Category Archive: food

Chef Haru of Chaya Brasserie Beverly Hills

Chef Harutaka Kishi joined Chaya Brasserie in Beverly Hills in November of last year. He has worked for Joel Robuchon and Gordon Ramsey and was most recently at the London in West Hollywood.… Continue reading

Minty Plays Matchmaker – Meet Your Valentine

On Tuesday, February 8, I’m going to play cupid. The next Sexy Singles Soiree is at XINO has a very special theme “Get Lucky.” Besides the usual games and fabulous prizes, I’ll present… Continue reading

Fiending for Feng Mao

Shortly after pig’s head dinner at the Gorbals, I started wondering what bizarre food could I eat next. Feng Mao is often tittered about because they serve bull’s penis. Yeah, I know. Considering… Continue reading

The Valley: Agra Indian

One of my dear friends got married over the weekend. Before attending the wedding, my best friend and I decided to get something to eat (they were having a dessert only reception). Since… Continue reading

DTLA: Mas Malo Now Open

Mas Malo in Downtown Los Angeles opened last Friday. Fans of the original Malo in Silver Lake will be happy to know that the ground beef and pickle taco made its way to… Continue reading

Sexy Singles Valentine’s Soiree at XINO

The Minty presents the Valentine’s edition of the Sexy Singles Soiree! On Tuesday, February 8, The Minty plays cupid and invites you and all your single pals to party at XINO, a cool… Continue reading

DTLA: Cafe Pinot

Recently I was invited to check out Cafe Pinot for dinner. I had been there once many years ago but didn’t care for my lunch. I am happy to report things have changed… Continue reading

Bistro LQ: New Winter Menu Sneak Peek

As mentioned, one of my top posts last year was my Bistro LQ post introducing the new Fall menu. I went back last week to discover Chef Laurent was hard at work on… Continue reading

The Top (and Bottom) Minty Posts

I’m kind of amazed by numbers. I’m not going to go in-depth like Sippity Sup did in his post but I thought it’d be interesting to list the top 5 Minty Posts along… Continue reading

New Year, New Camera

In late 2009, I started this blog after months of deliberation. I had a food blog back in 2006 but it was mostly text and bare bones accounting of where I went and… Continue reading