We decided to take a short trip to LA to enjoy some movie magic and Korean food for Spring Break. Melody was on call Saturday and I had a conference in San Diego. So I flew out first to give my gene therapy talk at Sonoma Eye, stuffed myself with Yangzhou cuisine at Hometown Taste, then slept through the afternoon and stayed late for the evening gala at the hotel. On Sunday morning, I joined Melody and Westley at LAX Hertz to drive to Sun Nong Dan for their breakfast seolleongtang special. We then explored the California Science Center to learn about fire safety, body functions, ecosystems, and space travel, which ended with an inspiring IMAX show about the James Webb Space Telescope. After lunch at Jinsol Gukbap, we explored gundam and K-pop paraphernalia at Koreatown Plaza, and indulged in a kream spanner and kream bomb (i.e. cube croissant) at Le Kream. Our Airbnb apartment was in the same building as our prior K-town visit, just a short distance to MDK noodles’ kalguksu and dumplings for dinner. On Monday, our early access and lightning passes at Universal Studios Hollywood helped us skip the lines to enjoy the Mario Kart ride at Super Nintendo World, a wet ride at Jurassic World, and an immersive Harry Potter ride at Hogwarts. The fish & chips and butter beer at the Three Broomsticks were surprisingly delicious, and the $20 mushroom soup at Toadstool Cafe at least got us a Mario mushroom bowl to go. We spent the rest of our visit at the studio tour, Minion Land, and Springfield before retreating home to watch Moana 2, snack on Every Favor Beans, and feast at Soowon Galbi for amazing a la carte BBQ.  We awoke Tuesday to Han Bat’s Shul Lung Tang and Surawon’s soondubu for breakfast and lunch on the way to WB’s Studio Tour. Despite a lackluster trolly tour guide, we enjoyed photographing ourselves on the sets of Friends and Big Bang Theory, and learned about sound stages, green screens, ADR, and sound editing. We wrapped up our trip with kim bap from the oldest K-town grocery store while waiting to board our upgraded flight home. For a 3-day trip, we were glad to have both our hearts and bellies fulfilled.