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Southern Cali and Joshua tree were pretty cool

1. Santa Monica
2. KazuNori: The Original Hand Roll Bar is tradition I guess
3. Airport lounges make long travel days better
4. Van Leeuwen Ice Cream becaVan Leeuwen Ice Creamtake the New Yorker out of me
5. Pioneertown
6. Joshua Tree retreat center
7. Got to see the Campbell Wind Phone I read about in very early grief and left a message for Peter and Katie Colin Campbell
8. Crazy vColin Campbellding in the middle of the desert in Twentynine palms
9. A dog with the most separation anxiety
10. Insane skies in the desert
11. The most beautiful wedding
12. In and out
13. Crazy mountains on the drive back

It kind of feels like the last weekend of summer 🥲 it was a nice one though.
1. Checked out Alice in Wonderland at Phipps Conservatory which was so stunning
2. Got drinks and snacks at Over Eden
3. Checked out eatpaps and it was so good!
4. Ice cream at Twisters was fire
5. Pho at Banh Mi & Ti

Thanks bestie for a dozen pretty patties 😍 these salted caramel macarons are sooooo good! It makes a rough, long week better.

Madeleine

If you’re a sushi lover, you have to check out Yoshino in Shadyside! Had a really great meal last week here and truly had no notes! They have really creative rolls I haven’t seen in other spots - you have to try the Mad Dragon roll with cooked salmon and tuna and it’s deep fried. It was so good! The tuna and otoro here was so fresh too since they cut up a tuna the same day we went! You also need to get their spicy tuna crispy rice, it’s probably my favorite crispy rice in town! It had the perfect amount of chew and lots of spicy tuna. Don’t forget to get sake with your sushi! The takoyaki was also really good - it’s Tokyo style, which is honestly the best.

PSA: They also have a dinner for 2 menu that’s only $68.88 from 2-6pm, and it comes with a dumpling app, fresh sashimi, a California and Mad Dragon roll, and mochi ice cream for dessert. What a deal!

You gotta check out Yoshino!