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Living Large with Lamb

November 15, 2024 | 0 Comments

Getting the whole roast lamb at Dolan’s…

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Sáu Can Fail

September 24, 2024 | 0 Comments

I’ve been to this awesome SGV Vietnamese place like 15 times. Many previous meals have been “helluva epic” but not so much this time…

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Rayas Roccos

September 7, 2024 | 0 Comments

Rocking the Rayas at Roccos…

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Specials at Sands

September 5, 2024 | 0 Comments

Overall, a great and very interesting meal…

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Shin Sushi

August 28, 2024 | 0 Comments

This was a really fun dinner with lots of great champ and whites at this Michelin rated sushi joint…

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Drive for AnQi Bistro

August 4, 2024 | 0 Comments

Another incredible An family meal, this time all the way down in Orange County…

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El Patio at Taito

July 16, 2024 | 0 Comments

Overall, a super fun night on the patio at Tiato…

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Sichuan Modern – 19 Town

July 9, 2024 | 1 Comments

This is the most unusual Chinese cooking I’ve had in a while and is very fusion, but instead of just making me want some “real” Chinese food these dishes were just excellent unto themselves…

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Wuming Hot Pot

June 29, 2024 | 0 Comments

Another solid middle grade hot pot place…

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Feel the Mistral

June 18, 2024 | 0 Comments

Great Old School French in Sherman Oaks with the gang…

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Royce Return

June 10, 2024 | 0 Comments

Certainly in the top 2-3 steakhouses in LA…

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Majordomo 2023

June 6, 2024 | 0 Comments

Another awesome summer night at Majordomo. Great place for a big party. Don’t go on a date!

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Went to Wangjia

January 28, 2024 | 0 Comments

Eater sent us to this supposedly “nicer” Shanghai place… they sure like the brown sauce…

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Spring Crustacean

January 11, 2024 | 1 Comments

An amazing meal at Crustacean with an incredible range of wines and a perfect custom menu…

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China Islamic

January 9, 2024 | 0 Comments

Some awesome Chinese Islamic eats — worth passing on the wine…

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A Spice Affair

January 1, 2024 | 0 Comments

Perhaps LA’s “highest end” Indian restaurant with a very interesting take on both the cuisine of the subcontinent and on thematic menu design…

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Thai Tour – Lacha Somtum

December 23, 2023 | 0 Comments

Overall, some very good Thai — LA has so many of them!

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The Melting Pot

December 18, 2023 | 0 Comments

This place is just weird. And far. It’s not bad. But it’s weird.

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More Monterey Palace

October 19, 2023 | 0 Comments

Monterey Palace turns out some really first rate banquet food with a ton of super fresh seafood…

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Inside Asanebo

October 15, 2023 | 0 Comments

Another great omakase at this highly rated valley sushi+ spot…

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