dineLA Restaurant Week is back for 2010

dineLA Restaurant Week is coming up starting Jan 24 – 29 and Jan 31 – Feb 5. Their live to eat line-up includes over 200 restaurants across Los Angeles offering up special lunch and dinner pixe fix menus ranging from $16-$44. Reservations fill up quickly so book yours right away.
Below are some of my favorite menus – Campanile (Grilled Duck Breast with fennel, lemon-thyme potatoes and crisp leeks), Susan Feniger’s Street (Susan’s Mother’s Peanut Butter and Jelly cookies), Joe’s Restaurant (Santa Barbara Black Cod with mushroom soy dashi, baby shiitake, and mezuna lettuce crispy rice) and Sugarfish by Sushi Nozawa (dinner for only $26).
To get the most out of the event, register and use your American Express card to get a $20 statement credit. See below for more details.
CAMPANILE
624 S. La Brea
Los Angeles, CA 90036-3568
323.938.1447
LUNCH $22
Choice of Appetizers:
Soup of the Day
Warm Beluga Lentil Salad – [...]

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Restaurant Review: The Hungry Cat – Hollywood, CA

Here’s another perfect spot for dinner after movies at Arclight Hollywood. The Hungry Cat is just across the street behind Borders, tucked away from the noisy street. The place is sleek and modern but low-key with a nice outdoor seating area perfect for a first date or catching up with good friends. Their kitchen serves up seriously fresh seafood and a menu reflecting the culinary genius of a David Lentz and Suzanne Goin partnership. I had no doubt the food would be good but was still blown away by the incredibly flavors of even the most simplest items on the menu – Heirloom tomatoes, burrata and arugula salad with grilled bread (top pic) and steamed king crab leg with grilled toast (pic below).

Here are some of items from their recent dinner menu:
oysters on the half shell $2.25/ each
little neck clams on the half shell [...]

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Restaurant Review: Aroma Bakery & Cafe – Hollywood, Los Angeles

When I find a place that has a full menu and open kitchen all the way into the wee hours of the night (early morning), I’m at full attention. This is a rare occasion in Los Angeles. Aroma Bakery & Cafe is not what you think. It’s a casual middle-eastern influenced eatery that has a binder for a menu. This is not an L.A. cafe bakery but a middle-eastern influenced cafe bakery in L.A. – very different, so you need to do away with any predispositions to enjoy the experience.
The difference is not just with the food, but the crowd and atmosphere. It is very bright – you’ll hardly notice it’s nighttime outside on the patio, and it’s busy with people of all ages – even at 2am. The menu is very promising for a group with varying eating preferences – vegetarians, [...]

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Restaurant Review: BoHo – Hollywood, CA

I’m so excited to find a good new dinner place within minutes from the movie theater – 2 minutes away. I feel complete. BoHo is adjacent to the Arclight Dome and directly across from Amoeba Records. They’ve got a menu that will satisfy the indecisive craving of a mixed crowd. Like I said, if you can’t decide, order both. That’s what the theme seems to be at this place. The menu items are arranged for sharing and the atmosphere is designed for all night socializing. I had no problems getting a last-minute table for 4. We were even seated earlier and it wasn’t because the place was empty. The interior is eclectic but homey, all warm-tones with mismatched furniture and tall tree planters. It kind of reminded me of a more low-key version of XIV.
Here’s the order: Farro Salad, Ratatouille, [...]

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Restaurant Review: Hollywood – Los Angeles Spots

A fan asked me to recommend a list of Hollywood – L.A. dining spots for their trip. Restaurant recommendations are more useful if it’s relevant to the individual’s preferences for Food and Atmosphere. It’s really tough to suggest a dining spot without knowing these 2 things. Therefore, I listed a culinary variety of four restaurants around Hollywood that would be easy for someone’s first visit to this area. I’ve included a list of recommended dishes for each restaurant to give you a better idea of what kind of food you can try. Since the fan is visiting from Japan, I tried to avoid Japanese cuisine from the list.
I always love sharing places and dishes with others and have many more to suggest. If there’s something you’re looking for or want to recommend, let me know. Click here to see more Restaurant Reviews.

Restaurant: JAR
Contact:
8225 [...]

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