Burgers & Beer The Taste 2011 9900 Wilshire Blvd Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Dining date: 9/2/11 Last year, the Labor Day weekend brought the debut of two new food festivals to LA. LA Times brought the one-day fest called the LA Times Celebration of Food & Wine to Hollywood, while Food & Wine Magazine presented…
Flying Pig Cafe 141 S Central Ave Los Angeles, CA 90013 Dining date: 7/28/11 Flying Pig Truck is probably one of the more popular food trucks in LA and one of the few to successfully make the leap to a physical storefront thus far (it seems to be the next step for food trucks nowadays)….
Dining date: 8/27/11 A good steak. I can’t think of any other food that is so delicious, yet so simple to cook. In terms of ingredients, salt, pepper and a good piece of meat are all you need. That’s pretty much all I used here. I stumbled upon a steak that immediately caught my eye – a…
LudoBites 007 Gram & Papa’s 227 E 9th St Los Angeles, CA 90015 Dining date: 8/10/11 An invitation for another trip of LudoBites was one I couldn’t resist. While the menu was largely the same since opening night, I couldn’t say no to the opportunity to revisit some of the favorite dishes from my first experience….
Dining date: 8/21/11 Risotto is one of my favorite dishes; there’s something very comforting about it. Creamy and rich, it’s shockingly simple with the most basic recipes only involving a few ingredients. I think it’s pretty easy to make an edible risotto, but making a great one is tough. Temperature too low? Then the rice…
Animal 435 N Fairfax Ave Los Angeles, CA 90048 Dining date: 8/7/11 After having dinner at Night+Market, our party of 5 somewhat spontaneously dropped by Animal for “second dinner.” I’d been once before, and I remember leaving really full with dishes like an oxtail poutine, barbecue pork sandwich and foie gras loco moco sitting heavy…
Night + Market Talesai 9041 W Sunset Blvd West Hollywood, CA 90069 Dining date: 8/7/11 Night + Market is a sort of annex to Talesai, which is a more upscale Thai restaurant on the Sunset Strip. Talesai has been open for decades, but Night + Market is a new concept (opened late last year) by…
Bruxie 292 N Glassell St Orange, CA 92866 Dining date: 8/12/11 Bruxie opened late last year and quickly became one of the most popular restaurants in Orange County. The concept here is based on waffle sandwiches…think fried chicken & waffles in a sandwich form. It seems like such a logical idea I’m surprised it hasn’t…