I made a first visit to La Shish in Cary yesterday inspired by rave comments from Greg Cox on the restaurant’s website. It was certainly not worth a trip from Chapel Hill. It serves Greek and Lebanese basics respectably but...

Chiado, Jaime Kennedy Wine Bar, Susur California Sandwiches, Greg's Ice Cream, Carousel Bakery/St. Lawrence Market, Burrito Boyz more later

Wow, you really are lucky. I hope Ericka will be open, I know things can get slow up there, but January 10 is a Wednesday, so I’m sure you’ll be fine. If you do see Ericka, please tell her Greg from LA says...

Sorry - La Lomita Dos

Looking for the best buffalo wings in LA. Any suggestions?

was something you languished with while sipping a glass of Sancerre at La Goulue on Madison Ave. in the late afternoon. Lucky Strike was Keith McNalley’s saucy bar in the Village, not a bowling conglomerate in the suburbs....

Hi Jayask: La Locanda is a very good restaurant and is quite popular amongst BYOB fans. The owner died just a few months ago and I haven’t been there in a while, but I have not heard any BAD reviews from anyone since that...

My family is looking for a top manhattan restaurant on December 22 for dinner. The criteria: french, italian, new american, continental, and must be a la carte. Avoiding prix fixe seems to preclude alot of top restaurants, but we...

Hi all. LA hound who is accompanying wife and daughter to visit Georgetown University this weekend. Looking for a great, but moderately priced (aren’t we all) french bistro or italian trattoria close to the campus. Any...

Hi All, I’m coming to Austin in August for a wedding and want to hit the best place in town – we are Vegetarians and work in restaurants in LA so we want fine dining with amazing service and Austin vibe – any...

Traveling to LA for the food and wine festival next week and looking for suggestions. Here’s the catch...traveling with a CHEF....and somehow I was given the task of reservations (pressure). We are going to Spago one night...

Wondering if decent Texas style BBQ exists in LA?

Anyone rec any place in the West LA area/surrounding area for soft shell crabs? Thank you

Hello: I’m in town for a few days on business. I have a craving for Oysters. Anyone know a place with a good selection of Oysters?

I go to La Hacienda from time to time and it hasn’t changed much since I was a kid, except that they no longer have sawdust on the floor. Pitchers of beer are a good appetizer and they still offer chablis on tap :-) I...