Service & Tipping- Ever a Thorny Issue
A few months ago, Jonathan Gold, local foodie god, wrote a discourse on how much to tip. It boiled down to 20% each and every time. Most people disagreed with this stating tipping… Continue reading
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The Poutine Truck at City Sip with Four Brix Wines
Last week I was invited to check out the Poutine Truck at City Sip. The Poutine Truck’s poutines were also paired with Four Brix Wine. Due to some uncommon and unexpected… Continue reading
Torrance: Get Shaved
Get Shaved, a Hawaiian shaved ice truck, was one of the first LA food trucks to open a permanent home. Get Shaved opened a shop in Northridge last year and recently a… Continue reading
DTLA: New Cocktails at Rivera
Last Friday, Jennie from the Happy Hour Tour and I were making the rounds in DTLA. We started out at Bar | Kitchen (check out her great review here) and headed over to… Continue reading
Torrance: Jazz Brunch at 1321 Downtown
On Sundays, 1321 Downtown Taproom and Bistro welcomes a jazz band to their brunch. We were invited and seated front and center in comfortable swiveling chairs. I love a show with a… Continue reading
DTLA: Fat Spoon Opens in Little Tokyo
Michael Cardenas is a busy man these days. Besides his other two restaurants in Little Tokyo; Aburiya Toranoko and neighborhood favorite, the Lazy Ox, he along with partner Chef Hiroyuki Fujita opened… Continue reading
WeHo: The Hudson Block Party Recap
I was invited to check out the Hudson’s first Block Party a few weeks ago. The block party also introduced Churchill which opens in the next few weeks. Chef Jason Tuley, formerly of… Continue reading
Lazy Ox: Opportunarian Tries Beef Tartare
When we last met the Opportunarian (former vegetarian, now she relishes trying it all), she tried pork at both Sotto and Picca. Eating seafood now seems like a piece of cake. Then… Continue reading
Culver City: City Tavern
City Tavern in Culver City opened in April. It’s owned by the team that brought you Rush Street a couple hundred feet away. City Tavern as the name implies is a beer joint.… Continue reading
Venice: The Last Days of Beechwood
So now is the time to get the last of Beechwood’s food by Chef Roy, Food and Wine Magazine’s 2010 Best New Chef. He created the Kogi empire that later expanded to the… Continue reading