This is the 4th week of dining after restaurants were forced to close or convert to a delivery or “to go” operation. I’ve watched well funded operations sell their wine and beer inventory at heavily discounted prices and covert their menus to “comfort food to go”. Small family owned restaurants operate with empty dining rooms…
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Week 1 – Coronavirus Dining in LA
With the freedom Americans enjoy, I never imagined that our everyday lives would be impacted in such a severe way. Freedom means many things and I used to enjoy the freedom of movement or as Southwest Airlines says “you are now free to move about the country.” I thought it would be interesting to continue…
South Bay Restaurants Offering To-Go This Weekend
Confused about what you can and cannot do right now? You are not alone. Fortunately, the staff at LAist consolidated the rules into an easy-to-read article. Fortunately, it is still permissible to pick up “to go” food at a restaurant. If you don’t know how to cook or are getting tired of your own cooking,…
Factory Kitchen – Truly Amazing Italian Cuisine
Editor’s Note: This visit took place prior to the coronavirus outbreak. Due to the severity of the pandemic, Factory Kitchen was forced to temporarily close. When a search result comes back with “249 Best Italian Restaurants in Los Angeles” from OpenTable, that is amazing. And that is only the Italian restaurants that take OpenTable reservations….
Delicious New Years Eve at Jame Enoteca
With the string of new restaurants such as Jacksons, Kagura, and Sausal, El Segundo is slowly becoming a destination for good food. One of the most recent to open is Jame Enoteca on Main Street. Food & Wine called it “one of the best new places to eat pasta in all of Los Angeles.” With…
Christmas Eve Dinner at Dominique’s Kitchen
I’ve written about Dominique’s Kitchen a number of times. It’s because the food is consistent, the quality of the ingredients is excellent and the prices are reasonable. The owners strive to make it your everyday dining destination. My wife and I decided to visit them for their Christmas Eve Dinner. We arrived early while they…
MOSA – Italian Coastal in the South Bay
When I learned that Chef Anne Conness created a menu with an Italian coastal focus, I had to pay a visit to MOSA to experience the food. Conness has extensive experience having worked with Michael Cimarusti, Mark Peel, and Nancy Silverton. More recently, she led the kitchens at Sausal and Jaffa. MOSA is located on…
Weekend Fun at The Taste Costa Mesa
The LA Times event, The Taste, took place last week at The Met in Costa Mesa. The event featured approximately 90 of LA and Orange County’s top food and beverage vendors over the two day period. If that wasn’t enough, the event also provided guests with live cooking demonstrations and live music. Since Orange County…
LA Times, The Taste, Returns Labor Day Weekend
Each year during Labor Day weekend, the LA Times hosts their annual “The Taste”. This event features food and beverage tastings from some of the hottest restaurants in LA. Attendees may also attend cooking and beverage demonstrations by some of the most notable chefs and mixologists in LA. My recap of last year’s opening night…
Los Balcones Hollywood Moves to Peruvian-Italian Cuisine
Peruvian cuisine is quickly becoming one of the hottest cuisines in LA. While El Pollo Inka popularized Peruvian food in LA, Los Balcones Hollywood was already one of the top restaurants in Hollywood. Not wishing to rest on their laurels, Los Balcones Hollywood hired Michelangelo “Miguel” Aliaga to establish cutting edge Peruvian cuisine for LA’s…