Tag Archive: mid-city

Planet Dailes and Mixology 101 Now Open

Planet Dailes and Mixology 101 by Salvatore Calabrese are now open at the Farmers Market. The original Las Vegas restaurant (inside the Planet Hollywood Hotel) brings a new bar to The Grove and… Continue reading

Mid City: Negroni and Pasta at Terroni

Terroni has always been on my list and I finally had a chance to check it out a couple of weeks ago. They don’t take reservations so we had a drink at the… Continue reading

West 3rd: Exploring the Robata Bar at Robata Jinya

While ramen may be one of my favorite things, I love all things Japanese. I wanted to try the robata bar at Robata Jinya. I had gone in December to try out the… Continue reading

New Cocktails at Ray’s & Stark Bar

Ray’s and Stark Bar recently launched their new Winter cocktails. I was recently invited to check some of them out. Please note the pictured photos do not represent full-sized cocktails. These were taster… Continue reading

Ramen FACE-OFF: Jinya vs Yamadaya

I’ve been meaning to do another noodles FACE-OFF and now that ramen is so hot in LA, I decided to check out relatively new but rapidly expanding newcomers Jinya and Yamadaya. Being a… Continue reading

West 3rd: Fonuts

  At Taste of the Nation last July, everyone was buzzing about Fonuts, the baked doughnuts shop. I didn’t try any as I was skipping desserts and sweets that day. Sometime last Fall,… Continue reading

Fried Chicken Crawl – Save the Date, 12/11/11

The Minty and the Hungry Hungry Hanh would like you to join them for a fried chicken crawl in the Valley in Los Angeles & Culver City on Sunday, December 11.  Please RSVP… Continue reading

Mid-City: The Churchill Now Open

The Churchill is now open on West Third. The anticipated opening had been late summer but like most new restaurant openings, it had been delayed.  I was invited a couple of weeks ago… Continue reading

Mid-City: A.O.C.

A few weeks ago, I finally made it over to Suzanne Goin’s well-respected A.O.C. When I went to Chez Panisse, I learned Suzanne came out of that school of thought. I’m not as… Continue reading

Rosewood Tavern Now Open

Rosewood Tavern opened a couple of weeks ago, giving Animal some competition on Fairfax. My friends and I talked about how this area needed another bar– no, really! A bar that served lots… Continue reading