Scarpetta Montage Beverly Hills 225 North Canon Dr. Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Dining date: 7/7/15 I’ve had some great meals at Scarpetta since it opened in 2010. It had been almost two years since I stopped in, so a return visit was long overdue. In my opinion, the restaurant’s best seats are the six at…
Chi Spacca 6610 Melrose Ave Los Angeles, CA 90036 Dining date: 6/6/15 I was at Chi Spacca just a couple of months prior but returned to introduce the restaurant to some others that had heard great things. It’s a perfect spot for a carnivorous group such as us. Given the format of the menu (primarily large…
Redd Wood 6755 Washington St Yountville, CA 94599 Dining date: 5/24/15 Yountville might as well be called Kellerville from a food perspective since Thomas Keller’s restaurants here clearly dominate the national headlines (and for good reason). However, Yountville is home to many other recognized chefs and restaurants including this one. Redd Wood opened in 2012,…
Oenotri 1425 1st St Napa, CA 94559 Dining date: 5/23/15 Oenotri has been a popular spot for Italian food in Napa since opening in 2010. The restaurant combines the flavors of southern Italy and with local Napa Valley produce for a unique Cal-Italian blend. Much of its produce is sourced from its own garden, breads are…
Giada The Cromwell 3595 Las Vegas Blvd South Las Vegas, NV 89109 Dining date: 4/24/15 I had dined at Giada just a few months ago for dinner but my mom, a big fan of De Laurentiis, wanted to give Giada a try. We came by for lunch on a Friday right before the Vegas Uncork’d…
Chi Spacca 6610 Melrose Ave Los Angeles, CA 90036 Dining date: 3/27/15 I thoroughly enjoyed my first trip to Chi Spacca. Being a bit of a carnivore, the restaurant is right up my alley and a return trip was definitely in order. Plus, they were out of the beef and bone marrow pie last time…and…
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…
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…