Tag Archive: restaurant reviews

The Minty Banh Mi Crawl

Last Saturday, I gathered a group for a Vietnamese sandwich crawl. The banh mi crawl traveled through Chinatown (and Little Tokyo!). We started at Jonathan Gold’s favorite Buu Dien. While I was waiting… Continue reading →

Pho Fight! Pho 89 VS Pho Saigon

The night I got in from London to LA was a miserable one. It was raining and it took a couple of hours to get through customs. By the time my brother picked… 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 →

PDX: Tale of Two Happy Hours

On our first day in Portland last week, we headed over to Deschutes Brewery after meandering through Powell’s Books. I was trying to be very Portland-y and not use an umbrella even though… 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 →

Silver Lake Supper: Dusty’s & Speranza

I found myself in Silver Lake for dinner a couple times in the past week or so. Once I mentioned Dusty’s had poutine, the gay boyfriend was all over it. He had that… Continue reading →

DTLA Mac & Cheese Recap

I almost thought the DTLA Mac & Cheese crawl was cursed. I originally planned the crawl for September and that weekend turned out to be one of the hottest weekends on record. At… Continue reading →

Chicago Eats

While we were in Oak Park for a tour of Frank Lloyd Wright homes, we stopped by the local Giordano’s for deep dish or actually a variation of deep dish– the stuffed pizza.… Continue reading →

The Taste of Mexico at Guelaguetza

I was invited to check out the Taste of Mexico at Guelaguetza a couple of weeks ago. The event included cooking from not just the restaurant Guelaguetza but several notable Mexican restaurants in… Continue reading →

dineLA: First & Hope

I found myself back at First & Hope twice in the same week. First I was there for happy hour before going to Il Postino at LA Opera (which was quite good). Then… Continue reading →