The birthday festivities continued with my birthday at Sushi Sushi. Originally, Smooth Obturator wanted to go to Maude or Trois Mec, but was unable to snag a rezzie. No worries because Smooth Obturator fell back on his trusty Sushi Sushi. Let’s be honest, LA is riddled with expensive sushi places. Smooth Obturator and Triple T…
Category: Los Angeles
Orsa & Winston
I was a bit puzzled walking into Orsa & Winston. I had heard its Japanese-Italian, which seems like 2 completely disparate cuisines. I couldn’t imagine how they could merry harmoniously on a plate, let alone in my mouth, but the food this night certainly went far beyond my expectations. There were definitely elements of Asian…
Black Hogg
There are some restaurants in Silverlake/Echo Park/Los Feliz area I’ve been wanting to try for a while now. The problem is, these places are somewhat far or troublesome to get to because it usually requires traversing through DTLA and it’s better to have DTLA be your final destination given the horrific traffic. So it can…
Son of a Gun
Son of a Gun is one of those rare restaurants that really wowed me the first time I dined there. I’ve recommended this place to numerous friends visiting LA, looking to have the best LA dining experience. After my first visit, I concluded that Son of a Gun was really doing something special here. So…
Badmaash
Over the years, I’ve come to love braises and stews. In that same vein, I’ve come to appreciate the varying brown spicy mushiness of Indian food. I guess I just like food that doesn’t require a lot of teeth to eat and enjoy. I love food for the senile and edentulous! I don’t think I…
Scratch Bar
LA is seriously lacking in fine dining options, but its not like the chefs in this city aren’t giving it a go. Take for instance Scratch Bar, which is a newly opened addition to La Cienega’s famed restaurant row. I suppose it’s not necessarily trying to achieve the fine dining benchmark, but I guess it’s…
Tar & Roses
Welcome to the first post of 2014. Granted this meal happened many weeks back in 2013, but better late than never. I’ll admit that ever since Eleven Madison Park, I’ve been unenthusiastic about trying new restaurants in LA, expecting disappointment at every corner. How could anything ever top EMP? But Tar & Roses showed me…
Marugame Monzo
I love all kinds of noodle soups. It wasn’t like that when I was a kid. I was all about rice and my mom always had to make me something else when everyone else was eating pho. I also was a big tomboy and hated wearing dresses. It’s amazing how some things change so much….
DK Donuts
The cronut craze has taken LA by way of Santa Monica. What’s a cronut you might be asking yourself? Uhh, have you been living under a rock? I guess there are actually a lot of under rock dwellers. It’s been described as a “half donut, half croissant pastry hybrid.” It originated at Dominique Ansel’s bakery…
Maccheroni Republic
When I was in college, too many years ago, the only reasons we went to downtown LA was to volunteer at the soup kitchens and feed the homeless people by Skid Row. Fast forward, again, too many years, and downtown is a destination to dine and spend a night out, what with LA Live, the…
Fundamental LA
If you know me, you probably know I’m not a huge fan of Dine LA. First of all, I haven’t had very good experiences. Second of all, I’d rather spend more money to get what I want than to be restricted to a prix fixe menu for less money. What can I say? I’m particular…
Mo-Chica
Oh Ricardo Zarate, you’ve come such a long way since your days at Mercado La Paloma, the original location of Mo-Chica. I first dined at Mo-Chica when it was housed in this food court-esque type venue. It really blew my socks off at that time, probably being the best fancied up Peruvian food I’d had,…
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