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Tony Lau Colette

June 23, 2024 | 0 Comments

Don’t tell the chef what to do…

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Roccos Redux

June 21, 2024 | 2 Comments

Another stunning dinner at the Borgese’s…

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Feel the Mistral

June 18, 2024 | 0 Comments

Great Old School French in Sherman Oaks with the gang…

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Colette at Night

June 16, 2024 | 0 Comments

It feels like an American breakfast cafe, but it’s Chinese. The food is mildly fusion. It’s partially dim sum, partially other Southern Chinese banquet. But if you order right, it can be awesome…

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Mon Ami de Santa Monica

June 14, 2024 | 0 Comments

This sneaky space off Ocean Blvd has a very pretty courtyard — although it’s pretty hard to find…

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Home on the Grange

June 12, 2024 | 0 Comments

We’ve been going here for a long time… it hasn’t changed much…

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Royce Return

June 10, 2024 | 0 Comments

Certainly in the top 2-3 steakhouses in LA…

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Lunch Quest – Bang Bang

June 8, 2024 | 0 Comments

Checking out this Chinese Fusion noodle joint because I’m a noodle fiend…

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Majordomo 2023

June 6, 2024 | 0 Comments

Another awesome summer night at Majordomo. Great place for a big party. Don’t go on a date!

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Staycation – Tang Dynasty

June 3, 2024 | 0 Comments

This location used to be Chang’an — not the one in Tustin but a different Chang’an I never visited — but now it’s changed to Tang Dynasty and not bothered to change signs. They just wrote in Tang Dynasty by hand…

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Bludsos BBQ Santa Monica

June 1, 2024 | 0 Comments

Much hyped BBQ, but it didn’t really do it for me…

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Republique Latour

May 30, 2024 | 0 Comments

An incredible Latour dinner in the still rocking Republique private room…

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Brothers Shunji

May 28, 2024 | 0 Comments

A stupendous special sushi pop-up from Japan hosted at Brothers sushi in Santa Monica…

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Eating Dutch – The Seafood Bar

May 26, 2024 | 0 Comments

A fun and tasty end to our epic trip…

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Eating Amsterdam – Dignita

May 24, 2024 | 0 Comments

Dignita would do well in LA — it has a similar hipster/international vibe going on and very good “all day brunch.”

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Eating Grubbenvorst – Clevers

May 22, 2024 | 0 Comments

This was a great ice cream place and while the flavors weren’t particularly exotic, the milk quality and soft creamy style of ice cream was first rate…

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Eating Maastricht – Spice of India

May 20, 2024 | 0 Comments

Indian food is always a bit different in different countries and this Dutch version was no exception — so mild and creamy…

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Eating Maasbree – Gemeintehoës

May 18, 2024 | 0 Comments

Starting off the Netherlands phase of our trip with a local place in Maasbree…

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Eating Dalaman – Tao

May 16, 2024 | 0 Comments

Tao is the “Asian” restaurant at the Dalaman…

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Eating Dalaman – Alize

May 13, 2024 | 0 Comments

Alize was a substantial cut above the dinner buffet, mostly just because the flighted format is more relaxed…

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