Another crazy birthday bash — this time at brand new Italian steakhouse Pistola…
What do you get when a fantasy author is challenged to write a book combining Roman legions and Pokemon?
What better way to spend Friday afternoon than with a big wine lunch accompanied by awesome Cantonese cuisine…
For decades, Empress Pavilion has been a Grande Dame of LAs Chinatown scene, offering up Cantonese and Cantonese American fare…
Frankly, I picked up The Maze Runner because it was made into a “major motion picture” — academic interest visa via Untimed kicked in…
A great night with some really top notch wines and tasty wine-friendly gastropub food…
Blizzard announces a brand new franchise: Overwatch…
Nothing like another great lunchtime mega sushi omakase…
Beijing Tasty House is a newcomer to the busy SGV Chinese Restaurant scene, offering up a wide variety of Beijing and Western Chinese specialties…
While we wait the long wait for Patrick Rothfuss’ next “real” novel, nibble on this oddball little snack…
The Grand Cru of Trimbach Clos St Hune is a rare enough dry riesling, but to enjoy 16 vintages — along with a member of the Trimbach family… unique indeed!
This gorgeous Brentwood/Santa Monica space has turned over a bit lately, but if the midtown Little Door is any indicator, that might just have changed…
41 Ocean is a members only private club located in a historic 1920s building on Ocean Avenue. But can it handle 30 hedonists?
Another upscale Szechuan place opens in the SGV (Chuan’s). We are just so blessed with a bounty of peppery goodness…
Daikokuya is a DTLA hotspot recognized for it’s top flight ramen — top flight, not top — and it’s moved to the Westside…
This peculiar Chinese/Korean hybrid in K-Town serves up seriously yummy fare at great prices…
I don’t normally read romance novels, but this is a best selling time travel historical romance, so I figured I better give it a try…
Tsujita, master of the porky ramen, brightens up Sawtelle with a new high-end, very traditional sushi bar…
I went back again to Shanghai #1 for dimsum and have chronicled even more delectables…
Another LA Italian with a kitchen running on all cylinders…
