Winding down 2008
For the last couple of years a couple of my aunts and an uncle from San Francisco have been spending New Years here in LA. We usually have brunch at the Tea Room in the Huntington Library on New Year’s Eve. This year we did it differently, we went to Din Tai Fung for dumplings.
We got there around 2pm and there was still a crowd waiting to be seated. Ordered a couple plates of dumplings, fried rice, sauteed spinach and the braised beef noodle soup. It was so good. If you’re ever in Los Angeles, you really should check it out.
Since it was still early, we drove over to the Huntington Library to check out the Chinese garden, last year it was still in construction. The weather was perfect, not too hot, not too cold. Because there was only an hour left until closing there wasn’t much of a crowd. Although all the plants were in winter mode, it was still very beautiful. I’ll have to come back during the spring when the flowers are in full bloom.
