UK: Dishoom
When I was leaving for the UK, everyone insisted I must have Indian food while I in London. But of course! But where? We could have gone out to the East but opted… Continue reading
Tag Archive: dinner
2 Comments
Fig & Olive Now Open
Fig & Olive on Melrose Place is now open for dinner. The two-storied restaurant’s menu was created by Executive Chef Pascal Lorange. The communal table and 50-foot tasting bar sounds like great fun… Continue reading
Las Vegas: B&B Ristorante
Back in the Summer of 2005, I went to Babbo. It was across the street from our hotel and we had heard it was really good. I remembered thinking at the time I… Continue reading
Happy Year of the Rabbit: Lunar New Year Meal at Sunday Bistro
artwork by SLD This lunar new year is the Year of the Rabbit which happens to be my sign. Last week, my small family gathered at a casual spot in the San Gabriel… Continue reading
Quince, My Fave SF Meal
Our goal for going to San Francisco nearly 2 weeks ago was to visit Chez Panisse. Along the way, we went to a few different restaurants where there was a Chez Panisse connection,… Continue reading
Dining at Chez Panisse
In 1971, Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse with a group of friends. I remember reading the history and how influential she was in David Kamp’s book, “The United States of Arugula.” Chefs are… Continue reading
Happy Holidays: Fig
Each year, three of my friends and I go out for a special holiday meal instead of getting each other presents. We started this tradition a couple of years back. Our first restaurant… Continue reading
WeHo: Salt’s Cure
A week or so ago, I met a chef new to L.A. She just moved from SF and hadn’t immersed herself in the LA dining scene yet. She hadn’t even gone to a… Continue reading
Taste on Melrose
Next to seafood, my favorite food would be pork. And more specifically, pork chops. My memory of my grandfather’s simple grilled pork chops with green onion gravy is probably my favorite pork chop… Continue reading
Dining at the Gorbals
Before my Hot Bartender Crawl last Friday, some of us had dinner at the Gorbals. It was perfect since I had a Blackboard Eats code and we seriously contemplated getting the whole pig’s… Continue reading