We all love the Blue Plate Oysterette, and we expected something equally as nice from the same owner when she opened Blue Plate Taco down the street on Ocean Avenue,
There are now so many wonderful restaurants in Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades and Malibu that I rarely go east of the 405 Freeway for lunch or dinner.
But when something
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
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
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'
The actual name that everyone uses, “Got Kosher,” doesn’t really do justice to it, because it’s not like other kosher restaurants. The bakery is very special, and the restaurant serves authentic Tunisian foods.
The Charleston has taken over where Angel’s Piano Bar & Supper Club once stood on Wilshire Boulevard. It looks more modern, less cluttered and cleaner in general, but the idea is still the same — combine good music, hand-crafted cocktails and food.
Certainly one of the most important parts of investing is the method of selecting a company to invest in. And this is also one of the most controversial areas in the world of investments.
When I first moved to the Santa Monica area in 1964, instead of Italian restaurants everywhere there were Chinese restaurants everywhere. And one great treat was Sunday lunch with Moo Shoo.
It started with the water. When the waiter at the Mr. C restaurant in the new, fancy Mr. C hotel in Los Angeles asked me what I would like to drink, I replied “plain water, no ice.
