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Month: September 2011

Dining Out | Southern California

CUT (Beverly Hills, CA)

CUT Beverly Wilshire Hotel 9500 Wilshire Blvd Beverly Hills, CA 90212 Dining date: 9/1/11 When asked what my favorite steakhouse is, CUT has been my answer since first dining here over 4 years ago. While it’s been years since I’ve been to CUT, I’ve been reminded of their food at each American Wine & Food…

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Dining Out | Southern California

Marché Moderne (Costa Mesa, CA)

Marché Moderne South Coast Plaza 3333 Bristol St Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Dining date: 9/26/11 I often see Marché Moderne near the top (or atop) lists of the best Orange County restaurants. Located in a mall (South Coast Plaza), I suspect many mall-goers that walk by may not realize the accolades garnished upon this place….

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Dining Out | Southern California

ink. (Los Angeles, CA)

ink. 8360 Melrose Ave West Hollywood, CA 90069 Dining date: 9/23/11 and 9/25/11 ink. is probably the most highly anticipated restaurant opening in LA this year. Since winning “Top Chef” season 6, Michael Voltaggio’s popularity has skyrocketed, and the city (and nation?) has been eagerly awaiting his next venture since leaving The Dining Room at the…

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Dining Out | Southern California

Fried Chicken @ Farmshop (Santa Monica, CA)

Farmshop 225 26th St Santa Monica, CA 90402 Dining date: 9/17/11 I always hear about Farmshop in discussions about the best brunches in LA. I’ve wanted to try it for some time, but given its Brentwood location I haven’t made it out there yet. However, the restaurant just began dinner service, something that clearly expedited…

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Dining Out | Southern California

Test Kitchen Reunion (Los Angeles, CA)

Test Kitchen (Sotto) 9575 W Pico Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90035 Dining date: 9/19/11 Test Kitchen’s run ended almost a year ago now, but its spirit lives on. The Townhouse hosted a reunion to celebrate the one-year anniversary of TK with two simultaneous dinners (one upstairs and one downstairs, $70 each) with completely different chef/mixologist lineups….

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Dining Out | Southern California

Picca (Los Angeles, CA) (3)

Picca 9575 West Pico Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90035 Dining date: 8/23/11 Judging by the fact that the restaurant was packed on a Tuesday night, Picca is still one of the hottest restaurants in LA and definitely one of the biggest restaurant openings of the year. My first two trips to Picca were in parties of…

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Dining In

Pan-Roasted Halibut, Chanterelles with Pea Shoots

Dining date: 8/28/11 I don’t cook with mushrooms a whole lot. In fact, I grew up not liking them, always pushing them aside on my plate. Now, I’m far from a lover of mushrooms (unless they’re truffles?), but I’ll usually eat them if put in front of me. I stumbled upon some chanterelles at the…

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Events/Festivals | Southern California

The Taste: Picnic in the Hills (Los Angeles, CA)

Picnic in the Hills The Taste 2011 9900 Wilshire Blvd Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Dining date: 9/3/11 The Taste’s final event of the weekend-long festival was this picnic, hosted by Giada DeLaurentiis. I was glad to return to Beverly Hills (my favorite of the venues I visited); for the most part, the set-up was similar…

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