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Just over a year ago my wife and I were enjoying our honeymoon, lounging on Caribbean beaches and sampling Caribbean food. Just over a week ago, my wife and I were enjoying a Caribbean dinner in LA, at Cha Cha Chicken.
Cha Cha Chicken is at Pico and Ocean in Santa Monica. It’s a walk up [...]

With a name like Cha Cha Cha, it has to be fun, right? Right. On a recent Saturday night a group of us headed over to the “Contemporary Caribbean” restaurant for some tasty chow (and sangria).
We called ahead to see if we could get reservations, but they weren’t taking any more. We were told [...]

Or so it seemed when I heard about Versailles. I would normally expect such a well-known name to be associated with a very upscale French restaurant. In fact, it is quite the contrary. Located close to Overland on Venice Blvd., Versailles is a very down-to-earth Cuban restaurant that focuses not on looks [...]

Tried a new place yesterday, called Ginja Lions. It’s Asian-Caribbean fusion, located on Ventura Boulevard in Studio City, right across from the strip mall that houses the famous Sushi Nazi, Sushi Nozawa. It is a small space, decorated with tropical themes. There is an aquarium in the wall, reed fences lining the ceiling, and strategically [...]

This Appleton Estate rum was a gift from a friend who brought it all the way back from a trip to Jamaica. He got to kick back on the beach and listen to the steel drums for a week, and I get is this bottle of rum? Lucky me. *roll eyes*
Not a bad deal, actually. [...]