Highland Park: Dinner at Sonny’s Hideaway
I recently checked out Sonny’s Hideaway for dinner. I had previously been for drinks and put it as part of a Highland Park bar crawl a few months ago. I’ve been dying to… Continue reading
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Glendale: Cocktails at The Famous
As craft cocktails become more and more mainstream, you can find good drinks at bars outside the city’s center. Located in nearby Glendale, the Famous is spacious, has an interesting selection of spirits… Continue reading
DTLA: First Look at Crane’s Downtown
Across the hallway from Peking Tavern is the newly opened Crane’s Downtown. They opened rather stealthily behind what I thought was a storage room. Sure, this “storage” room had a cool old bank… Continue reading
Hollywood: Cocktails and Seafood at Acabar
Acabar in Hollywood opened late this summer and took over an old Moroccan restaurant’s space and kept a lot of the look and feel of the place. The beautiful bar is new and… Continue reading
First Look at Walter Manzke’s Long Awaited Republique
Years in the making, Chef Walter Manzke’s Republique is now open. My fine dining partner and I made reservations but it turned out the restaurant wasn’t officially open yet. Luckily for us, the… Continue reading
Beverly Hills: Cocktails and Dim Sum at Hakkasan
Hakkasan in Beverly Hills recently opened to much excitement. I had heard so much about the tasty food at other locations and was excited Los Angeles got its own Hakkasan. There is a… Continue reading
Hollywood: Good Cocktails and Clubbing at Warwick
There’s an experiment going on in Hollywood- can you have good cocktails with fresh juice at a club? Warwick aims to answer this question. The club offers “bottle service” in the sense you… Continue reading
Venice: Checking Out Scopa Italian Roots for Heros and Cocktails
There are only a few places that make me wish I live on the West Side. The new Scopa Italian Roots is one such place. Opened by Steve Livigni and Pablo Moix, they… Continue reading
West Hollywood: American Dim Sum at The Church Key
The Church Key opened in West Hollywood less than two months ago and it’s already a smash hit. Taking inspiration from San Francisco’s State Bird Provisions and the Chinese tradition of dim sum,… Continue reading
Culver City: Burgers and Cocktails at Father’s Office
There are some who would say Father’s Office has the best burger in Los Angeles. It’s definitely one of my favorite burgers. It has a colorful past where lines were drawn over the… Continue reading