I’ll be in LA in the 2^nd week of April and I am both excited and worried about my coming trip.

Excited because I can check out their farmers market and perhaps try traditional immigrant cuisine in their side of town. Likewise, I can see my friends and hang out with them for almost a week.

Worried because I can already feel the pull of one of the best burgers I’ve had  in my past fast food life: In N’ Out.

Oh, the Animal fries– it’s called animal because people eat it like an animal. They don’t even have the civility to wipe the grease off their faces. And of course, the Double-Double Burger! What could possible go wrong?

Well, a lot.

One, there is no In N’ Out here in the New York area, and that is a clear path to something wrong because I might indulge. Oh heaven have mercy! I have withdrawn from that unhealthy past life and am trying my very best to avoid CAFO meat and spaceship food.

But I am confident I would be able to avoid the In N’ Out trap as long as I keep my eyes fixated on the magnificent shinny tans of Los Angeleans.

Here’s a place I do want to visit: Birrierria.

It is in East LA and they serve traditional Mexican food. No, there are no nachos, fajitas, or margaritas that you drink in oversized Mexican sombreros in this place.

What they serve is roasted farm-raised goat on freshly made tortillas topped with queso fresco and salsa. How about that!  You could order chopped parts or the entire animal roasted to perfection.

I am pretty sure, I’m getting it whole–with horns and goatee.