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Quick Eats — Bill’s Burgers

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Taking a look at this SFV institution…

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N/Naka Again

April 18, 2022 | 1 Comments

My second N/Naka visit of 2021…

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Pa Ord Noodle

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Testing out yet another recommended Thai Town place…

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Kato West Penultimate

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Our second to last meal at the Westside (O.G.) outpost of Michelin starred Kato…

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Embassy Kitchen Expedition

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Finally get to review this SGV classic and some of their unique slate of Cantonese dishes…

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Banging Bicyclette

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An awesome meal with even more awesome wines and people at recent big opening Bicyclette…

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Drago Centro Baroli

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Another epic Sauvages lunch, this time at Drago Centro with a lineup of stellar Baroli…

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No. 1 Charcoal Really Is

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This place was a total surprise — as in awesome surprise…

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Intercrew with the Crew

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Trying out the Intercrew (ktown) reboot…

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Iron Teapot Dome

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Some fairly serious dim sum in Culver City with some (also serious) service issues…

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Soot Bull Jeep

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A late summer meal at one of KTown’s classic BBQ joints…

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Food as Art – The Brothers Sushi

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The Brothers Sushi turned out to be one of the best new sushi/kaiseki restaurants I’ve tried in a very long time…

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Go Go Gozen

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A very elaborate and maxed out kaiseki omakase at Gozen Sake Bistro…

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Shanghailander Sojurn

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Two more trips to this bastion of amazing Shanghai style food…

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Back to Takuma

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A second trip to Takuma for more delicious Izakaya food…

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OC Family Crawl 2021

January 8, 2022 | 0 Comments

All the way down to the OC for some Chili Crab? Who wouldn’t do that?

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The Wheel of Time (TV)

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Taking a look at the 2021 Amazon adaption of one of Fantasy’s most iconic series…

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Wolvesmouth Win

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An awesome “popup” meal with friends and family…

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Uncanny Valle

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This very short lived Oaxacan inspired Mexican didn’t last very long…

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Tar and Roses Redux

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My first in person return to Tar & Roses in several years resulted in a great meal…

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