Santa Monica: Border Grill
I recently had a late-night nosh over at the Santa Monica Border Grill. The original, the grand dame. I’ll visit the new one in Downtown eventually. That one took over the old Ciudad… Continue reading
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Lunching at Hungry Cat
Some time ago I had dinner at the Hungry Cat for the first time but I always meant to go back for brunch. Except I rarely actually make it out to brunch so… Continue reading
Pupusa Crawl Along Beverly
For the month of January, I’d like to revisit Salvadoran restaurants along Beverly for pupusas. Pupusas are thick tortillas stuffed with a variety of things but usually at least cheese. I love the… Continue reading
DTLA: Yojie Japanese Fondue & Sake Bar
In my everlasting hunt for good DTLA lunch spots, I headed over to Yojie for shabu shabu. They describe shabu shabu as “Japanese fondue” which I suppose is correct. If you’re unfamiliar with… Continue reading
Location, location, location: Umami Burger
Back in October, I went to the Umami Burger off Cahuenga in Hollywood for my Sweet Potato Fries crawl. It’s my favorite Umami location. I have gone to the one on La Brea… Continue reading
2011 The Minty Food & Booze Crawls
2011 is fast approaching and I’ve been contemplating my next events. Here’s a rough calendar for the first quarter of the year. Food crawls to be announced! January 22– Pretty Please, Pupusa Crawl… Continue reading
Happy Holidays: Fig
Each year, three of my friends and I go out for a special holiday meal instead of getting each other presents. We started this tradition a couple of years back. Our first restaurant… Continue reading
WeHo: Salt’s Cure
A week or so ago, I met a chef new to L.A. She just moved from SF and hadn’t immersed herself in the LA dining scene yet. She hadn’t even gone to a… Continue reading
New Menu at First & Hope
Back in October, I met the new chef, Joseph Panarello, of First and Hope and had been waiting to check out the new menu. I got a taste of it during dineLA week… Continue reading
PDX: Le Pigeon
On our last night in Portland, we wanted to go to a really iconic PDX restaurant. Le Pigeon kept coming up in conversation and we decided to go for it. I hadn’t looked… Continue reading