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Go’s Mart
[Apologies for the not-so-brief hiatus. Just been busy with life. Still need to eat, so I have a backlog of material to post. I figure I’d restart with my favorite subject, sushi!] Some of the best...
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Bar Tartine, Fujiyoshi (San Francisco: Day Two)
I am in San Francisco this week for WWDC (Apple‘s Worldwide Developers Conference). I found out a few months ago I’d be able to attend, so of course, I made a list and asked for advice beforehand. Now...
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Shunji Salmon Birthdays
When my wife and I were trying to decide where to celebrate our birthdays last month, it wasn’t really a matter of choosing a spot. We both pretty much had the same place in mind: Shunji! We wanted...
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Sushi Tsujita: A Conversation with Kenta Ikehata
Update: My dinner omakase at Sushi Tsujita review is up! — As I drive into Little Osaka, I spy the long lines outside both Tsujita L.A. Artisan Noodle and Tsujita Annex, across from each other on...
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Sushi Tsujita Dinner Omakase
Sushi Tsujita 2006 Sawtelle Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90025 310-231-1177 http://tsujita-la.com/sushi-tsujita/ — Sushi has never been more ubiquitous in Los Angeles. A quick Yelp search, limiting the...
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b.o.s. (Beef. Offal. Sustainable.), a review
In a cozy, 24-seat space next to venerable Sushi Gen in Little Tokyo, b.o.s. (beef. offal. sustainable.) has been trying to entice potential diners to experience their beef-centric, nose-to-tail...
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Torihei Yakitori Robata Dining
Yakitori is, to borrow my friend Chris Hei’s oft-used phrase, so hot right now, to the point where trolls come to Chowhound to stir up trouble about whether the (in)famous Little Tokyo yakitori-ya...
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Sushi Tsujita Serving Lunch 7 Days a Week
It has been nearly a half-year since my dinner omakase at Sushi Tsujita. I haven’t been back for dinner since, but I have returned several times for lunch, where they have an assortment of...
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L.A. Weekly The Essentials 2015
L.A. Weekly‘s “The Essentials” event took place this past weekend at the California Market Center in Downtown Los Angeles, the same week that their 99 Essential Restaurants 2015 list was released....
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Jinya Ramen Bar (Santa Monica)
I’ve never been to Ramen Jinya in Studio City, the first U.S. location of Jinya ramen bars that was lauded in 2010 by both Rickmond Wong, the Rameniac, and by Jonathan Gold, then of L.A. Weekly. I...
View ArticleLuckyrice Feast Los Angeles 2015
Last Thursday, I attended my first Luckyrice Feast at the Create Nightclub in Hollywood. This year’s Los Angeles host was Andy Ricker of Pok Pok fame, the non-profit partner was the Center for Asian...
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Truffle Gohan Omakase at Shunji Japanese Cuisine
My favorite restaurant in Los Angeles, Shunji Japanese Cuisine, is once again ranked in the top ten of LA Times’ restaurant critic Jonathan Gold’s 101 Best Restaurants list for the third straight year....
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Chaya A-5 Wagyu Tasting Menu
Until the end of April, all three Chaya locations (Venice, DTLA, and San Francisco) are having a special A-5 Wagyu Tasting Menu. The menu differs at each location, so check them out individually. I...
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Chaya Downtown Uki Uki Sundays
In addition to the Wagyu Tasting Menu at all Chaya locations, Chaya Downtown recently started an “Uki Uki Sundays” menu–uki uki meaning to be happy and excited in Japanese. The menu is broken down into...
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