When I first moved to Santa Monica from Colorado almost 8 years ago, I worked with a woman who was on the Pinkberry Diet. She ate a slice of whole wheat toast for breakfast, then Pinkberry yogurt for lunch and Pinkberry yogurt for dinner. That was it. I was baffled.
Welcome to California, where people will try any celebrity or fad diet, except eat real food.
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I remember the first time I lost my lobster roll virginity. It was at Santa Monica Seafood. I saw the Lobster Roll on the menu and immediately my eyes lit up. I wanted it. I wanted it bad. So I ordered it. I ate it. I ate it good and hard. One bite after the next until only crumbs of bread were left on my plate. I wiped my mouth smeared with mayonnaise with the back of my hand. I was in lobster roll heaven…and then it happened. That crampy feeling. That twist in my stomach. Without going into too much detail, that was not a fun day for me. …