by lareine | Nov 21, 2025 | Stories, California, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Subscriber Only Stories
Honestly, all the way through dinner, I kept wondering how chef Jordan Kahn was even remotely connected to this restaurant. After having nothing but high praise for Vespertine, I struggled to understand what the hell this was, and why. At times, I thought it had to be...
by lareine | Nov 15, 2025 | Stories, California, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Subscriber Only Stories
Vespertine has always been high on my list of restaurants to go to. Right smack bang in the middle of nowhere in Culver City, Los Angeles, it sits on top of the hill (not literally), looking down on everyone like it’s the king of the world. Having always been so well...
by ErADMIN | Feb 10, 2024 | California, Los Angeles, Stories, Subscriber Only Stories
We decided to revisit Gwen after an excellent meal previously, it has one star and is one of the rare places that deserves it in LA. This was our view last time however, this time it did not hit us in the same positive way unfortunately. We took the exact same food as...
by lareine | Nov 10, 2025 | Stories, California, Los Angeles, San Francisco
A small walk down from Malibu Beach Inn, as you turn into the pier, is Malibu Farm restaurant, showing promise for its location, but it closes for the night earlier than one would like. On their clock, we were dining too late; nobody was there but us, however they...
by lareine | Feb 18, 2026 | Stories, California, Los Angeles, San Francisco
I wasn’t quite sure what to make of the atmosphere in here. There wasn’t a lot of smiling going on. Was it posh? Trying to be upmarket? Or simply a trendy place I happened to stumble into? The good thing was that it was open later in the day, so we managed to eat...
by ErADMIN | Feb 11, 2024 | California, Los Angeles, Stories
Having already visited Damian (Part of the same group) We had a good feeling we would have more decent Mexican cuisine at ATLA. This is their casual offering placed in Venice Beach, you can pop in with its all-day dining menu, sure to satisfy any craving. Getting in...
