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I’m an omnivore. I have had some food weirdness in the past, no dairy, no red meat, no mammals, but never fully vegetarian or anything close to vegan. I like vegetarian food though, sometimes even a raw menu now and then.
I tried Real Food Daily for the first time, and I can confidently say [...]

I love cheese. No, wait - I adore cheese. I don’t mean that rubbery, bland molten and stringy stuff you generally find on pizzas, nor that weird orange stuff you find melted inside a quesadilla. Don’t offer me a highly processed slice of square, plastic-wrapped plastic ‘cheese’ unless you want to [...]

Celadon is a beautiful restaurant and bar/lounge that offers a unique experience. This is definitely the kind of romantic venue you could take someone special to, though the menu is actually skewed towards shared plates, hence ideal for groups of 4-5 or more.
Adjacent to the main bar are a few lounge rooms, [...]

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 [...]

Honey, it’s good for you. This is an updated version of an article I wrote for TERA’s quarterly newsletter. My intention was to wait until the newsletter circulated to publish this, but today is Pollen’s grand-opening so I’d like to share the news with you!

Having spent many years living in and around the [...]

Friday night we were in debate mode. She was in the mood for India Sweets and Spices, I was in the mood for Chinese — maybe to try Hop Woo finally. What to do? Meet somewhere in the middle, of course. In this case we decided to try The Indo Café, an Indonesian Restaurant hidden [...]

Did you know that you can check for available tickets to the Getty Villa on the day you might want to visit? Between approximately 9.30am-10.30am they often release their free daily passes that you can download and print from your home computer. (Tickets are scanned upon entrance.) Parking costs $7.00.
It was with this [...]

 
Isn’t it crazy when someone tells you about a fantastic lunch place in your area and you find out that it’s been quietly operating for about a year and a half? Open weekdays, HealthyCA Foods on Lankershim serves exactly the kind of food I’ve been dreaming about for so long; healthy, delicious and affordable.
Chef Maki [...]