Category Archive: food

Culver City: Coolhaus

For Valentine’s Day this year, I went to the Coolhaus shop and enjoyed all the boozy flavors I could find along with the fried chicken and waffles ice cream. Yup, that’s right, fried… Continue reading →

Ben Bailly Arrives at Cliff’s Edge

Chef Ben Bailly has taken over the kitchen at Cliff’s Edge. Ben was most recently private cheffing and previously at Fraiche and Petrossian. I was invited to dinner a couple of weeks ago… Continue reading →

Don Julio Margarita Dinner at Border Grill

Happy National Margarita Day! A few weeks ago, I was invited to Don Julio‘s Margarita Dinner at Border Grill in Santa Monica.The four courses were paired with Don Julio cocktails and spirits. We… Continue reading →

DTLA: Brunch at Baco Mercat

A couple of weeks back, I saw some tweets about brunch at Baco Mercat. Seeing as I’ve enjoyed both lunch and dinner at the recently opened spot on Main Street, I could help… Continue reading →

MacArthur Park: My New Favorite Pastrami Combo at Langer’s

The #19 is the most famous Langer’s sandwich. It is pastrami, cole slaw, Swiss cheese and Russian dressing. I started ordering the #1 which is all of that minus the cheese. However, whenever… Continue reading →

West 3rd: Exploring the Robata Bar at Robata Jinya

While ramen may be one of my favorite things, I love all things Japanese. I wanted to try the robata bar at Robata Jinya. I had gone in December to try out the… Continue reading →

Seattle: Mistral Kitchen

My 24 hours in Seattle was coming to a close. Before heading out to the airport, we had lunch at Mistral Kitchen, just a couple blocks away from our hotel. Just about everybody… Continue reading →

Seattle: How to Cook a Wolf

Last October, I went to Ethan Stowell’s Staple and Fancy and loved it. I wanted to try another one of his restaurants during my 24 hours in Seattle and chose How to Cook… Continue reading →

24 Hours in Seattle – Part 1

If you had 24 hours in Seattle, what would you do? I had a very clear idea and emailed my cohorts an almost hourly itinerary. Of course, I’m flexible and left room for… Continue reading →

Barhopping in Seattle

  Last October before I headed to Portland Cocktail Week, I stopped in Seattle and went on a 2-day massive bar crawl. I hit up 2 tastings and 13 bars in 48 hours.… Continue reading →