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 [...]

Tapas in Tarzana

In keeping with la.foodblogging’s recent focus on the Valley (sorry, Westsiders!) I am thrilled to be writing about one of the best little finds of late.

Tarzana has a lovely European-style café restaurant that is one of the best kept secrets in the Valley. The only reason I am telling you about it because I want [...]

What To Eat On Venice Blvd. with Only $6 - Larco Mar Rotisserie Chicken

I started working in the Culver City/Palms/Mar Vista area about 4 months ago. I was stoked upon receiving the job offer because I knew I would have good eats. With places like Café Brasil, Versailles, Beacon and even Sawtelle Blvd. (for longer lunch breaks), this new job would prove beneficial to my tummy and wallet. [...]

Fine Dining @ Five Sixty-One

Want a $100 gourmet meal but don’t want to pay the full $100? Then Bistro 561 is the place for you! Located right next door to the Southern California School of Culinary Arts, the restaurant is the final test for aspiring new chefs. While dining here is still not exactly cheap, it [...]

Cobras & Matadors

Tapas has been long reviled as nouvelle food that reeks of elitism: overpriced, undersized and smug. Tapas has gotten a bad rap. Far from being gauche, tapas has a rich history as Spanish dinner food. Fact is, I like the idea that my entire dinner is comprised of appetizers. The appetizer, at least in haute [...]

Eagle Rock’s Spitz: Doner Kebab Shack

New Doner kebab shop coming to Eagle Rock.

Killer Tomatoes

As a little kid, I thought of tomatoes as just this red, round vegetable (or fruit) that was used to make spaghetti sauce and ketchup. Once I grew up, I learned how to incorporate tomatoes in tons of stuff, including brushetta, buffalo mozzarella & basil appetizer, etc. Alas, I have realized that I [...]

Sangria Saturdays in Eagle Rock

Sangria!!!!
Originally uploaded by Lylla Lausanne.

Saturdays were looking a little lean on the special wining and dining events list. But a wine store that I can’t stop la.foodblogging about, has announced new once a month Saturday event that kicks off this weekend.

Sangria Saturdays
You may have guessed from the title above [...]