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Quick Eats – Colapasta

October 31, 2019 | 0 Comments

Santa Monica’s latest artisanal pasta place…

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Down the White Rabbit Hole

October 28, 2019 | 0 Comments

A unique limited dinner combining 2 Star Michelin Chef Jordan Kahn of Vespertine (at Vespertine) with guest chef Vladimir Mukhin from Moscow’s White Rabbit…

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Moonlighting at Moon House

October 26, 2019 | 1 Comments

Revisiting Moon House for a private room dinner…

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Jiang Nan Spring

October 25, 2019 | 0 Comments

The LA Times poses the question “Does Jiang Nan Spring have the SGV’s best Shanghainese food?” — Yarom and I go to find out…

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Mr. Miyagi’s Sushi Bar

October 23, 2019 | 5 Comments

Pleased to discover a brand new top shelf omakase sushi place in Brentwood…

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SGV Adventures – Ruby BBQ

October 21, 2019 | 0 Comments

A cheap and tasty adventure into the real working heart of the SGV…

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Vino Capo

October 18, 2019 | 1 Comments

Another epic meal at Capo where I turn a traditional style menu into a tasting menu…

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Dinner at the Borgese’s

October 16, 2019 | 12 Comments

Possible dinner of the year is this amazing home-cooked Santa Monica epic meal with some crazy great wines…

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Skaf’s Lebanese Cuisine

October 14, 2019 | 0 Comments

We pretty much try every standard Lebanese dish in one go here at Glendale’s Skaf’s…

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Yunnan Night

October 11, 2019 | 0 Comments

Los Angeles is blessed with such interesting diversity of regional Chinese foods…

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Sloan not on Loan

October 9, 2019 | 0 Comments

A great evening filled with giant (highly extracted) California Cabs…

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The Valley’s Secret Sushi|Bar

October 7, 2019 | 0 Comments

Finally I get around to trying the Valley’s most interesting newish secret sushi bar…

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Heroic Wine Bar

October 4, 2019 | 3 Comments

Some of LA’s best new Italian food is hiding in the back room of this Santa Monica sandwich shop…

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Quick Eats – Dim Sum House

October 2, 2019 | 0 Comments

Sort of fast food fairly lame dim sum with terrible service. Sigh. The location is good so I wish they’d gotten it right…

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Ring in Tang Gong

September 30, 2019 | 1 Comments

If a major new “made to order” dimsum place is opening, we are of course there to try it!

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Providence Chef’s Table

September 27, 2019 | 0 Comments

One of my best meals yet at one of LA’s few remaining gastronomic temples…

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Cali Pinot Kali

September 25, 2019 | 1 Comments

August seems to be a month where I’m being dragged to a couple of New World wine events — and not being convinced…

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The Last of Us Part II – Release Date Reveal Trailer

September 24, 2019 | 0 Comments

The Last of Us part II has a release date and a new trailer…

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Hedonistic Majordomo

September 23, 2019 | 0 Comments

A fourth great meal at Majordomo. This place not only has amazing food but its super wine (and gelato) friendly…

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Chun La Hao – Infernal Pot

September 20, 2019 | 0 Comments

It’s great to see at least TWO different higher end super spicy Chongqing Hot Pot chains in the SGV — these are ultimate in legit spicy hot pot…

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