all the tacos at taco maria.
one of the foods we ate a lot of when we thought we were leaving LA? TACOS, of course. wemade a special trip down to costa mesa just for TACO MARIA; we specifically went at lunch time so that we could eat all the tacos.

one of the foods we ate a lot of when we thought we were leaving LA? TACOS, of course. wemade a special trip down to costa mesa just for TACO MARIA; we specifically went at lunch time so that we could eat all the tacos.
pelican launched last night with a pop-up at pine & crane in silverlake! pelican is "taiwanese popup dinners focused on familiar southern taiwanese flavors, presented in new ways."
brooklyn's popular weekly smorgasburg market opened in LA at the alameda produce market! the weather was over 100 degrees, but there were still lots of people out to get their bagels, lobsters, pizza, ramen burgers, coffee, noodle bowls, tacos, banh mi, hot dogs, poke, popsicles, etc!
we are already huge fans of b.s. taqueria, and couldn't wait to try broken spanish! the food was ridiculous. comforting, flavorful and a whole new experience with mexican food for me.
i was quickly enamored with howlin' rays when they first started serving nashville-style hot chicken out of a food truck last year. now BACK with their own storefront in chinatown's far east plaza!
as a treat to myself, i booked dinner for us at Q sushi in downtown LA. it's omakase only, and a set price of $165 per person. it's unique as one of the very, very few places outside of japan serving edo-style sushi.
portland's famous pok pok came to LA before i could get to portland, and i'm A-OK with that. and pok pok LA is most certainly part of the amazing chinatown resurgence that is happening right now.
wanting to try something a little different for valentine's day this year, we bought tickets for roomforty's annual valentine's day winemaker dinner.
we recently made the trek out to santa monica to finally eat at belcampo meat co's restaurant with some friends. i already have much love for belcampo as they are my favorite butcher shop; i was very excited to see what they could do with a full bar and kitchen!
this cold, drizzly LA weather is wondrous. and you know what pairs wonderfully with it? a delicious bowl of ramen, and ramen champ in chinatown is a damn good choice.
months ago, we reserved tickets to the new broad museum. coincidentally, it ended up being the opening weekend of neighboring (and much anticipated) restaurant, otium. the space is beautiful, and the food was excellent.
the beautiful new civil coffee opened in highland park a couple weekends ago and we went on opening day to check it out!
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.