I recently discovered this hidden gym of a restaurant tucked into a quiet street in the heart of downtown L.A., Strada Eateria & Bar! The menu is filled with all kinds of dishes that highlight the owner and chef’s focus on European “street food”, but done in a much more elevated fashion. Each dish was […]
Rodeo 39 Public Market officially opens on October 17th, but before that, take a look at all of the eats I previewed from Shootz, Kra Z Kai’s BBQ, Tenori, Oi Asian Fusion, Banh Xeo Boys, PASTA Lab, Hook & Anchor, Steel Pan Pizza, Beleaf Burgers, RTE, Bearded Tang Brewery, Rodeo Bar, My First Kiss, Dot […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
