Sotto 9575 West Pico Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90035 Dining date: 3/30/11 Sotto is a new Italian restaurant from Steve Samson and Zach Pollack (Pizzeria Ortica) in the old Test Kitchen space. The Italian fare here includes a variety of dishes from house-baked breads to various seafood and meats to pizzas from a wood-fired oven. And…
é by Jose Andres The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas 3708 Las Vegas Boulevard South Las Vegas, NV 89109 Dining date: 3/26/11 é is Jose Andres’ single-table, eight-person restaurant within a restaurant (Jaleo), serving a 19-course menu similar in format to that of the Saam Room at the Bazaar and Minibar. The menu is strictly product-driven and…
25 Degrees & Library Bar Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel 7000 Hollywood Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028 Dining date: 3/23/11 I don’t tend to seek out LA’s top burger joints, but when I do stumble across a notable burger, I’m almost always game. The purpose of this trip actually wasn’t burger-inspired at all; rather, it was to…
Dining date: 3/20/11 I often wander into my local supermarket not knowing what I’m going to get. Many times, I know exactly what I want to eat and make a bee-line directly towards my desired meat and produce. Other times, I use the market for inspiration and develop a menu on the spot, depending on…
Ramen Jinya 11239 Ventura Blvd Studio City, CA 91604 Dining date: 3/18/11 I first heard about Ramen Jinya from Jonathan Gold’s raving review of it last year. He even called their tonkotsu ramen one of the 10 best dishes of 2010. I really enjoy a good bowl of ramen, so that was more than enough…
Maison Akira 713 East Green Street Pasadena, CA Dining date: 2/3/11 My last dineLA meal of this past season was here at Maison Akira. Maison Akira has been somewhere I’ve been interested in trying, but not enough to actually plan a trip there. One of my high school friends recently moved to Pasadena, so it…
LA Market 900 W Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90015 Dining date: 3/1/11 I was invited to try LA Market, Kerry Simon’s (the “rock n roll chef”) restaurant at the JW Marriott at LA Live. I’ve had experience with some of Simon’s food before. I dined at Simon LA at the Sofitel during a dineLA…
Gold Standard 2011 Petersen Auto Museum 6060 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90036 Dining date: 3/6/11 I came. I saw. I left full. That pretty much sums up my experience from this year’s Gold Standard, the third annual event presented by LA Weekly and LA food critic Jonathan Gold. Last year was my first time…