Dominique’s Kitchen modest mission is being a “casual neighborhood hangout serving reasonably priced Euro-French cuisine.” The evidence of their success is the number of cars in their parking lot each evening. I recently received notice that they will host a winemaker dinner featuring Calluna Vineyards on March 27.Calluna Vineyards is in the Chalk Hill American…
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189 by Dominique Ansel Opens With A Big Splash
Known as one of the best pastry chefs in the world, Dominique Ansel recently opened up his first bakery in LA and chose The Grove as its home. He also brought his original Cronut with him. Named 189 by Dominique Ansel, it is Ansel’s first full-service restaurant. The bakery occupies the first floor and the…
Dominique’s Kitchen Celebrates Its 5th Anniversary
My wife and I recently dined at Dominique’s Kitchen when they celebrated their 5th anniversary. Dining at Dominique’s Kitchen is very much like eating at someone’s home. Co-owners Dominique and Liza Theval are there each day and warmly greet many of the regulars as they enter. For many years, the Le Beaujolais restaurant operated in…
République Delivers Impeccable Dining Experience
For Christmas, my wife gave me a gift card to République. Since they are located relatively close to my cousin’s house, we decided to use this as an opportunity to join them for dinner. After all, they enjoy food as much as we do. The server asked about food allergies and my cousin responded that…