Category Archive: dessert

Magnolia Bakery’s Fall Goodies

  I’ve been hearing about Magnolia Bakery for a few years now. Even before the cupcake sensation hit LA, I knew about Magnolia. Mainly through their cookbooks and word of mouth. The rumors… Continue reading

Little Next Door

“I want seafood. But no sushi. And not too expensive, either.” This is what the Gay Boyfriend told me one Sunday evening. After going back and forth, we ended up at Little Next… Continue reading

BoHo Desserts

Sometimes I question my own sanity after a food crawl. After the sweet potato fries crawl, I found myself at BoHo in Hollywood. They call themselves Hollywood’s first gastropub. I wanted a drink… Continue reading

The Taste of Mexico at Guelaguetza

I was invited to check out the Taste of Mexico at Guelaguetza a couple of weeks ago. The event included cooking from not just the restaurant Guelaguetza but several notable Mexican restaurants in… Continue reading

dineLA: The Raymond

  For my last dineLA meal, my fine dining partner and I hit up the Raymond. I’ve wanted to go to the Raymond for years. I’ve heard so much about their brunch. I’m… Continue reading

dineLA: Petrossian

  For my second dineLA meal this week, I was at Petrossian. I was last there in June and shame on me for not having gone back sooner. The artwork on the wall… Continue reading

dineLA: First & Hope

I found myself back at First & Hope twice in the same week. First I was there for happy hour before going to Il Postino at LA Opera (which was quite good). Then… Continue reading

Chicks with Knives at Test Kitchen

Chicks with Knives popped up at Test Kitchen last Thursday. I last saw Suzanne Griswold and Rachael Narins helping out the Starry Kitchen team when they were at Test Kitchen, right after I… Continue reading

2010 Blogger Prom

I’ve been writing online for 10 years now. I’ve had all sorts of blogs- personal, beauty, lifestyle (read: dieting), art, dating, poetry, food and now this one, the Minty. But last summer, when… Continue reading

Supper Liberation Front

Foodies in LA have many ways to find out about the next hot dining trend. Frequently it is through blogs, traditional media and more than likely, word of mouth. In the case of… Continue reading