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With summertime weather taking us outside, it is time for firing up the grill outside!
Jonah got us going on this track with his positive report on TJ’s Carne Asada.
I’m definitely going to give that a try sometime this summer!
However, what if you and your guests are yearning for sausages? Where do you go [...]

SSG Hakata Ramen is celebrating their 10th anniversary and is offering up their delicious bowls of ramen for only $3.00 DOLLARS. On SATURDAY, 6/24 and SUNDAY, 6/25, the first 500 CUSTOMERS will be entitled to the $3 goodneess. This starts at 11:30, but I’d imagine that people will be outside waiting about an [...]

Friday night we were in debate mode. She was in the mood for India Sweets and Spices, I was in the mood for Chinese — maybe to try Hop Woo finally. What to do? Meet somewhere in the middle, of course. In this case we decided to try The Indo Café, an Indonesian Restaurant hidden [...]

As I mentioned, we picked up some carne asada from Trader Joe’s for the Memorial Day grill. To be honest, we couldn’t wait until Memorial Day and broke it open on Saturday instead. It turned out great, I would defninitely grill it again. Trader Joe’s keeps the meat in the refrigerated section, sealed up tight [...]

With a name like Cafe Peach, you would expect more peach items on the menu. The name also implies a little, homey hole-in-the-wall. Granted, Cafe Peach is a hole-in-the-wall, but it’s actually on the verge of trendy. Once inside, you see modern artwork by Robert Brady on display (and for sale), creating [...]

Memorial Day, the official kick off for summer. BBQ is obligatory. Do you ‘Que at home? Do you ‘Que at a friends? Do you go out for ‘Que at your favorite rib joint? Where do you get your meat? At a carniceria or do you pay top dollar at Gelson’s and Whole Foods?
We picked up [...]

I came across this while browsing through some Flickr photos, temari sushi:
temari sushi, a super simple way to make sushi at home. just lay down a square of plastic wrap (or cloth handkerchief, if you must), place your topping in the middle then about 2 tablespoonfuls of sushi rice on top of that. gather the [...]

A Frenchy-food fixture in Studio City for several years, and situated right near the CBS Studio Center, is the Wine Bistro. Aficionados will already know about its luxe decor, friendly and efficient service and relaxed vibe paired with French cuisine at affordable prices. Owner JB Touchon (pictured) is a gracious host and a lively character [...]