Tag Archive: the valley

Studio City: Raphael

  I was invited to Raphael last week. We were presented with 3 bites and cocktails at the bar. Raphael’s Chef Adam Horton comes most recently from Saddle Peak Lodge in Calabasas. And… Continue reading →

Studio City: First Look at Black Market Liquor Bar

I can count how many times I’ve been to the Valley this year on one hand. When I found myself in Studio City this week, I decided to drop into Black Market Liquor… 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 →

Traveling Around Asia in LA, Part IV

We have now gone to Korea, Vietnam and Japan all in a span of a few days just by visiting different restaurants in L.A. Now we’re moving on to Thailand. I went to… Continue reading →

Traveling Around Asia in LA, Part I

Recently during my self-inflicted noodles and dumplings mini-tour of the San Gabriel Valley, I challenged myself to leave the SGV for Asian food outside the mecca. Okay, the mostly Chinese and Vietnamese mecca.… Continue reading →

Ludobites 6.0

At the last Ludobites, I asked Krissy and Ludo (separately) where the next one was going to be at. Krissy said they were looking at four different locations but she was hoping for… Continue reading →

Going Cocktailian at Boneyard Bistro

Ludobites 6.0 is located in the Valley for this run. After dinner last week, LA/ OC Foodie, H.C., convinced us to head over three blocks over to Boneyard Bistro. I wasn’t really in… Continue reading →

Ludobites 2.0

With the Ludobites 6.0 in progress in the old Max/ Marche space, I thought I would look back on my very first Ludobites 2.0 meal at Bread Bar. I went with Gastronomnom, Right… Continue reading →

Soul in a Bowl, part II

      In my first Soul in the Bowl post, I pondered life’s simple pleasures. For me, a bowl of noodles is definitely the way to go. My original plan to check… Continue reading →

Battle of the Saag: New Delhi VS Lal Mirch

That would be saag, not sag. Battle of the sag would be entirely different (and not funny) matter. I didn’t grow up eating spicy food. It wasn’t until college when I had Indian… Continue reading →