Very interesting modern Mexican — in New York!
Solid deli in a very NY style — no duh, it’s NY…
An amazing sushi-focused omakase at Shunji with Burgundy of course…
Our hedonist group returns to Top Island for another round of Cantonese goodness…
I love dumplings and want to try some more places in the SGV that aren’t straight Cantonese dimsum but specialize in dumplings…
Another newcomer in the crowded (and delicious) SGV Szechuan arena…
A return to one of Santa Monica’s best view restaurants — only to find the food is pretty good too…
More Chinese food on Sawtelle — cool-beans with awesome-sauce!
Some more amazing White Burgundy upstairs at Republique…
Big surprise that for my birthday dinner I chose — you guessed it — Chinese food!
Hip eats on a hip street…
I have a soft spot for it in my heart for One Pico because it was here that my wife and I went on our first date…
Another awesome dinner at LA’s highest restaurant…
An amazing wine dinner with Charline Drappier at Petrossian featuring Champagnes back to 1959 and lots of caviar…
Gorgeous canyon location, terrible roadhouse food…
Small modernized French Bistro in the Santa Monica midlands…
Disjointed but interesting try to iterate on the Mexican concept in this Rustic Canyon location…
Crazy volumes of big Grenache and even bigger Zin paired with some amazing food…
Very solid Ventura Blvd Thai place…
Who knew one of American’s only Yunnan restaurants is just a hop skip and a jump away?