Jonathan Gold, the king of all foodies and LA Weekly‘s Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic, has handpicked 30 of his favorite Los Angeles restaurants for a very special food event on March 8 at Smashbox Studios in West Hollywood. It’s called the 2009 LA Weekly Gold Standard and will feature the likes of Animal, Hungry Cat,…
Category Archives: Dining
My dineLA Dinners: Taste on Melrose
Taste on Melrose — $34 dinner It’s no secret that I love Taste on Melrose. I’ve celebrated birthdays here, my own anniversary and just the simple pleasure of dinner. Yummy comfort food, thoroughly satisfying. So this year, I arranged to celebrate my brother’s birthday here. It was a small dinner for four — me, my…
Kogi BBQ Takes Over Alibi Room's Kitchen
From the Kogi BBQ site For those who STILL haven’t tried Kogi BBQ yet, whether you’re scared away by the long lines or…are scared away by the long lines (OK that’s me), you’ll be happy to know that it looks like Kogi BBQ has acquired a “semi-permanent” location in Culver City. Yay! Westsiiide! Yup, according…
This Weekend: $30 Oscar Movie Fest, Riva Wine Classes, Chocolatey LBC
Colbert and Conan invisible string dance-off. Whattaya know? It’s Oscar weekend. Movies, yes. Awards show? Meh. Here are some other things to get excited about this weekend. Friday, February 20 Huckleberry Cafe & Bakery Just Opened The owners of foodie favorite Rustic Canyon in Santa Monica have just debuted their new homestyle café and bakery….
My dineLA Dinners: Gordon Ramsay at The London
As you well know by now, dineLA’s restaurant week has been extended for over 100 Los Angeles restaurants. The annual event was soo successful (and they really want to entice you to get out there and, uh, stimulate the economy) that many eateries are featuring the prix fixe menu through the end of February. Yay!…
Seattle Trip: King's Hardware & the Bacon Peanut Butter Burger
I just arrived in Seattle (only my first full visit — other two were more like stopovers) and I already found my favorite bar! I’m sure there are other great bars out here but do they also have Skee-Ball, the Horse’s Neck cocktail and a bacon peanut butter burger? I’m guessing not. King’s Hardware, named…
This Weekend: Belgian Beer Fest, Hip Hop Open Bar, Booze for Sale
Radiohead at the Grammys Since I’m sorta boycotting V-Day you won’t find a list of overpriced V-Day dinners here. Fortunately there ARE other things going on this weekend. Friday, February 13 Free Screening of Lost in Translation at Royal/T Enjoy Royal/T’s extended dineLA menu ($26) while watching the unlikely love story between Scarlett Jo and…
The Fig: Santa Monica's So Fresh & So Yum Restaurant
Rosemary & Rhubarb, Blueberry & Thyme, Lavender & Cucumber. Nope, I’m not talking about yummy-scented bath soaps or what I’m currently growing in my garden. H’yeah! Like I know how to garden. These are actually the sorts of cocktails new Santa Monica restaurant, the Fig, is crafting behind its bar. Located inside the fancy (it’s…
Sushi Roku, Katana, Boa's $25-$40 Appetite Stimulus Menus
Sushi Roku Hollywood courtesy of IDG To help stimulate the economy, not only have 100+ dineLA restaurants decided to extend their discount dining, most through the end of February but the Innovative Dining Group — the Sushi Roku restaurants, Boa Steakhouse and Katana — are kicking off their own discount dining days every Sunday to…
This Weekend: Saturday Morning Cartoons, Belgian Beer Tasting, Shiny People
Christian Bale’s NSFW dance remix. I could so dance to this. What don’t you f*ckin’ understand? It’s the f*ckin’ weekend people! Now go out and have some f*ckin’ fun! (I felt like I just had to censor myself after hearing that. Heh.) Thursday, February 5 Barneys Warehouse Sale Yup, that time of the year again:…
