Life As Us: Chef Gordon Ramsey and Mingo the Astronaut

Since we decided to take a few days in LA, i had to break it down into a few posts. Mingo and I decided to go to Universal studios since i haven't ever been to the one in LA. In the first show we went to (the special effects show) they wanted two people from the audience to get on stage and not only act, but take part in the show's finale. As soon as they said that I looked down and started to fidget with my phone...but that didn't work...plllleeeeease no i thought in my head. But sure enough Mingo pulled me out of my chair and there we were. Yep, Mingo was an astronaut and i was his controller.

{Us backstage...hahaha I'm still laughing}

{The Stage}

Another thing Mingo and I have discovered this last year is how much of foodies we are! We really enjoy trying new restaurants and sampling varieties of their gourmet food. We decided to pick two places to try in LA. One is called Boxwood at the London. This is chef Gordon Ramsey's restaurant, who we watch all his shows (kitchen nightmares, and hell's kitchen)! We were SOOO excited when we saw him in by our table filming for his show! Not only did we get to see him but since it was our anniversary he let us have a private tour of his kitchen....so fun!

The Second was Eva Longoria's new cuban/mexican infused cuisine at her new restaurant on Hollywood Blvd called BESO. Enjoyed the food...but almost missed the door....pretty hidden.

{Chef Ramsey's Restaurant }