NYC: Ramen at Ronin Bar & Grill
yellowtail sashimi with jalepeno While I was in New York, I had a ramen craving. Did I go to the ones I had mentally placed on my NYC eats list? No! I found the nearest Japanese restaurant that served...
View ArticleWin Tickets to Better Weather Fest at Golden Road Brewing This Saturday
photo courtesy of Golden Road Brewing What are you doing this Saturday? Want to join me for the Better Weather Fest at Golden Road Brewing? One lucky winner will get a pair of tickets! Enjoy craft beer...
View ArticleBetter Weather Festival at Golden Road Brewing Recap Or Single Ladies, Take Note
Better Weather Festival at Golden Road Brewing Recently Golden Road Brewing held the Better Weather Festival at their brewery. I gave away tickets and headed out to enjoy the day. Despite bad traffic...
View ArticleChicago: Beer & Mussels at Hopleaf
cider Following Pops for Champagne, we headed to Hopleaf. We had heard about these great mussels from the bartender at Blackbird. But when we got there, the dining room was already closed and the bar...
View ArticleLas Vegas: Beer vs Booze Dinner at Public House at the Venetian
beer…mmm, beer While I was in Las Vegas for Nightclub and Bar show, I was invited to attend the Public House‘s Pop-Up Showdown between beer and booze at the Venetian. The Public House cicerone Russell...
View ArticleRecap of Nepenthia & Pig Out 2!
Ready for more brews and pork? Nepenthia may have come and gone but it was like a sneak preview for Pig Out 2 . 100 Eats presents his popular Pig Out food festival featuring all things pork. Like...
View ArticleSherman Oaks: Beer & Bar Food at On the Thirty
Stone Farking Wheaton w00tstout While I was in the Valley for Tonga Hut’s 55th Anniversary, my friend and I were looking for something open mid-afternoon. We found On the Thirty, a new gastropub in...
View ArticleWhittier: Ceviche and Cocktails at Bizarra Capital
Whiskey Pedro There are apparently limited drinking options in the Quakers-founded town of Whittier which is located approximately 25 miles outside of Los Angeles. My friend suggested we go to Bizarra...
View ArticleTorrance: Smog City Brewing Company
Smog City Brewing Following the disastrous Ramen Yokocho Festival and a quick bowl at Umenoya Ramen, we headed over to Smog City Brewing Company for beer. Torrance is rapidly becoming a haven for craft...
View ArticleHermosa Beach: Craft Beer at Abigaile
Hopper at Abigaile Walking into Abigaile in Hermosa Beach can be a bit disorienting. I remember when there was a mechanical bull in the center of the room back when it was Union Cattle Company (a bit...
View ArticleCulver City: Burgers and Cocktails at Father’s Office
Office Burger There are some who would say Father’s Office has the best burger in Los Angeles. It’s definitely one of my favorite burgers. It has a colorful past where lines were drawn over the...
View ArticleMonterey Park: Hot Pot Hot Pot aka Little Fat Sheep
lamb pies One night we headed to Monterey Park for fried chicken. Sadly, the Tokyo Fried Chicken Company was closed that evening (as it’s apparently closed every Monday and Tuesday, oops). So we headed...
View ArticleIntroducing Xian Wei, a Fine Dining Chinese Supper Club
pigface It’s been a while since I’ve been to an “underground supper club.” These days, they’re not really underground (were they ever?) with websites that include instructions for payment, er,...
View ArticlePasadena: Beer Dinners at Kings Row Pub
Smog City Lil Bo Pils Recently I attended a beer dinner for Smog City Brewing at Kings Row Gastropub in Old Town Pasadena. The $30 beer dinner includes 6 courses which is an outstanding deal. The next...
View ArticleThe Top 8 Pizzas in Los Angeles
Pellicola Pizzeria – DTLA Years ago when I did monthly food crawls highlighting some of LA’s best offerings, my Eastside pizza crawl nearly did me in. It was one of the most memorable and favorite...
View ArticlePasadena: Fried Chicken at Picnik
fried chicken Picnik in Pasadena is quite interesting. It shares space with KTCHEN on one side. Zona Rosa and gelato carts can also be found there. Plus, there’s a Punch bar on Thursdays and Fridays....
View ArticleDTLA: ChocoChicken Now Open
ChocoChicken ChocoChicken opens today! The eagerly-anticipated chocolate fried chicken joint in Downtown Los Angeles is serving up not just fried chicken dusted in chocolate but chocolate mashed...
View ArticleLas Vegas: Drinks at Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill
whiskey After dinner at Old Homestead at Caesars Palace, we walked a few feet over to the Gordon Ramsay Pub and Grill. Too bad we weren’t hungry as the traditional British pub menu looked good with...
View ArticleLas Vegas: Cocktails at the Velveteen Rabbit
The Velveteen Rabbit We made it off strip in Las Vegas the last time I was out there. I have wanted to check out the Velveteen Rabbit since they opened. Everyone* suggested it anytime people asked...
View ArticleLA Craft Beer Crawl Returns to DTLA on August 9
Smog City at Las Perlas The 5th Annual LA Craft Beer Crawl returns to Downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, August 9th. The Beer Chicks; Christina Perrozi and Hallie Beaune, will once again collaborate...
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