LINCOLN BLVD — Excited to have one of our own hosting the VIP reception at this Sunday's Taste of Abbot Kinney culinary event and fundraiser, I was delighted to
The British are coming! Actually they've been in Santa Monica for quite awhile, along with the Irish, Scotts, Aussies and Kiwis. To no one's surprise they
French food is slowly taking over the European restaurant scene. During a week in Germany this summer, I had to look hard to find my old favorites — whole-roasted piglet with
Oktoberfest is a 16-day beer festival held in Munich, Germany. During the event, over 7 million liters of beer will be consumed. By the Reinheitsgebot guild guidelines, all official Oktoberfest
18th STREET — There's nothing I enjoy more than drinking √ºber-hoppy craft beers while chowing down on some farm-fresh treats. It's even better if you can help
DOWNTOWN — The Market at Santa Monica Place is welcoming four new purveyors to the third-floor dining destination.
Raw food aficionado Matthew Kenney is set to open a restaurant and raw
Here are a few reasons why Sweet Crush Ice Bar is worth a quick little bike ride up San Vicente Boulevard into Brentwood.
Sweet Crush is rather unique compared to
I've written about hamburgers, steaks, pasta and pastrami, but what about what the ladies eat for lunch — salad? After all, 50 percent of my readers are ladies.
But
Suffocated between busy streets and shrouded by walls of high-standing shrubbery, the Viceroy Hotel does not do much in the way of standing out. Converted from an old Holiday Inn,
FOURTH ST — What local restaurant Border Grill's chef-owner Susan Feniger gleefully refers to as the "the cyclone that is my life" just picked up considerable momentum.
Before Melisse, the top restaurants in Santa Monica, in the good old days, were Michael's, Chinois on Main and Valentino. These old-timers are still tops today.
Michael'
PICO BLVD — When I first stumbled upon craft beers about eight years ago, the place I would often wander into was The Daily Pint in the Pico Neighborhood.
Just a
