DTLA: Pattern Bar Now Open

Downtown Los Angeles welcomed a new bar, Pattern Bar, a few weeks ago to the Fashion District. On the corner of 9th and Main, its large windows and airy atmosphere seemed the opposite… Continue reading

Ray’s & Stark Bar

One of the great pleasures of the summer is enjoying a night out at LACMA (the Los Angeles County Museum of Art). On Fridays, there’s live jazz in the courtyard and with the… Continue reading

Culver City: Progressive Indian Food Crawl Recap

A few weekends ago, I hosted the Progressive Indian Food Crawl. We wanted to hit up some popular Indian restaurants in Culver City. It may not be Artesia but there are some damn… Continue reading

The Valley: Teru Sushi

While visiting Black Market a few weeks ago, Jennie from the Happy Hour Tour mentioned Teru was really good sushi. A light bulb went off in my head that it might be a… Continue reading

SGV: Dim Sum at Elite

  When it comes to dim sum, I consider myself an expert having eaten it twice a week every week growing up. Okay, so maybe I’ve never made dim sum (but I have… Continue reading

DTLA: Aladdin’s Coffee Shop

  In my quest to find a good affordable lunch around my office in South Park, Downtown Los Angeles, I stumbled upon Aladdin’s Coffee Shop. Owned by Salvadorans for 30+ years, Aladdin’s Coffee… Continue reading

Truck Battle: Heirloom Truck VS KoManna

It’s been a while since I last wrote about food trucks. The initial frenzy to try every truck was eclipsed by the sheer number of gourmet trucks out there. After more than a … Continue reading

Coming Soon: Pour Vous

The latest endeavor from the Houston brothers, owners of La Descarga and Harvard & Stone is the French-themed Pour Vous. It was anticipated to open last week (as told during Taste of the… Continue reading

Hollywood: Wood & Vine

Wood and Vine opened in February and I consider it a smashing success I managed to get there within 6 months of its opening. A friend had her birthday there last week and… Continue reading

Echo Park: Xioa

  Xioa opened over a year ago and my friend had just moved to the neighborhood. Unfortunately they weren’t open when we first tried to go and then it never went back to… Continue reading