Restaurant Reviews

Restaurant Reviews

It's A Mare...

It’s A Mare…

I felt as if I was taking part in an episode of The Sopranos. I had read about Mare, a new restaurant on Melrose in West Hollywood. My foodare was […]

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Championing Claudette...

Championing Claudette…

Claudette, the elegant cottage styled Provencal influenced restaurant, has been on my bucket list for a while.

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Petit But Potent...

Petit But Potent…

110 degrees and we decide to dine in Hollywood. Waze directed me into a skanky looking strip mall and I thought Waze had lost its’ way, but no…crammed in between […]

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Not Your Average Joe...

Not Your Average Joe…

We are talking way, way, way above your average Joe. Joe’s Restaurant, on Abbott Kinney Boulevard in Venice, has been around for over 20 years and is still vibrant, vital […]

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Creative, Cool Cassia...

Creative, Cool Cassia…

Santa Monica is popping out new restaurants at the same pace as overpriced rental apartments, making room for all the young trustafarians who are flocking to the overpopulated city by […]

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Jon & Vinny Score...

Jon & Vinny Score…

Yo, Jon & Vinny’s is all that. Finally, a fabulous new Italian restaurant in Los Angeles…no shtick just simple, amazing Italian with a farm to table California twist.

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Simply Simbal...

Simply Simbal…

I adore Southeast Asian food. I am always searching for another Slanted Door which is an amazing Vietnamese restaurant in San Francisco.

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Props For Upland...

Props For Upland…

President Obama recently dined at Upland with daughters, Malia and Sasha.

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Ovation for Oiji...

Ovation for Oiji…

I am partial to Asian food, but I don’t dabble that frequently in Korean food. I had read about Oiji, a new restaurant whose cuisine was described as refined, authentic Korean.

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Ladies Who Lunch...

Ladies Who Lunch…

Ladies Who Lunch. Not a practice I frequently participate in, but I recently made an exception.