Looking for a romantic spot which also offers some fantastic food? Look no further than the Patina Group’s Cafe Pinot in downtown Los Angeles. In between the offices and business towers sits an unassuming restaurant which you would easily drive right past if you weren’t looking for it. We had reservations at 7.30pm and were […]
>Gjelina — draws crowds like you wouldn’t believe
> outside patio I’ve bookmarked Gjelina for over a year now. I’ve walked past it and seen the lines. I’ve wanted to eat here for a very long time. Finally, the last week of 2010, my BFF Sunny and her significant other, Tony, and I made our way to Venice and of course, weren’t surprised […]
>Ludobites 6.0
> Yes I admit it, I’ve never been to a Ludobites before this time. Never ever! It was always tough to get up to LA on a weeknight for a 6pm reservation, but before that can even happen, there is that thing we have to do — make a reservation! I’ve had so many friends […]
>Leatherby’s Cafe Rouge — my redemption song
>After a dismal experience at Brasserie Pascal, I was extremely irritated that I had wasted valuable stomach space on terrible food. My friends Mahesh and Holly (Savored) decided that our evening wasn’t going to just end like this, that we were not going home unsatisfied and highly irked at the possibility of our evening not […]
>Brasserie Pascal — the very sad happy hour
> Pascal’s Patchwork It was so unfortunate that I came down with a cold on the first day of OC Happy Hour Week. I had no appetite and my taste buds were shot for a good 5 days. I had no stomach for dinner 4 of those nights and by Friday, I was 98% well […]