Del Frisco’s Grille (Santa Monica, CA) – Valentine’s Day Menu

When it comes to Valentine’s Day, I admit that I don’t always make plans… but I had a preview of Del Frisco’s Grille‘s menu, and this is definitely worth planning for!  Even better, they are serving the menu all weekend, so you can have it Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, if your little heart desires! For […]

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams (Los Angeles, CA) – American Licks Collection

Ever since Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams opened nearly a year ago in L.A., we have been treated to inventive flavors like Thai Chili, Sweet Basil and Honeyed Pine Nut, Berries and Burgundy, and Yazoo Sue with Rosemary Bar Nuts. Well, Jeni’s New Winter Collection features six, all-new nostalgic flavors!  What does that mean?  The new […]

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 […]

DTLA Dinner Club (Downtown Los Angeles, CA) with new host Arnold Myint!

You know those amazing supper clubs that you wish you had the invite to, but you only hear about it after the fact?  Well, here’s the inside scoop on one that I thought I would never be able to get into… the DTLA Dinner Club! You might be thinking, “Diane, of course you would get invited. […]

TART Restaurant (Los Angeles, CA) | dineLA 2016

Happy 2016!  This year for dineLA week, I returned to TART Restaurant for their special menu with beer pairings.  After their fantastic Thanksgiving meal, I was super excited to try out their debut dineLA menu and it did not disappoint!  In addition to the awesome comfort food, each course was paired with a beer, so I […]

Friendsgiving Feast @ TART Restaurant (Los Angeles, CA)

It’s almost time for my favorite holiday of the year: Thanksgiving!  Maybe it’s because all of the food involved?  Yep, probably.  🙂 I was recently invited to TART restaurant, just inside the iconic Farmer’s Daughter Hotel for a preview of their new “Friendsgiving” feast and I could not pass up the chance to check it […]

Maradentro (Studio City, CA)

Recently, I was invited to dine at Maradentro Restaurant, which I was ridiculously excited about after having tried a glorious shrimp tamale at this year’s East LA Meets Napa event.  Believe me, if I’m making the trek out to Studio City, it better be worth it… and it totally did not disappoint!  Most of the […]

Via Veneto (Santa Monica, CA)

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 […]