Restaurant: Rustic Canyon [1, 2, 3, 4] Location: 1119 Wilshire Blvd. Santa Monica, Ca 90401. 310-393-7050 Date: Aug 25, 2010 Cuisine: Farmer’s Market Californian ANY CHARACTER HERE Having lived for 16 years in LA I’ve watched the evolution of California Cuisine….
Restaurant: La Cachette Bistro [1, 2] Location: 1733 Ocean AveSanta Monica, CA 90401(310) 434-9509 Date: Nov 13, 2010 Cuisine: (Cal) French Rating: Great food, good value for what you get. We’ve been going to La Cachette in Century City for…
Restaurant: Sushi House Unico (SHU) Location: 2932 1/2 Beverly Glen Circle – Bel Air, Ca 90077 (310) 474-2740 Date: Nov 12, 2010 Cuisine: New Style Sushi Rating: A great “Nobu” clone with some dishes of its own. Nearly 15 years ago…
Restaurant: Sam’s by the Beach [1, 2, 3] Location: 108 W. Channel Rd.(PCH)Santa Monica, CA 90402. 310-230-9100 Date: Nov 7, 2010 Cuisine: Cal French International Rating: Stellar food and unparalleled service. ANY CHARACTER HERE We’ve been regulars at Sam’s for about…
Although I’m a ludicrously obsessive Foodie, I don’t cook that many things. However, those that I do make, I try to do to the Nth degree (anyone who knows me knows this to be true of me in general). One of my…
Restaurant: Capo [1, 2, 3] Location: 1810 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, Ca. 310-394-5550 Date: April 30, 2010 Cuisine: Italian with Cal influences Rating: The food here is really very very good. _ Capo has always given me slightly mixed feelings….
Restaurant: Bistro LQ [1, 2] Location: 8009 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90048. (323) 951-1088 Date: October 12, 2010 Cuisine: Modern French Rating: Food was very good. Service lagged a bit behind. This restaurant is a year and a half old, and the…
Restaurant: Melisse [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Location: 1104 Wilshire Blvd.Santa Monica, CA 90401. (310) 395-0881 Date: March 3, 2010 Cuisine: California French Rating: Awesome, but heart stopping. I’ve been going to Melisse for years but I could…
Restaurant: Ludobites 6.0 [1, 2] Location: 13355 Ventura Blvd Sherman Oaks, CA 91423. Date: Nov 02, 2010 Cuisine: Eclectic Modern Rating: Excellent, but a tad intellectual. _ Chef Ludovic Lefebvre has been doing this series of “mobile” or “popup” restaurants that appear for…
Location: The Villa Malka (home), Pacific Palisades, CA. Date: Nov 02, 2010 My brother came over to whip up a quick batch of brunch panini, one of his specialties. All the actual cooking in this post is courtesy of “guest chef” Mitch…
Restaurant: Tavern [1, 2, 3, 4] Location: 11648 San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90049. (310) 806-6464 Date: Oct 31, 2010 Cuisine: Market driven Californian Rating: Nice brunch spot. Tavern is a welcome and tasty replacement for the Hamburger Hamlet in Brentwood. They…
Restaurant: The Bazaar [1, 2] Location: 465 S La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048. 310.246.5555 Date: Oct 30, 2010 Cuisine: Spanish influenced Molecular Gastronomy Rating: Awesome, one of LA’s best places. _ My first exposure to the genius of José…
Restaurant: Urasawa Location: 218 N Rodeo Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, 310-247-8939 Date: Feb 16, 2010 Cuisine: Japanese Rating: Mind blowing, but a hefty blow below the money-belt. I’ve been here four or five times over the years, both in…
Restaurant: Sasabune [1, 2] Location: 12400 Wilshire Blvd Ste 150 (South Carmelina Avenue) Los Angeles, CA 90025, (310) 820-3596 Date: October 29, 2010 Cuisine: Japanese Rating: Excellent as always. Today I went to one of my usual lunch spots, Sasabune. This is one…
Restaurant: Calima Location: Marbella Spain Date: June 10, 2010 Cuisine: Molecular Spanish Gastronomy Rating: Mind blowing. Okay, I’m a ridiculous foodie. But I believe passionately in food as a Fine Art, which has been practiced by mankind since the dawn of time in parallel to other…
