martinis and a superb wine list. Not cheap whatsoever, but seldom does anyone else do it better in greater LA. Save room for a souffle(G/Marnier or chocolate) if that might be of interest. 626.577.7463 and 536 S. Arroyo Pkwy....

baked not fried melted ham and cheese sandwich in creamy garlic dressing anyday, but hey that’s me. Anyway, what they do at Les Friandises with excellence (Le Notre trained) is pastries. Excellent chocolate things, butter...

flour you can buy at the market, and it’s not crazy expensive. Their chocolate chips are bigger and better than Nestle. The nuts are always good, and they have a huge selection. I think the butter is $2.99 a pound. The...

I meant the place seemed ordinary not the food (in response to when you said it was strange). I can’t remember what everyone else got but I did sample it and it was good. It did bother me that my 7 year old ordered...

of food-related stops along the way. I will definitely schlep out to a distant part of town to get something special (like donuts, fried chicken, soup dumplings, chocolate, etc), and I often find that I discover new fun places on...

Cafe on Melrose, even on weekday mornings it was really jammed with people, a real zoo! Griddle Cafe was good food with a little Hollywood attitude. The first time I took my, at that time 5 y.o. sons and ordered M&M pancakes for...

That reminds me, I love all things batter. Cookie dough, cake batter, pie filling, it doesn’t matter. I will lick the spatula/beater/bowl clean. My husband won’t touch the stuff b/c of the egg, which is fine by me...

liver might have been misplaced. Hot sauerkraut, vinegary and sweet, overdressed, with a few bits of bacon in addition to the diced paté. Everyone disliked it intensely. “CHOCOLATE CAKE, VANILLA ICE CREAM, ORANGES IN...

and Pumpkin Seed Stuffing – Vegan Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Chestnuts and Prunes with Crispy Heirloom Bacon Garnish – Vegan/Omnivist Smashed Potatoes with Parnips and Turnips – Lacto-ovo Vegetarian/Vegan Apple Cranberry Crumble...

today is kind of a comforting taste as well as a taste that I absolutely love. As a child I would put a bottle (yes, bottle) of milk in the freezer to make it colder to drink with cake or chocolate chip cookies. To this day that...

the fruit dessert, the fun smores and actually dale’s skewers looked like things that would go over great most places. a bit different but easy to eat and just yummy. interesting that stephanie’s won twice –...

“lasagnes”. The sauce was a port wine sauce and delicious. Then we had two desserts and coffee, as well as a Ventisquero Reserva Sav Blanc. The sorbets were not flavorful but my chocolate soufflé and chocolate mousse were very...

. The piece of formerly kosher bread that sat on a clean plate that once held a piece of bacon is not physically distinguishable from the piece of kosher bread that has never touched treyf. But no one is claiming that it is. The...

how it’s gonna be when the chips are down and it’s all happening. i also worry about unlicensed and uninsured caterers getting in over their heads with outdoor weddings, where food safety is a real issue— but...

they are not matched with chocolate (both in view of my subjective dislike of chocolate and because of the unduly traditional nature of chocolate as bananas’ accompaniment). Here, the bananas were not overwhelmed by...