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New Winter Cocktails and Happy Hour at Drago Centro

Drago Centro introduced their new Winter cocktails last Thursday. There are also new items on their bar menu which I’ve described as the never-ending happy hour as these prices are good all day,… Continue reading

Quick Meals Around L.A.: Tart, New Moon, Mishima

Last Friday after Happy Hour at Monsieur Marcel and a round of shopping at the Grove, we headed over to Tart at the Farmer’s Daughter for dinner. I’ve always wanted to check out… Continue reading

DTLA: Mas Malo Now Open

Mas Malo in Downtown Los Angeles opened last Friday. Fans of the original Malo in Silver Lake will be happy to know that the ground beef and pickle taco made its way to… Continue reading

DTLA: Cafe Pinot

Recently I was invited to check out Cafe Pinot for dinner. I had been there once many years ago but didn’t care for my lunch. I am happy to report things have changed… Continue reading

Santa Monica: Border Grill

I recently had a late-night nosh over at the Santa Monica Border Grill. The original, the grand dame. I’ll visit the new one in Downtown eventually. That one took over the old Ciudad… Continue reading

DTLA: Yojie Japanese Fondue & Sake Bar

In my everlasting hunt for good DTLA lunch spots, I headed over to Yojie for shabu shabu. They describe shabu shabu as “Japanese fondue” which I suppose is correct. If you’re unfamiliar with… Continue reading

Bacon Donut vs Bacon Doughnut

During my Mac and Cheese crawl a few weeks ago, I couldn’t resist ordering the bacon donut from Nickle Diner. I hadn’t had it before (despite being in DTLA and having seen them… Continue reading

Feasting on Pig’s Head at the Gorbals

Recently, I dined at the Gorbals and noticed they were offering pig’s head for $43. I questioned our server and she said it’d take about an hour to cook and it was good… Continue reading

DTLA: Lunching at La Union

On Monday, I asked a coworker if she wanted to get lunch. The following was the actual conversation: “Hey, did you bring lunch?” “No, did you?” “No, but let’s go to lunch!” “Where… Continue reading

DTLA: Happy Hour at Mignon

  A few weeks back during the Hot Bartender Crawl in DTLA, I may or may not have stumbled into Mignon looking for a bite to eat. They were closing up and we… Continue reading