Jose Andres has a show on PBS called Made in Spain, his third book, “Made in Spain: Spanish Dishes for the American Kitchen,” hit the shelves in November. He’s chef-partner of seven restaurants in and around Washington, D.C. and worked for Ferran Adrià at El Bulli, often regarded as the best restaurant in the [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 26, 2009
On Wednesday nights only, check out Burger Bliss at the Whisper Lounge at The Grove. They’ll pick up the valet tab ($8 value) if you do. Chef Anthony Jacquet’s weekly changing burger specials this Wednesday include a Blackened Blue Cheese Burger with Kobe Beef, a BBQ Lamb Burger with Bourbon Apple Slaw, and Specialty Adult [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, January 24, 2009
Roy’s is now serving (through March 31) a winter prix fixe menu. It’s a delectable fusion of fresh winter flavors. The menu was designed by Director of Chefs, Gordon Hopkins as tribute to the spirit of Roy’s dedication to fresh, bold, seasonal flavors. For $35 choose your first course, a Pulehu Style “Kalbi” Sirloin, Kimchee & [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 22, 2009
Looks like the restaurants at Hollywood & Highland are feeling the recession crunch. Through February 15, 2009 show $30 or more in same-day receipts from CPK, French Crepe Company, The Grill on Hollywood, Johnny Rockets, Koji’s Sushi & Shabu Shabu, rise at The Highlands, Trastevere, or uWink to receive 2 FREE Mann Theatres movie tickets! [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 19, 2008
Small plates, recession deals, guest chefs, celeb chefs, pre fixe, two for one, et al, all buzz words to entice people into restaurants these days. But there’s nothing cheaper than a good old fashion LA taco. No celeb chefs, no 3 or 5 course meals here. Just good, honest asada, pastor, and pollo. They’ve been [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Dining out doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg. A lot of restaurants are offering special menus and extended happy hour specials. The Edison in Downtown Los Angeles is offering up a great “depression era” special called The Soup Kitchen on Fridays from 5pm-7pm. Drinks are 35 cents, plus free cheese melts and [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 6, 2008
Time to stock up on your wine for the winter. BevMo’s 5 cent sale is going on now. Buy one bottle at regular price and get the second bottle (of the same wine) for just 5 cents. Choose from over 150 bottle of wine. Pick up a bottle of the 91 point rated Aresti Syrah [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 3, 2008
In case you haven’t heard, there is an election going on. And finally, after weeks of late night jokes, misleading proposition commercials and spam from your friends, tomorrow (Nov 4) is the day. For crying out loud get out there and vote! If you’re registered, but don’t know where your polling place is, you can [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 23, 2008
You can’t argue that Yamashiro is probably one of the most beautiful restaurants in all of LA. Yamashiro means “Mountain Palace” in Japanese. It’s full of rich history. It was the dream of the Bernheimer brothers in 1911 to build a hilltop mansion 250 feet above Hollywood Boulevard. Today you can still see the 600-year-old [...]
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
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