Koi Palace 365 Gellert Blvd Daly City, CA 94015 Dining date: 11/28/11 When I try to think of my favorite place for dim sum, a number of places come up. I really enjoy Sea Harbour, Elite and Lunasia in SoCal, but I think of only one in the Bay Area: Koi Palace. I’m not saying it’s…
Cooks County 8009 Beverly Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90048 Dining date: 12/1/11 Cook’s County opened last month, the newest farm-to-table, seasonal spot to hit the restaurant-rich neighborhood of Mid-City on Beverly. The stoves are helmed by Daniel Mattern while the pastry chef is Roxana Jullapat, both most recently of Ammo. The space was previously occupied…
Wolvesmouth Underground Dining Wolvesden – Various Locations Dining date: 12/3/11 I’m not sure how I first heard of the idea, but surely I thought it was a joke at first. But sometimes, ideas that start as a joke turn into a reality…even if they sound a little nuts. Exhibit A: For my friend Remil’s 40th…
Commonwealth 2224 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94110 Dining date: 11/26/11 Given that I only spend a couple of weeks a year in San Francisco nowadays, I don’t return to restaurants as much as I’d like, opting instead to try as many new places as I can. I thoroughly enjoyed my meal at Commonwealth last…
Mission Chinese Food Lung Shan Chinese Restaurant 2234 Mission St San Francisco, CA 94110 Dining date: 11/25/11 Mission Chinese Food, the permanent pop-up from the Mission Street Food team (Commonwealth) has been one of the most talked-about restaurants in San Francisco this year. SF Chronicle food writer Michael Bauer and GQ’s Alan Richman both loved…
Susan Feniger’s Street 742 N Highland Ave Los Angeles, CA 90038 Dining date: 11/21/11 Susan Feniger (with Mary Sue Milliken make up the “Two Hot Tamales” and co-owners of the Border Grill chain) opened up solo venture Street in 2009. The name says it all – the restaurant serves street food from all over the…
Short Order LA Farmers Market 6333 W 3rd St Los Angeles, CA 90036 Dining date: 11/19/11 Short Order is the newest addition to the Farmers Market/Grove dining options in mid-city, opened Friday. The concept is rather simple, centered on high quality burgers and conceived by the late Amy Pressman and Mozza’s Nancy Silverton. I first had…
Urbano Pizza Bar 630 W 6th St Los Angeles, CA 90017 Dining date: 11/14/11 There aren’t many good options for pizza downtown. Bottega Louie serves a good, though somewhat inconsistent, pie. Drago Centro can make one, but it’s definitely not a focal point. And chains like Pitfire and California Pizza Kitchen are around. So, whenever…