Locanda del Lago in Santa Monica

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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

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Aventine Hollywood in Hollywood

There’s a beauty in the city of Hollywood that people don’t always see. It’s often goes unnoticed because of all the people trying to “make it” in the city of flashing lights. You’ve experienced it: the so-called writer handing out his screenplay on the sidewalk or the CVS cashier who breaks out into Whitney Houston’s

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dine L.A.’s Restaurant Week: Il Fornaio

dine L.A.’s Restaurant Week ended yesterday, so this post comes just after the foodie fun. But since I love food and you love food—being tardy really shouldn’t matter. During the event, my boyfriend TJ and I went to a spot that was a big hit on our Restaurant Week list because of their extravagant menu at

Olio Pizzeria at Grand Central Market

It was Thursday, 12:42pm, and I was at work. At that moment, I had to decide where to grab lunch since my 3-day shrimp pasta wasn’t going to cut it. I needed to find something that was delicious, quick, close to my job, and wouldn’t deplete my bank account. It was asking a lot, I know.