it is – that might fit the bill. Joking aside, my personal rec, if you just want really good sushi and a pleasant bar experience, would be Tomo Sushi, down in South San Jose (on Snell), Wed-Sat when the owner, Jung, is...

't know why Cafe Claude has the umbrellas up on a beautiful evening, perhaps the pigeons but they made me feel claustrophobic. We ordered two salads, an endive and fried squash blossom. The endive salad was very attractive...

I just finished reading Heat by Bill Buford and was craving some good Italian food. After much debate about where to go in the neighborhood and if we should try somewhere new, my boyfriend and I ended up at Dani, on Hudson and...

in butter with zucchini blossoms, which had a nice bitter edge to it, and my husband had pasta with half a lobster and red sauce, which was also excellent. The only real trouble with our meal was that everything came so quickly...

Gazpacho with Macadamia nut yogurt “truffles’, sherry gelée, orange powder, and summer blossoms (almond-based and a wonderful surprise); — Tartar of Hawaiian Tuna with Granny Smith apple, petit celery, and a hazelnut...

Bill's Bees has a stall at the Saturday Farmer’s Market in Santa Monica – delicious, aromatic buckwheat and orange blossom honey. He has others, I just haven’t tried them.

and a salumi plate with salami, proscuitto and mortadella — all excellent. For primi, I had tortelli filled with eggplant puree in a sauce of olive oil and cherry tomatoes, and my husband had tortelli filled with zucchini...

left over to take home, but we had wanted to try several things during our first trip, so that was ok. Bill was about $90 which was a little high I thought. Overall, it was good, but I wouldn’t make the trek again. I would...

as an entree, and also a summer squash pizza topped with pounded garlic and parsley. The fritto misto came relatively quickly. It was a combination of fried stuffed squash blossoms and fried green beans topped with a scattering...

. First off, Zucchini Blossoms with Picorino Fritti consisted of five flavorful and lightly fried blossoms loaded with a zesty pecorino that melted just enough to give contrast. Light and sweet to complement the savory cheese,...

Just got back from brunch. Tonali delivered as expected. I tried the tortilla which was similar to an omelet with potatoes, zucchini blossoms, onions, and Oaxacan cheese surrounded by a spicy sauce. Awesome. My wife had eggs...

and several rounds of plates and the bill was under $100 (before tip). Go!

shared by four. The bill: 30 pounds, which for quality and quantity, as I now know, is a bargain in London. The only real damage done was to my resolution to slim prior to the holidays this year, rather than after. Cheers, BB...

I try to make it to this market every Saturday, and I don’t know if I happened to miss this vendor early in the season, but the last couple weeks there has been a great vendor from Smith Valley – really incredible...

will be entertained throughout the day by the show’s emcee, Emmy Award winning TV Host Bill Boggs. See popular TV Chef Martin Yan as he brings his distinctive sliced and diced Asian cuisine and lightening-fast knife skills to the...