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3 Excellent Restaurants in LA

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Jan 042013

Cafe La Boheme

In 2007 the old La Boheme was transformed into the contemporary Cafe La Boheme. It is now more than 20 years in West Hollywood and has become the restaurant for special events, family reunions, birthdays and parties with its chandelier and white linen. It is a place to remember for sure.

Chef Christine Banta guides the kitchen, and creates exceptional food with multi-faceted choices: Sliders and Mac n’cheese; Shoe string fries and Crispy Blue Crab cake; Roasted Beet Salad and Wild Mushroom Risotto. Try the Pineapple Up and Down Cake as dessert and you feel like in heaven! Last but not least ther is Bohemian Happy Hour 7 days a week from 4.30 to 7.30.

Location:
8400 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Tel:(323) 848-2360
www.cafelaboheme.us/

Patina

Located in the spectacular Walt Disney Concert Hall in Downtown Los Angeles, you can find the Patina that is under the wings of Master Chef Joachim Splichal. This Relais & Chateaux property will pamper you seasonal tasting menus, gourmet cheeses, caviar service, and an award-winning wine list. It offers elegant al fresco dining, stylish late night cocktail bar and an impeccable service. It is the place to go for special occasions.
Their 7 course tasting menu which is $115 per person sounds high but you know, it is worth it. Just skip a couple of mediocre dinners and it’s fine.
The best is an unusual but delicious dessert and it is Basil paste with Harry’s Berries strawberries and vanilla ice cream. Too good! Yelp crowns the restaurant with 4,5 stars – as good a sit can get in LA.
Location:
141 South Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 972-3331

www.patinarestaurant.com/

The Little Door

Behind The Little Door, there is a romantic and hidden paradise, that will seduce you with a rustic Mediterranean cuisine. The Little Door is
the Winner of the “Best Romantic Restaurant of LA”, so if you are ready to unwind from the city’s buzz, this place is for you. There are four dining areas: The Patio, Winter Garden, Piano Room and Blue Room.
Start with “Mezze”, a plate with assorted Mediterranean Appetizers and Basket of Homemade Pita, Flatbread, Kibbeh, Falafel and Spanakopita. Try the scallops, they are and well cooked, then you should get the Cured Sockeye Salmon Carpaccio, and or Moroccan Braised Lamb Shank with Blenheim Apricots, Honey and Almond and the Pot de Creme. If you like salad choose the Dungeness Crab, Avocado and Peach Salad. All in all: Excellent dining experience. That’s why the Yelpers give 4.5 stars, which is pretty good.

Location:
8164 West 3rd Street, LA CA 90048
(between Crescent Heights and La Jolla)
phone: 323.951.1210
Restaurant Hours:
Sunday ~ Thursday 6 PM – 10 PM
Friday ~ Saturday 6 PM – 11 PM
Lounge Hours:
Sunday ~ Wednesday 6 PM – 1 AM
Thursday ~ Saturday 6 PM – 2 AM

www.thelittledoor.com/

Voila 3 Top French Cafes of Los Angeles

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Jan 112012

Cafe Beaujolais

Eagle Rock is an artsy suburbia community of Los Angeles with a great collection of restaurants. One of them is the French Cafe Beaujolais (after the popular French red wine). If you like escargot you should order them. They are perfectly cooked and seasoned and taste better than in France. A classic is the Filet Mignon which they serve with a stuffed tomato gratin, and for dessert a chocolate mousse. Or sip an onion soup and top your diner with a creme brule. All classic French cuisine – Bon appetit!
Yelpers think it is worth 4.5 stars – that’s almost a full house!

Location: 1712 Colorado Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90041 – Eagle Rock
phone: (323) 255-5111 – no website but they are on Yelp
Tue-Thu 5 pm – 9:30 pm
Fri-Sat 5 pm – 10 pm
Sun 5 pm – 9 pm

Cafe Stella

If you like to have a romantic dinner, the Cafe Stella is the place to go. Dine inside or on the secluded patio, or have a gals of wine first at the wine bar. Start with artichaut grille and a kir royale, followed by Coq au vin with mushrooms and pearl onions or a filet mignon served with potato and turnip puree. The beef tartare tastes like in Paris. Yelp stars four.

Location: 932 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90029 – Silver Lake
phone: (323) 666-0265
www.cafestella.com
Mon-Sat 6 pm – 11 pm
Tue-Sun 9 am – 3 pm
Sun 6 pm – 10 pm

Philippe The Original

It is one of the oldest and best known restaurants in Southern California, and was established in 1908 by Philippe Mathieu, who claimed the distinction of having created the “French Dipped Sandwich.”
One day in 1918, while making a sandwich, Mathieu inadvertently dropped the sliced french roll into the roasting pan filled with juice still hot from the oven. The patron, a policeman, said he would take the sandwich anyway and returned the next day with some friends asking for more dipped sandwiches. Voila, the new sandwich was born.
The sandwich consists of either roast beef, roast pork, leg of lamb, turkey or ham served on a lightly textured, freshly baked French roll which has been dipped in the natural gravy of the roasts. Swiss, American, Monterey Jack or Blue cheese may be added. To accompany your sandwich we offer a tart, tangy cole slaw, homemade potato and macaroni salads, hard boiled eggs pickled in beet juice and spices, large Kosher style, sour dill or sweet pickles, black olives and hot yellow chili peppers. Philippe’s still prepares and serves close to 300 pounds of pigs feet every week and 40 gallons of home made mustard.
Every day they serve a different soup, the breakfast menu is splendid with pancakes and French Toast, but there are not the typical French dishes like you would expect. It sounds rather American but still, the quality counts. The crowd gave Philippe four stars so far but whatever they give, Philippe will be THE original forever.

Location: 1001 N Alameda St Los Angeles, CA 90012 — Chinatown
phone: (213) 628-3781
www.philippes.com

3 Top Italian Restaurants in LA

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Jan 012012

Campanile
It reminds of a Mediterranean village with a bell tower which means “campanile” in Italian. Chef-owner Mark Peel creates French-Italian influenced dishes such as pan-roasted black cod with black trompette mushrooms or rosemary-charred baby lamb with brown butter; he gets the ingredients from the best farmers in California. The dessert like the Blueberry Brown Butter Tart with meyer lemon curd, blueberry compote and crème fraîche ist just a delight. Thursday night is grilled cheese sandwich night that has become a popular culinary event in LA. Also the Sunday nights with life music.
Location: 624 S. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036 – phone 323-938-1447 – www.campanilerestaurant.com/

Cecconi’s

An Italian classic and timeless restaurant gem with chef Andrea Cavaliere who creates the best “cicchetti”, a Venetian snack, and appetizers such as grilled octopus with lemon, capers and olives. If you are hungry late at night enjoy Carpaccio with a Venetian dressing or baked gnocchi ‘Romana’, gorgonzola. Private parties in the butterfly room are always a wonderful experience. The daily specials are rotating, and cheeses are strictly Italian but the wine list it of international provenience. Families are good with a four people supper of pizza for about $50, and the final dot of a menu is a dessert like molten chocolate cake with pistachio ice cream.
Location: 8764 Melrose Avenue Los Angeles 90069, phone 310-432-2000 — www.cecconiswesthollywood.com/

A Cooking Lesson with Andrea Cavaliere from sohohouse on Vimeo.

Giovanni Ristorante
On Ventura Boulevard there are plenty of restaurants and there you can find Givanni’s Ristorante, an Italian restaurant with Southern Italian flair where chef-owner Richard Grosso greets is guests in person. It is named after Richards grandfather whose black-and-white photos line the mustard-colored walls. It is a cozy and intimate place not only for the locals; high quality ingredients for the rustic yet sophisticated Italian dishes are attracting guests from all over LA. The Milanese-style butterflied veal is at once crispy and buttery tender, or taste the pasta in pink vodka sauce with salmon. The ristorante is the place for classic desserts such as Tiramisu or Cannoli, made fresh in-house.
Giovanni’s piano man, Dave Zaremba with guest artists and singers, makes dining at Giovanni’s pleasant and comfortable.
Location: 21801 Ventura Boulevard, Woodland Hills, CA 91364, phone (818) 884-0243 — http://giovanniristorante.com

Where to Dine First Class in Los Angeles

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Dec 302011

Chez Marie
Cafe Chez Marie is a delightful little hideaway perched just off of Santa Monica Blvd in Westwood. Wander past the creeping ivy that crawls up the brick walls of the quaint French cottage and take in the bright cheerfulness of the flower blossoms. As you turn the corner, find yourself in a small, manicured courtyard that boasts the idyllic atmosphere that begs one to wonder if the location was a former movie set. The answer is even better. This charming space is an historical landmark. The savory French cuisine boasts croissants with proscuitto, eggs benedict with rich hollandaise , build your own omelletes, fresh fruit smoothies, robust coffee and more.
Location:10681 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025, (310) 475-2949 – www.cafechezmarie.com

The Little Door
The Little Door is one of these romantic, hidden paradises, in West Los Angeles with a rustic Mediterranean cuisine. Winner of the “Best Romantic Restaurant of LA” and the industry’s favorite secret garden has been unveiled naturally over ten years. It is also the place where celebrities go for lunch or dinner to nip on duck truffle spaetzle “risotto” and lamb chops, or lobster bisque and for dessert, which you chose from a chalkboard, a cream puff shell covered in warm chocolate.
Location: 8164 W. 3rd St., LA, 323-951-1210; www.thelittledoor.com

Patina
Located in the spectacular Walt Disney Concert Hall in Downtown Los Angeles, our flagship restaurant Patina expresses the highest culinary ideals of Master Chef Joachim Splichal. This Relais & Chateaux property pampers its guests with seasonal tasting menus, gourmet cheeses, caviar service, and an award-winning wine list. The recipient of a prestigious Michelin star, Patina’s elegant al fresco dining, stylish late night cocktail bar and always-impeccable service, define luxury dining on the West Coast.
Location: 141 S. Grand Ave., LA, 213-972- 333 – www.patinarestaurant.com

Rosé
Have you ever visited the French Riviera? The famous Cote d’ Azure? St Tropez? If not find the Southern French flair at the Rosé.
From Manhattan-based partners David Kay and Kamran Pahlavi comes Rosé Restaurants, a new brand inspired by the joie de vivre of 1960s St. Tropez that debuts its first location in the heart of West Hollywood. A concept that captures the essence of the French Riviera lifestyle, Rosé offers a stunning indoor-outdoor setting, seasonally-inspired cuisine by Chef Emmanuel Pradet and rosé wine specially made for the restaurant. A vibrant late-night dining destination, featuring inspired cocktails by famed “mixologist” Alex Ott, will be orchestrated to the sounds of Max Chipchase and John Damez, capturing the true sound, taste and feel of the French Riviera.
Location: 861 N. La Cienega Blvd., LA, 310-289-1294 – www.roserestaurants.com

Son of a Gun
Seafood, it’s all about fish. Son of a gun features communal seating for walk-ins, but it is recommended to make reservations for one of the few solo table. The menu is changing daily. Chose from Kusshi oysters on the half shell, monkfish liver torchon, feuille de brick with black garlic or a lobster roll on a brioche, you find the right fish for sure. Mixologist Lindsay Nader casts a wide net for the classic cocktails.
Location: 8370 W. 3rd St., LA, 323-782-9033 – www.sonofagunrestaurant.com
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5 Top Restaurants in LA

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Dec 292011

There is no other city with so many restaurants than Los Angeles. But where to go if you want to experience something really excellent and special? Here are some restaurants that are worth it to try out.

Red Medicine
It is not a traditional Vietnamese restaurant at all. It is not even Asian. So what is it? Some call it Neo-Vietnamese, or Vietnam Fusion. They are serving a six course menu starting at 6pm, cooked by Jordan Kahn. But if you want the real dining experience book the nine courser beginning at 9pm at $90 per person
This dessert sounds promising indeed: Pear, wild anise, cream, raw chestnut, mead syrup infused with pear skins.
Location: 8400 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, 323.651.5500 - www.redmedicinela.com

Lucques
Fine Dining like in Venice, Italy, inspired by the famed Harry’s Bar. For $150 you can expect a five-courser which consists of antipasto taglioni with lobster amoricaine, spinach and roasted tomato, herb-roasted rack of lamb with radicchio risotto, and for dessert something you will only get here: the signature Harry’s torta di zabaglione. Promising?
Location: 8474 Melrose Ave., L.A., 323.655.6277 – www.lucques.com

Picca Peru
“Picca” means “to nibble.” Picca is a Peruvian cantina. Dine Peruvian for about $105 per person (not including an optional $25 wine pairing) and enjoy for example Ceviche crocante: halibut, leche de tigre, crispy calamari; Arroz chaufa de Mariscos: mixed seafood, peruvian fried rice, pickled radish, and for dessert simply a quinoa pudding.

Location: 9575 W. Pico Blvd., L.A., 310.277.0133 – www.piccaperu.com/

Rivera
Chef of the year in LA, John Sedlar will surprise you with his Mexican inspired cuisine. It is $125 per person for a seven course menu beginning at 8pm.
House-made potato chips with lobster salsa and proceeding through scallops with maize, followed by a dessert which is inspired by Mexico City called Trio from the Mayan world flans: Poblano Sorbet, Granada Cloud.
Location: 1050 S. Flower St., L.A., 213.749.1460 – www.riverarestaurant.com/

WP24
Twenty four floors above the Los Angeles skyline sits WP24 by Wolfgang Puck at The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles at L.A. Live. The restaurant features Wolfgang’s award-winning modern Chinese cuisine and reflects Puck’s time spent in the Far East and passion for Asian ingredients and techniques.
Puck’s ode-to-the-Orient dining mecca is offering a $250 five-course “”Good Fortune” menu that’s worth the head-start. The hot and sour soup boasts sweet prawn wontons. The dim sum includes pork belly dumplings; and the roasted Peking-style duckling comes with all of the traditional garnishes. For dessert enjoy pastry chef Cassie Ballard’s to-be-announced dessert.
Location: 900 W. Olympic Blvd., L.A., 213.743.8824 – www.wolfgangpuck.com/

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