Fried Chicken continues to remain the rage in LA. Waiting in line at Howlin’ Ray’s still takes up to 2 hours. There are other variants: Japanese, Taiwanese, Korean, Spanish and the most common, Southern fried chicken. Honey’s Kettle Fried Chicken isn’t a new restaurant. It has been listed on quite a few top fried chicken places…
Westside
Celebrating My Birthday at Cassia
I recently had a birthday and I felt extremely special when my cousins took my wife and me to Cassia. Co-owners Bryant and Kim Ng (Spice Table) ran a popular restaurant near Little Tokyo and was forced to close because of LA’s Metro. They re-opened as Cassia in Santa Monica and I’ve wanted to visit…
Marugame Udon Brings Authentic Experience to Westside
Marugame Udon opened a couple of weeks ago in Sawtelle Japantown. Simply stated, this area is bounded by Centinela to the west, Santa Monica Blvd to the north, the 405 to the east and Pico Blvd to the south. What caught my attention is the fact that the parent company also owns the namesake in…