Category Archive: cocktalian

Fiending for Feng Mao

Shortly after pig’s head dinner at the Gorbals, I started wondering what bizarre food could I eat next. Feng Mao is often tittered about because they serve bull’s penis. Yeah, I know. Considering… Continue reading

DTLA: Mas Malo Now Open

Mas Malo in Downtown Los Angeles opened last Friday. Fans of the original Malo in Silver Lake will be happy to know that the ground beef and pickle taco made its way to… Continue reading

Sexy Singles Valentine’s Soiree at XINO

The Minty presents the Valentine’s edition of the Sexy Singles Soiree! On Tuesday, February 8, The Minty plays cupid and invites you and all your single pals to party at XINO, a cool… Continue reading

DTLA: Cafe Pinot

Recently I was invited to check out Cafe Pinot for dinner. I had been there once many years ago but didn’t care for my lunch. I am happy to report things have changed… Continue reading

Bistro LQ: New Winter Menu Sneak Peek

As mentioned, one of my top posts last year was my Bistro LQ post introducing the new Fall menu. I went back last week to discover Chef Laurent was hard at work on… Continue reading

The Top (and Bottom) Minty Posts

I’m kind of amazed by numbers. I’m not going to go in-depth like Sippity Sup did in his post but I thought it’d be interesting to list the top 5 Minty Posts along… Continue reading

New Year, New Camera

In late 2009, I started this blog after months of deliberation. I had a food blog back in 2006 but it was mostly text and bare bones accounting of where I went and… Continue reading

Santa Monica: Border Grill

I recently had a late-night nosh over at the Santa Monica Border Grill. The original, the grand dame. I’ll visit the new one in Downtown eventually. That one took over the old Ciudad… Continue reading

Lunching at Hungry Cat

Some time ago I had dinner at the Hungry Cat for the first time but I always meant to go back for brunch. Except I rarely actually  make it out to brunch so… Continue reading

Location, location, location: Umami Burger

Back in October, I went to the Umami Burger off Cahuenga in Hollywood for my Sweet Potato Fries crawl. It’s my favorite Umami location. I have gone to the one on La Brea… Continue reading