Drago Ristorante Serves Dishes as Beautiful as its Interior Design

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Drago Ristorante Serves Dishes as Beautiful as its Interior Design

If two years ago you asked me how I would navigate restaurant blogging, I would have let a nervous smile creep across my face, shrug, and said “Hopefully I’ll figure it out”. When I started blogging about restaurants, I had an idea of how I should go about it, but it was all too new

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Find Out What Truffles Taste Like with Five Dishes at Celestino in Pasadena

This probably wasn’t one of my best decisions. That’s not to imply that I make great decisions on a regular basis, I don’t. Every now and then I make bad judgements and I don’t always do what’s best. I think the majority of people can agree with that. However, in this instance I was sitting

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West 3rd Street Welcomes Fine Dining and Creative Cocktails from Bianconi

Rushing from Downtown LA to Mid City LA isn’t a difficult drive on average day. However, when the drive is after work, getting from one side of town to the other becomes a little challenging. As an Angeleno who is almost allergic to traffic, a drive such as that must result in something exceptional. Lucky

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Find Out Which Italian Restaurant Takes Whittier by Storm

The past two years of blogging has opened the door for people to ask me for restaurant recommendations. The question comes my way as frequently as someone asks, “How are you doing?” The minute someone knows what I do, I can see the words form in their mind before they ask, “Where can I eat

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International Eats: Il Becco at the Four Seasons is the Epitome of Exceptional Dining

I can’t get Il Becco out of my head. It’s been a few months since my trip to Mexico City and I can’t get the restaurant off of my mind. Not that I want to, I just find it interesting that a restaurant I dined in during my vacation still has such a hold on

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Osteria La Buca’s New Brunch Menu Will Easily Win You Over

Ever since my breakfast at Julienne, I’ve become more inclined to wake up early for brunch. Getting dressed and driving out to a restaurant by 11am still doesn’t sound ideal in the beginning, but that quickly subsides. The minute I’m sitting against a restaurant’s window, I see the sun shining through the clouds, and a

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Via Veneto in Santa Monica

A few days ago, I made a rookie mistake that I’m embarrassed about. Since this mistake happened at a restaurant I planned to review, I have to tell you about it. I figure if I can tell you the fun and exciting restaurant related news, then I should be able to tell you the weird

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Wildcraft in Culver City

I think it’s about time that I stop having business meetings at restaurants. Seriously, this isn’t working in my favor. The last few meetings I’ve had, regardless of the topic, started off well, turned into a blur, and then ended on a good (yet confusing) note. It wasn’t until my brunch at Wildcraft in Culver City

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Bottega Louie in Downtown LA

TJ and I were off to a very bad start. Sure, part of it may have been my fault but I highly doubt it. My annoyance was rapidly accelerating to a sharp level 10 because I was starving and TJ was indecisive about what he wanted to eat. I didn’t care where we went, I

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Gelateria Uli in Downtown LA

It’s June in LA and that means the temperature is rising quickly. It’s not end of July hot, but it’s definitely not middle of March cool.  That means if you’re going somewhere that requires being outdoors for extended periods of time, it better be worth it. My coworker and I underestimated to power of June