Girl Scout Cookies and Wine plus Mexican food

Girl Scout Cookies and Wine

Hache LA plus Gilbert's El Indio

Rather hard tortilla chips.

Huevos indios. Eggs, beans, chilaquiles. Entirely adequate.

Another OG place in Santa Monica.

Menu at Hache LA. Surprisingly affordable.

Very hipster.

Guac and chips would've been very good but it was a bit too salty.

Karma burger, with egg and bacon added. Not bad but not quite meaty enough to keep up with the extra toppings.

Regular Karma burger and the delicious french fries.

Aunt Paris and Baby Connor.

Girl Scout cookies!

Mother and son!

Tons of friends!

Rani, June, and Baby Connor. Toffee-tastic and 2009 Domaine Duclaux Chāteauneuf-Du-Pape.

Toffee-tastic and 2009 Domaine Duclaux Chāteauneuf-Du-Pape.

Wine and cookies should be consumed seperately as Virgil demonstrates.

Tiffany and Nazzer, with do-si-dos and 2013 Turley Zinfandel Old Vines.

Ice cream?!

Hamming it up with riesling and trefoils, probably the best combo.

Rani, June, Virgil, and Tiffany.

Adding in Paris and the rest of the boys.

June, Baby Connor, and Paris.

Finally... Baby Connor looking at the camera!

Connor stares at Nazzer's beard.

Crazy wait outside Silverlake Ramen.

Brunch with Nancy at Gilbert's El Indio, a Santa Monica staple for authentic, affordable Mexican food. Huevos Indios and coffee for brunch, cash only, and not bad at all.

A few hours to digest, then off to June's Girl Scout Cookies and Wine pairing party at Hache LA off Sunset. Apparently Kevin knows the owners of this hipster burger/beer place, so we got taken care of, plus the burgers are very, very decent, not to mention downright cheap considering the location. French fries were excellent, and the guacamole would've been just as good had it been a tad lighter on the salt. There was even some ice cream brought out that I didn't get around to trying, oops!

I can't remember which pairing list June and Tiffany were consulting, was it LA Times or New York Times? Found most were not that exciting, but the rieseling and trefoils were a good combo. And as Virgil found, you drink the wine and eat the cookies separately; do not try to dunk them like you would with milk.

Really was about meeting up with everyone: Rani and Kevin brought Baby Connor, plus a bunch of their friends, Tiffany and Nazzer, Paris and her significant other, and heck, a very rare Virgil sighting! Add in a few more of Rani and Kevin's friends plus the fact that apparently everyone loves Baby Connor (who in turn seemed didn't seem to mind being held by all of his parents' friends), and it was a very nice time hanging out with friends we don't see as often as we used to!