DTLA: Bar Ama Now Open
I fully expect everyone to jump on the band wagon for Tex-Mex after this article but I have to admit, I still never found it that interesting. However, I love Chef Josef Centeno’s… Continue reading
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dineLA Returns January 21 – February 1 / A Look Back at a dineLA Meal at Lukshon
Restaurant Week dineLA returns January 21 to February 1. I’m excited one of my favorite dineLA meals from last year, Lukshon, will be participating again. This year, the choices are: Cantonese chicken… Continue reading
Venice: Brunch at Superba Snack Bar
Recently I headed west to Venice to check out Superba Snack Bar for brunch. We got in just in time before they closed the kitchen at 3PM. It was a bright and sunny… Continue reading
DTLA: New Dishes at UMAMIcatessen
Late last year, I hit up UMAMIcatessen for Happy Hour and other eats. I spotted the Downtown Dog which was a bacon-wrapped dog with chipotle-cream and peppers. It’s not quite the same… Continue reading
Craving Biscuits & Oysters at ink.
It’s been a while since I’ve been back to ink. After cake decorating at Duff’s Cakemix, we hit up the bar at ink. I had always meant to come back but it… Continue reading
Updated Christmas Sangria Recipe for National Sangria Day
A few years ago when I first started the Minty, I posted my Christmas (XXXmas) Sangria recipe. I’ve tweak it every year though it’s basically the same. This year, was probably the biggest… Continue reading
Playa Launches a Mexi-Chinese Menu
When Test Kitchen came back for Round Two at Bestia, I hadn’t paid much attention until I saw Chef John Sedlar was introducing his Mexi-Chinese menu which is now currently available at Playa.… Continue reading
Dinner at The Hart and The Hunter
With new restaurants opening every day, it’s hard to get really that excited about all of them. But one I had been wanting to check out was The Hart and the Hunter. Dishes… Continue reading
Los Feliz Hot Bartender Crawl Recap
Last month, I organized a bar crawl in Los Feliz as one of the events leading up to my 3rd Anniversary party (coming up next Wednesday, 12/12/12, are you going?). One of… Continue reading
Recap: Hudson Whiskey Dinner at Big Bar
I was invited to a special dinner for Hudson Whiskey at Big Bar and Alcove Cafe in Los Feliz a couple weeks back. The dinner included a tasting of the Hudson whiskey line… Continue reading