Today Valerie and I drop by Tesla's Century City showroom to check out Model 3. We had planned on grabbing lunch first, but decide to jump into line first fearing it may grow in the afternoon. A word of warning...do not queue up if you have not already reserved Model 3...and the line is just to sit inside and get a quick overview of the car's UI (they do not have cars available for test drives)

The Model X and Model S I saw during my last visit are still here, but the Model 3 is clearly the featured car on display

The front looks nice...I don't care that there's no grill. The side markers bulge like all AP2 cars...due to the presence of an autopilot camera (which will be present on all Model 3s regardless of whether or not you choose to purchase the option)

Getting closer

After reaching the front of the line, we are invited to walk around the rear and check out the car's trunk. The cargo space looks fairly substantial, especially when you factor in the lower compartment and the frunk...and the rear seats do fold flat for additional space. Compared to Valerie's MINI convertible, the trunk is massive.

Why didn't I take pics from the inside? (I also did not realize that all of these shots were NOT taken RAW until well after we left the showroom). Valerie sat in front and I took the seat behind her. She did not adjust the seat for her height, but I still had ample legroom behind her. The headroom, thanks to the glass roof, is substantial, though I imagine the side of my head may bump the headliner during a spirited drive in the twisties (which probably wouldn't be an issue with Valerie behind the wheel).

After checking out Model 3, Valerie and I are dying of hunger. We head upstairs, eager to check out Eataly. This combination marketplace and food court opened at Westfield Century City late last year...around the time I was here to celebrate the re-opening of the Tesla showroom here.

Should we start with dessert?

Cheese! We'll go somewhere where there's cheese!

Soft cheese

Stacks of whole wheel Parmigiano

We don't need to go to the moon to get cheese

It goes without saying that they have fresh pasta here!

Meat!

Mmmmmmm...Tomahawk Ribeye

We hop into line for one of the restaurants...parallel to the fish counter

Eating here can be a bit confusing as there are numerous lines for similar sounding establishments. For instance, we read the instructions on the wall for "La Piazza" but get in line for "La Pizza and La Pasta" and wonder from where we get a menu.

The line advances...now we're on the other side of the cheese vendor we saw earlier

Getting closer to the front. If we had been a group of four, we could have been seated right now

We have reached the menu, but not the front of the line

We could have skipped the line and just ordered from La Piazza...but then we would have to find our own seat

From the front of the line, we can watch pasta being made

After nearly an hour of waiting in line, we are finally seated at La Pizza and La Pasta inside Eataly...and we are starving. We really should have eaten lunch when we first arrived at Westfield Century City rather than check out a certain car.

The Tagliatelle al Ragu is supposedly their most popular pasta...and it is indeed delicious. The brisket and the homemade noodles make this one worth a visit.