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It’s that time of year again… Pellegrino is doing its annual Dine Out event. For those who are unfamiliar with Dine Out, participating restaurants offer a 3-course meal for lunch at $25 and dinner at $35. I have to say, I think I get more out of this than the charity. [...]

For a couple of years now, I keep hearing about Villa Sorriso. It’s supposed to be a good Italian restaurant in Old Pasadena, but there are so many good restaurants there that I never quite made it to Villa Sorriso. I finally decided to make my way there for lunch, and I’m glad [...]

I had the occasion to eat lunch at The Athenaeum, CalTech’s private on campus club, last week. I usually wouldn’t review a place that required membership, or accompanying a member, to get in, but I had such a nice lunch that I figured I would drop a few notes about it.
Walking into the building, which [...]

Euro Pane Bakery
950 E. Colorado Blvd. (at Mentor)
(626) 577-1828
Under $10 per person
Having spent the better part of the previous 24 hours locked up in transit, trying to make the short connection in Taipei, being searched by suspicious Chinese security officers, the last thing this weary traveler wanted to realize after waking in a jet-lagged stupor [...]

I have been seriously sushi deprived of late. This is completely unacceptable. So, after asking around a bit, I heard about Japon Bistro. I definitely had my doubts, as I want good sushi, which is not easy to find at most fusion restaurants. There was one other thing I really wanted to check out. I [...]

Señor Fish
618 Mission Street, South Pasadena 91030
Locations in Eagle Rock (Señor Fresh), Alhambra, and Downtown
(626) 403-0145
Under $10 per person

Daily 11:00 am – 9:00 pm

Bottom Line: If you’re jones’n for fish tacos, there is no other choice.

“Always fresh, never fishy,� is a mantra more commonly associated with your favorite sushi joint than your corner taco [...]

Xiomara is one of those places that I have been aware of since it opened, but just never made my way over there. Well … that’s not entirely true. I made my way over there, but opted for the spectacular tasting menu at Providence instead.
But when I saw that they had created a menu [...]

Well, who hasn’t heard of Cafe Bizou? #1 on Zagat, top ten on Fodor’s, #3 on AAA Senior Discount Road Trip Bonanza. Cafe Bizou. Same as it always was. Except…

That was the first indication of a change. It is no longer called Cafe Bizou, it’s called Bizou garden bistro. Nothing to be alarmed about, and [...]