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Coming down from an orgy of celebration and irony, we decided eat at Siete Mares to mark the Redskins’ ugly, nearly undeserved defeat of the Buccaneers. There have been scant few reasons for a Washinton expatriate in LA to celebrate the Skins in the last 15 years, so this was as good as any. After [...]

Spotted this plastic thingamajig at a new store in Silver Lake this weekend.

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 [...]

Lately…oh, hi. I’m Steve, a new contributor.
Lately, I’ve been on a tour of French Bistro/sidewalk cafe food. This was not deliberate, it just ended up that way, and when I say ‘tour’ it means I’ve been to four in the past few weeks. La Dijonnaise, Rouge, Bouchon and Figaro Cafe. The one I frequent, uh, [...]

The rain had let up a bit, so in between downpours on my circuitous route home, I happened upon Los Angeles Thai Cafe. The most enticing thing about it from the outside was that I could make an easy left off of Fountain to get into the parking lot, where there were actual empty [...]

Well, at least that’s what’s silkscreened on the black shirts of the French waiters at a favorite little restaurant of mine, Café Beaujolais.
From previous experiences, I knew that the little French bistro can get pretty loud and busy during the dinner hours. So the planner in me played it safe. My girlfriend and I [...]

Just wanted to give all you fellow epicureans a heads up about next weekends Sunset Junction Music Festival in Silverlake. Actually, I also consider it a food festival. They’ll have local band performances as well as vendors selling yummy festival fare. Last year, had some bratwurst, philly cheese steaks, thai food. [...]

My mother, who is a total goddess, sent me my LA care-package. Among other things, she included my August edition of Los Angeles Magazine. This month’s issue is 101 things to love about LA. I, of course, skim through everything and read only the food stuff. It’s interesting to see what [...]