Grilled Eggplant Panini sandwich

Grilled Eggplant Panini sandwich
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When this arrived at my table, trust me, I was ready. The bread was very light, nicely grilled on the outside, with layers of breaded eggplant on the inside. Red bell pepper, with the skin off, a bit of mixed greens, finished off the layering on the inside of this delicious sandwich. The mixed greens that accompanied my panini were very fresh and delicious, with a light dressing that I think was vinagrette. Definitely WORTH IT!

Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar

Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar
Originally uploaded by HeySandra.

But let's get to the FOOD at the Getty Villa! The restaurant is actually very reasonably priced, around 7-16 dollars, as I recall. Service is prompt, and your food comes quick. The bread they set on the table was soooo good, and with a quick dip in some olive oil and SUPER strong Balsamic vinegar...it almost burned my throat but it was a treat!

Getty Villa

Getty Villa
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When I first heard about the Getty Villa, I was pretty impressed. The fact that they even built in Malibu is rough enough. It opened January of this year, and you can't get in without reserving a ticket. I heard people would try to reserve tickets in January and receive tickets for a weekend in May. But fortunately for me, my co-worker Josh's mom works at the Getty Villa - she's in charge of the shop! So she hooked it up hardcore! (Thanks Josh's mom!!)

The place itself seemed like more of a star here than any of the museum pieces that I saw...the Getty on the hill, perched above the 405 has more items of interest, I think. However, the Getty Villa is definitely worth going to. So peaceful...so relaxing.

Me!

sandrasticker
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The cartoony version of me.

I know the title of the blog makes little to no sense. But so does life after college, I'd say. By the way, in college, they LIE to you. A place, right after high school, away from your parents, with little to no financial worries, where everything's all in a little bubble and then, BAM! Go out into the real world and make a living for yourself and by the way, this is the rest of your life.

College is no cakewalk but neither is real life, and that's what I'm-a-gonna blog about. I'm 2 full years out of college (you think regular college is hard, try ART COLLEGE; I went to Otis College of Art and Design) and still, I think, damn, they really didn't tell it to me straight when I graduated. Anyways! Enough of the bitter sauce, after all, there's plenty to do now that I don't have homework! Dining in LA is always fun, new places are fun, doodling is fun, I'm taking up sewing, I'm slowly trying to get the apartment back in order after the carpet was installed...that's another story...

Hope you enjoy reading!