Category: American
-
Grand Central Market Tour (Eggslut, G&B Coffee, McConnell’s, Belcampo)
Used to be, when friends and family visiting from out of town wanted a quick-and-easy way to get the “flavor” of Los Angeles, I would take them to the Farmers Market at 3rd and Fairfax. It was one-stop shop(ping) for some decent eats, and for people watching, especially at the adjacent Grove shopping mecca. Nowadays, […]
-
Fork in the Road’s Happy Hour
Charcuterie plate? Check. House-pickled vegetables? Check. Flat breads from a wood-fired oven, located just outside the kitchen, in view of the dining area? Check. Main Street Santa Monica’s Fork in the Road opened in late 2013 and had all the essential ingredients to make it a hit with “food enthusiasts” (my alternative term for “foodies”), […]
-
The Misfit’s $5 Bar Fly Lunches in Santa Monica
[Update, January 2015: The Bar Fly Lunch menu has changed somewhat. The burger is no longer available as a $5 lunch option, replaced with a chicken salad, and some of the other items moved days of the week.] If someone asks you what Santa Monica is known for, as far as food goes, there are […]
-
The Early Bird Special at Flores and The Ladies’ Gunboat Society
Flores on Sawtelle, in West Los Angeles’s Little Osaka neighborhood, opened just over a year ago, with the dishes introduced by its opening chefs, husband-wife team Rob Lawson and Angela Hernandez, both alums of L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon in NYC, well received. In April of this year, however, the two chefs and owner Amal Flores […]
-
Hải Ký Mì Gia, Pig & Pie, Humphry Slocombe, Three Twins, Nopa (San Francisco: Day Five)
I was in San Francisco this week for WWDC (Apple‘s Worldwide Developers Conference). I found out a few months ago I’d be able to attend, so of course, I made a list and asked for advice beforehand. Now that I’m here, I plan on posting a report as quickly as possible for each day, to […]