Category: Gastropub
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Gjelina Brunch
Gjelina’s been on my must-try list for quite some time, but stories of long waits and insensitive service have kept me away. However, the potential of a butterscotch dessert that could rival Pizzeria Mozza‘s budino was enough to entice me and my wife to finally give it a try on an early Sunday afternoon. And […]
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Tar & Roses: A Review (and a Half)
I’m a relatively late member of the Tar & Roses admiration society, but not for lack of trying. When the restaurant opened in January 2012 to great general acclaim, I knew it would be one of the tougher tables in town for a while. I kept waiting for the hype and hubbub to settle down, […]
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Manhattan Beach Post
Chef David LeFevre‘s Manhattan Beach Post has been on my radar for the past year or so, and last month I finally got to go for dinner with my family after a long day at Disneyland (it’s kinda on the way back to the Westside from Anaheim), after failing to get in at its newly […]