EATING AND WALKING IN TUJUNGA VILLAGE STUDIO CITY

CHERISHING OUR VALLEY              2013

Any minute now my daughter-in-law will be delivering an heir to the Fecht family kingdom. So our family decided that we should follow the San Fernando Valley tradition of having "The The Salad" at the Caioti Pizza Cafe in Studio City. The six of us stuffed ourselves on an enormous pepperoni pizza and watched as our Rebecca added her comments to the cafe's "Labor Journal." (By the way the special salad is good!)  My grandson, Jake had a "Bubble Up" soft drink from a ice cold bottle. I didn't know that "Bubble Up" was still on the market.

Caioti Pizza Cafe 

4346 Tujunga Avenue, Studio City, CA 91604

(818) 761-3588 

After our lunch, my family explored the great little shops along Tujunga Avenue. To our delight we encountered Jenna Stewart at her new "Simply Succulent" store. This shop is worth driving to the Tujunga Village district, just for the pure joy of the experience.

 Jenna Stewart, owner designer at work - Simply Succulent - Studio City

Some event planners arrange for cocktail parties on site at Simply Succulent 

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(Photos by Damon and Janne Fecht 2013) 

Because of the hot weather, we were "forced" to stop to try out a gelao. My was a grapefruit ice - was absolutely terrific.

Gelato Bar & Espresso Cafe

4342 Tujunga Ave, San Fernando Valley, CA 91604

(818) 487-1717

ON THE LOOKOUT FOR BEAUTY IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY

2009 - The Year of Valley History
Tujunga Village / Studio City - Spanish architecture home April 2009 - Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley (2009) (click on image to enlarge)
We hope you are enjoying checking this blog to watch your Museum's progress. Capturing the history of our Valley, not only entails the preservation of artifacts and documents from the past, but documenting our lives in the present. Four years ago I began regular walks through Valley neighborhoods and made carrying a digital camera a habit.
Last week I met with Elizabeth Morin and Richard Hilton to discuss the formation of an all-Valley Gallery of notables. We shared great coffee at the Aroma Cafe (4300 block of Tujunga Avenue) and had little cups of chocolate at the Gelato Bar next door. On the way back to my car (I parked on a side street so that I wouldn't have to worry about the 1-hour tickets on Tujunga) I encountered this breath-taking home. - Another Valley morning filled with treasures!


The San Fernando Valley, in the heart of the Creative Capital of the World, deserves a great Museum of history and culture.