Chaya Downtown 525 S. Flower St. Los Angeles, CA 90071 I work downtown, and Chaya Downtown is in my regular rotation of lunch spots. I really enjoy their bento box, though it’s fairly steeply priced at $24. The box includes a meat, a fish, sushi and a salad. Surprisingly, you can substitute out the salad…
Rivera 1050 S Flower St Los Angeles, CA 90015 I’d been to Rivera once a while back. It was a weekday lunch, and I remember the delicious and moist fish tacos, as well as generously-sized kurobuta pork short ribs. I’ve been meaning to go back to try dinner out, but I just haven’t had the…
Test Kitchen: Marcel Vigneron 9575 West Pico Boulevard Los Angeles 90035 Best known as Top Chef season 2’s runner-up to Ilan Hall and the chef everyone loved to hate that season, Marcel Vigneron has been cooking in LA ever since the show ended – most notably at the Bazaar with fellow Top Chef alum Michael…
Test Kitchen: Adam Horton 9575 West Pico Boulevard Los Angeles 90035 Test Kitchen continues its ever-popular run, this time with chef Adam Horton of Saddle Peak Lodge in Calabasas. Saddle Peak Lodge uniquely features a variety of wild game in a fine dining setting, including elk and ostrich on its menu. Just 27-years old, Horton…
Osteria Mozza 6602 Melrose Ave Los Angeles, CA 90038 A concept by restaurateur Joseph Bastianich, celebrity chef Mario Batali and Nancy Silverton of La Brea Bakery fame, Osteria Mozza serves a more upscale Italian meal than its sister pizzeria. However, both have been very popular since their inception a few years ago. My family is…
Bouchon Bistro 235 N Canon Dr Beverly Hills, CA 90210 As the first meal post-American Wine & Food Festival, my family and I wanted something reliably good. Enter Bouchon. Thomas Keller’s LA outpost serves some well-executed, comfortable French bistro fare. The brunch menu shares some of the popular dinner dishes, such as the steak frites,…
American Wine & Food Festival Universal Studios Backlot 3900 Lankershim Blvd Universal City, CA If there’s one food event I look forward to each year, it’s this one. I’m not the only one – my family flies down from San Francisco each year for this experience. For the most part, the festival works similar to…
WP24 The Ritz-Carlton 900 W Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90015 I’m often skeptical about “upscale Chinese.” Many of my favorite Chinese restaurants are very reasonably priced, so I have to think twice (or a few times) about spending triple-digits on a Chinese meal. WP24 is Wolfgang Puck’s latest foray into Chinese cuisine, located on…