I dunno who started the tradition of the “First Paycheck Dinner” in my family. Somehow it went from, “Oh, gee whiz a nice dinner on your tab? How nice!” to “Dude, where’s my ‘first pay check dinner’? I’m waiting…I’m waiting!!” I can’t even remember what dinners I was treated to by Smooth Obturator and Triple F. I remember…
Category: Los Angeles
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I’m a Top Chef and less so a Top Chef Masters fan. I’ve been watching from the beginning. I’ve experienced some of the contestant’s culinary talent (here, here, here, here, and here) , but never have I been able to taste the food from a winner. Ink has finally changed all that for me. It’s the new restaurant from…
Picca
Oh Picca, why did you have to disappoint me so? I had such high hopes for this place. Blogger after blogger extoled the culinary accomplishments of the modern Peruvian fare here. It was top on my list of “to-try” LA restaurants. I even recommended this restaurant to my Triple F and Running Man during their…
WP24
You know that saying, “It’s all about who you know”? It’s not just a statement for the job seekers, business whores, and budding actors/musicians/artists of this world. For the last few years, I have been to some nice restaurants for FREE because I roll with King Arthur and his entourage. It’s a difficult status to…
Feng Mao Mutton Kebab
Who knew there were Chinese people in Ktown?! I surely did not, but slowly I have come across a few native Koreans who grew up in China or vice versa. I’ve had my fare share of Chinese-Korean food, mostly in the form of jja jiang myun at Dragon Restaurant. For some reason, another popular Chinese-Korean…
Seongbukdong
The Pouter knows whats up when it comes to food. She was the one who recommended Seoul Garden to me and I have loved that place ever since. So when she raved about Seongbukdong, I knew it had to be good. What is this strange sounding place, you may ask? Well Seongbukdong specializes in galbijim…
Hiko Sushi
So I actually came to Hiko for a birthday treat from Smooth Obturator and Triple T. Hiko had been on my radar for some time after some really rave reviews from Ghetto Booty Talks A Lot. This was many years ago, when he said Hiko was some of the BEST sushi he has ever eaten. …
Osteria Mozza
Behold! One of the BEST restaurants in LA! My first trip to Osteria Mozza was a mindblowing experience, but my camera and my inexperienced skills resulted in some pretty mediocre pictures. This time around, I came prepared with the H.o.P. and an SLR camera in tow, courtesy of Running Man, of course. Osteria Mozza is…
Cube Cafe & Marketplace
So it was my birthday a few weeks back and I wanted to celebrate with a week-long festival of eating. If you know me, you know that I don’t like to dine in large groups with a few exceptions of course (Korean bbq, potlucks, etc). So I celebrated my birthday with separate groups of friends…
Syrup Desserts
The problem I often encounter when I dine with friends, is that people are so full by the end of the meal that nobody wants to get dessert. Or out of guilt, they don’t want to get dessert. Syrup Desserts has been on my radar since its early opening. But its location in Downtown and…
Honda Ya Izakaya
Honda-Ya is located in the Little Tokyo Mall in Downtown Japan. It’s a sad mall, with only a few saving graces such as Beard Papa’s and restaurants like Honda-Ya. I like Japanese people. I like Japanese cars. I like Japanese food. I don’t like how Japanese sit on the floor to eat. I was reminded…
Overworked. Underfed. 