Category Archive: dessert

Culver City: Return to Lukshon

  I get asked all the time what’s my favorite restaurant and it’s hard to answer considering I don’t make it back to some spots as much as I wanted. After a terrific… Continue reading

David LeFevre at Manhattan Beach Post

Last week, I introduced Manhattan Beach Post‘s cocktails with a tease that Chef David LeFevre’s food was phenomenal. Recently Chef David left Water Grill in Downtown Los Angeles for the less formal MB… Continue reading

DTLA: Chaya Beer Garden is Back!

Last year, Chaya Downtown offered a beer garden in the summer but it was only on Mondays. Now the beer garden is back but it’s every week day (Monday through Friday) from now… Continue reading

Las Vegas: Max Brenner Chocolate

  I took an impromptu trip to Las Vegas last weekend. It was a little over 24 hours and I didn’t eat much. After a non-remarkable breakfast at Bally’s, we went to the… Continue reading

Chichen Itza at the Mercado La Paloma

  When my office was across the DMV by USC, there weren’t too many places in the immediate 5-minute walking vicinity for lunch. We would have to take the USC tram or drive… Continue reading

Last Night of Quartier Pop-up with Gary Menes

  A couple of weeks ago, I attend Gary Menes’ Quartier pop-up for a Celebration of Vegetables. Chef Gary’s partner Francois hinted I should come back the following weekend, the last weekend, for… Continue reading

West LA: Sotto

After drinks at the Misfit, we headed over to Sotto for dinner. I had heard they made major changes to the former Test Kitchen space and I was excited to see. Although I… Continue reading

Fooding Around LA: LQ @ SK

picture taken at Chefs Night Out When I heard Bistro LQ had closed, I was really bummed. I had the great pleasure of dining with Chef Laurent on memorable occasions. The first time… Continue reading

Drago Centro: The Vault Room

People say write about what you  know. Since I eat out almost every day, I’ve been thinking about writing a book  (TV show or maybe a “based on a true story” film script?)… Continue reading

WP24: Hanging out with Wolfgang Puck

What started out as a typical media dinner at WP24 turned into a really fun night when Chef Wolfgang Puck showed up and hung out with us. I was invited to check out… Continue reading