Gardena Restaurant Week is currently taking place through Sunday, Oct. 27. I view restaurant weeks as an opportunity to become familiar with restaurants in a particular area of town. Among the list of participating Gardena restaurants, Happa Restaurant caught my eye. My wife and I dined there this week. Happa Restaurant is located in the…
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Manuela – South Meets West For Delicious Plates
Three years ago, a Texan named Wes Whitsell set out to bring “California Southern” cuisine to LA. After cooking Mediterranean food for a while, he was happy to open Manuela, a place for him to prepare the food that represents his upbringing. Fast forward three years, Chef Kris Tominaga now runs the kitchen at Manuela….
OC Restaurant Week Begins March 3
The 11th annual OC Restaurant Week is set to begin Monday, March 3, and runs through Sat., March 9. The restaurants featured are geographically extensive, from Buena Park to the north to San Juan Capistrano to the south. I like the fact that there are choices for every budget. The prix fixe menus are priced…
dineL.A. Restaurant Week Begins Friday, Jan. 11
dineL.A.’s Restaurant Week is a 14-day dining event that takes place biannually in the summer and the winter. The event showcases Los Angeles as a premier dining destination while highlighting the diversity of culinary experiences L.A. has to offer. This year the winter dineL.A. event takes place over 15 days from Friday, January 11 –…
Huntington Meats For Exceptional Quality and Great Value
Now that we are past Thanksgiving, it’s time to start planning for upcoming holiday parties and holiday family dinners. What really gets people excited is seeing a beautiful roast in the center of the dining room table. To get ready, I recently visited Huntington Meats at The Original Farmers Market. Huntington Meats opened in 1986…
The Taste LA – Recapping Opening Night
THE TASTE LA, the Los Angeles Times’ annual celebration of the Southern California culinary scene, is back at Paramount Pictures Studios lot this Labor Day weekend. THE TASTE LA is again cooking up a locally-focused, internationally-flavored menu of offerings with featured chefs and special guests. This is one of my favorite events to attend because…
Westdrift Dining Offers Upscale Beach Experience
dineLA’s Restaurant Week is a consecutive 12-day event that takes place bi-annually in LA. Hundreds of fine dining restaurants participate in this culinary event as they offer prix fixe meals at a fraction of their normal prices. Recently I dined at Jute, the restaurant inside of the newly renovated Westdrift hotel in Manhattan Beach. The…
New Peruvian Discovery: Ayahuasca in Gardena
In a recent search for new restaurants, I found a Peruvian restaurant named Ayahuasca. Since my wife enjoys Peruvian food, I suggested we dine there for dinner. Ayahuasca is located in a strip mall on Western Ave. near 148th street in Gardena. Fortunately, there is plenty of free parking available. They reside in a small…
Chez Melange Offers New Trust the Chef Series
In Paris, chefs visit the daily markets, procure the best meat and vegetables and decide what they will prepare that evening. It is a ritual about finding the best food available and making the most out of it. Chef Robert Bell of Chez Melange has a similar philosophy as he is on the phone daily…
Barton G – A Theatrical Dining Experience
Have you ever combined two wildly different things in your mind and imagined the result? I recently dined out with my wife and the experience was similar to merging Fantasyland with Fleming’s Steakhouse. The result? Barton G in West Hollywood. A generous gift certificate to Barton G led us there. The dining room was tightly…