LA Loves Alex’s Lemonade Recap

I attended the L.A. Loves Alex’s Lemonade event earlier this month. I was pretty excited to see so many different chefs from around the country presenting that day. We were gathered to raise… Continue reading

SGV: Wonton Noodles at Noodle Boy

My parents are from Hong Kong which meant I grew up with a particular sense of food and there are some things that just never seem good enough. As a kid, I’d sometimes… Continue reading

DTLA: Baco Mercat Now Open

Baco Mercat is now open in Downtown Los Angeles. It is open for both lunch and dinner. I visited last week and was surprised that the “little baco shop” is a full-blown beautiful… Continue reading

DTLA Fireplace Crawl Recap

I have wanted to do a fireplace crawl for several years now but by the time I was ready to do so, it always got too warm. I’m glad I organized this field… Continue reading

Studio City: Slow Mondays at Ombra

Ombra opened in September this year in Studio City. Chef Michael Young has cooked at many of LA’s great Italian restaurants including Il Grano, Valentino, Drago, Piccolo and most recently Domenico. Ombra comes… Continue reading

Portland Food Carts- New Taste of India, Thai Pasta & Nong’s Khao Man Gai

On my last day in Portland, I wanted to check out a food cart. Oh, there are so many I wanted to try but first on my list was Potato Champion since that’s… Continue reading

Portland: Burnside Brewing Company

Before we flew out of Portland, we made one last happy hour at Burnside Brewing Company.  We had done an earlier happy hour across town at Clyde Common  but we didn’t have any… Continue reading

Day 4 of Portland Cocktail Week

  Last day of Portland Cocktail Week 2011! I woke up bright and early to catch a bit of the Angus Winchester’s bartender challenge. Read all about the challenge here on LA Cocktails.… Continue reading

Day 3 of Portland Cocktail Week

Day 3 of Portland Cocktail Week started off with punch in the courtyard of the Jupiter served up by birthday boy Seattle bartender Rocky Yeh. We had toasted him at midnight the night… Continue reading

Day 2 of Portland Cocktail Week

I really didn’t eat much the day before and started day 2 of Portland Cocktail Week at Michael’s Italian Beef which was a few blocks from where I was staying at the Jupiter… Continue reading