scene. It’s a simple concept: two Westside dudes are hungry… they pick an area of town… they take a drive … they find an alluring restaurant … they dine there. This concept has brought us all around LA – from seafood to Thai to...

of the cork, d’oh!), and has to retreat to the bar for assistance. She clearly means well, but her bosses need to enroll her in Waiting 101 soon, preferably before this place gets packed again on Wed or Thu. (Lesson #11:...

. More atmosphere than good food. Blah. One’s I’d like to try: Nonie’s, Elle, Jonathon’s Tucson Cork.

Chronic? Truly, Robert? This is completely counter to my experience — and about half the wines I drink are French or Italian. Would you share the names of the wines that were oxidized? Were the wines stored correctly? Were...

without wine in hand for the waiter to return with the glasses and cork the bottle for what seemed to be an astronomical amount of time. Also, we wanted to relax and finish the second bottle after completing our meal (something...

's (Chicago), as well as “boutique” type wine stores like Winestyles (national) or Cork & Olive (Florida). This question is about the latter. The business model of the boutique “chain” concept seems to turn...

Such a great concept. Is there anything comparable in the City/East Bay (i.e., not a cheese course at a restaurant)? The Cheeseboard in Berkeley offers generous tasting and extensive variety, but you have to do your tasting while...

checked, they had the Cigare Volant on the list by the glass. Are you certain the wine they served you was from the bottle the other table refused and even if they did if the table refused it out of a whim but the wine is not...

that they give it a 15 rating. Now, I take Gayot’s “ratings” with a grain of salt, but really? This is the same caliber as Angelini, Campanile, Hatfield’s (!)? Three on fourth’s concept alone...

Thanks for your visit, I’m John, the owner, The "mediterranean tapas concept" seems to be working out !! I’m working on a new wine list Spain,France,Italy no problem, turning the eastern corner and the south of the Med...

. Chicken stuffed with sticky rice – The blessed chicken was served without its head, which negates the concept of whole poultry for new year. I asked our waiter to bring us the head, and he explained in animated Cantonese to me,...

To be honest, I’m not terribly familiar with the concept of restaurant week, but when I hear people talk about it in other cities, the comments aren’t always favorable. I’ve heard complaints of dumbed-down menus...

it when the “Celebrity Chef” is actually at their restaurant rather than out on a book signing tour or reality show. The menu is very interesting. As other’s have said it is sort of a Tapas concept. We started...

taste the prosecco in the jelly and the basil granite was just so-so. Yet the concept was very interesting and unique. I like what Flour + Water stands for with their simplistic approach to food without compromising flavors. There...

I’ll assume that my prior post on Hooters was “accidentally” deleted, not purposely erased due to someone’s snobby reaction to the Hooters concept. Personally, I see no reason why we all can’t enjoy...