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Quick Eats – Little Prince

May 22, 2019 | 0 Comments

In LA new breakfast spots can get really busy and in demand…

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Quick Eats – The Rose Venice

May 20, 2019 | 0 Comments

Somehow I never managed to visit this popular Venice cafe before — but now I have…

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Tim Ho Wan – Dim Sum Pedigree

May 16, 2019 | 1 Comments

I drove over an hour to Orange County to try out the brand new first California branch of Michelin starred Hong Kong dim sum joint Tim Ho Wan…

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Yours Truly

May 15, 2019 | 2 Comments

A first look at chef Vartan Abgaryan’s trendy new Abbot Kinney small plates place…

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Double Eagle is Pretty Standard

May 13, 2019 | 3 Comments

Del Frisco’s has opened a new “high end” mega steakhouse in Century City — a mere 15,000 square feet!

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Szechuan Impression Tustin

May 10, 2019 | 0 Comments

The hedonists slog down deep behind the Orange Curtain to visit the Sichuan Impression flagship branch…

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Marino Ristorante Back Room

May 8, 2019 | 0 Comments

Another awesome Sauvages lunch where loads of Barolo and Barbaresco played counterpoint to Sal Marino’s awesome Italian fare…

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Black Goat at Mirak

May 6, 2019 | 0 Comments

Discover yet another exotic corner of authentic Korea town with Mirak’s famous Black Goat dishes…

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Không Tên – Nomnom

May 3, 2019 | 3 Comments

Không Tên is a hidden little gem, serving up delicious American Vietnamese Fusion on the westside…

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Phoenicia – Hookah Time

May 1, 2019 | 0 Comments

Late night patio dining, and (for some) aping the caterpillar, at downtown Glendale’s Phoenicia…

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Eating Hawaii – Macaroni Grill

April 29, 2019 | 0 Comments

Some generic corporate feeling Italian on the Big Island…

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Eating Hawaii – Orchid Court

April 26, 2019 | 0 Comments

Very straightforward vaguely pseudo-Japanese place at the Fairmont Orchid on the Big Island…

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Eating Hawaii – KPC

April 24, 2019 | 0 Comments

A seafood restaurant at a hotel so big it has a train to get around!

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Eating Hawaii – Brown’s Beach House

April 22, 2019 | 0 Comments

Brown’s Beach House is the “top” restaurant at the Fairmont Orchid on the Big Island of Hawaii…

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Spago – 2011 Montrachet

April 17, 2019 | 0 Comments

The final Don Cornwell night of the season is the 2011 Mostly Montrachet night — because a few Coches are “inserted” for good measure…

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Eating Mammoth – Morrison’s

April 15, 2019 | 0 Comments

More old school dining in Mammoth Lakes…

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Chinese Fusion – Nightshade

April 12, 2019 | 1 Comments

Nightshade is a new DTLA Arts District place offering up very creative new Asian Fusion with strong Chinese influences…

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Montrachet Central

April 10, 2019 | 0 Comments

The giant 30-some 2011 hyphenated Montrachet dinner is here…

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On Fire at Charcoal

April 5, 2019 | 0 Comments

Super wines and super food at one of the west side’s best grills…

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Molten Lava Goodness

April 1, 2019 | 2 Comments

The highlight of my Walnut / Rowland Heights adventure was a trip to the best (and super spicy) hot pot I’ve ever been to…

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