Dine L.A. Restaurant Week for Winter 2018 began Jan. 12 and runs through Friday, Jan. 26. Approximately 300 LA area restaurants are currently participating. Fortunately for me, my brother-in-law gave me a gift certificate to MB Post. My wife and I were impressed with their dineLA offering and we recently paid them a visit. Our…
Surfside Bar and Grill – Great Eats and Drink
Venice is a city that is strong about community. After local favorite Danny’s Deli closed, the property owners had a mission to keep this location as a meeting place for the Venice neighborhood. The Surfside Bar and Grill accepted the challenge and opened in June 2017. The Surfside Bar and Grill is located in the…
Kosher Food and Wine Experience Returns to LA
The Kosher Food and Wine Experience (KFWE) is an annual event that brings world-acclaimed kosher wine and spirits to the U.S. KFWE LA is a sister event to KFWE London, New York, and Miami. KFWE LA will feature a selection of more than 300 wines as well as crafted spirits from across the globe. This…
Painter’s Tape Raises The Bar in Gardena
In 2014, Star Chefs named Atsushi Takatsuki one of LA’s Rising Stars. At that time he was Chef de Cuisine at MB Post in Manhattan Beach. Since then, he decided to give back to the community where he was raised. After three years of planning, he opened up Painter’s Tape in Gardena. Painter’s Tape is…
LA’s Parrot Heads Meet Up at Tiki-No in NoHo
LA’s Parrot Heads are at it again. This time around, the Jimmy Buffett fan club remains united to “party with a purpose”. This month’s phlocking will be an island-themed potluck and will take place Saturday, Jan. 13 at Tiki-No in North Hollywood. The event will feature an old-fashioned potluck with an island twist. Tiki-No will…
Carnitas El Momo – For Amazing Carnitas
If you frequent taco restaurants, you will almost always find carne asada (steak), pollo asado (chicken) and pescado (fish). What you may not always find is carnitas because they take much longer to prepare. Marinated pork is slowly cooked so that the flavors meld into the meat. One such establishment is Carnitas El Momo. Each…
Tasty Noodle House – Great Addition to the South Bay
Lomita has recently built a nice collection of quality Asian eateries. Pacific Coast Highway or (as the locals call it, PCH) happens to be where they appear. Given the trends, Pho and ramen are to be expected. The latest two entrants are Chinese restaurants: Ruiji Sichuan Cuisine and the Tasty Noodle House. The San Gabriel…
Love and Salt Offers Free Breakfast Sandwich
If you partake in social media, it is often worthwhile to follow companies you like. Many companies reward their followers with specials and information that is not generally advertised to the public. I recently took advantage of a special brunch offer from Love and Salt. Love and Salt recently posted the following on their Facebook…
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…
Exceptional Japanese Cuisine from Wadatsumi
One of my co-workers handed me a business card. He said, “It’s the real deal”. Since he is married to someone from Thailand, I trusted his acumen on Thai cuisine. I wasn’t sure of his knowledge of Japanese food. The business card was from Wadatsumi and the restaurant is located in Torrance. Wadatsumi is…