/Caribbean/Mediterranean touches) will please the adventurous without frustrating anyone a little more traditional. (Do ask the waiter about portion size when ordering appetizers — they range from nibble to light meal.)...

up being a bit disappointing. First, the food – I would go back here in a heartbeat for the food. We shared an order of calamari as a starter. Generous portion, lightly battered, plenty of “bodies”, and a tasty...

...It was shreds of lightly cooked fresh bamboo, with the length, dimension and mouthfeel of thin spaghetti, but that woodsy undertone that fresh bamboo shoots have...It was mixed with fish sauce, cilantro, lime juice and chilis,...

on the windows echo the gentle undulations of the waves in the pool, lulling and soothing the diner. Glasses of chardonnay and pinot noir livened the senses. A pewter bowl was proffered offering freshly baked mini-crossants and...

There was a blurb about it in the LA Times: http://theguide.latimes.com/restaurants/latcl-lot-1-cafe-venue Echo Park is awash in new restaurant openings. The latest in this wave of higher-end cuisine is Lot 1 Cafe, which is owned...

Hello everyone :) I actually haven’t seen if the NC market guy has challah or brioche – but his other breads are fabu. As an aside, there’s been a lot of press about Wave Hill breads lately. I think they’re...

—we actually opened the wrong door at first. Meet & Greet: The hostess is not stationed right by the door and it was pretty busy, so we kind of looked around a little in confusion before we saw the hostess waving at us. She...

party) and food as authentic as the best NYC version. (butchering spelling here) Had “bolandee ghandanda”, a kind of scallion filled turnover – very light pastry/bread – and was very delicate & delish. A...

view, but ours was just inside the open patio with view of the luscios lawn, simple garden, and sea cliffs harboring the flood light illuminated waves. We were surprised it was 3 hours before we emerged back to reality. (and,...

twist. I started with the mildly sweet yellow tail shashimi lightly dressed with lemon infused virgin olive oil and coarse sea salt.the crunch of the salt played against the silky texture of the snapper. the fish was of the...

, vegetables, etc. cooked in a tabletop pot with a simmering broth in it (usually lightly flavored by konbu — a seaweed). The name shabu-shabu is supposed to be the sound that the meat makes as diners wave it around in the...

-8pm. Bali by the Sea offers an expansive view of a beautiful beach and the lapping waves. The food from chef Andrew Hightower will make you swoon as wel!

Hi, I was just recently given a microwave— haven’t had one for about 10 years (small kitchens). One of my favorite things to make in it is an egg for a quick weekday-morning breakfast. I usually crack the egg in a...

in a light tomato sauce with artichokes and mushrooms).

Well, as with all things ethnic, there are a lot of variations but when I say Italian lemon cake I’m thinking of a light, extremely moist cake with an incredibly intensly lemon flavora and white lemon icing that’s on...