Category Archive: foodie alert

The Hollywood Sweet Potato Fries Crawl

So, I’ve always wanted to do a burger crawl. Well, that’s just too much to handle in one day. But I’ll look the other way if you go off crawl and order a… Continue reading

Test Kitchen Meets Starry Kitchen

Last night, Starry Kitchen invaded Test Kitchen. Thi Tran was the first woman chef to take on the concept of Test Kitchen. Thi and Nguyen Tran own Starry Kitchen in Downtown Los Angeles… Continue reading

Pasadena Happy Hour: Dish

Dish in Pasadena opened some time ago and I finally made it out last week for happy hour. I had spotted it when I was at Pop Champagne Bar. Initial thoughts? Dish is… Continue reading

Test Kitchen: TiGeorges

I’ve said I knew who I was before but occasionally I think about the past. Right now I’m re-reading On Gold Mountain by Lisa See. I just finished her book, Shanghai Girls. Both… 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

The Tropical Truck: Taste of the Island

There’s a reason why I never chase food trucks, they’re everywhere! On Tuesday, I was going to try a truck that a friend said was really good. No, not just really good, really,… 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