I enjoy living in the LA area because there is an enormous number of ethnic eateries. Included in this group are bakeries, and while I prefer savory over sweet, I enjoy partaking in items such as empanadas, croissants, pastries, and fresh-baked bread for sandwiches. Through social media, I recently stumbled upon Lonzo’s Restaurant in Culver…
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Most Valuable Playa Serves Taiwanese Goodness
I find it interesting when a restaurant owner decides to close and immediately reopen with another type of cuisine. This strategy could backfire with customers that enjoy the original theme, but sometimes it works. An example of this is this is the Humble Potato; they closed and reopened as The Most Valuable Playa or MVP…
Pizzana – Signature Slow Dough Artisan Pizzas
With many restaurants serving pizza in LA, you may wonder what makes one rise above the top of LA’s best pizzas? Focusing on quality and creating a crisp and savory crust is why Pizzana continues to be popular. It also helps that the late LA Times Food Critic, Jonathan Gold, willingly waited in line for…
AKASHA Vodka and Latke’s Menu To Go
In 2006, Ford’s Filling Station and Beacon started a revolution in Culver City’s dining scene. Two years later, Akasha Richmond opened AKASHA and Sang Yoon opened Father’s Office. Both were met with huge crowds and added Culver City as a dining destination. More recently, in 2016, Platform introduced boutique shopping with eclectic eateries. AKASHA’s menu…
Tacos 1986 – A Mushroom Delight!
If you are a regular reader, you will notice that I have an obsession with tacos. While that may seem unusual to you, I have found that there are very interesting differences between some of the vendors. Some specialize in the Jalisco tacos de birria and others have a signature taco that dominates Instagram pages….
Cafe Laurent – A Classic French Cafe
French food is among the top cuisines I favor. After visiting France and experiencing the freshness, quality and the execution of their dishes, I now seek opportunities to relive the experience. Cafe Laurent is a French cafe that I noticed many years ago; my wife and I finally visited them last weekend. You would expect…
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…
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…
Dan Modern Chinese Offers Delicious Soup Dumplings
LA foodies immediately took notice when Din Tai Fung opened its doors in Arcadia, Suddenly soup dumplings were the rage of LA and lines quickly formed around Din Tai Fung. Since that time others such as Dan Modern Chinese have entered the competitive LA market. Dan Modern Chinese is located in Japantown, a busy ¾…
Taste of Tehran Thrives in Busy Tehrangeles
Anthony Bourdain, the late host of CNN’s Part’s Unknown, still resurfaces in my memory or appears in my on-line research. One of his visits to LA was recorded in a Part’s Unknown episode and featured Taste of Tehran, a small Persian restaurant on Westwood in Tehrangeles. Chef / Owner Saghar Fanisalek grew up in Iran….