Tag Archive: restaurant review

Fiending for Feng Mao

Shortly after pig’s head dinner at the Gorbals, I started wondering what bizarre food could I eat next. Feng Mao is often tittered about because they serve bull’s penis. Yeah, I know. Considering… Continue reading

The Valley: Agra Indian

One of my dear friends got married over the weekend. Before attending the wedding, my best friend and I decided to get something to eat (they were having a dessert only reception). Since… 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

Bistro LQ: New Winter Menu Sneak Peek

As mentioned, one of my top posts last year was my Bistro LQ post introducing the new Fall menu. I went back last week to discover Chef Laurent was hard at work on… 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

Lunching at Hungry Cat

Some time ago I had dinner at the Hungry Cat for the first time but I always meant to go back for brunch. Except I rarely actually  make it out to brunch so… 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

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

New Menu at First & Hope

Back in October, I met the new chef, Joseph Panarello, of First and Hope and had been waiting to check out the new menu. I got a taste of it during dineLA week… Continue reading