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Nossa Quietly Opens Bringing Brazilian-Italian Plates to Hillhurst

At Nossa, it starts with the aroma. You’re sitting in the outdoor patio possibly clicking away on your phone or chatting with someone in your direct view and then the aroma hits you. Gently it almost calls you to turn around and the scent takes a hold of you. It’s in that moment that the

Nerano in Beverly Hills Welcomes You to Have a Beautiful Italian Lunch

I take lunch very seriously. Correction: I take any meal of the day very seriously, but lunch in particular. I wouldn’t say I walk up to a plate on a table during the middle of the day with a sweat band around my head, but it’s kind of close. I can’t speak for the staff

Grab Your Friends And Have a Casual Lunch At Wood in Silverlake

It was quiet in the restaurant and that’s exactly what I needed. I was sitting inside of Wood in Silverlake and my head was pounding from the 200 mile drive I did for work earlier in the morning. Add to that, my left eye couldn’t stop twitching from the lack of sleep, or was it

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Bettolino Kitchen Serves Up Modern Italian Cuisine in Redondo Beach

With summer just around the corner it’s easy to say that Los Angeles is a beautiful city. As the sun shines a little brighter and the heat increases beyond a temperature that is acceptable, it’s clear to see that this city has a lot to offer to both tourists and locals. As a resident, I

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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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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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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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Locanda del Lago in Santa Monica

Last month I was invited to check out a unique dinner at Locanda del Lago (Lago, for short). The description of it was that it’s not a simple dinner. You don’t merely sit down with a friend or two and order a variety of dishes that fit your current mood. Instead it’s a five-course prix-fixe

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Celestino in Pasadena

I would love to say that I’ve eaten at every LA restaurant. That I know restaurants so well, Google asks me to give descriptions of LA eateries. Although I’m not Google’s go-to food expert, I will drop the name of a spot that creates unique dishes that you have to try. Case in point, Celestino