I’ve been reading the restaurant reviews in the Los Angeles times for many years. When Irene Verbilia wrote them they caused saliva to drool from my mouth. When Jonathan
By Merv Hecht
My brother in law writes music. One of his hits was “Searchin.’ ” That’s what I’m doing now. My two favorite Italian restaurants have recently closed,
I usually eat lunch in the Santa Monica-Venice area or, less often, in Pacific Palisades. There are so many wonderful restaurants in Santa Monica that I’m often stumbling into
Located at what might be the best restaurant location in Los Angeles, the Del Frisco restaurant on the corner of Ocean and Colorado has a steady stream of people passing
In the traditional restaurant a greeter meets you, an assistant greater seats you, a busboy brings you water and bread, a waiter takes your order. A different busboy then brings
I’ve eaten in dozens of Indian restaurants here in Los Angeles and around the world. The best were in London. Some were in India itself. But none of them
Did you ever dream about shrimp? Did you know there are at least 32 kinds of shrimp in the shrimp family? There are probably even more ways than that to
What? Another Santa Monica corner taken up by an Italian restaurant? When Elon Musk finally gets to Mars no doubt he will find an Italian restaurant on the nearest corner
Mexican food reminds me of Mexican music. Someone is singing or playing a melody, someone else is harmonizing on the side, there’s a deep bass keeping rhythm in the