Category Archive: restaurant reviews

Savoy: Hainanese Chicken & Rice

I may have mentioned a time or two I love noodles. Of all the carbs in the world, I would give them all up in favor of subsisting on noodles forever. However, I… Continue reading

Sliding into First & Hope

Last April, I previewed First & Hope. It wasn’t entirely finished when I first visited and not even in the soft-opening stage yet. Therefore I had to forgive a few things like only… Continue reading

Happy Hour at Essex Public House

The gay boyfriend and I wandered around Hollywood discussing the merits of the surrounding restaurants Sunday night. I joked we’re going to Hooters. We were fairly close to going to Miceli’s or Pig… Continue reading

Supper Liberation Front

Foodies in LA have many ways to find out about the next hot dining trend. Frequently it is through blogs, traditional media and more than likely, word of mouth. In the case of… Continue reading

Leatherby’s in Costa Mesa

Last week I found myself in Orange County for a show. We decided to eat at Leatherby’s Cafe Rouge. It’s located inside the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Hall in Costa Mesa. Leatherby’s is… Continue reading

New Fall Menu at Bistro LQ

Bistro LQ changed their menu to highlight the Autumnal season on Tuesday. I’ve been meaning to check out Bistro LQ for a while. Or actually, check out Chef Laurent Quenioux. I always meant… Continue reading

National Punch Day with Bols Genever

Over a week ago, I received a Thrillist email newsletter detailing a bar crawl in DTLA sponsored by Bols Genever. There were simple instructions to email barman Marcos Tello, formerly of the Edison,… Continue reading

When All You Want is ‘Za: Vito’s Pizza

I was telling someone last night how I never want to date someone where we eat at the same 5 places every weekend (an exaggeration- we rotated through at least 8 places). But… Continue reading

Bottega Louie Lunch

I’m almost certain Midtown Lunch would be horrified by the amount of food we ordered at Bottega Louie last week. We completely went over my usual $10 lunch budget. I thought we’d get… Continue reading

Lunching at the Lazy Ox

I most recently wrote about the Lazy Ox in July so why another post? Well, this time I went for lunch. I previously have only gone for happy hour and dinners. I did… Continue reading