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…
Tag: new american
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…
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…
The Tasting Kitchen
I was doing SO well and totally getting caught up on my blogging and THEN…I moved into a black frickin’ hole for a solid 2 weeks. Some people say it’s totally refreshing to be off the grid for a while. Those people are not just crazy, they are CUR-RAZY! I burned through my month’s data…
NOPA
Reservations are hard to come by at many of the hot & happening SF eateries. The Pouter and I really wanted to eat at the ever popular Statebird Provisions, but couldn’t get a reservation and planned to try for walk in. After much discussion with previous diners, we decided that would be a poor decision,…
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…
Tongue & Cheek
We were happy to be back on land after a whole afternoon of boating and sunsets with our borderline creepy, but kind and considerate captain. Man was it a PAIN to find a cab to get back to our condo. We were 8 girls flailing our arms on a major highway in the dark but…
Yardbird Southern Table
I think everyone would agree that Yardbird was the foodie highlight of our Miami trip. The food was spot on, well executed, and delighted all of our hungry tummies, which were left with food babies just before our privately chartered boat trip for the afternoon. No matter though, I just never took off my dress/cover…
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…
Range
I’m really beginning to appreciate the food scene in San Francisco more and more these days. It’s definitely a much more refined food scene than LA. The restaurants seem more ingredient driven and have that “farm-to-table” thing going on. It’s also a nice change of pace to come to San Francisco and let another foodie…
Overworked. Underfed. 