D’Caché — Latin Fusion cuisine & lively music

Step inside this restored 1928 Spanish mission-style cottage, located on Riverside in Toluca Lake, and you might think you’ve been transported to somewhere in the exotic Spanish or Latin American countryside. D’Caché is a lively restaurant where they serve modern Latin-fusion cuisine, tapas and fine wines and great drinks. Try a fresh Columbian mojito made [...]

Cafe Brasil on Washington

Cafe Brasil has been mentioned here before, but that was the location on Venice. A few nights ago we dropped in to the Washington location for dinner. We were glad we did.

Cafe Brasil is open and airy, and extremely clean. Normally, I wouldn’t mention cleanliness, but this place was spotless. The restrooms were nicely decorated [...]

All You Can Eat Meat

If someone suggests going to a churrascaria, be forewarned: Don’t eat anything before you go! Taken literally, churrascaria means “house of barbeque,” and what you get is basically servers coming up to your table with an assortment of meats on a sword, offering you a cut, slice, or serving (depending on the type of [...]

Bossa Nova

One of the people I know at work is from Brazil.
During one afternoon, we were having some idle chit chat and I asked her if there were places in Los Angeles she likes to go for the Brazilian flavor.
She immediately mentioned Fogo De Chao but just as quickly added it was very expensive! She [...]

Fogo De Chao

Summery Whisps of Fresh and Healthy Spa Dishes

For a delightful vegan retreat, Fogo De Chao is a radiant womb that offers a serene space to enjoy a natural meal with your life mates from pilates class. Sun dappled vines caress the terra cota patio, which creates a Zen bubble, fading the rigors of everyday city [...]

Cafe Brazil on Venice, Take 2

To celebrate my six months or so of blogging, MS and I thought we’d take it back a bit and have a second go at Cafe Brazil on Venice. Here’s Take 1.
This time, I took pictures of the vibrant bowls of oranges that sat with you on the cozy tables inside or outside on the [...]

Cafe Brasil on Venice

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Cultures and languages of the world come together here in the city, and to me, this fusion is the very essence of what it means to be an Angeleno.
As you drive along Venice Boulevard, you’ll find a number of different eateries - Thai, Cuban, Mexican, Japanese, Italian cuisines to name just a few. And on [...]

Salud! Ciudad

Jonah has already la.foodblogged about Happy Hour at the Border Grill in Santa Monica so I’ll make this quick. By just a hair, we missed Happy Hour at Ciudad, the Two Hot Tamales‘ (Chefs Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger) Latin cuisine joint downtown. Despite the prices, I drank a capirinhia that made me woozy [...]