Places

  • Top Food Writer Favorites at Banana Leafla!

    A tandoor oven makes many northern Indian favorite dishes at Banana Leaf DTLA. Here are the favorites of top food writer diners. Yelp Elite, Keong said, “It is easily the best Indian restaurant in the USA....

  • Must-Go Bollywood Brunch at Arth Bar+ Kitchen

    Arth Bar + Kitchen in Culver City is adding to another “modern” take on dining: a brand new, festive Bollywood Brunch from 11:30 am to 2:30 PM this Saturday, July 15 with a very special brunch. ...

  • Binymina Wines Honors Barbara Hansen in Israel

    Thank you so much Binyamina Winery for planting this vineyard in memory and honor of our dear friend Ms.Barbara Hansen, trailblazing culinary writer...

  • Where The Boss is at the Event: Come Meet Them!

    It is so exciting and special to personally meet the Executive Chef-owner of a thriving restaurant at an event. So last week-end, St. Vincent Meals on Wheels (SVMOW) at Paramount was the place to be. ...

  • Divine Divino: The Boss is in the House

    I can think of restaurants that have good service when an owner is not on site, but I can't think of a restaurant with an owner on site that is anything short of perfection, with old school hospitality. One of our new favorites is neighborhood mainstay, Divino in Barrington Court in Brentwood....

  • “Hollywood Under the Stars” Fundraiser (SVMOW) Features Top Ethnic Chefs!

    St. Vincent Meals on Wheels (SVMOW), the largest, privately funded senior nutrition program in the country, will stage their second annual “Hollywood Under the Stars” fundraiser, on the Paramount Studios lot on Saturday, June 24.  LA's top ethnic and historic chefs will be featured....

  • Leona’s: Fusion Sushi with a Pedigree

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) Friends in the food business often want to team up on a restaurant. In this case it was bound to be successful when the friends were La Loggia owner, Frank Leon and long-time friend, Sushi Master Chef Shigenori Fujimoto. The third “sweat-equity” partner is actor-Evan Ross (son of Diana). Leon has ...

  • AbilityFirst’s Food & Wine for a Great Cause

    This year’s AbilityFirst Food & Wine Festival will bring 400 guests together for one exquisite evening featuring more than 20 top restaurants, cocktail bars, wineries, and breweries and much more. The feeling from the minute you drive into the gracious estate is buoyant! The spectacular outdoor gourmet food and d...

  • BananaLeafLA in Van Nuys by Popular Demand!

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) BananaLeafLa now serves the valley by popular demand at Banana Leaf Express. The authentic Indian food menu is available by pick-up, delivery and in the small, cozy sit-down cafe. Owner-Chef Sri Sambangi of Banana Leaf Cafe in Culver City continues his mission to introduce authentic, exclusive Southern I...

  • Celebrate An Ethnic Mother’s Day

    Celebrate Mother’s Day the Ethnic Way in the Greater Los Angeles area! From spiffy, contemporary Indian and Mexican fare to traditional soul food and Sicilian Italian, it is all memorably scrumptious and festive. ARTH BAR + KITCHEN – CULVER CITY Arth Bar & Kitchen’s Mother’s Day Lunch or Dinner fea...