I was recently invited to be a plus one to the first of North Italia‘s signature spring community dinner series at their Irvine, California location. According to the description I received, “the community dinner series invites people to enjoy a specially created seasonal meal in an intimate setting, developed by the restaurant’s Executive Chef and […]
If you have never tasted or even heard of Chianina beef, you are not alone… but that travesty can be remedied right away! Nestled on Naples island in Long Beach is Chianina Steakhouse, which serves the namesake steak on its extensive menu of cuts of the prized beef. They consider themselves a “boutique […]
Tis’ the season! Which one is that? A foodie’s favorite time of the year… truffle season! I was invited to Via Veneto in Santa Monica for a tasting of their White Truffle menu, along with some other food bloggers and tastemakers. It was absolutely amazing and not just because I had been looking forward to […]
Recently, I was invited to an intimate dinner at Old Vine Cafe. Actually, if you have ever been to the tiny restaurant at The CAMP, you’ll know that just about every meal there is cozy! Also, if you have ever shown up on a weekend, you will find a crowd of people waiting for a […]
In a few weeks, The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles (IAMLA) will be presenting the 7th annual Taste of Italy. On October 10th, downtown L.A. will host many local restaurants, Italian and California wineries, live entertainment, chef demonstrations, and celebrity guests. As historian and Executive Director of the IAMLA Marianna Gatto explains, “Taste of […]
I was recently invited to a special dinner at Locanda del Lago celebrating the wines of Italy! In honor of Cantine Provenza of Lombardia, Italy, Michelin-starred Chef Gianfranco Minuz prepared a four-course Lombardian dinner perfectly paired with wines by Provenza. We were warmly greeted by one of the winemakers, who introduced each wine with the start […]
After the four wonderful events of the L.A. Food & Wine Festival that I attended (#1, #2, #3 & #4), what better way to share the amazing time with my family of foodies than to… eat dinner at Bestia! Honestly, I was pretty much stuffed… but when the food started rolling in, it wasn’t hard […]
You may remember that I wrote about both Michael’s on Naples and the neighboring Michael’s Pizzeria on Vintage Zest, but those posts were much too short and sweet to share how fantastic the food is! Well, I took a trip down to the Downtown Promenade location for a lovely dinner featuring everything from salads to desserts! First of […]
