by lareine | Nov 14, 2025 | Stories, California, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Subscriber Only Stories, Take2Test
If you have read about the first time I dined here (Take 1 at the bottom of this page), you will see I couldn’t stop raving about the duck. Based on that very special night, we decided to travel across town again over a year later and go for exactly the same thing. It...
by lareine | Jul 8, 2026 | 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 LRGadmin | Jan 31, 2024 | California, Los Angeles, Stories, Subscriber Only Stories
So, I finally made it out of my hotel after a good few days of awful jet lag. Where was the first place I was going to go to? Holbox… I already decided this way in advance, as it has good write ups for the city, I decided to go and check it out. The drive was long, I...
by LRGadmin | Feb 1, 2024 | California, Los Angeles, Stories, Subscriber Only Stories
Here I continue my search for decent food in Beverly Hills, and I came across Kazan. It looked promising with their firm stance on delivering a uniqueness in all of LA. (Even across the USA) The noodles are the focus point with a blend of flours and aged for five...
by LRGadmin | Feb 2, 2024 | California, Los Angeles, Stories, Subscriber Only Stories
The sun was shining, so I got in a car to Venice beach for Chulita. It was the perfect day to enjoy eating outside close to the sea and I wanted to focus on more Mexican cuisine. (LA is a melting pot for this). Here is another restaurant that focuses on homemade and...
by LRGadmin | Feb 16, 2024 | California, San Francisco, Stories, Subscriber Only Stories
So, I know what you all must be thinking… How can a 3-star Michelin restaurant be anything but perfect? And the fact you are saying anything critical must mean you are very fussy and have lost all sense of reality. I’m here to tell you that everything you...
