-Arlington near the 10 and Culver City near the 405, there’s a good chance that wherever you are, you’re not too far from Pasta Sisters. Which is a very good thing, because no matter what kind of sauce and pasta you’re in the mood for you - spaghetti, linguini, pappardelle, Bolognese, arrabiata, tomato and basil - they serve it, and most likely for under $14. Eating this pasta is like curling up in a blanket and watching your favorite Parks & Rec episode, which, conveniently enough, you can do while you wait for delivery.

When You Have A Whole Family To Feed (Or Maybe Just Want Leftovers)  Jakob Layman Biriyani Kabob House $ $ $ $ Indian ,  Bangladeshi ,  Pakistani  in  Koreatown $$$$ 3525 W 3rd St 8.4 /10

If you’re feeding a family, we’re not sure there’s a better (or more filling) option than Biriyani Kabob House, the Pakistani and Bangladeshi halal spot on 3rd St. Three entrees can easily be split amongst four people, especially if one of those options is the stunning, fantastic Hyderbadi lamb biriyani. Which it should be, because the dish involves a tender, football-sized lamb shank served over seasoned rice. Add whichever curries you want to go with it - our favorites are the nali nihari and the chicken karahi.

Eleven City Diner $$$$ 5400 Wilshire Blvd

Eleven City Deli is an authentic diner right in the heart of Miracle Mile, which means they’ve got authentic diner-sized sandwiches. So whether you’re getting the softball-sized (and shaped) pastrami on rye, or the smoked beef that makes the challah roll it’s served on look like a slider bun, you probably won’t be hungry until tomorrow. If sandwiches aren’t your thing, we’ve never gone wrong with the baked mac & cheese.

 Holly Liss Osteria La Buca $ $ $ $ Italian  in  Hancock Park ,  Hollywood ,  Larchmont $$$$ 5210 Melrose Ave 8.2 /10

Osteria La Buca, the Italian restaurant in Larchmont Village, has a great set menu for groups of two, four, or six that all involve breads, salads, and tiramisu, in addition to a good selection of main courses. Our favorite of those “family meal” options comes with pappardelle Bolognese - which is $22 per person for the whole shebang - but it’s also hard to beat the spaghetti pomodoro option for $15 per person. Why else was Venmo created?

 Krystal Thompson Woon $ $ $ $ Chinese  in  Historic Filipinotown $$$$ 2920 W Temple St 7.9 /10

Casual Chinese spot Woon has one of the most solid menus around, especially considering every single thing on it is $12 or less. That includes the $6 tender pork belly bao and the $7 tofu fish cakes, which probably won’t jump out to you at first glance, but you should order them regardless. Only somewhat related: Woon also sells fantastic merch- like branded socks - which you cannot eat, but you can wear for the duration of this pandemic.

 Jakob Layman Hail Mary Pizza $ $ $ $ Pizza ,  Sandwiches  in  Atwater Village $$$$ 3219 Glendale Blvd 8.1 /10

Pizza is about as crowd-pleasing of a family meal as you can find, which is why you’ll probably end up ordering from Hail Mary sooner rather than later. This excellent neighborhood joint in Atwater Village serves up all kinds of great pizzas which can easily feed two, and all are under $20 - including the $10 marinara, which is one of the best deals around. Our favorites are the Abbot (porchetta, Calabrian chiles, and olives) and the Lord Cheezus (too many cheeses - six in all - to name). Get the dandelion and anchovy salad, too. They’ve also been running free pizza deals for food service workers.

When You’re Having A Big Night In  Jakob Layman Chengdu Taste $ $ $ $ Chinese  in  Alhambra $$$$ 828 W Valley Blvd 8.7 /10

A Sichuanese spot serving some of our favorite food in all of the San Gabriel Valley, Chengdu Taste is ideal for a Chinese takeout feast. The key here is balancing the fantastic spicy dishes with the equally fantastic not-spicy dishes. So make sure that for every plate of mung bean jelly noodles with chili sauce, you get some of the comparatively mild couple’s sliced beef, which also comes in a chili sauce, but is more garlicky than anything else. Either way, don’t forget to order the mapo tofu or toothpick lamb with cumin, too.

 Krystal Thompson Union $ $ $ $ Pasta ,  Italian  in  Pasadena $$$$ 37 E Union St 8.9 /10

The best restaurant in Pasadena, and among the best places to eat pasta in the entire city, Union will put every single person in your house in a good mood. The tonarelli cacio e pepe, torchetti with Calabrese pork ragu, and local wild mushrooms and polenta are all non-negotiable parts of your order, and maybe add some eggplant parmesan. Just don’t volunteer to pick it up - we suspect it’s impossible to drive it home without “sampling” a bit of everything.

 Jakob Layman Dudley Market $ $ $ $ American ,  Seafood  in  Venice $$$$ 9 Dudley Ave 8.5 /10

Venice’s Dudley Market is a great place for locals to hang out, so it makes sense that it’s the perfect place for Venice locals to get takeout. They’re serving much of their regular menu, along with a new $10 clam pizza, and even a prepped cook-your-own fish kit (caught on their own boat). Plus, they’ve got free delivery if you live within two miles.

 Jakob Layman Bar Restaurant $ $ $ $ French  in  Silver Lake $$$$ 4326 W. Sunset Blvd 8.5 /10

Bar Restaurant is a weird, incredible restaurant in Silver Lake, and while we’re all practicing social distancing, they’re serving their entire menu as pick-up. That means you can still eat their great Brussels sprouts with Japanese pumpkin and fried squash skin, confit duck with Szechuan peppercorn and blackberry black vinegar sauce, and perfectly crispy grilled trout with rice and salsa verde. If you’re looking to have a romantic date night in, but aren’t interested in learning how to confit a duck leg, this is your chance.

When The Only Vegetable In Your Fridge Is Old Bloody Mary Mix Noshi Sushi $ $ $ $ Sushi  in  Koreatown $$$$ 4430 Beverly Blvd 7.9 /10

We’re not doctors, but we’re pretty sure fresh fish has a lot of fatty acids you’re supposed to be eating. Noshi Sushi is a great sushi restaurant in Koreatown that offers extremely high-quality, fresh fish for prices you rarely see. Most cuts here are two pieces for under $5, and rolls are all around $8. Our move, though, is always the chirashi bowl, which involves six kinds of fish for $13. Just remember to bring cash.

 Jakob Layman Bäco Mercat $ $ $ $ Spanish  in  Downtown LA $$$$ 408 S. Main St. 8.5 /10

Bäco Mercat is an excellent restaurant in Downtown LA, and not a place that usually offers takeout. But they’re doing it while the city’s on lockdown, and we’re very thankful for it - especially since everything on the menu is $9. We recommend the Caesar Brussels sprouts, the caramelized cauliflower, and the shiitake and maitake coca (their version of a pizza). They also have some much-less healthy (but still great) stuff, like puffy bread with zaatar, and a crispy shrimp bäco (a bun/taco mash-up).

 sweetgreen $ $ $ $ American  in  Hollywood $$$$ 6115 W Sunset Blvd Not

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Are we really putting Sweetgreen on this list? Yes, we really are - because in addition to having super-affordable, high-quality salads, they’re also offering free delivery on any orders over $10 right now. So that means you can feed your entire family of four a super-healthy dinner for under $50. Our favorites are the Spicy Thai and the Veggie Caesar (with chicken added) but it’s Sweetgreen - you know what your favorite is.

When You Just Want A Bowl Of Something Warm  Jakob Layman Sapp Coffee Shop $ $ $ $ Thai  in  Thai Town $$$$ 5183 Hollywood Blvd 8.6 /10

If you tell us there’s a better way to make us forget about our problems than Sapp Coffee Shop’s boat noodle soup, we won’t believe you. This deeply aromatic, beef-laden soup is one of the most substantial, complex, and fantastic dishes around, and it costs less than $10. Beyond that, it’s hard to go wrong with the rest of the 100-odd things on the menu, but our other favorites are the crab fried rice with red curry paste, and the jade noodles with duck, pork, and dried crab. Heads up, though - this is another cash-only spot.

Combo A $$$$ 1411 Echo Park Ave

Combo A has quietly been Echo Park’s go-to Chinese spot for years. That’s because it’s super-fast and affordable, and their soups have been known to brighten even the worst days. Get the hot and sour or the wonton soup. And whatever you order, they’ll bring it right out to your car in the parking lot, so you don’t even have to take your seatbelt off to eat it.

 Krystal Thompson Chaaste Family Market $ $ $ $ Filipino  in  Pasadena $$$$ 296 Allen Ave 8.4 /10

If you’re in the mood for Filipino food, look no further than this family-run strip-mall spot in Pasadena. They’ve got pancit bihon, pork menudo, and beef kare-kare - all of which are so comforting, they go perfectly with rewatching Seinfeld for the 17th time. Plus, we’re not sure there’s a more satisfying treat in LA than their turon, which are basically fried and glazed banana egg rolls. Bonus points for the attached market, where you can pick up all kinds of cooking essentials, like fresh produce and boxed and canned goods.

ASAP Phorage $ $ $ $ Vietnamese  in  Playa Del Rey $$$$ 303 Culver Blvd 8.2 /10

If you need to clear your mind, and eat something extremely comforting, head straight to ASAP Phorage in Playa del Rey. Your order should definitely include the washugyu pho with rare American wagyu, and the lemongrass pork banh mi with pork belly added (for an extra $2). Oh, and maybe split some crispy tofu broken rice if you’re ordering with someone else.

When You Want Something Really Spicy Michin Dak $ $ $ $ Korean  in  Koreatown $$$$ 3324 W 6th St 8.0 /10

Maybe you’ve been social distancing for two days straight and have started having elaborate conversations about semantics with your cat (this is definitely not from personal experience). Anyway - clear your mind with Michin Dark. This spot in a Koreatown parking lot serves some of the best (and spiciest) Korean fried chicken around. The fried chicken sandwich is a required order - be careful of how spicy you get it - and add some gangjung (Korean popcorn chicken) to split with your cat.

 Jakob Layman Night + Market Sahm $ $ $ $ Thai  in  Venice $$$$ 2533 Lincoln Blvd Not

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Going to one of Night + Market’s three locations is something everyone should do at least once - but even without the dining-room party experience, this food is completely worth your time. The menu is huge, and it’s hard to go wrong with most of it, but our favorites of the spiciest dishes are the crispy rice salad, the Party Wings, and the panang en neua (make sure you get an extra side of roti, it’s super addictive, and you’ll probably need it to combat the spice). Make sure you’ve got some Tsingtao to wash it all down.

 Jakob Layman Sichuan Impression $ $ $ $ Chinese ,  Dim Sum  in  West LA $$$$ 11057 Santa Monica Blvd 8.6 /10

Sichuan Impression has locations in West LA and Alhambra, and should be right at the top of your list when you’re looking for something spicy. Their menu includes a healthy mix of fantastic traditional, burn-your-mouth-up Sichuanese dishes like mapo tofu with minced beef and tender boiled fish with rattan pepper and green peppercorns. Get some tea-smoked ribs and Street Corner Potatoes (crinkle-cut fries with cilantro and dried pepper) to balance it all out.

 Jakob Layman Jitlada $ $ $ $ Thai  in  East Hollywood ,  Thai Town $$$$ 5233 Sunset Blvd. 9.4 /10

Jitlada is perhaps the best restaurant in Los Angeles, so it makes sense that it’s also one of the best for takeout. There are over 400 things on the menu, and the majority of the dishes will pack a fiery punch that you don’t often find in LA (or, really, anywhere in the U.S.) - especially the many-layers-of-spicy jungle curry, which you should order with the crispy pork belly. We could write thousands of words about this menu, but a quick rundown of our favorites is the off-menu Jazz Burger, the Taepo chicken curry, and the khua kling phat lung beef curry.

When You’re Vegetarian Or Vegan  Broken Spanish $ $ $ $ Latin ,  Mexican  in  Downtown LA $$$$ 1050 S. Flower St 8.8 /10

This high-end Mexican spot in Downtown LA is offering one of the most exciting takeout deals around - fantastic tamales that are about $3 a piece. Options change frequently, but they’ve got everything from kale and mushroom to broccoli, along with refried lentils and their fantastic salsa verde, available to-go. The meat-eaters in your group will also be happy with the oxtail and lamb neck tamales. Don’t worry if you don’t finish everything you order - these are made to be easily frozen.

 Sqirl $ $ $ $ American  in  Virgil Village $$$$ 720 N. Virgil Ave. 8.9 /10

Usually a daytime-only joint, Sqirl is offering daily delivery from 8am-8pm. Which is extremely good news, because we feel much better in life knowing we can eat their crispy rice salad at almost any time of day. Nearly everything on their menu can be made vegetarian or vegan, from that crispy rice to the sorrel pesto rice bowl and the extremely underrated fried egg and halloumi breakfast sandwich.

 Jakob Layman Little Prince $ $ $ $ American  in  Santa Monica $$$$ 2424 Main St. 7.7 /10

A great Santa Monica locals hangout, Little Prince offers curbside pick-up and free nearby delivery - from their chef himself! Our favorites from their funky, healthy menu are the heirloom bean stew with yellow miso and the beet and apple salad with pepita butter, but anyone should be able to find something they like.

 Jakob Layman Honey Hi $ $ $ $ Vegetarian ,  Cafe/Bakery  in  Echo Park $$$$ 1620 W Sunset Blvd 7.5 /10

Honey Hi is one of those super vegan- and vegetarian-friendly places that even the choosiest carnivores can get excited about. That’s for a lot of reasons, but the main ones are the sweet potato and avocado toast and the mochi pancakes, topped with whipped cream, seasonal berries, chopped nuts, and lime zest. Bonus: Honey Hi is also completely gluten-free.

 Jakob Layman Joy $ $ $ $ Taiwanese  in  Highland Park $$$$ 5100 York Blvd 8.0 /10

Fast-casual spot Joy serves some of our favorite Taiwanese food in the city, and nothing on their menu costs more than $12. That means you can order a thousand layer pancake and slack season noodles, or a scallion bread sandwich and mapo tofu for under $20 - a price you’ll be very happy about. Most of their deli sides are vegan, too.

Honeybee Burger $ $ $ $ Burgers ,  Vegetarian  in  Los Feliz $$$$ 1820 N Vermont Ave 7.7 /10

A vegan joint in Los Feliz, Honeybee’s versions of cheeseburgers, fries, and milkshakes are about as good as you’ll ever find. We highly recommend the Impossible Queen Bee - it’s basically a Double-Double, with vegan cheese that actually tastes like American cheese (which is seriously high praise). They deliver, and are also doing contactless pick-up from their window on Vermont.

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The Eastside Hit List The Best New Restaurants On The Eastside

Everybody wants to know about the best new restaurants in Los Angeles. And for that, you can head to our Hit List. But if you live on the Eastside, you’ve long ago lost the desire to drive to a pasta place 45 minutes away just to try some focaccia your coworker swears by. Or perhaps you’re a die-hard Westsider who wants to make the most of a meal on the other side of town.

This isn’t a list of all the restaurants that opened last week or even last month - you can go here for those These are our picks for the newest, most-exciting spots on the Eastside.

The Spots  Found Oyster $ $ $ $ Seafood  in  East Hollywood $$$$ 4880 Fountain Ave Not

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East Hollywood’s Found Oyster serves some of the best seafood in town. We’re convinced they infuse something much more addictive than clams into their clam cakes (maybe it’s the bacon-fat tartar sauce on top), and we’d order their chicken-fried oysters by the dozen if we could. But your experience at Found isn’t just about the food: Walking into this place feels like you’re joining a club that no one else is in - just you, the cooks, and the friendly folks behind the bar. It’s the kind of place that every neighborhood in LA needs, but only one has, so if you live on the Eastside, make sure you take advantage of it.

 Bar Avalon $ $ $ $ American ,  Mediterranean  in  Echo Park $$$$ 2112 W Sunset Blvd 8.2 /10

Despite a prime location right on Sunset Blvd. in Echo Park, Bar Avalon is still a bit of a secret in the neighborhood. But given their delicious, comfort-laden food, affordable wine list, and warm space that feels like you’re in a friend’s living room, we suspect that won’t be the case for long. We haven’t eaten a bad dish here, but the blue prawns in piri piri sauce, the halwa desserts, and our favorite roast chicken in LA are standouts that need to be ordered. So are the $6 glasses of natural wine - but we probably don’t need to convince you to order a couple of those.

 Yang’s Kitchen $ $ $ $ Taiwanese  in  Alhambra $$$$ 112 W Main Street 8.3 /10

Alhambra is home to some of our favorite Asian restaurants in the city, and it’s time to add Yang’s to the pantheon. This casual, order-at-the-counter cafe right in downtown is the kind of place you check out on your lunch break, then proceed to go back every day for the rest of the week. That’s simply what happens when a place is serving Taiwanese food this delicious and interesting. The braised pork rice, cold sesame noodles, and pork strozzapreti are all tremendous, but it’s the pico de gallo-topped beef scallion wrap that will have you coming back tomorrow. And the day after that, and the day after that.

 Bar Restaurant $ $ $ $ French  in  Silver Lake $$$$ 4326 W. Sunset Blvd 8.5 /10

Despite what you were told in high school, being weird can actually be a very good thing. Case in point: Bar Restaurant, the strange and fantastic spot near Sunset Junction that will make you very proud to have been called weird all those years ago. Walking in is like stepping onto a pink-hued planet - one that happens to have a massive wine list, innovative versions of classic cocktails, and a menu full of interesting takes on traditional French food. That includes moules frites with curly fries and milk bread, confit duck with blackberry vinegar and Szechuan spice, and a truly remarkable chicken liver with white chocolate and cranberry. We told you it was weird.

 Jakob Layman Jeff's Table $ $ $ $ Sandwiches ,  Deli  in  Highland Park $$$$ 5900 N Figueroa St Not

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Jeff’s Table isn’t the first deli hidden behind a liquor store in Highland Park - they’re not even the first one to occupy the space they’re in - but hidden or not, this is one of our favorite places to get a sandwich in this part of town. If you’re really hungry, get the Jeff’s Special - hot pastrami, sauerkraut, and what’s basically a big parmesan crisp on rye - or the Dirty Baby, which is a turkey salad sandwich that also happens to involve housemade chili crisp, two kinds of smoked cheese, and pickled onions. Get a side of sugar snap peas with everything seasoning to balance it all out.

 Sogo Roll Bar $ $ $ $ Japanese ,  Sushi  in  Los Feliz $$$$ 4634 Hollywood Blvd Not

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When one of the best sushi restaurants in Los Angeles announced that they were opening a hand roll bar in Los Feliz, we weren’t just excited, we were ready to seize the fish (a school of thought known as carp-e diem). And Sogo doesn’t disappoint - owned and operated by the team behind Sushi Note, they’re serving creative, unique hand rolls made with high-quality fish. They’re open all day, but we recommend heading there for lunch and getting the six-roll set, which includes brandy-soaked albacore, snapper in yuzu ponzu sauce, and bluefin tuna that’s fatty in all the best ways.

 All Day Baby $ $ $ $ American  in  Silver Lake $$$$ 3200 W Sunset Blvd Not

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A new sort-of diner on a very prominent corner of Sunset in Silver Lake, All Day Baby serves smoked meats, boozy milkshakes, and sandwiches so big you’re going to seriously need a nap afterward. That shouldn’t stop you from ordering them, though - one fantastic mess of a sandwich involves smoked roast beef and cheese sauce, and is the size (and shape) of a softball. The breakfast biscuit sandwich with bacon, egg, cheese, and strawberry jam is another one of our favorites. Pair it with a Jack’sparilla Slushie - a frozen drink that involves bourbon and sarsaparilla soda - and you’re in for a great afternoon.

 Jakob Layman Spoon & Pork $ $ $ $ Filipino  in  Silver Lake $$$$ 3131 Sunset Blvd 7.8 /10

Spoon & Pork treats pork like Jimi Hendrix treated a guitar: They’re not afraid to experiment, and the end result will probably blow your mind. This Silver Lake spot serves adobo pork belly, chorizo burgers, pork belly banh mis, and more. Those are all good, and highly worth your time. But if it’s your first visit, then your order is non-negotiable. Get the patita - a slow-roasted then deep-fried pork shank that is tender, sweet, spicy, and garlic-heavy. Could it last you three meals? Probably. Will you finish it in one? Definitely.

Lolo Wine Bar $ $ $ $ Wine Bar  in  East Hollywood $$$$ 5140 Sunset Blvd Not

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Lolo is an ideal neighborhood wine bar that also happens to serve food you’ll want to eat every night of the week. This East Hollywood spot has a fantastic, low-key patio with lots of quiet corners, making it ideal for a date, and a menu with highly shareable pastas. Get the mussels tagliarini - slightly sweet from Pernod - or the culotte steak - tender, cooked exactly to temp, and served with creamed spinach we wish we could order on its own. Pair it with whatever wine the server suggests: Their list is long, and they have lots of obscure bottles, but they’ve always got great suggestions for whatever you’re eating.

 Needle $ $ $ $ Chinese  in  Silver Lake $$$$ 3827 W Sunset Blvd Not

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When sh*t hits the fan and we need a kind smile and plate of char siu stat, we go to Needle. Located in a bright-green building in Silver Lake, this order-at-the-counter Cantonese restaurant serves everything from pea shoots in garlic broth to pork chop buns to button mushrooms so good, they compelled us to change our Twitter name to “Funghi Fieri.” But the main event here is their char siu. Glazed with honey and served with a side of hot mustard, this pork shoulder is sweet, savory, and exactly what you want to be eating when you realize that Instagram has been sending your crush an alert every time you unsend a message.

 Marco Polo $ $ $ $ Italian  in  Silver Lake $$$$ 4141 Santa Monica Blvd Not

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The number of outdoor spots in Silver Lake where you can have a low-key drink and a bite to eat is basically zero. Except for Marco Polo. This seafood-focused Italian spot is an ideal place to grab a cocktail, eat some pasta, and sit outside - we recommend the Ginepro Rucola, a refreshing gin, lime, and arugula cocktail that is all we want to drink this summer, and a bowl of the linguini vongole, loaded with clams and high-quality EVOO. Get ready to sneak out of work early on Fridays to beat the crowd.

 Clark Street - Echo Park $ $ $ $ Cafe/Bakery  in  Echo Park $$$$ 311 Glendale Blvd Not

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If you’re like us, and love the baked goods at Clark Street Bread, but don’t always feel up to braving Grand Central Market to get them, we have good news: They’ve just opened a full-blown bakery in Echo Park. And not only did they keep the things that we liked about their original outpost - namely, a very caramelized, very buttery kouign-amann pastry - but they’ve also added a few new things to the menu. Our favorite addition is the Nordic Breakfast, a massive platter of sourdough bread, Comté, ham, jam, and a hard boiled egg, which is the kind of hearty, simple breakfast you thought only existed in your daydreams of life on a self-sustaining farm.

Eszett $ $ $ $ American ,  Austrian  in  Silver Lake $$$$ 3510 W Sunset Blvd Not

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Replacing Trois Familia on Sunset was never going to be easy, but Eszett has managed to do it. This cozy spot feels like an escape from the nearby chaos that consumes most of this part of Silver Lake, and they also serve one of the most addicting things we’ve eaten in this part of town in recent memory: A tuna melt grilled cheese with kampachi and pickles that we challenge you not to order multiples of. The black cod is also good, and we recommend getting a side of the carrots with labneh and walnuts, too. Finally, don’t even think about leaving without getting the Austrian knödel - a deep-fried pastry stuffed with an entire pluot.

 Erica Gould Kismet Rotisserie $ $ $ $ Mediterranean  in  Los Feliz $$$$ 4666 Hollywood Blvd Not

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In a particularly delicious twist of fate, the people behind Kismet have opened a new chicken joint. Located next to their incredible Mediterranean restaurant in Los Feliz, Kismet Rotisserie is faster, casual-er (just because we’re food writers doesn’t mean we can’t make up words), and serves roasted chicken on a variety of tasty vehicles like pitas, salads, and sandwiches. However, our go-to move is to keep it simple and order a quarter chicken, along with a few vegetable sides like the cauliflower, cabbage, and roasted Schmaltzy Potatoes.

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The Best Places To Eat In The Financial District

If you’re in the Financial District, you’re probably here to stare at a computer screen for nine hours before rushing home around 5pm. And while most of your meals in this corporate zone probably involve fast-casual soup and salads, there are some incredible restaurants here, too. That’s why we have this guide. From laid-back wine bars and casual ramen shops to an impressive 15-course omakase, these are the best places to eat in the Financial District.

The Spots  Verjus $ $ $ $ Spanish ,  French ,  Tapas  in  Financial District $$$$ 550 Washington St 8.0 /10

There are some great underground lounges and fancy cocktail bars in the Financial District, but none are as cool, lively, or laid back as Verjus. This natural wine shop and restaurant plays old records, and the wine is organized on book shelves that reach the top of the shiny red ceilings. You will browse them for a new favorite bottle before sitting in the big cozy booth next to the bar to drink orange Chenin Blanc or split French and Spanish small plates with friends. Everything at Verjus is good, but we like the pate en croute, and if you’re in the mood for something sweet, get the french toast - it’s one of the best desserts in the city.

 Boulette's Larder $ $ $ $ American  in  Embarcadero $$$$ 1 Ferry Building, 48 8.1 /10

If you work in FiDi, you may need to meet up with important clients or coworkers for breakfast, and when that’s the case you should head to Boulette’s Larder. It’s technically not in FiDi (it’s close by in the Ferry Building), and looks like a French billionaire’s breakfast nook. They also make some of the best breakfast in the city, like omelets and scrambled eggs that are so light, Nike should consider putting them in their running shoes.

 Homage Ltd. $ $ $ $ American  in  Financial District $$$$ 214 California St. Not

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You may not have time to sneak out for a two-hour power lunch at a fancy FiDi restaurant with white tablecloths, but you can go to Homage LTD and eat like you did. This small, fast-casual spot is the offshoot of the original Homage in Union Square, and serves a constantly-changing California menu that has everything from chicken tartine to radicchio salad. And if you get here and find that your afternoon meeting just got pushed, they also have beer and wine.

 Krescent Carasso The Shota $ $ $ $ Japanese  in  Financial District $$$$ 115 Sansome St 8.7 /10

Whether you live near the Financial District or in the Sunset, The Shota is one of the few FiDi restaurants worth making a special trip for. They serve a 15-course mix of incredible kaiseki and omakase dishes, but the kaiseki dishes take this place over the top. Bites of uni pate are delivered in gold orbs and tender tuna are brought out in glass domes full of smoke. The sushi is simple (most pieces get nothing more than a little freshly grated wasabi and a brush of soy sauce), but is some of the best in the city.

 Stephanie Court Angler $ $ $ $ American ,  Seafood  in  Embarcadero $$$$ 132 The Embarcadero 8.5 /10

This offshoot of Saison can get expensive (around $100 per person), but they serve some of the most creative and delicious seafood in the city. (Seriously, when was the last time you had salt-and-pepper blowfish tails or tuna tartare with tomato jelly?) Angler’s pretty heavy on the we-need-to-impress-some-clients crowd (it is on Embarcadero, after all), and this bright, lively place - with service that rivals the kind bestowed to King Louis XIV - is great for celebratory group dinners or dates with cocktails and small plates.

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It’s easy to glaze over the Embarcadero Center if you’re in search of great food. For starters, most of the restaurants are forgettable fast-casual chains, and no one really wants to get lost inside this 1970s concrete maze. But if you blatantly ignore everything here, you’ll miss the ramen at Kirimachi, which is on the corner of 3 Embarcadero Center. They make their noodles in house and it pays off because they’re chewy and delicious. We like the chuuka men ramen with yuzu - it’s light and refreshing, and won’t make you overly full for the rest of the day.

 Trestle $ $ $ $ American  in  North Beach $$$$ 531 Jackson St. 7.8 /10

Like hitting on 12 in blackjack or cuing up Neil Diamond at a karaoke bar, reserving a table at Trestle is generally a great idea, especially if you’re on a date. The three-course prix fixe menu at this small corner spot on Columbus Ave. changes every day, but the food is always fantastic. At $39 per person, it’s one of the most affordable date options around, but if you have an extra $10 you shouldn’t overlook the pasta courses you can add-on. Whether they have puttanesca or cacio e pepe, they’ll be just as delicious as the incredible soup or fish, and more than that, the extra course gives you more time to get to know each other.

 Kokkari Estiatorio $ $ $ $ Greek ,  Mediterranean  in  Financial District $$$$ 200 Jackson St. 7.8 /10

There aren’t a lot of Greek restaurants in San Francisco, but even if there were places on every corner (Souvla is trying), Kokkari would still be one of the best. Everything at this place from kolokithokeftethes (crispy zucchini cakes) to their braised lamb shank that falls off the bone is delicious, and the roaring fireplace is a great backdrop for any birthday or special occasion. This place only takes reservations over the phone, and even if you hate dialing more than paying your actual phone bill, it’s worth it.

 Sarah Park Ramen Underground $ $ $ $ Japanese  in  Financial District $$$$ 356 Kearny St Not

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If we leave the office late or get hungry after shopping nearby in Union Square, Ramen Underground is one of our favorite places in FiDi to eat solo. If there’s a line, it’s easy to slide into a seat by the bar if you’re by yourself. And when you try their rich chicken broth, you’re not going to want to talk to anyone until you’re done. It’s open for lunch and dinner, and one bowl is enough to leave you in a noodle-induced daze for a while.

 Krescent Carasso Tadich Grill $ $ $ $ American ,  Seafood  in  Financial District $$$$ 240 California St 8.4 /10

The perfect day in San Francisco involves a stop at Tadich Grill. The current iteration has been here since the ’60s, and so little has changed that you could believe Kennedy was still President. And while you can drop in to the oldest restaurant in the state for scallops, prawns, or sole a la newburg, the best way to do Tadich is to sit at the long bar and order a martini or a cup of classic clam chowder.

Wayfare Tavern $ $ $ $ American  in  Financial District $$$$ 558 Sacramento St Not

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Wayfare Tavern is one of the coziest places in the Financial District. It has taxidermied animals, William Morris wallpaper, and a big fireplace that will make you want to kick back and read a leather-bound Dickens novel. The food is a mix of classic tavern dishes from oysters to bone marrow, and comfort food - there’s mac and cheese and an incredible burger with melted brie - exactly the things you should eat to forget you just spent the better part of your day in an office.

 Krescent Carasso Leo's Oyster Bar $ $ $ $ Seafood ,  Raw Bar  in  Financial District $$$$ 568 Sacramento St 7.8 /10

Leo’s looks like a ’50s Hollywood bar that decided to do tropical theme night with checkerboard tiles, wicker stools, and wild plant wallpaper. We love coming here for dates, birthdays, and pretty much any other time we want to feel more famous than we are in real life. Making your way through the cocktails and oysters is a good way to start a night here, but if you’re more hungry we like the mushroom linguini (it’s big enough to split between three people) and the $30 lobster roll.

Perbacco $ $ $ $ Italian  in  Financial District $$$$ 230 California St Not

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The mushroom risotto at Perbacco is the best in the city, but if fancy rice dishes aren’t enough to sell you on dinner, everything at this Italian restaurant in the center of the Financial District is incredible. The dishes here aren’t meant to be shared, but that shouldn’t stop you from ordering tender short ribs or tajarin pasta with pork sugo for the table and trading bites - you won’t want to miss anything. This place is one of the last great white tablecloth fine-dining restaurants in town, and should be at the top of your list.

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