Farmer Boys (Huntington Beach, CA)

I headed to the newest Farmer Boys location in Huntington Beach for their Grand Opening! Check out the posts below for details on the specials available only this weekend and how you can win a free year of food from Farmer Boys! Farmer Boys6962 Edinger AveHuntington Beach, CA 92647www.farmerboys.com(714) 274-7006 View The Episodic Eater in […]

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 […]

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? […]

Vital Farms at Jimmy’s Famous American Tavern (Dana Point, CA)

I was recently invited to a dinner to welcome Vital Farms to Southern California, held at Jimmy’s Famous American Tavern.  In addition to learning tidbits about the Austin-based egg-producers, we enjoyed a fantastic dinner with dishes especially created by the chef to feature Vital Farms’ eggs! Also, because Vital Farms wants to roll out the welcome […]

Michael’s Pizzeria (Long Beach, CA)

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 […]

Industriel (Los Angeles, CA)

We had another family dinner on Sunday this time at a place of my sister’s choosing, so I was ecstatic when she chose Industriel, a restaurant that has been on my list for a while!  They describe their food as… “simple, pure, flavorful dishes with roots in the Provençal tradition, but with modern LA attitude.“ […]

zpizza (throughout U.S.)

So what’s a busy girl to do when there are too few hours in the day for work, an empty fridge, unexpected company coming over, and picky eaters at that?  Call for delivery!  Luckily, I have a zPizza not too far away that I can call in a pinch while I’m on my way home […]