Long Beach bar hopping! (Long Beach, CA)

This weekend, I headed to downtown Long Beach to try some amazing summer drinks on a fun bar hop!  I had some amazingly inventive and delicious cocktails, along with a few dishes.  Check out all the fun that I had below at L’Opera, Alegria Cocina Latina, Gaucho Grill, and Agaves Kitchen and Tequila! Also, I […]

Zeffirino (Las Vegas, NV)

For our second dinner in Las Vegas, we decided to go to Zeffirino in the Venetian because one person in our dinner party had not eaten there before.  Not only is it the longest running restaurant in the hotel, it is the second location of a restaurant that has been open in Genoa, Italy since 1939. […]

Domenico’s (Long Beach, CA)

Tonight was the 60th Anniversary Celebration of Domenico’s Restaurant, the oldest restaurant in Long Beach.  To celebrate such an important milestone, they rolled back the prices on their original menu items to the 1960’s prices!  They did this ten years ago for the 50th anniversary and lines were around the block, so this was definitely […]

Il Fornaio (Irvine, CA)

We were in the area and very hungry, so we visited Il Fornaio, because I remembered the wonderful dinner we had there several months ago.  It was wonderful as always, and it was an opportunity to try a few more delicious dishes! For pictures of the decor and more, check out the first post I wrote. […]

La Parolaccia Osteria Italiana (Long Beach, CA)

For a quick dinner, the family and I went to an Italian restaurant that we had been hearing about for a while, called La Parolaccia.  I have a feeling that we will be coming back soon! It definitely has an old-school Italian decor. The normal bread was good, but instead of butter, it was served […]

La Tavolata (Artesia, CA)

This is my third trip to La Tavolata, but my first on The Episodic Eater.  To see my first two meals recapped on Vintage Zest, click here and here.  There is nothing fussy about the food, it’s just plain and simple what you want to eat when you are craving pasta. Now, let’s get to […]

Cucina Enoteca (Irvine, CA)

Usually, I have a hand in picking out the restaurants that I go to with my friend and family, but this time we were visiting with my guy’s high school friends as a group.  Since most of them live relatively nearby, we headed to Cucina Enoteca! First of all, it is located in Irvine Spectrum […]

Kpasta (Long Beach, CA)

Some family who live abroad came to visit for a bit, and I had a chance to meet them for dinner during the week.  We initially planned to head to Michael’s Pizzeria, but ever since their Zagat article, it has been just too packed.  Since the wait was so long, we decided to head to […]