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Again-a-Guelaguetza

September 30, 2023 | 0 Comments

Back for more mole…

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Return to Ruen Pair

September 28, 2023 | 0 Comments

A return to a Thai town favorite…

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Orsa & Winston

September 25, 2023 | 0 Comments

Unique Italian/Japanese dishes with a slightly complex and bitter tonal profile…

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DimSumQuest – Happy Harbor

September 21, 2023 | 0 Comments

A long way to go for dim sum…

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Pavie at BOA

September 16, 2023 | 0 Comments

A solid lineup of Pavies at “easy to organize but not that great” B.O.A. steakhouse…

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All Day at 888

September 11, 2023 | 0 Comments

Nothing like a 7 hour “double Superbowl meal!” in the giant private room!

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DimSumQuest – Lunasia

September 8, 2023 | 0 Comments

It’s been a long time since I came here for dim sum and it’s still one of the top SGV contenders…

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Rhone & the Goat

September 5, 2023 | 0 Comments

And amazing and over-the-top Rhone dinner at DTLA’s super goat joint…

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Roscioli at Mozza

September 2, 2023 | 0 Comments

A very strange transplant dinner/money grab with Roscioli food at Osteria Mozza…

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DimSumQuest – Chef Tony

August 31, 2023 | 0 Comments

A pretty comprehensive survey — particularly for 3 guys — of this huge dim sum menu…

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DimSumQuest – ixlb Dimsum Eats

August 29, 2023 | 0 Comments

Very fine dim sum cooking is ruined by this takeout focused format…

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Monarch Madness

August 27, 2023 | 0 Comments

Trying out the very new very stylish Hong Kong Peruvian fusion place from the family that brought us Chifa LA…

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Food as Art – Corridor 109

August 24, 2023 | 0 Comments

A very innovative and subtle Asian fusion “popup” downtown in LA…

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Ray’s Duck House

August 22, 2023 | 0 Comments

Incredibly far away, but combining some solid dim sum, quite well executed Peking Duck, and a wine menu of other regional dishes…

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Can there Bee too many Tacos?

August 20, 2023 | 0 Comments

I’ve had Mexican Omakase (at Babita) but I’ve never had Taco Omakase!

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DimSumQuest – Monterey Palace

August 18, 2023 | 0 Comments

Another major datapoint in the lengthy DimSumQuest study…

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Crudo e Nudo

August 16, 2023 | 0 Comments

Some very tasty (mostly) raw seafood on Santa Monica’s main street…

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Eating Ohio – Texas Roadhouse

August 14, 2023 | 0 Comments

This stop is totally off color for me…

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On Fire – Wasn’t

August 12, 2023 | 0 Comments

An interesting, different, and more “refined” SGV hot pot experience…

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Champagne Sauvages

August 10, 2023 | 0 Comments

An amazing multi-hour Champagne lunch at LA’s highest (and one of its best) restaurants…

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