Owed a friend dinner last night...I really thought the Spurs were gonna beat the Lakers...and Chinois is his favorite, so we went at 7:30 and the place was packed. The tabletops remind me of a high school cafeteria, designed to...

(This is a follow-up to my cry for help regarding choosing wine for a Chinois gathering.) Last Friday, with a list of hounds' wine recommendations in hand, I scurried to my local wine merchant en route to Chinois. Based on their...

Help, 'hounds, help! I’ve been invited to a dinner at Chinois tonight. I’d like to treat the party to a nice bottle of wine. Being unfamiliar with their wine list, and a wine know-nothing to boot, I’m wondering:...

Hi all, I’m looking to take my husband somewhere we’ve never been (and also not too far from our home in Venice as we’re going away early the next morning) for his birthday. Somehow, we’ve never made it to...

I was excited to see Chinois on the list of restaurants for Restaurant week however I called to make a reservation, and they said they were only participating for lunch only... Is this a courtesy for the dining community, an...

Hi all... taking my boyfriend out for his birthday Saturday night. we’ve narrowed it down to Josie or Chinois. We love Josie but are curious to try Chinois (and yes, we love Mako). Curious what you would choose? thanks!

So my shiny new fine mesh chinois is currently soaking in a bucket of water while I try to figure out how to get all the bits of vegetable matter out of the mesh. Does anyone have any suggestions? Soaking it has gotten some of the...

Anyone have any tips on cleaning berry seeds from a chinois? Last year when I made a huge batch of blackberry syrup for sauces and sorbet I had this same problem. I just ended up cleaning it and sending it through the dishwasher...

different vibe and energy level. Mako is more like going to church, compared to Chinois, if the vibe is the discussion.

My wedding dinner was at Chinois on Main in Santa Monica twelve years ago. We sat at the food bar in the rear-after I tripped face first over Kareem Abdul Jabaar’s extended leg-supervising the sacrifice of several lobsters...

I would like to plan a Sunday evening dinner in mid-March and I’ve already searched the boards. People seem split on Lucques and actually there is not that much on Chinois. I know the cusines are different, but...

WD-50 pastry chef Alex Stupak’s take on dessert is a deconstructed, adventurous spin on shortbread.

, very good, and again a very nice presentation. Unlimited refills of coffee! We will be back! Chef Luis Diaz, was cooking again, and you can tell that he has very high standards. Chef Diaz is the former executive chef from...

My husband surprised me last week by taking me to Chinois Restaurant for my Birthday dinner. I was very excited as I’ve never been. We arrived & were taken immediately to our table & were greeted shortly thereafter by our...

Hi - I’m planning to test several recipes from the Alinea cookbook for a dinner party. They call for the use of a tamis and chinois. I own neither, but I have a food mill with a fine disc. Can I use this in place of the...