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DineLA will be taking the night off on Saturday, but fires up again on Sunday. A few more reviews have rolled in, with mixed moods.

More controversy at Tiara, where Franklin Avenue tried to have lunch on Sunday. “We specified the Dine L.A. menu when we made reservations and the person on the other end took [...]

More reviews have rolled in after yesterday’s roundup of DineLA Restaurant Week meals. I interpret the general consensus to be “pleasantly surprised”. Sounds like diners go in with mixed expectations and the restaurants are stepping up and offering full featured meals at the discount price.

Our own Sneakypeteiii finds fabulous food at Ford’s Filling Station for [...]

Ford’s Filling Station
9531 Culver Blvd., 90232
(310) 202-1470
$34 + tax, tip
Bottom line: Yum.
This is the food I love to eat. These are fresh, well-seasoned, unpretentious, and simple dishes borne of a deep hunger within, not of some intellectual curiosity or misinformed science project — I walked out of Ford’s Filling Station last night at 11 pm [...]

Reviews are rolling in about the DineLA Restaurant Week. For the most part, the reviews are positive, but there have been a few SNAFUs.

Commenter Stephen had the menu and price switched on him at Tiara. DineLA responds, somewhat explaining the mix up.
A Chowhounder hits up Table8 and finds that the DineLA menu has changed, decides [...]

I’m not completely wowed by the menus offered during DineLA Restaurant Week. Browsing the list of participating restaurants, I’m not totally convinced that you’re getting much of a deal at a lot of places.
There are a few joints that seem to be offering deep discounts. This is assuming that the dishes served during restaurant [...]

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It is in Santa Barbara so this is stretching the geographical boundaries of LAFB but I figure the readership might like to know about this event.
Bedford Thompson Winery is hosting a “Wine & Mushroom Admiration Reception” on Saturday, Jan. 27th 26th (I called the winery and they confirmed the date on their [...]

I had the opportunity to sit down with Jean-Luc Naret, Director of Michelin Guides on Monday afternoon. We talked about a variety of topics, including the leaked Los Angeles results, how restaurants survive the initial selection process, how many inspectors are on the West Coast (5), where Mr. Naret dines in Los Angeles, and even [...]

Due to a website SNAFU, the Los Angeles Michelin Stars were leaked this past weekend (including in our own comments). No LA restaurant was given the coveted three star rating. There were 15 One Star and 3 Two Star rated restaurants in the LA premier of the guide. Furthermore, 35 restaurants were awarded Bib Gourmand [...]