, Asia De Cuba, etc. No thanks. I’ve really enjoyed meals at AOC, Providence, Nozawa, and Lucques on recent trips, but looking for some new ideas. Price isn’t an issue, but shouldn’t be Urasawa (I wish). Also...

Extremadura that is just great!!! I have used their Spanish Arbequina oil and the Baena in the past For finishing I have in my kitchen now a terrific Fairway A.O.C. Vallee de Baux de Provence. From Italy I think they usually...

, and an even more fun crowd at its sister AOC not far away. Food at Literati 2 is very good and always inventively not your standard menu fare.

Jar. AOC. Sona. Lucques. Cut.

-semillon blend. For reds, Corbieres or Minervois or a Pic St Loup from the Languedoc. Gaillac, Fitou, Faugeres. A Mas de Gourgonnier from les Baux de Provence. A Corsican red (say, a Patrimonio aoc) built on nielluccio, the...

restaurant of choice w 15 of 27 hounds making it their #1 Best in Show. 2. AOC got legs. Its strong third place last year became a dazzlingly strong second this year. Congratulations to them for not only pioneering a concept, but...

parents were less impressed. Grade: B PART THREE: MASTRO’S Here was our family’s favorite food foray: perfect service, perfect food, perfect setting. We liked it so much, in fact, that we cancelled our trendy AOC...

Acappella Acqua Pazza Aix Aki Alain Ducasse [Essex House Alamo Alcala Aleo Alto AMA Amuse Annisa AOC Bedford Apizz Aquagrill Aquavit Aroma Kitchen & Wine Bar Artie’s Deli Artisanal Asia De Cuba Asiate Atlantic Grill August...

Welcome to dining at such a trendy joint that it’s been anointed with ‘sacred cow’ status and beyond criticism. Your experience was the same as mine and the subsequent 2 other trips I made there to give it a...

Not a fancy pants joint, but the burger at the Father’s Office bar approaches legendary status. Search the L.A. Times for info.

of agree in that salami isn’t supposed to be precious (and who new it would be hip?) I’m reminded of MFK Fisher’s lovely little eesay "The Social Status of a Vegetable." as far as other local cured meat options...

five months ago, but found they didn’t have highchairs or much of anything he could eat. Still, I knew that bode well for their sushi. Saturday night I decided to take advantage of my baby-free status. I walked in and was...

slopes planted by Cistercian monks in the 12th century (1130), enjoys a woldwide celebrity status from the time the “Pope of Biodynamics [Nicolas Joly ]” took it under his helm 1984. This radical militant of organic...

their New World counterparts. I would add a few to my list, too, in addition to what carswell recommended. Here are my recommendations in order of preference: 1. Sauvignon Blanc (France — Loire Valley — Pouilly Fume...

perfection. as for the prices – we had dinner at AOC on saturday which was really good, if typically somewhat pricey for small-plate sized servings. on the way home i got a call from my dad describing an abysmally expensive...