when g&b first opened at grand central market, they always said they were eventually going to tear down the existing stall and create a full 360 degree bar.

kokekokko is a yakitoriya in little tokyo that came highly recommended, and there honestly aren't many good strictly yakitori houses in LA.

there are several restaurants that i frequent a lot, because they are cheap and delicious and comforting and easy, but i never think to bring my camera. but since these places are some of my favorites, i am really going to try and make an effort to share them here as well. first up is JTYH restaurant, a chinese restaurant located in the san gabriel valley

while i'm not a burger person, i occasionally crave one. when that craving hits, it's almost always for a simple, classic burger a la in'n'out, or as i recently discovered, cassell's hamburgers!

we recently did a family dinner at the royce, located inside pasadena's langham hotel. the food was delicious, and the space was weirdly modern, but still beautiful.

you know you're in for a treat when you see someone expertly making corn tortillas by hand! our first visit to cacao mexicatessen in eagle rock did not disappoint.

i'm really excited about this post. i am completely infatuated with b.s. taqueria. it was after work on a tuesday, and i had planned on cooking, but was too tired. so i started skimming through what was available on opentable, and b.s. popped up.

i recently dined at little beast for the first time with our friend eugenia. it's a restaurant that's always sort of been on the edge my dining radar, and i was very excited to go.

there has been much fanfare about republique since it opened. but it's on la brea. i really don't like driving to la brea. 

as with commissary, i had to stop by the anaheim packing district after seeing so many gorgeous photos on instagram. the former citrus packing house has been converted into a beautiful, two story sun-filled "food court" with lots of greenery and communal seating. 

it took some time before i could commit to at least two hours of driving just for coffee and doughnuts. but this past saturday, we finally did it!

i discovered jeni's ice creams at the gelson's in silverlake and quickly became obsessed. with flavors like goat cheese & cherries and middle west whiskey eggnog, how could i not?