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When I was a kid, I ate in Alhambra fairly frequently. There was one restaurant in particular that I went to. I can’t recall the name of it or how the food was. I really only remember it because it was an art deco building, which stood out for that area. [...]

The San Fernando Valley is a hot spot for top notch sushi restaurants - you don’t have to drive more than a mile down Ventura Blvd.to find one. 
But I sort of feel it my mission to find places that are amazing YET relatively undiscovered. 
 
Enter 4 on 6. 
 
One of the first things you’ll notice [...]

To passerbyers, Kam Hong Garden isn’t much to look at. It’s in its own little corner of a little strip mall and upon entering it, I thought that it looked a little too clean and sterile to be a delicious noodle-house in the SGV. Luckily, I was proven wrong.
The waiters at Kam Hong [...]

In January, I told you about our plans to do some Pre-Infant dining before the birth of our first child. We are down to the final week or two B.C. (Before Child). According to our credit card bills, we have done pretty well. I haven’t done a good job of updating here, so I will [...]

I typically don’t post an entry here unless it’s relevant to restaurants in L.A. or home cooking, but seeing how I received a couple of emails from friends asking if I’m still writing for lafb since I’ve been MIA, I thought I’d drop a note here and say, “Yes, I’m still alive!” I have [...]

GOOD, a magazine founded and published here in Los Angeles, came out with their GOOD FOOD issue. I couldn’t agree more on their cheap eats feature, called America’s Tastiest Streets, when they say:
Every year, city magazines publish their “cheap eats” guides, gushing over $35 Kobe beef burgers, and enotecas with $15 paninis that pair nicely [...]

We had a great DineLA Diner at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse in Beverly Hills. The experience was what I had hoped DineLA would be - good value, excellent food, served without pretense at a restaurant where I probably wouldn’t go normally.
There are a few reasons that I haven’t been to Ruth’s Chris before.

It’s a chain and, [...]

I have some friends who are loyal to In-and-Out while a few others swear by Fatburger.
But on this occasion, I’m sure we can all agree to tip our hat to Fatburger Founder Lovie Yancey who died at age 96.
To read more about Lovie Yancey, please see this LA Times article.
Excerpt:
Yancey launched her foray into fast [...]