Restaurant: Rustic Canyon [1, 2, 3, 4] Location: 1119 Wilshire Blvd. Santa Monica, Ca 90401. 310-393-7050 Date: May 13, 2011 & December 2, 2011 Cuisine: Farmer’s Market Californian Summary: Excellent Seasonal New American ANY CHARACTER HERE As a seasonal market driven California restaurant Rustic canyon can be counted on to mix…
Restaurant: Takao [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Location: 11656 San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90049. (310) 207-8636 Date: May 15, 2011 Cuisine: Japanese / Sushi Rating: 9/10 creative “new style” sushi _ I’ve already covered Takao in some detail HERE and then separately here, but we went…
Restaurant: Sushi Sushi [1, 2, 3, 4] Location: 326 1/2 Beverly Dr. Beverly Hills, CA 90212. (310) 277-1165 Date: May 10, 2011 Cuisine: Japanese Sushi Rating: Old school sushi – fantastic fish and presentation! ANY CHARACTER HERE I had the sushi craving and went back again to my new…
Restaurant: Yogurt Shoppe Location: 873 Swarthmore Ave, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272. 310-459-0088 Date: Friday May 13, 2011! Cuisine: Frozen Yogurt Rating: Yummy & Popular. ANY CHARACTER HERE Recently a new frozen yogurt place opened in the heart of the Pacific Palisades Village. This…
Restaurant: Chili Addiction Location: 408 N La Cienega Blvd. (323) 203-1793 Date: May 7, 2011 Cuisine: Comfort Food Rating: Tasty! ANY CHARACTER HERE Last Saturday a good friend of mine had a bunch of people over for a BBQ. He got all his…
I tend to error on the obsessive compulsive side (no duh). So, about six years ago when I first started making Margaritas seriously I went through a lengthy experimentation phase to find the perfect recipe. Now one could (and I…
Restaurant: Matsuhisa [1, 2] Location: 129 N La Cienega Blvd Beverly Hills, CA 90211. (310) 659-9639 Date: May 6, 2011 Cuisine: Japanese Fusion Rating: As good as it’s always been! ANY CHARACTER HERE Some good friends were in town who had never tried Nobu Matsuhisa‘s…
Restaurant: The Lobster Location: 1602 Ocean Ave. Santa Monica, California 90401. 310.458.9294 Date: April 29, 2011 Cuisine: Seafood Rating: Great view, decent food. ANY CHARACTER HERE Every couple months we go to the Lobster. It’s located right at the top of…
Restaurant: Palmeri [1, 2] Location: 11650 San Vicente Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90049. (310) 442-8446 Date: April 3, 2011 Cuisine: Italian Rating: Great, and good value. ANY CHARACTER HERE Palmei is one of our Sunday regular places. I’ve already covered the basics in my previous…
Josie’s doesn’t disappoint. Very solid farmer’s market driven new American. There’s even a good bit of game!
Restaurant: Sotto [1, 2, 3] Location: 9575 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90035 310.277.0210 Date: April 26, 2011 Cuisine: Sicilian and Sardinian Italian Rating: Bold flavors, off to a great start! ANY CHARACTER HERE We needed a restaurant to celebrate the end of passover that…
Restaurant: Mark’s Duck House [1, 2] Location: 6184 Arlington Blvd # A, Falls Church, VA 22044 703-532-2125 Date: April 23, 2011 Cuisine: Cantonese Chinese Rating: Very very good cantonese. ANY CHARACTER HERE This seeming hole in the wall in Falls Church…
Restaurant: Little Saigon Location: 6218 Wilson Blvd, Falls Church, VA 22044-3210 (703) 536-2633 Date: April 22, 2011 Cuisine: Vietnamese ANY CHARACTER HERE One of my favorite places back “home” (Washington D.C.) is Little Saigon, a local hole in the wall Vietnamese place with absolutely stellar food….
Restaurant: Tidewater Grille Location: 300 FRANKLIN STREET, HAVRE DE GRACE, MD 21078 410.939.3313 Date: April 18, 2011 Cuisine: Eastern Shore American Rating: Real crab cakes! ANY CHARACTER HERE One of the great things about the greater Washington DC area is the…
We were scrounging around for lunch and came up with this variant passover tuna melt. While “passover” compliant it is in the tradition of the Great Trefa Banquet of 1883. You’ll see why. My wife did not participate — for the same…
This year we hosted the first seder (SEE HERE), but my Mom cooked the second. That means a very high bar of quality. Parker 91 for the 2001 Opus One. “Tasted twice Deep garnet-black colour. Still a lot of primary…
