SHUTTERED: Bites at Superbite in Portland (PDX)
SHUTTERED: Bites at Superbite in Portland (PDX) This was where I had my first meal in Portland, when I arrived on May 4, 2017, for a week...
Dinner at Commerson in Miracle Mile
Dinner at Commerson in Miracle Mile Having read that Sascha Lyon, formerly of “Baltazar” and “Dauphine,” was manning the kitchen here at...
A Final Hurrah to Pok Pok LA
A Final Hurrah to Pok Pok LA It was a couple of months ago, but it’s still rather sad at the thought that such a huge name in the...
All You Can Eat Chinese Vegetarian Dinner at Happy Family Vegetarian Restaurant in Monterey Park
All You Can Eat Chinese Vegetarian Dinner at Happy Family Vegetarian Restaurant in Monterey Park All you can eat for just $15.50 per...
Awesome Sichuan at Chongqing Xiao Mian in San Francisco
Awesome Sichuan at Chongqing Xiao Mian in SF Sometimes, the easiest way to figure out where to go to grab some good eats is by using...
Celebrating My 50th at 3 Michelin Starred “Quince”
Celebrating My 50th at 3 Michelin Starred “Quince” I discovered Quince a few years back when I was doing research, planning for a wine...
Dim Sum at SF’s Dragon Beaux
Dim Sum at SF’s Dragon Beaux Owners of the very popular dim sum palace, Koi Palace, opened up Dragon Beaux in the Richmond District 2...
Soft-Opening: Chef’s Tasting Menu at Chengdu Impression
I read about Chengdu Impression’s soft-opening on EaterLA.com. Chengdu Impression (not to be confused with Chicago’s Chengdu Impression,...
Cantonese Style Banquet Dinner at King Hua Restaurant Celebrating My 50th
I organized 12-course Cantonese style banquet dinner to celebrate my big 5-0 with friends earlier this month, and I chose King Hua...
Modern Indonesian Fusion and Bone Broth Noodle Soups at Bone Kettle
Modern Indonesian Fusion and Bone Broth Noodle Soups at Bone Kettle Nicely plated dishes that tasted lovely, but nothing special. The...
SHUTTERED: Fried Chicken at Fritzi’s Coop, Plus January’s Fried Chicken Crawl
During January’s DineLA Restaurant Week, I wanted to try Neal Frazier’s Fritzi in the Downtown LA’s Arts District, just east of Little...
$15 DineLA Restaurant Week Lunch at Maccheroni Republic
A 3-course lunch for only $15? Why not? Most enjoy the pasta dishes offered here and find that they are more reasonably priced than...
Jordan Kahn’s Destroyer in Culver City
The chef at the former and highly touted Red Medicine in Beverly Hills. Red Medicine’s menu featured Vietnamese-fusion dishes. However,...
Singaporean at Chop Chop Grill, and Indonesian at Java Spice in East San Gabriel Valley
(Note: Unnamed dishes will be identified in the near future, the formatting will be fixed as well.) My never ending desire to find the...
$225 SPECIAL YEAR END KAISEKI DINNER (OSHIGATSU) AT N/NAKA
n/naka OSHOGATSU 2016 For December 30th and New Year’s Eve, n/naka is offering a special 13-Course New Year’s Kaiseki Dinner priced at...
Sichuan Flavors at Cui Hua Lou in Monterey Park
When I first tried this restaurant about 3 years ago, their store front had Chinese signage with just the word “Szechuan” identifying...
SHUTTERED: Authentic Northern Chinese and Sichuan Food in The Valley (San Fernando Valley)
This family-owned restaurant serves some of the best Chinese food in the San Fernando Valley, if you choose the right dishes. The family...
Dim Sum at King Hua Restaurant in Alhambra
It’s been years since I’ve had dim sum here. A couple of friends wanted a dim sum brunch over Veterans Day weekend, so I suggest here....
Dim Sum at China Red in Arcadia
China Red is one of the newer dim sum palaces that has opened in the San Gabriel Valley in the last 5 years, where one orders their...
New Orleans in Los Angeles: Creole Lunch at Harold & Belle’s in Jefferson Park
I have Harold & Belle’s on my “To Go” list since 2010, and have been putting it aside because it’s meal that’s carb intensive, with lots...
