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Review by MaxMillion
Opening mid last year is a (still new-ish) Mediterranean restaurant in Beverly Hills. The name Momed is short for modern Mediterranean, and the majority of the cuisine is eastern Mediterranean, meaning influences from Lebanon, Turkey, Israel, Egypt, Greece, Tunisia and Morocco.
This dine-all-day place is simply fantastic!

The sweet smell of roasted beets greets your [...]

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Review by MaxMillion
Touted as LA’s premier tequila destination, El Carmen Restaurant celebrates ‘Dia de los Muertos’ with a November 2nd event, from 8:00pm until 2:00am. This event will feature *live* Mariachis from 9:00pm to midnight in addition to food and drink specials – including El Carmen’s famous Classic Margaritas ($4.00 each!) and $3.00 Tecate®.
In keeping [...]

Okay, I’ll preface this review with the disclaimer that I was taken out to eat at Geisha House by a visiting European travel/food writer and so, mercifully, I did not pay for this meal.
A free meal at an overrated, passé sushi spot – how bad could it suck?!
Well, it didn’t completely suck, but it certainly [...]

When you are a critic (theatre, film, food, art etc) you generally have to see movies and plays during the dinner hour. I am a big fan of post-show suppers, but unfortunately in this show-biz town the kitchens of most of the decent restos shut down around 10pm, right when the newest remake or [...]

Okay, this week I had my first visit to Locanda del Lago in Santa Monica and I was truly blown away by the fantastic Italian fare.
We ate some stuff I’d never had before (namely thinly sliced tongue with a vibrant parsley pesto) and my companion was also very impressed with the quality of [...]

DineLA dates are : Jan 24 – 29 and Jan 31 – Feb 5, 2010
BLT Steak on Sunset is not some sandwich joint (ha!) — BLT stands for “Bistro Laurent Tourondel” and this maestro has his eponymous restaurants all over the place (New York, Washington DC, Hong Kong, Honolulu etc).
This one on Sunset Plaza [...]

Vertical Wine Bistro and local food bloggers are teaming up to continue fund-raising efforts for Haiti, hosting the “Haitian libations charity event,” Saturday, February 6th, 2010
From 10 p.m. to close, in the restaurant’s bar and lounge, 50% of all profits will go to benefit Artists for Peace and Justice—a non-profit organization delivering emergency food, medicine, [...]

Baseball, Football, Soccer, Car racing, Golf, Boxing, Volleyball – if you are a sports fan of any kind, then your goal should be heading over to Henry’s Hat. Situated close to Universal Studios, in the old Minibar space on Cahuenga Blvd. West, this new Valley venue is a fun place to chill and immerse yourself [...]