Final Days of Foie
The foie gras ban in California takes effect on July 1. As we get closer to the final days of foie, I’ve been quietly saying goodbye. I can’t remember the first time… Continue reading
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DTLA: Cafe Dulce Pop-Up with Hold Up Art
Cafe Dulce pop-up with Hold Up Art opened last month on the corner of 11th and Hope in Downtown Los Angeles. I was walking by and saw something interesting happen in an otherwise… Continue reading
Red O’s Street Food Social Happy Hour
Red O recently began happy hour from 4 to 6 PM, Tuesdays through Saturday. Their Social Hour serves street food, oysters and specialty cocktails at sweet prices. Chicago Chef Rick Bayless consulted on… Continue reading
SGV: Tasty Garden Now Open in San Gabriel
After I got back from New York, I took my mom out to dinner for a belated Mother’s Day dinner. We decided on the newest Tasty Garden in San Gabriel. It’s been open… Continue reading
Beverly Hills: Ten Pound Bar at the Montage
Ten Pound Bar or £10 Bar at the Montage is hidden upstairs above the Scarpetta Restaurant. It exudes a speakeasy vibe as you approach the doors and enter the dimly lit bar. It’s… Continue reading
Westwood: Skylight Gardens
Skylight Gardens in Westwood opened a few months ago in February. I checked it out recently before checking out the new Made in LA exhibit at the Hammer Museum. I started out with… Continue reading
Lil’ Twisted Sangrita Tour Continues to Harvard & Stone and City Tavern
Jaymee Mandeville (Drago Centro) and Cari Hah (Neat) have been selected for Tales of the Cocktail “Cocktail Apprentice Program.” They are the only two bartenders from Los Angeles to have been selected for… Continue reading
Get Ready for Art Beyond the Glass, Sunday, June 17
As I’ve bounced around from cocktail week to cocktail week around the country (Portland, Scottsdale and most recently New York), enthusiasts have cried for a good cocktail event in L.A. Well, this city… Continue reading
SGV: Omakase at Z Sushi
For years I have wanted to try Z Sushi in Alhambra. I would see it as I would make my way slowly by streets from Alhambra to Pasadena. A couple of weeks ago,… Continue reading
Beverly Hills: Nate ‘N Al’s
When I ran the Pico Kosher Crawl, I really wanted to do just a Jewish deli crawl. I wanted to explore more Jewish foods and recently I tried Nate ‘N Al’s in Beverly… Continue reading