Scarpetta Montage Beverly Hills 225 North Canon Dr. Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Dining date: 10/19/13 It’s been two years since my last visit to Scarpetta (it really doesn’t seem that long ago at all) and three years since my first opening night visit – still one of the more memorable dining experiences of my life. Scott…
Nozawa Bar SUGARFISH Beverly Hills 212 North Canon Dr Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Dining date: 5/18/13 SUGARFISH, the streamlined sushi concept from Nozawa, has been rapidly expanding across LA since opening its first location in Marina Del Rey five years ago. This Beverly Hills location is the 6th in the chain (a 7th in Calabasas…
Red Medicine 8400 Wilshire Blvd Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Dining date: 3/30/13 Red Medicine is easily one of the city’s most controversial restaurants and it doesn’t really have anything to do with the food. Indeed, I think the outing of LA Times food critic S. Irene Virbila and the public admonishing of no-show diners has…
Lawry’s The Prime Rib 100 N La Cienega Blvd Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Dining date: 8/12/12 Lawry’s an institution in L.A., nestled in the middle of La Cienega’s ‘restaurant row’ since 1938. That location was the first of many for the chain, which now has restaurants internationally. Growing up in San Francisco, I visited the House…
5×5 Chefs Collaborative Dinner Bouchon Beverly Hills 238 N Canon Dr Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Dining date: 8/20/12 I attended the first 5×5 dinner of the season at Melisse, but have unfortunately missed the last two due to some conflicts (Providence & Angelini Osteria). I was glad to be able to attend this latest one,…
Scarpetta Montage Beverly Hills 225 North Canon Dr. Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Dining date: 10/13/11 This was my first visit back for dinner since my truffle-laden opening night experience (though I did visit for brunch last month). This meal would be a lot different, for sure, as DineLA brought me back. The menu looked promising…
Fogo de Chao 133 N La Cienega Blvd Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Dining date: 10/10/11 Fogo de Chao is a Brazilian chain of churrascarias – restaurants that roast meats on open fires, a tradition that reflects the native gaucho way of life. Here in America, they’re often all-you-can-eat and offer a wide variety of meats….
Scarpetta Beverly Hills Montage Beverly Hills 225 North Canon Dr. Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Dining date: 9/25/11 I haven’t been back to Scarpetta since the opening night truffle tasting dinner last October, one of my most memorable meals last year. It’s not that I didn’t want to, but there have been so many other dining…