Category Archive: dessert

West Hollywood: Brunch at the Fat Dog

  I was invited to brunch at the Fat Dog a couple of weeks ago. They opened earlier this year in April. And I feel they are primed to be the new hot… Continue reading →

Photographing the New Menu at A-Frame

I was invited a couple of weeks ago to A-Frame for a friends & family lunch. They’re introducing new menu items for both lunch and dinner. Also part of the fun was being… Continue reading →

West Hollywood: Cecconi’s

Brunch can be a balm on a rough week. It’s something to look forward to. I was invited to Cecconi’s in West Hollywood a couple weekends ago. It was a casual Sunday at… Continue reading →

Dinner at Red Medicine

  I made it back to Red Medicine after about a 9-month hiatus. We wanted to try out Savored, a discount site and much to our surprise, it worked out rather well. We… Continue reading →

Echo Park Loves Mohawk Bend

Mohawk Bend opened last month and is enjoying enormous success every night. Offering a menu that appeals to craft beer lovers, vegans, meat eaters and would-be cocktalians, Mohawk Bend has come up with… Continue reading →

Happy Hour at the Perch

  When I first checked out the Perch, they hadn’t started happy hour yet. By the next week, they got with the program and locals and office workers are now flocking to the… Continue reading →

Ludobites 007

The last three or so Ludobites runs have been so popular that I haven’t been able to make reservations. But luckily for me, friends always seems to have an open seat. This meant… Continue reading →

Torrance: Get Shaved

  Get Shaved, a Hawaiian shaved ice truck,  was one of the first LA food trucks to open a permanent home. Get Shaved opened a shop in Northridge last year and recently a… Continue reading →

This Weekend: The Taste September 2-5

  I wasn’t too happy with the first LA Times Food & Wine Festival last year. But it appears the organizers have listened and by combining forces with the Taste of Beverly Hills… Continue reading →

Lazy Ox: Opportunarian Tries Beef Tartare

  When we last met the Opportunarian (former vegetarian, now she relishes trying it all), she tried pork at both Sotto and Picca. Eating seafood now seems like a piece of cake. Then… Continue reading →