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Bottega is an Italian term traditionally used to refer to a place where aspiring artists learn from masters. Based on this definition, Bottega Louie has it all wrong, because there is nothing amateurish about this place. Bottega Louie is only about one year old, but it became one of my favorite places in [...]

Okay, it’s hardly traditional sushi — way too much sauce, mayo and spice — but Sushi Chef Katsuya Uechi knows how we like our sushi in L.A.
Part of the Katsuya-group of restaurants around LA, Kiwami opened a few doors down from the original Katsuya in Studio City, which opened in 1997.
If you want [...]

Fresh & Easy complaint letter
Thursday, July 1, 2010
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
I am writing to request an explanation for the following complaint:
Recently I used two of your Fresh & Easy brand 14.5oz cans of “ORGANIC Italian style diced tomatoes” with about one pound of ground beef to make a typical “ragu” or “bolognese” pasta sauce.
On [...]

Okay, this week I had my first visit to Locanda del Lago in Santa Monica and I was truly blown away by the fantastic Italian fare.
We ate some stuff I’d never had before (namely thinly sliced tongue with a vibrant parsley pesto) and my companion was also very impressed with the quality of [...]

By now, I’m sure you all have heard about the food truck craze taking L.A. by storm. Food trucks aren’t really that new. I’ve enjoyed eating food from trucks for some time, though none of the ones I went to seem nearly as fancy as what has been rolling out lately. I [...]

A month and a half ago, I wrote about attending Extravaganza for the Senses. One of the booths there was a new organic produce delivery service. Now, I’ve heard of these services, and it seemed very convenient, but I was always a little turned off by price. Then I talked to Farm [...]

I came across this video (thanks to my sister) and was so amused for 2 minutes and 51 seconds. I think all Trader Joe’s fans and haters would also get a good chuckle.

I’m grumpy. Why? Because I got an untried product out of my freezer today that I’d recently purchased from Trader Joe’s and I feel really cheated.
I’d spotted a nice fat box in the freezer – two crustless Bacon & Feta quiches. Sounds great, right? Two of them. Perfect for a nice lunch for me [...]