Toshikoshi is a celebration for the New Year in Japan, which means to cut from the old year to the new year. They do this by eating Toshikoshi soba, a “year-crossing noodle” to cut from the old year to the new year. To aid in the celebration, Tsurumaru Udon Honpo created DIY Nabeyaki Udon kits. …
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Tortas Chingonas – El Sandwich Mas Grande
Chingona is a word you can expect to see on social media because it describes the most bad@ss Latina in the world. So when I learned of the business named Tortas Chingonas, I had to check them out. Tortas Chingonas is located in the city of Paramount just southeast where the 105 and 710 freeways…
New Year’s Eve Dinners To-Go in Orange County
Due to the pandemic, many restaurants have closed temporarily or permanently. Fortunately, some have figured out a way to sustain operations just to pay rent and insurance. I searched and found a number of delicious options available for New Year’s Eve Dinners To-Go in Orange County. This is an excellent time to support your local…
J Nichols Kitchen Excels With American Comfort Food
J Nichols Kitchen is a restaurant tucked away on Glencoe Ave in Marina Del Rey. I accidentally discovered them when a nearby restaurant was unexpectedly closed and I did a GPS perimeter search for places nearby. I was immediately impressed with the attractive exterior design; in fact, J Nicols Kitchen looked like a brand new…
AKASHA Vodka and Latke’s Menu To Go
In 2006, Ford’s Filling Station and Beacon started a revolution in Culver City’s dining scene. Two years later, Akasha Richmond opened AKASHA and Sang Yoon opened Father’s Office. Both were met with huge crowds and added Culver City as a dining destination. More recently, in 2016, Platform introduced boutique shopping with eclectic eateries. AKASHA’s menu…
Okayama Kobo Bakery Turns To Popups
Okayama Kobo is a popular bakery in Japan and is named after the Okayama prefecture where they operate. The owner/baker Tsunetaka Kawakami learned and perfected the art of baking during his tour through many bakeries in Japan. Leveraging his success in Japan, he opened his first bakery in the US in 2018. Due to the…
Rakkan Ramen Scores With Delicious Broth
While ramen was invented in the early 1900s, it didn’t make its way to the US until 1976 when Hiroshi Yamauchi incorporated it as part of the menu of his restaurant, Koraku. The movie, Tampopo, introduced and popularized it to many that weren’t familiar with it. Since then many ramen shops have opened across LA….
République To Go – Amazing Picnic Experience
Many top-tier LA restaurants have either closed or had to resort to complete dinners to go. It isn’t feasible for a large brick and mortar to convert a to-go operation. This is unrealistic if their customers frequent their restaurant for the ambiance and the service. To celebrate my cousin’s birthday, I ordered from the “to-go”…
Depot Still Delivers Tasty and Creative Dishes
Editor’s Note: This visit took place prior to the LA County 11/23 mandate to shut down outdoor dining. My wife, daughter and I recently invited a long-time friend out to lunch. Since our friend has mobility issues, I had to pick a place near to her house, solid food and with easy access from the…
La Cosecha – Tasty Libations and Latin Food
My wife and I recently traveled to Paso Robles to celebrate her birthday. We traveled there to go wine tasting. Drinking good wines automatically causes me to go from drinking mode to one of sipping and savoring instead. In that spirit, we dined al fresco at La Cosecha. Parklets now line the downtown plaza area…