Pie Pie Pie: simplethings opening soon
Last Friday, I was invited to check out simplethings, a new sandwich and pie shop opening soon on West 3rd Street, not too far from the Beverly Center. I walked into the cleanly… Continue reading
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Joe’s Restaurant in Venice
I was invited to check out Joe’s Restaurant in Venice last week for dinner. Joe’s opened in 1991 on Abbot Kinney in the now-trendy neighborhood of Venice. When I arrived, Chef Joseph Miller… Continue reading
Ludobites 6.0
At the last Ludobites, I asked Krissy and Ludo (separately) where the next one was going to be at. Krissy said they were looking at four different locations but she was hoping for… Continue reading
Taste on Melrose
Next to seafood, my favorite food would be pork. And more specifically, pork chops. My memory of my grandfather’s simple grilled pork chops with green onion gravy is probably my favorite pork chop… Continue reading
888: Dim Sum a la Carte
Recently I went to Lunasia to try their dim sum. You order via a tick-off sheet and for the most part, you can expect “fresher” dim sum. Many reason the dim sum cart… Continue reading
Test Kitchen: Gary Menes
People have asked me which has been my favorite Test Kitchen meal and it’s very hard for me to pick one favorite. The concept of having one permanent location with a cast of… Continue reading
Tinga a ling ding ding
It seems the hottest taco shack these days in L.A. would be the new Tinga on La Brea. What? Where? La Brea. Not East L.A. Not a taco truck. Not an illicit… Continue reading
Kogi Truck
It might be pretty late in the game to be writing about the Kogi truck. By now, most food truck aficionados know the story of how founders Mark Manguera, Caroline Shin-Manguera and Chef… Continue reading
DTLA Mac & Cheese Recap
I almost thought the DTLA Mac & Cheese crawl was cursed. I originally planned the crawl for September and that weekend turned out to be one of the hottest weekends on record. At… Continue reading
Autumn Meal at Drago Centro
Any regular reader of The Minty knows I spend a lot of time at Drago Centro. I was parked as usual at the bar for happy hour but I was looking forward… Continue reading