Camelia

Oldest daughter Lillie, 6, was about to complete first grade and was excited to have been chosen as a Princess in the local Camelia Festival.

Jane Chafin: Artists Step Up to the Plate to Help a Child in Need Jane Chafin 2011

Oldest daughter Lillie, 6, was about to complete first grade and was excited to have been chosen as a Princess in the local Camelia Festival.

Jane Chafin: Artists Step Up to the Plate to Help a Child in Need Jane Chafin 2011

Although Dudamel has not been able to visit the Beverly Hills location, Camelia said his favorite hometown dish is the Perico Platter, a traditional breakfast dish of scrambled eggs with sautéed mini-sweet peppers, fresh tomatoes and chopped onions, served with a Venezuelan arepa (wheat and gluten-free!) corn cake and a side of fresh fruit ($11).

Jay Weston: Venezuelan Food in Beverly Hills... and Dudamel's Favorite Breakfast Dish! Jay Weston 2012

Oldest daughter Lillie, 6, was about to complete first grade and was excited to have been chosen as a Princess in the local Camelia Festival.

Jane Chafin: Artists Step Up to the Plate to Help a Child in Need Jane Chafin 2011

So this week I gathered my reviewing friends, Penney McTaggart and David Rapoport, and we dined on exciting Venezuelan food at Camelia Coupal's COUPA CAFÉ 419 N.

Jay Weston: Venezuelan Food in Beverly Hills... and Dudamel's Favorite Breakfast Dish! Jay Weston 2012

Camelia, member of the Coupal family, told me that they have six Coupa cafés, which includes one in downtown Palo Alto, four on the Stanford University campus, as well as here.

Jay Weston: Venezuelan Food in Beverly Hills... and Dudamel's Favorite Breakfast Dish! Jay Weston 2012

Although Dudamel has not been able to visit the Beverly Hills location, Camelia said his favorite hometown dish is the Perico Platter, a traditional breakfast dish of scrambled eggs with sautéed mini-sweet peppers, fresh tomatoes and chopped onions, served with a Venezuelan arepa (wheat and gluten-free!) corn cake and a side of fresh fruit ($11).

Jay Weston: Venezuelan Food in Beverly Hills... and Dudamel's Favorite Breakfast Dish! Jay Weston 2012

So this week I gathered my reviewing friends, Penney McTaggart and David Rapoport, and we dined on exciting Venezuelan food at Camelia Coupal's COUPA CAFÉ 419 N.

Jay Weston: Venezuelan Food in Beverly Hills... and Dudamel's Favorite Breakfast Dish! Jay Weston 2012

Camelia, member of the Coupal family, told me that they have six Coupa cafés, which includes one in downtown Palo Alto, four on the Stanford University campus, as well as here.

Jay Weston: Venezuelan Food in Beverly Hills... and Dudamel's Favorite Breakfast Dish! Jay Weston 2012

A study led by Camelia Kuhnen of Northwestern University found that people are much worse at estimating whether a bad investment will produce mild or severe losses than they are at predicting whether a winning investment will generate small or large gains.

Why We Can't Let Go of Our Losers Jason Zweig 2011