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….
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More Than Waffles -Stellar Breakfasts in the Valley
Los Angeles has many hidden restaurant finds. The majority of the longstanding establishments are places that serve comfort food and excel in delivery. One such place is More than Waffles, a family-owned restaurant that opened in 1975. I recently visited them with my friend Dean. More than Waffles is located in the Encino Town Center…
Counterpart – Exceptional Vegan Brunch in Echo Park
If you are a reader of this blog, you know that I’m not vegan. That said, I do however appreciate good tasting vegan food. I believe good vegan cooking requires more knowledge because chefs often forage into new territory with plant-based ingredients. I was fortunate to experience the food at the Counterpart in Echo Park. …
First Look: Mitsuwa Del Amo Food Court
Mitsuwa Marketplace is a Japanese supermarket that recently moved its flagship store from Western Avenue to the Del Amo Mall. I visited and reviewed the market after it opened. While I like the market-side of the business, I was more interested in the Mitsuwa Del Amo Food Court. Since some of the announced restaurants in…
Hash Delivers Creative Takes on Breakfast
Silicon Beach is garnering more attention these days. It is the place to be for tech startups. With the exception of Venice, the restaurant scene lagged behind and it wasn’t until recently that some interesting new restaurants appeared. One such place is Hash, a breakfast venue located in Playa Vista. Hash is owned and operated…
Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Makes The Dish
Flamin’ Hot Cheetos is the spicy red version of the classic cheese-flavored snack from Frito Lay. Believe it or not, it was created by a Frito-Lay janitor that pitched the idea over the phone to then CEO Roger Enrico. The result is something of a cultural phenomenon and one of the outcomes was a children’s…
The Arthur J – Prime Steaks in Manhattan Beach
I’m a huge fan of chef David LeFevre. He is the chef and co-owner of MB Post, Fishing with Dynamite and Arthur J in Manhattan Beach. I’ve frequented MB Post and Fishing with Dynamite a number of times and my wife and I decided to celebrate Valentine’s Day at Arthur J. The decision to celebrate…
La Azteca, the Gold Standard for Burritos
I regularly visit Boyle Heights because the businesses offer some of the best in Mexican cuisine. It could be a restaurant, a bakery, tortilleria, or a market. Because many Hispanic people live in the area, there is plenty of demand to keep these places in business. That day, I checked off one item on my…
Little Kingston Jamaican – Quality Caribbean Cuisine
I enjoy Caribbean spiced food and one of my regular Jamaican restaurants recently closed. Not knowing where to go, I did a search and found a place not far away – Little Kingston Jamaican Restaurant. It is located on West Slauson Ave. just west of South La Brea Ave. Despite arriving at 5 p.m. on…
Mitsuwa Del Amo – First Impressions
Mitsuwa Marketplace is a Japanese supermarket chain located in strategic areas across the U.S. MItsuwa recently moved its Torrance store from its location on 184th and Western and faces Carson Ave. in the Del Amo Mall. The storefront was formerly occupied by Marshalls. Mitsuwa Del Amo distinguishes itself from other Japanese grocery stores by offering…