Herringbone 7837 Herschel Ave La Jolla, CA 92037Dining date: 6/15/13 Brian Malarkey’s been a busy man in San Diego, having opened six restaurants in the area over the last two and a half years (with one closing recently). Aside from being a young chef/restaurateur, he’s probably best known for his appearance on Top Chef (season 3) [...]
Rustic Canyon 1119 Wilshire Blvd Santa Monica, CA 90401Dining date: 6/2/13 When Jeremy Fox was named Executive Chef of Rustic Canyon a few months ago, a return visit quickly shot up my list of places to eat. Fox, who garnered a Michelin star cooking vegetarian at Ubuntu in Napa, has been hard to catch up [...]
Bestia 2121 7th Pl. Los Angeles, CA 90021Dining date: 3/28/13, 4/27/13, 6/7/13 Bestia opened in downtown LA late last year, and continues to be one of the most popular restaurants in the neighborhood. Ori Menashe is the chef here (formerly of Angelini Osteria) cooking up Italian food based around a house salumi program, a wood-burning [...]
Gordon Ramsay BurGR Planet Hollywood 3667 Las Vegas Blvd S Las Vegas, NV 89109Dining date: 5/12/13 Gordon Ramsay has been a busy man in Las Vegas, opening three restaurant concepts in three different hotels within about 8 months’ time. His latest is his most casual and approachable – a burger joint within the Planet Hollywood [...]
Gordon Ramsay Steak Paris Hotel 3655 Las Vegas Blvd S Las Vegas, NV 89109Dining date: 5/11/13 Gordon Ramsay Steak has been high on my list of Las Vegas restaurants to try since it opened last year, when I sampled Ramsay’s delicious beef wellington at the Vegas Uncork’d Grand Tasting. Ramsay has more than two dozen [...]
Estiatorio Milos The Cosmopolitan 3708 Las Vegas Blvd S Las Vegas, NV 89109Dining date: 5/10/13 Estiatorio Milos, with five locations around the world, specializes in Mediterranean (particularly Greek) seafood. Located in the same foyer as Jaleo, STK, Comme Ca, Blue Ribbon, and the secret pizza joint, it’s one of the fine dining options within The [...]
Hakkasan MGM Grand Hotel & Casino 3799 S Las Vegas Blvd Las Vegas, NV 89109Dining date: 5/12/13 London-based Hakkasan first appeared strong on my radar when it opened in San Francisco late last year. I had heard great reviews but just couldn’t fit it in while I was up there during Christmas. That location was [...]
Timothy Hollingsworth The Strand House: Culinary Masters Series 117 Manhattan Beach Blvd Manhattan Beach, CA 90266Dining date: 5/20/13 Considering he spent the past 12 years at The French Laundry (the last 3+ years as Chef de Cuisine), represented America in the Bocuse d’Or (placing sixth in 2009, the best American placement to date), and won the James [...]
Nozawa Bar SUGARFISH Beverly Hills 212 North Canon Dr Beverly Hills, CA 90210Dining date: 5/18/13 SUGARFISH, the streamlined sushi concept from Nozawa, has been rapidly expanding across LA since opening its first location in Marina Del Rey five years ago. This Beverly Hills location is the 6th in the chain (a 7th in Calabasas is [...]
JaleoThe Cosmopolitan 3708 Las Vegas Blvd S Las Vegas, NV 89109Dining date: 5/9/13 Jose Andres is probably known best for his whimsical, molecular gastronomy creations at The Bazaar (including Saam Room) and Minibar, but he does cook a lot of more traditional fare as well – Jaleo is his version of the Spanish tapas restaurant [...]
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