Momofuku Ssäm Bar 207 2nd Ave New York, NY 10003 Dining date: 3/1/15 Until this trip, I had never dined at a David Chang restaurant. Of course, I’ve followed his quick ascent to be one of the most well-known chefs in the country and have wanted to try one of the Momofuku restaurants. My dad…
Marea 240 Central Park S New York, NY 10019 Dining date: 3/1/15 Given it’s been a good six years since I had been to New York City, the list of restaurants I want to try is overwhelming. So, narrowing down a coveted dinner choice was a challenging (though exciting!) task. I wanted a restaurant that would…
n/naka 3455 Overland Ave Los Angeles, CA 90034 Dining date: 2/18/15 I recently revisited West LA’s n/naka. To me, it’s still one of the more unique meals in LA. It’s Niki Nakayama’s modernized interpretation of a kaiseki meal – hyper seasonal, local, intricate food following a traditional progression. LA’s full of great Japanese cuisine but…
Le Bernardin 155 W 51st St New York, NY 10019 Dining date: 2/27/15 Le Bernardin is one of the legendary fine dining restaurants in New York City. Originally opened in 1986, the restaurant has stayed at the forefront of NYC dining up through this day. Currently helmed by famed chef Eric Ripert (Executive Chef since 1994),…
Union 37 E Union St Pasadena, CA 91103 Dining date: 2/15/15 I often think of Pasadena as a city of chain restaurants (albeit the good chain restaurants), and that relatively conservative palates make it hard for unique chef-driven concepts to thrive here. That may not be true, but there haven’t been many that have tried…
Alimento 1710 Silver Lake Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90026 Dining date: 1/29/15 Alimento has gained plenty of praise as one of the best new LA restaurant openings in 2014 (see LA Mag, LA Weekly, and GQ). Opened in June, it’s been on my list for some time and I finally got a chance to stop…
Giada The Cromwell 3595 Las Vegas Blvd South Las Vegas, NV 89109 Dining date: 1/24/15 Giada De Laurentiis’ first restaurant was one of Las Vegas’ biggest openings of 2014 and part of the new Cromwell hotel. De Laurentiis is one of the biggest celebrity chefs out there, and this being her first/only restaurant was sure…
Love & Salt 317 Manhattan Beach Blvd Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 Dining date: 1/19/15 Love & Salt opened in November in what is a renewed and thriving dining scene in Manhattan Beach (M.B. Post, Fishing with Dynamite, Strand House, Little Sister and Akatora are other notable openings in the past few years). Michael Fiorelli, previously…