Floating Noodles at Neptunes Raw Bar (Artesia, CA)

Sometimes as a food blogger, you are subjected to the most insane #foodporn trends out there and they fail miserably… but this is not one of those times! The floating noodles craze all around Asia has finally landed in the U.S. courtesy of Neptunes Raw Bar.  Lucky for me, this is close by, so I was […]

Rock & Brews (Rancho Cucamonga, CA)

  What’s rockin’ everyone? This year is starting off with a bang, and I wanted to share with you one place that I’ve heard about for a while now, but hadn’t visited until now: Rock & Brews!     When I heard that co-founder Gene Simmons was going to be at the Rancho Cucamonga location, […]

GD Bro Burger (Signal Hill, CA) – Grand Opening!

Alert!  Alert!  GD Bro Burger is opening in Signal Hill on Saturday, February 6th at noon, and I had an inside sneak peek of their second brick-and-mortar location.  You may remember their award-winning truck from Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race, and you definitely cannot forget that red bun.  🙂 There is one item that […]

Kay ‘N Dave’s Cantina (Culver City, CA)

Recently, I headed to Kay ‘N Dave’s in Culver City with a group of blogger friends to experience their brunch, it was simply amazing!  We had so much food, drinks, and dessert that I actually had leftovers for once!  I left stuffed and with more goodies for later.  Sounds like a perfect way to start […]

Zero Express (Long Beach, CA) – Grand Opening!

As you may know, I am bouncing ALL over the place when it comes to food.  My food maps are pretty extensive, as you can see!  That’s why when I was invited to the preview of Zero Express in Long Beach, which I pass practically every day… I was there! Everything is freshly made with […]

Chianina Steakhouse (Long Beach, CA)

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 […]

Umami Burger (throughout U.S.) – The Mindy Burger

  So right now you’re thinking, “Diane.  What in the world could you be writing about now because you ate the entire freaking Umami Burger menu in your last post?”  Oh friend, I’m delighted to say that you are so very, very wrong. First of all, you know that Umami Burger likes their seasonal menu items.  Remember the Pumpkin Spice Latte Burger? […]

Umami Burger (throughout U.S.) – 10 Course Tasting Menu!

  Every so once in a while as a food blogger, I get to do something really special.  You might be thinking, “Hey Diane, haven’t you already written about Umami Burger three  other  times?  How is this special?” First of all, I visited another new Umami Burger location to me: Hollywood!  And yes that’s fun and all, […]