After Roy Choi’s big success with Kogi and Chego, A-Frame was his next attempt at bringing his style of Korean meets LA, street, soul, all the while keeping it real, to Angelenos. I was supremely impressed at his offering during my first visit in 2010. I had been back maybe 2 more times since then…
Category: SoCal
Kinjiro
Oishi Nazi, who I dined with at my first visit to Totoraku, is the brain child behind Kinjiro, Little Tokyo’s newest izakaya restaurant. He actually operated b.o.s., the restaurant which previously occupied the same space. b.o.s. had some amazing food, but it didn’t quite get the following it deserved. So Oishi Nazi, being the passionate…
North Left
Orange County is hurting for quality food that is NOT Asian and not part of a chain. Food in OC can sometimes lack the imagination and quality that LA restaurants demonstrate. There are exceptions of course, The Playground being my ultimate favorite spot in OC. Maybe it’s no coincidence that North Left is just a…
Phil’s BBQ
Phil’s BBQ had been on our minds all weekend, considering it was sandwiched just minutes between our hotel and the tennis center. We were half serious about going here after our dinner at Buona Forchetta to maximize our eating experience with the short time we had in San Diego. Fortunately, sensibility trumped gluttony and we…
Buona Forchetta
So most of the random followers of this blog who don’t actually know me, might be surprised to know that I’m not actually 300lbs. I just eat like someone who is 300lbs. I keep off the couple extra pounds by playing a lot of tennis. I don’t mean the recreational crap the housewives at the…
Abigaile
Before Little Sister and Dia de Campo, there was Abigaile. I’m not sure why it took me so long to try out this place since I jumped on Little Sister and Dia de Campo straight out of the gate. Biker-holic (formerly known as Audio Monkey) and Manicure Queen brunched it up with me at this…
Canelé
When Hobag invited me to brunch and a hike, I said, “Meh, I don’t really like brunch.” Those words are like blasphemy to the majority of people. People just LOVE breakfast foods. I’m not sure why I don’t go gaga for omelettes and breakfast burritos. I guess I didn’t grow up eating those kinds of…
Twenty Eight
So I first tried Top Chef finalist Shirley Chung’s cooking at her pop up at The Playground 2.0. I liked most of the food we had there, especially her hand cut noodles. It was a pricey meal to say the least, but I like to support new talent and understand that sometimes you are paying,…
Night + Market
I love Thai food. It’s a cuisine that packs so much flavor and punch in every bite. Salty, sweet, sour, spicy, and your mouth just explodes. Night + Market makes a point of making all of that the focus of its food. It’s more tame sister restaurant, Talesai, serves your run of the mill Thai dishes…
BO-Beau Kitchen + Bar
When Buff Bear said he had some days off to hang out, I said, “YAY, let’s go somewhere new!” He was willing to come to my neck of the woods, but I wanted to check out what was cooking in his hood, Long Beach. Yeah, I guess nobody thinks of Long Beach as a food…
San Shi Go
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Orange County has some pretty good sushi. When Pushy & Stubborn told me his go-to sushi joint is San Shi Go, I sorta scoffed. I had been to the location in Laguna Beach and was totally underwhelmed by their large selection of rolls and other sushi…
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