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It was a red-letter day for Santa Monica as Rick Bayless’ Red O rolled out the red carpet for food writers and bloggers at a private soirée Friday evening in anticipation of its grand opening. Tequila cocktails accompanied menu selections of the street-style Mexican cuisine on which Beard Award-winner Bayless built his brand. The original location on Melrose Avenue, famed for its tunnel of tequila … Continue reading Red O-pening on Ocean
They’ve seen the best of times; they’ve seen the worst of times. This is a tale of two restaurants that are enjoying their heyday after weathering the worst economic climate since the Great Depression. Despite the Dickensian motif, this is an Italian story. In actuality, it’s about as Italian as Romeo and Juliet, another Anglican yarn, in that the subjects of this opus are a … Continue reading A Tale of Two Restaurants
Doma means “home” in the slavic language. And, it feels like what it means in Doma Kitchen for many reasons. Owners, Angie Corrente and Stan Mayzalis, along with Chef Kristina Miksyte have created an ambiance and cuisine that pulls from their extensive travels around the world, taking them outside beaten paths and into intimate settings with locals and into their very homes. After years of traveling by … Continue reading Doma Kitchen Celebrates Relocation to Manhattan Beach
The Sweet Summer Watermelon Salad recipe from the Tone It Up Girls! Makes 4 servings Ingredients 2 cups of watermelon, cubed 1/4 cup of thinly sliced red-onion 1 cucumber, sliced & halved 2 cups of arugula Bunch of fresh mint, julienned 1/4 cup of feta cheese or crumbled tofu 3/4 cup of high quality balsamic vinegar Directions: Start by heating the vinegar in a pan over … Continue reading Summer Watermelon Salad Recipe
I just went vegan a few months ago while going through my yoga certification process under the tutelage of Tamal Dodge (Tamal Yoga School at Yoga Salt), and it’s been quite a fantastic journey. It’s sites like My Pure Vegan Food created by Lena and her husband, Anton, and cookbooks like Oh, She Glows by Angela Liddon, The Plant Power Way by Rich Roll and … Continue reading Drink H2rOse … A Modern Twist On An Ancient Royal Beauty Secret
No matter the L.A. neighborhood you reside, there’s a destination restaurant upon which food-minded Angelenos descend. Depending on your part of town, there might even be several. It’s a distinguishing feature of this city, whereas many, if not most of the other metropolises in the country establish a dining scene in a centrally located downtown. With this in mind, I, your humble correspondent will periodically … Continue reading An Incomplete Dining Guide to L.A. Neighborhoods
As you’re probably aware, Thursday was National Hot Dog Day. Whether your calendar was marked with a red “x” or you received a notification from your smartphone, no doubt you celebrated what is, impossibly, still not an officially observed holiday. If for some reason, though one struggles to imagine what that reason might be, you neglected your patriotic duty to eat a weiner, fear not, … Continue reading Dog Day Afternoon
Finding the best lobster roll has been an ongoing quest for my tastebuds for almost 8 years of living in Los Angeles. Something so simple that can be done so right, can be done so wrong. In the last few years, LA has seen several new lobster spots open up, to my joy. I grew up in Connecticut ordering “hot” or “cold.” Los Angeles has … Continue reading Best Lobster Rolls in LA
The west side has a beautiful new urban eclectic dining spot called Estate Restaurant + Bar on 1519 Wilshire Blvd. This elegant grand new space with its leveled seating arrangement brings an upscale but relaxed new option to Santa Monica. Chef Hisashi Yoshiara brings farm-to-table cuisine with a worldly twist thanks to the chef’s expansive European training. The vibrant menu includes items presented and done in … Continue reading Santa Monica gets a new gem – Estate Restaurant and Bar
LA’s Best Chefs congregated at Sony Pictures this past week in support of the American Cancer Society. The California Spirit fundraiser celebrated 30 years of of support to help fight cancer. Over the past 30 years California Spirit has raised over $15 million in the fight against cancer. Chefs like Thomas Keller (Bouchon, Per Se, The French Laundry), Neal Fraser (Redbird), Alan Jackson (Lemonade), Jason Neroni … Continue reading Interview with LA’s Favorite Chefs
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