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Hauling Oats

December 8, 2025 | 0 Comments

This new North Western Chinese chain in Arcadia is different and excellent…

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Crucial Crustacean

November 26, 2025 | 0 Comments

A spectacular Hedonists dinner at Crustacean Beverly Hills featuring elevated traditional Vietnamese dishes curated by Elizabeth An and her mother Helene, from housemade charcuterie to king crab bánh khọt with caviar…

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LaLa Blvd

November 17, 2025 | 0 Comments

Classic American steakhouse excellence in Calabasas with great beef, standout wagyu meatball, and perfectly executed sides…

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SGV Eats – Blue Magpie

November 13, 2025 | 0 Comments

Modern Taiwanese fine dining in the SGV with standout beef noodles and seriously refined technique…

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Wonderful Wonde

November 8, 2025 | 0 Comments

Some awesome Sunday Chinese out in the far SGV…

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Anarbagh Eats

October 30, 2025 | 0 Comments

A fun but so-so old school Indian valley joint…

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Pig Out at Pigya

October 25, 2025 | 0 Comments

Pigya is a solid “mixed type” KBBQ joint. Busy and fun…

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Happy Together

October 7, 2025 | 0 Comments

Staycation dinner at this hotel Chinese…

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Dimsum at Tasty Spot Cafe

October 5, 2025 | 0 Comments

Staycation dim sum at this Hong Kong Cafe…

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SGV Sunday – Bund 8

September 27, 2025 | 0 Comments

Very good new Shanghai-style place replaces Embassy Kitchen…

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Sichuan Impression Reboot

September 19, 2025 | 0 Comments

This was probably the best SI meal I’ve had yet — and I love them all…

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OoToro 2025

September 17, 2025 | 0 Comments

Another year, another OoToro…

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Tasty Spot Cafe

August 29, 2025 | 1 Comments

Trying out Derek’s latest (tasty) spot…

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Dirty Dozen West

August 21, 2025 | 0 Comments

The Dirty Dozen does Red Burgundy at BOA Santa Monica…

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Tony Lau at World Seafood

August 12, 2025 | 1 Comments

Another Sunday brings us back to World Seafood for some more awesome Cantonese…

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Hengzhou (Hunan) Chilli King

August 4, 2025 | 0 Comments

Hunan Chili King moved to this new uglier but more modern location and slightly changed their name…

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Getting Steamy

July 28, 2025 | 0 Comments

Well this was a new format, like hot pot but with steam as the broth — steam, however, doesn’t taste like much — so I’ll stick with my ultra-spicy hot pot…

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Shin Beijing Years Later

July 24, 2025 | 0 Comments

It’s been years since we went to Shin Beijing so we decided to see how it was doing…

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Lofty Sichuan

July 20, 2025 | 0 Comments

Very solid newish Sichuan place. It’s not as refined as Mountain, and the naming is a bit deceptive as the it’s really Chengdu casual restaurant food, not street food…

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Dirty Dozen at BLVD Steak

June 27, 2025 | 1 Comments

At Blvd Steak, w embarke on a tantalizing Dirty Dozen blind tasting adventure…

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