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Last year my feelings about Indian food went from 0-10 in a matter of one week. Prior to that time, I ignorantly assumed all Indian food was “covered in curry,” which was, in my mind, a thick, pungent green sauce I’d tried in Australia and quite disliked. Eventually a friend convinced me to try Electric [...]

I admire people who take the risk to run a restaurant. I hear it is a really tough business and most don’t make it. So when I see a new place (it may not really be that new but I just didn’t notice them until recently) I often like to give it a [...]

I am a coupon cutter. I look for deals in newspaper ads. I also see if there are any daily specials - with lunch menus, happy hours, and two-for-ones. But it goes beyond finding deals on food. I also love to hunt for bargains at my local thrift store, craigslist, and the random yard sale. [...]

For over a year I have driven past a nice-looking venue (at 11334 Moorpark, just east of Tujunga) where a posted sign promised “ZenChi – Coming 05.â€? Eventually the sign was changed to read “Ok….2006.â€?
Funny! At least these restaurateurs have a sense of humour.
Well at long last ZenChi Cafe [...]

I like India Sweets and Spices, but sometimes I wish that their shop was a little cleaner and that the women behind the counter were a little (ok, a lot) nicer. Well, I may have found my answer to those desires.
Last weekend we tried out Bharat Bazaar in Culver City. The set up is [...]

The first thing that strikes me about this unassuming little Indian restaurant, tucked away from the hustle and bustle of Studio City on Ventura Place, is its chic simplicity. Gorgeous and fragrant arrangements of white Casablanca lilies decorate the room and little sprays of freesias adorn every glass-topped white linen table.
Gangadin is a delightful neighborhood [...]

“When you’re crazy about curry, that’s fine but no matter how much you love curry, you have too much of it, it takes the roof of your mouth off. And then you never want to see curry for a really, really long time but you wake up one day and you think… god I really [...]

Hungry for Himalayan?
The Tibet Nepal House is a lovely little storefront-sized restaurant in Pasadena, as noteworthy for it’s uniqueness as for it’s serene atmosphere. Maybe it’s the Buddhist statuary, maybe it’s the painting of Everest climbers, maybe it’s the colorful kilims, or maybe me, but it just feels quietly comfortable here–except for [...]