Back to Waterloo & City
About a month ago, I tried out more items from Waterloo & City. Although I thought my first meal there was fine, I left feeling vaguely unsatisfied. Where was the pizazz everyone’s been… Continue reading
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Jitlada Update- Stay Southern
By now, most people know to go to Jitlada for the Southern Thai dishes on the back two pages of the menu. There you’ll find flavor country. I was at Jitlada a couple… Continue reading
Test Kitchen: Cebiche Night
My second time at Test Kitchen this past Monday featured ceviche or “cebiche” from Ricardo Zarate as listed on the website. Chef Ricardo is the chef at both Wabi Sabi and Mo-Chica. He… Continue reading
Casita del Campo
There’s been a lot of buzz about Mexican fine dining options in L.A. Mostly the buzz started talks of where NOT to go and options to replicate a certain restaurant’s menu. I know… Continue reading
The Foundry on Melrose
Last month I used my Blackboard Eats discount at the Foundry on Melrose. Perhaps having 30% off made me go crazy ordering up a storm but there didn’t seem to be an end… Continue reading
1950s Chinese Restaurants
Yesterday, I spent about 45 minutes trying to figure out the 1950s Chinese restaurant menu. Being born and raised in LA by parents from Hong Kong, I thought I knew Chinese (at least… Continue reading
Word on the Street
Last month, I ran into Susan Feniger (and the Mayor) and said I needed to try her new restaurant, Street. I’ve been hearing good things but I wanted to check it out myself.… Continue reading
Soba Pop at Breadbar
The week-long Soba Pop series followed a much longer ramen popup at Breadbar. Being the noodles crazy fiend I am, I checked it out last Thursday. We started out with artisinal tofu. They… Continue reading
Street Food Mondays at Angeli Caffe: Priyani
In January, I hosted a Sri Lankan crawl where I discovered Priyani. I was saddened to learn the restaurant is now shuttered. However, Evan Kleiman and Bill Esparza starting hosting Street Food Mondays… Continue reading
Seasons 52 Opens Today
Seasons 52 opens today in Costa Mesa at the South Coast Plaza. Located in the downstairs space of the former Clubhouse, this fresh grill and wine bar restaurant offers items under 475 calories.… Continue reading