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…
Angeli Caffé 7274 Melrose Ave Los Angeles, CA 90046 Dining date: 2/12/11 Angeli Caffe has been around for more than 25 years, a remarkable achievement in an LA dining scene that has vastly changed during that time period. Its founder, Evan Kleinman, is a notable personality in LA – she’s the host of KCRW’s Good…
Cafe Pinot 700 W 5th St Los Angeles, CA 90071 Dining date: 2/22/11 To me, Cafe Pinot is one of the oft-overlooked dining options downtown. I literally work a block away, but I can’t think of a single instance in which a co-worker suggested we come here. I think, because it’s been around for a…
Spago Beverly Hills 176 N Canon Dr Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Dining date: 2/25/11 Spago has one of the richest histories in LA dining, having been Wolfgang Puck’s flagship restaurant for decades. It used to be one of my favorite restaurants when I first moved to LA; there was something about the upscale Asian-inspired dishes…
Red Medicine 8400 Wilshire Blvd Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Dining date: 2/21/11 This was my first time having President’s Day off since beginning my professional career (damn public accounting), and similar to Veteran’s Day, I wanted to make it count by hitting a lunch spot that I normally would not be able to. Enter Red…