Archive for the ‘Middle Eastern’ Category
Modern Mediterranean in Bev Hills – Momed
Saturday, March 19, 2011 12:45 6 CommentsReview by MaxMillion
Opening mid last year is a (still new-ish) Mediterranean restaurant in Beverly Hills. The name Momed is short for modern Mediterranean, and the majority of the cuisine is eastern Mediterranean, meaning influences from Lebanon, Turkey, Israel, Egypt, Greece, Tunisia and Morocco.
This dine-all-day place is simply fantastic!
The sweet smell of roasted beets greets your [...]
Tapas in Tarzana
Monday, May 5, 2008 14:00 3 CommentsIn keeping with la.foodblogging’s recent focus on the Valley (sorry, Westsiders!) I am thrilled to be writing about one of the best little finds of late.
Tarzana has a lovely European-style café restaurant that is one of the best kept secrets in the Valley. The only reason I am telling you about it because I want [...]
Zankou Sauce Now Factory Made?
Monday, April 23, 2007 18:38 19 CommentsI’m not making allegations here, and I don’t know anything more than what I have observed on my last two trips to Zankou, but there has been a major shift in the way they package their legendary garlic sauce.
I am not sure when the change occurred. Admittedly I hadn’t been to Zankou in a while. [...]
Is this even a restaurant?
Monday, December 4, 2006 0:31 3 CommentsAdana Restaurant
6918 San Fernando Rd., Glendale 91201
Lunch: $10/person; Dinner: under $20/person
The first time I went to Adana, I was told we would probably be the only people eating there. While a statement like that would usually make me wary of a new restaurant, it came from one of my most trusted eating buddies, so I [...]
“Isn’t Danny Thomas One?”: Lebanese Food at Cedar House Cafe
Thursday, October 26, 2006 11:17 9 Comments50 gajillion points to anyone who understands what my title is all about. Everyone else has to Google it.
I have discovered as I go through life, that there is a direct correlation between the prestige and salary of my career and the regularity with which I get to take a lunch hour. In my very [...]