Archive for September, 2007
Ad Hoc Fried Chicken Recipe!
Thursday, September 27th, 2007 Posted in Ad Hoc, Best of Inuyaki, Recipes, Thomas Keller, chicken, fried chicken | 12 Comments »
When I heard that Ad Hoc's lemon-brined fried chicken recipe was in Food & Wine magazine, I got extremely excited. Normally, I wouldn't go to the trouble of making this ... Read more..Ord Noodles
Thursday, September 27th, 2007 Posted in Los Angeles, Thai, noodles, reviews | No Comments »
Ord Noodles is the name you'll see on the storefront, but its Thai name is Kwayteow Hoi Ka, which means Dangling Leg Noodles. The owners previously had a restaurant in ... Read more..Lawry’s the Prime Rib
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007 Posted in Los Angeles, beef, reviews | No Comments »
Lawry's the Prime Rib is a Los Angeles institution that has been serving basically one thing, beautiful roasted prime ribs of beef, since it opened in 1938. It made dinner ... Read more..Dainties Cupcakes
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007 Posted in Los Angeles, bakeries, dessert, reviews | No Comments »
I want you to imagine a moist devil's food cupcake, filled with flavored whipped cream (let's use banana for this example). Now dip it in chocolate ganache to seal it, ... Read more..Milk
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007 Posted in Los Angeles, dessert, reviews | No Comments »
Milk is one of those places in L.A. where the specialty of the house is something decadent, like ice cream, but Angelenos will go in there and order a salad. ... Read more..KyoChon
Monday, September 24th, 2007 Posted in Korean, Los Angeles, chicken, fried chicken, reviews | No Comments »
I'm not Korean, but I can definitely say that the KyoChon in L.A.'s Koreatown is another reason why it sucks to be Korean in the SF Bay Area. All the Koreans ... Read more..Prime Rib Garlic Fried Rice
Sunday, September 23rd, 2007 Posted in beef, fried rice | No Comments »
So what do you do when you bring home leftover prime rib from Lawry's or any other high-end steakhouse? If you're Filipino (or any Asian), fried rice is the usual ... Read more..Osteria Mozza
Saturday, September 22nd, 2007 Posted in Best of Inuyaki, Italian, Los Angeles, Mario Batali, reviews | 2 Comments »
Since the mid 90s, the restaurant location on Melrose and Highland has been, for lack of a better word, cursed. Ever since the long-standing Emilio's closed its doors, it's been ... Read more..Ad Hoc (9/17/07)
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007 Posted in Ad Hoc, Best of Inuyaki, Thomas Keller, barbecue, reviews, ribs | 3 Comments »
The next stop on our second anniversary dinner tour was an impromptu booking at Ad Hoc in Yountville. We were just in Yountville two days before eating at Bouchon, but ... Read more..Bouchon
Sunday, September 16th, 2007 Posted in Thomas Keller, reviews | 1 Comment »
For our second wedding anniversary, my wife and I aren't getting each other presents. Instead, we're channeling our resources into a series of "fancy" dinners in both Yountville and Los ... Read more..