Like many of you, my wife and I canceled our vacation plans. I’ve been working from home and I needed to getaway. For my birthday, my wife and I drove to San Diego so that we could enjoy a good dinner that was not handed to us in to-go boxes. After checking out the possibilities,…
Succulent Roast Chicken at Poulet du Jour
If you enjoy eating chicken, one of the best ways to prepare it is with a rotisserie. When it is done right, the skin is crispy and the meat is tender and moist. Some restaurants such as Poulet du Jour use a middle eastern spice rub. Because the chicken is so tasty, they create a…
Playa Provisions Delivers Delicious Weekend Brunch
Playa Provisions is one of a group of restaurants owned by the husband/wife duo of Nick Roberts and Brooke Williamson.The couple also owns and operates Hudson House, Tripel, and Da Kikokiko. Williamson is a former Top Chef winner and has an impressive background working in kitchens such as Michael’s, Boxer and Zax. Playa Provisions is…
Tamales Elena Opens A Brick and Mortar
Tamales Elena is widely regarded as one of the best tamale vendors in LA. It isn’t as well known as vendors in East LA and Boyle Heights primarily because they operate out of a mobile trailer in Watts. In the middle of the pandemic, they opened Tamales Elena y Antojitos, a brick and mortar in…
A Fish And Friends – Delicious Seafood in King Harbor
Until A Basq Kitchen opened in Redondo Beach, Basque cuisine was relatively unknown in LA. The restaurant had a nice five-year run and it recently closed. The owners created a new California casual fish concept and re-opened as A Fish and Friends. Due to the pandemic, they feature open-air dining on the top deck of…
Viet Noodle Bar – Healthy and Flavorful Vietnamese Cuisine
It is widely known that the best Vietnamese food may be found in Orange County. Over 189,000 Vietnamese Americans reside there making this the largest concentration of Vietnamese in the US. Westminster became known as Little Saigon and the area quickly spread into Garden Grove. In order to succeed, restaurant owners must tailor their food…
Royal King Elephant, a Laotian Experience
Laotian is not a word that you come across often and unless you are familiar with world geography, you may not realize that the word is derived from the country of Laos. I recently learned of Royal King Elephant; a restaurant located in Orange County featuring food from Laos and Thailand. Royal King Elephant is…
Delicious Kalimantan Cuisine in Alhambra
Did you know Borneo is the third-largest island in the world? It is divided into four political regions: Kalimantan belongs to Indonesia; Sabah and Sarawak are part of Malaysia; a small remaining region comprises Brunei. Borneo Kalimantan features Kalimantan cuisine and is located in Alhambra. Peter Then (aka Uncle Fung) assumed ownership of Little London…
Popular Elite Restaurant Re-opens for Take-Out
Dim Sum Restaurants usually consist of large banquet rooms packed with hungry customers. They are extremely popular and waiting lists are quickly form. These restaurants have largely been closed since March and a couple of them in Monterey Park recently opened. One such establishment is Elite Restaurant. The experience now is completely different. The parking…
101 Noodle Express, a Top Notch Chinese Noodle House
LA area restaurants remain closed and have had to transition to make-shift patios and take-out. One thing I’ve learned from the pandemic experience is that take out food is best enjoyed soon after you receive it. For a couple of days, I decided to change my home base and stay in San Gabriel so that…