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…
Vegas Uncork’d @ Border Grill 445 S Figueroa St Los Angeles, CA 90071 Dining date: 1/27/15 This past week, Bon Appetit and Las Vegas hosted a Vegas Uncork’d preview at downtown’s Border Grill. It was a fitting location, given Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger’s restaurant has two locations in Las Vegas and has been…
Terrine 8265 Beverly Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90048 Dining date: 1/18/15 Terrine opened at the end of last year on popular Beverly Blvd a block away from Jar. The restaurant is described as a “California brasserie;” typical French brasserie items do make an appearance along with a bunch of salads, pizzas, pastas and a wide-ranging…
Redbird 114 E 2nd St Los Angeles, CA 90012 Dining date: 1/15/15 Neal & Amy Fraser’s Grace seems like so long ago; it’s been 4.5 years since the doors closed for good (I was at their final night). Two restaurant concepts (Playa and Petty Cash) have since replaced Grace on Beverly Blvd while Fraser’s Redbird…
Stones Throw 1896 Hyde St San Francisco, CA 94109 Dining date: 12/28/14 For the past number of years, my cousins and I have taken my grandma out for a birthday dinner over the Christmas holiday. This year, we decided on a restaurant in close proximity to my grandmother, Stone’s Throw in the Russian Hill neighborhood….
Faith & Flower 705 W 9th St Los Angeles, CA 90015 Dining date: 12/31/14 Faith & Flower was one of my favorite restaurant openings in 2013 with its Asian-accented modern American cuisine and excellent cocktails. It’s conveniently (for me!) located downtown and has quickly become a go-to for me for a spontaneous spot for bites…
Osso Steakhouse 1177 California St San Francisco, CA 94108 Dining date: 12/27/14 Each year, my dad takes my grandmother and my aunt out for an elaborate birthday dinner. This year, Osso Steakhouse was chosen as the spot. The restaurant opened earlier in 2013 by a restaurant group with a number of concepts around the Bay Area…