Category Archive: restaurant reviews

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 →

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 →

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 →

PDX: Ping

  Before I left for Portland, everyone told me I should go to Pok Pok. Then I found out about Ping, their sister restaurant in Chinatown. Then I found out they owned Whiskey… Continue reading →

PDX: Park Kitchen

I only made one reservation for a restaurant in Portland. I chose Park Kitchen. Carina asked me how did I come up with this particular restaurant. Considering we had over 50 things we… Continue reading →

PDX: Sushiville

Wandering around NW 23rd, we debated our options for lunch and decided to try Sushiville which has some pretty good reviews. Then I realized our mistake. I didn’t really want sushi and I… Continue reading →