Category Archive: dessert

It’s My 21st Birthday (again)!

I love birthdays. I love celebrations. I spend all year wondering where I should go for my birthday. Since it’s Labor Day weekend, I never expect to see all my friends at once… Continue reading

From the Mouths of Wolves

scallop. broccoli. kumquat. chervil. I first ran across Craig Thornton of  Wolvesmouth when I read his post sometime in February about reflective cooking. I remember thinking how beautiful the post was. Not a… Continue reading

Foodie Alert- The Four Day Weekend

Last weekend may have been a foodie’s beautiful dream with not one but two big food festivals along with the LA County Fair opening but what about this weekend? Have no fear, my… Continue reading

Ludobites 5.0

Ludobites, we meet again. For Ludobites 5.0, I didn’t have a meal until the last week. In fact, today is the last night of Ludobites 5.0. As a testament to Chef Ludo’s success,… Continue reading

Pico KOSHER Crawl Recap

On Sunday, I co-hosted a Kosher crawl along Pico with Food Marathon. We met recently and exchanged ideas about the kinds of crawls and marathons we wanted to do in the future. When… Continue reading

Test Kitchen: Cebiche Night

My second time at Test Kitchen this past Monday featured ceviche or “cebiche” from Ricardo Zarate as listed on the website. Chef Ricardo is the chef at both Wabi Sabi and Mo-Chica. He… Continue reading

Soba Pop at Breadbar

The week-long Soba Pop series followed a much longer ramen popup at Breadbar. Being the noodles crazy fiend I am, I checked it out last Thursday. We started out with artisinal tofu. They… Continue reading

Street Food Mondays at Angeli Caffe: Priyani

In January, I hosted a Sri Lankan crawl where I discovered Priyani. I was saddened to learn the restaurant is now shuttered. However, Evan Kleiman and Bill Esparza starting hosting Street Food Mondays… Continue reading

Seasons 52 Opens Today

Seasons 52 opens today in Costa Mesa at the South Coast Plaza. Located in the downstairs space of the former Clubhouse, this fresh grill and wine bar restaurant offers items under 475 calories.… Continue reading

Test Kitchen: Red Medicine

Being in the LA foodie cabal, I’ve witnessed a very interesting trend in LA- the popup. The days of hot restaurants being the sort that had a 3-month reservation wait may be waning… Continue reading