I am so hungry. Maybe it’s the weather changing or my stress level but I keep craving weird things at odd hours. Like the extremely salty pickle I just inhaled before I sat down to write this. It’s for the best that I tend to crave savory foods and protein these days, otherwise you’d have to dig me out of a pile of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup wrappers or something. So guess what the theme of “Friday Favorites” is?

WHAT I READ

• 12 (INSANE) snacks hacks? Yes, please and thanks. Enjoy.
• A new seafood spot in Pasadena called PRAWN looks intriguing to me.
• Google is – somehow? – adding wait times for restaurants to Google Maps. I’ll believe it when I see it…. I think.
• There’s a British Pub coming to…. Sherman Oaks? Well, I totally want to try it. I’ve never had a Scotch Egg.

OTHER BLOGGERS & INFLUENCERS

• My friend Alyssa is going to be pregnant FOREVER. I’ve been teasing her about it. Because I’m that friend.
• I hate when my friend Jessica pulls something random out of the back of her closet and manages to look STUNNING. Bitch.
• Spoon Fork Bacon made a recipe of ALL THINGS I LIKE. Cheesy Herb Baked Mashed Potato Gratin with Roasted Garlic Gravy. DONE. DONE. DONE. Get it for me.
• I caught this recipe for one pot chicken parm past on Twitter. It looks amazing.
• I keep seeing Sous Vide recipes and now I really want to try Whitney Bond’s Sous Vide sliders. Don’t they look like perfection?!

EARLIER THIS WEEK

• Forget the “PSL,” I am all about Starbucks’ Caramel Brulée Latte. It is BACK and I am HAPPY.
• Twitter doubled our character allowance. I don’t know how I feel about it. But I know Law & Order SVU is nailing it.
• I had one the best dinners of my life at Commerson so I was excited to try their brunch this past Sunday.
• I attended a media event for Beverly Hills restaurant The Flats. You can expect even more on this later but let me just say, for now, DELICIOUS!

VIDEO SPOTLIGHT

• I am completely obsessed with Jeff Goldblum. Nerdist invited him to critique people’s tattoos OF HIM. He rates them on a scale of one to ten GOLDBLUMS. He is amazing. Just watch.
• I am also fairly obsessed with the new TBS series, “Drop the Mic.” It’s totally scripted but totally fun to watch.