There’s been a lot of buzz about Fraiche and its new chef Ben Bailey. Despite the 3 star ratings on Yelp, I had it on my list of to-try places even before Ben Bailey arrived because I really enjoyed their offering at Taste of Beverly Hills. Plus, Wontuan gave it his seal of approval. So with their…
Tag: italian
Paley’s Place
My tour of Portland’s fine dining establishments continues with Paley’s Place. It is owned by executive chef Vitaly Paley, who was awarded the 2005 James Beard Award for Best Chef Northwest. It’s located in a Victorian style house in the Northwest area of Portland. Reviews on Yelp complained about the place being small and cramped. …
Tabla Pasta e Vino
Some of my dinners in Portland don’t end as well as they start off. Dinner at Tabla was just such a meal. Strong starters, good wine, weak finishers. Sometimes its actually easy to forget bad appetizers if the entree and desserts are a smash hit. Unfortunately its not so easy to forget when its the…
Restaurant Zoe
So for our first dinner in Seattle, we decided to go with Restaurant Zoë. This was Dumpling Man’s choice, and what a nice choice it was. I wouldn’t go so far as to say it beats a place like Providence or comes anywhere near it, but it definitely holds its own. Fresh ingredients, simple but…
Built to Grill
Another trip to Portland would not be complete without more visits to the Portland food carts. I ventured out to the 3rd & Stark food carts which are about 10 blocks away from where I’m staying. I didn’t go here last time because my little delicate LA feet thought it was too far to walk. …
Carnevino
I’ve become a BIG fan of Mario Batali since trying Osteria Mozza. So after hearing we would be going to Carnevino during Triple F’s bachelorette party in Vegas, I was pretty excited. Eating out in Las Vegas always brings much anticipation and excitement. I can’t think of any other city, besides NYC, that has such…
Serrato
In anticipation of many future trips to Portland, I became worried that I wouldn’t find any good food. People told me over and over how the food is AMAZING. How amazing could it really be? I mean, I hail from LA. While haters from NYC or SF may turn their noses at the food scene here, I’m pretty…
Angelini Osteria
Ever since Osteria Mozza, Italian food has made its way back into my life. It’s not that I disliked Italian, it’s just that I never had GOOD Italian food. It all tasted the same. It was all a lot of carbs and tomato sauce. Dumpling Man, having many preferences above Italian, was also a contributing…
Osteria La Buca
I love to catch up with friends and use that as a pretense to try new restaurants. Don’t get me wrong. I enjoy the company of my buddies, but I also enjoy EATING. Killing two birds with one stone is how I like to think about it. So when it was time to spend some…
Overworked. Underfed. 