Santa Barbara: Quick Noodles at Empty Bowl Gourmet
On my last day in Santa Barbara, we headed to the Santa Public Market. The Market is like Los Angeles’ Grand Central Market. Though it is smaller food hall, there was the… Continue reading
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Santa Barbara: Hot Chicken Bao and Drinks at Sama Sama
After bar hopping along State Street in Santa Barbara, we checked out Sama Sama Kitchen for a snack and nightcap. I wasn’t too happy about our sushi dinner earlier in the evening… Continue reading
Santa Barbara: Barhopping from Hotels to Tiki Bars
I took the train up to Santa Barbara for my birthday trip. It was supposed to be a pleasant two hour ride. Instead, there were delays. Someone had jumped in front of… Continue reading
Highland Park: Just Three More Nights of the Nightmare Before Christmas Popup at Good Housekeeping
Good Housekeeping has a Wednesday night popup celebrating the film, Nightmare Before Christmas. The drinks are inspired by the Tim Burton classic animated feature. The popup has been running since Halloween and will… Continue reading
How to Drink Whiskey: from Events to Clubs in Southern California
Recently I was talking to my uncle who has been getting into whisk(e)y about tasting events. He was curious about the ones I talked about; Whisky Live, Whisky Jewbilee and Whisky Extravaganza.… Continue reading
Little Tokyo: Ramen at Hakata Ikkousha
I was on the instagram food hunt again. Recently I started seeing bowls of ramen from Hakata Ikkousha which opened recently in Little Tokyo in Downtown Los Angeles. Hakata is where tonkotsu ramen… Continue reading
Santa Monica: Drinks at Meat on Ocean
After dinner at Red O in Santa Monica, we stopped into Meat on Ocean for a nightcap. They are owned by the same group that has the Watergrill so the furnishings are… Continue reading
West Hollywood: Mini Burritos at Petite Taqueria
I’ve been spending a lot of time in West Hollywood lately. I recently checked out Petite Taqueria for their regular menu after sampling the fabulous chef’s table called Ainoko. Petite Taqueria is… Continue reading
Hollywood: Drinks at the Ever Bar/ Klimpton Everly Hotel
After watching Hamilton at the Pantages Theatre, we headed over to the Ever Bar at the new Klimpton Everly Hotel. The entire hotel is very beautiful and modern. There was some… Continue reading
DTLA: Drinks at Rudolph’s Bar at Tea
Rudolph’s Bar and Tea is in the lobby of the Freehand Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. While Broken Shaker on the rooftop is getting a lot of buzz, don’t forget to hop… Continue reading