The first thing we noticed upon entering Antonio's was an elderly man sitting in the corner of the narrow reception area, who welcomed us before a server directed us to our booth. Slightly confused by our introduction to the restaurant, it took us a minute to realize that that must have been Antonio! We then received our menus and saw the image of the same man who welcomed us — decades younger. It was inspiring!...
This is it, the last night out with the boys before the wedding! I know what you're thinking: "Here comes a narrative not unlike the synopsis for the 2009 film comprised of alcohol-induced adventures staring Bradley Cooper." Sure, it very well could have been the next installment of The Hangover, but that would have been too easy. Instead, I asked my best man to forgo the staples — scantily clad ladies, debauchery, and iniquity — and focus on slightly more sophisticated libation-filled activities...
While at our wedding venue walk-through last week, the wife-elect and I took a minute to capture some of the flora from the rose gardens at Orcutt Ranch — with a DSLR. The following are some of my favorite shots!...
There is just over a week left before "I do!" Let me rephrase that, we are getting married next week! We are beyond excited! Everything is (finally) starting to fall into place. As we wrap up the final details, we visited our wedding venue for the walk-through...
While not know for its coffee, IKEA is famous for its affordable yet stylish furniture and decorations — the latter of which we sought to purchase for the wedding. Specifically, we went to IKEA in a semi-last minute effort to find wood slices for our wedding's table decorations...
This week the wife-elect and I picked up our wedding license! Upon signing our license in just a couple of weeks, we will officially be Mr. and Mrs. Ramdolfi! This experience has been fun, confusing, stressful, and ultimately satisfying — that is, once we had the license in hand. That said, there were some interesting items we learned along the way, namely, the following...
Lately the weather has been unusual in Los Angeles. Namely we've had clouds, lots of clouds — which I was used to in the East Coast, but rarely encounter in the West Coast. DSLR in hand, I sought to capture the ominous vibe. The sky was flooded with a grey that descended into fog from [...]
We have been closely following the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) from its inception back in 2008, watching it unfold one movie at a time in theaters. Even then, we watched every movie again leading up to Infinity War, and then proceeded to impatiently wait for Endgame...
Today I review Noah’s New York Bagels' coffee. I wish this was a review of Noah's bagels instead of Noah's coffee, because those bagels are just about as good as it gets in Los Angeles. In New York, not so much, but on this side of the country they're great!...
Today marks the exact one year anniversary since the engagement. It truly feels as if it was last week that I was on one knee asking my girlfriend to spend the rest of her life with me. Now, we're less than a month away from "I do!"
Caffeinated In Los Angeles 