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Tidewater Crab

April 26, 2011 | 1 Comments

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…

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Ice Cream & Coffee

April 24, 2011 | 9 Comments

Restaurant: Sweet Rose Creamery [1, 2] Location:  225 26th Ave, suite 51, Santa Monica, 90402  310-260-CONE Date: April 17, 2011 Cuisine: Homemade Ice Cream Rating: Very REAL ice cream. ANY CHARACTER HERE We were at the Brentwood Country Mart and I…

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The “Reform Kosher” for Passover Tuna Melt

April 23, 2011 | 0 Comments

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…

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Passover Seder 2011 – day 2

April 22, 2011 | 1 Comments

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…

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Passover Seder 2011 – day 1

April 21, 2011 | 6 Comments

April rolls around and it’s seder time again, the ritual dinner celebrating the exodus from Egypt. As usual, things have to be done in full Gavin style. Various ingredients. There are all sorts of traditional requirements to this meal, the…

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The Hillel Sandwich

April 20, 2011 | 5 Comments

The Hillel Sandwich is a a traditional passover specialty. Simple in concept, it is a potent and delectable seasonal item. The base is matzah, unleavened bread (cracker-like). Seder participants recall the slavery that reigned during the first half of the night…

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Sotto – Sicily con Sardo

April 18, 2011 | 1 Comments

Restaurant: Sotto [1, 2, 3] Location:  9575 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90035  310.277.0210 Date: April 16, 2011 Cuisine: Sicilian and Sardinian Italian Rating: Bold flavors, off to a great start! ANY CHARACTER HERE This new venture into the crowded…

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Upstairs 2 – Modern Tapas, Lots of Wine

April 17, 2011 | 3 Comments

Restaurant: Upstairs 2 Location:  2311 Cotner Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90064 Tel. 310-231-0316 Date: October 10, 2010 & April 15, 2011 Cuisine: Modern Tapas Rating: Bright flavors and a lot of options. ANY CHARACTER HERE Upstairs 2 is located just…

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Bastide – Chef Number Six

April 16, 2011 | 8 Comments

Restaurant: Bastide Location: 8475 Melrose Pl, West Hollywood, CA 90069   323.651.5950 Date: April 14, 2011 Cuisine: Cal French Rating: Good, but a little uneven. ANY CHARACTER HERE For the April Foodie Club meeting, following hot on the heels of the March…

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Sushi Zo

April 15, 2011 | 2 Comments

Restaurant: Sushi Zo Location: 9824 National BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90034. (310) 842-3977 Date: April 8, 2011 Cuisine: Japanese / Sushi Rating: Top warm rice style sushi. LA is a sushi town. I eat a lot of sushi (just take a look at…

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Pecorino – No Sheep is Safe

April 13, 2011 | 3 Comments

Pecorino stands out as slightly different among Brentwood Italians due to its focus on the food of Abruzzo.

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JiRaffe is no Joke

April 11, 2011 | 1 Comments

Restaurant: JiRaffe [1, 2] Location: 502 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90401. 310.917.6671 Date: April 1, 2011 Cuisine: French American Rating: Santa Monica Classic   To me, it seems JiRaffe has been here forever. It opened in 1996, and to have made it…

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Totoraku – Secret Beef!

April 9, 2011 | 4 Comments

Restaurant: Totoraku [1, 2, 3] Location: 10610 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064. Date: April 7, 2011 Cuisine: Japanese Yakiniku Rating: Best beef in town! Six or seven years ago my friend and then-boss Shuhei Yoshida took me for the first…

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More Modern Dim Sum

April 4, 2011 | 6 Comments

Restaurant: Xino [1, 2] Location: 395 Santa Monica Pl, Ste 308, Santa Monica, CA 90401. (310) 755-6220 Date: April 1, 2011 Cuisine: Modern Dim sum Rating: Ordered lighter this time for a delicious and reasonable meal.   Another gorgeous 78 degree LA day, with that perfect mix…

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Paulette Macarons

April 2, 2011 | 13 Comments

Store: Paulette Macarons Location: 9466 Charleville Boulevard at Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90212 310. 275 0023 Date: March 30, 2011 Cuisine: French Macarons Rating: Very niche, but some of the best macarons I’ve tasted Only major metropoli like LA, NY, and San…

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Sushi Sushi Sushi

April 1, 2011 | 7 Comments

Restaurant: Sushi Sushi [1, 2, 3, 4] Location: 326 1/2 Beverly Dr. Beverly Hills, CA 90212. (310) 277-1165 Date: March 30, 2011 Cuisine: Japanese Sushi Rating: Old school sushi – fantastic fish and presentation! ANY CHARACTER HERE Sushi Sushi is fast becoming one of my preferred sushi places. I…

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Parlez Vu Modern?

March 29, 2011 | 1 Comments

Restaurant: Vu [1, 2] Location: 14160 Palaway Way, Marina del Rey, CA 90292 310.439.3033 Date: March 25, 2011 Cuisine: Modern Rating: Very creative, worth a trip, but needs a little tuning up ANY CHARACTER HERE Vu is a new place in Marina…

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Fraiche Santa Monica

March 23, 2011 | 5 Comments

Restaurant: Fraiche Santa Monica [1, 2] Location: 312 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90401. Phone : 310.451.7482 Date: March 19, 2011 Cuisine: Cal French Italian Rating: On the way up. _ This particular location adjacent to the Barnes and Noble on Wilshire near the promenade has…

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Not so Glad about Gladstones

March 21, 2011 | 3 Comments

Restaurant: Gladstones Malibu [1, 2] Location: 17300 Pacific Coast HwyPacific Palisades, CA 90272. (310) 454-3474 Date: March 18, 2011 Cuisine: American Seafood Summary: Fast bordering on brusque   Two months to the day after I tried the slightly revamped Gladstones (REVIEW HERE),…

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Takao Two

March 20, 2011 | 6 Comments

Restaurant: Takao [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Location: 11656 San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90049. (310) 207-8636 Date: March 13, 2011 Cuisine: Japanese / Sushi Rating: 9/10 creative “new style” sushi _ I’ve already covered Takao in some detail HERE, but…

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