Hollywood: Public Kitchen & Bar at the Roosevelt Hotel
I was invited to the new Public Kitchen and Bar at the Roosevelt for dinner last week. We started with some cocktails at the bar. It’s rare to find a cocktail in Hollywood… Continue reading
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The Grilled Cheese Invitational: Calling All Cheeseheads
The Grilled Cheese Invitational is a week away now! But they are still accepting applications for competitors. Do you think your grilled cheese is the best? Then enter now. You have a choice… Continue reading
East Hollywood: Harvard & Stone
We celebrated Gastronomnom‘s birthday at a new bar in East Hollywood called Harvard & Stone. It’s been open for less than two months and is from the same folks as La Descarga. I… Continue reading
SD: SonyFoodie Dinner with the WX9
Two weeks ago, I was in San Diego testing out Sony’s new Cyber-shot WX9 which will be available later this month. I began my day at the Oceanside Farmers’ Market and had… Continue reading
Beverly Hills: Bouchon
In the buzz for newish restaurants, Bouchon certainly loomed in my mind. For years, I’ve wanted to go to the French Laundry and the closest I came to Thomas Keller’s food was the… Continue reading
Hollywood: Saturdays are Grilled Cheese Nights at Mercantile
A couple of weeks ago, the gay boyfriend and I were walking out of District when we saw a sign for Grilled Cheese Nights at Mercantile on Saturdays. I filed that gem for… Continue reading
Aburiya Toranoko Now Open for Lunch
When Aburiya Toranoko first opened for lunch, I raved about it so much, I tried to go for lunch with a friend shortly after and discovered they weren’t open for lunch…then. They are… Continue reading
Lunch at Providence
Him: “Want to have lunch at Providence?” Me: “I thought it’s not open for lunch?” Him: “It is on Fridays!” And then I was ashamed as a native Angeleno and foodie that I… Continue reading
Mo-Chica Tasting Menu
Last Thursday, I was ready to tackle one of the restaurants on my wish list, Scarpetta. It would be my second attempt to go to the restaurant (the first time, I ended up… Continue reading
Oceanside Lunch with Sony’s WX9
After our amazing morning running around the Oceanside Farmers’ Market playing with our new Sony Cyber-shot WX9s, we went to the beach to enjoy a fabulous meal prepared with market ingredients by Chef… Continue reading