Dining: EMC Seafood & Raw Bar
California is blessed with easy access to fresh seafood. Los Angeles in particular, is a hotbed of reasonably cheap sushi restaurants and upscale seafood-centric establishments. Koreatown’s EMC Seafood & Raw […]
Category Archives: Comfort Food
Dining: Cassell’s Hamburgers Redux
I can’t even begin to tell you how on-the-fence I was when I heard that they were bringing Cassell’s back. For the uninitiated, Cassell’s Hamburgers was a legendary burger shop […]
Dining: Porridge + Puffs
Whether you want to call it rice porridge, congee, or even the Filipino iteration of lugaw, the farm-to-table offerings at Minh Phan’s Porridge + Puffs offers dynamic flavors that are lovingly fussed over. […]
Dining: Flavio al Velavevodetto | Rome, Italy {Testaccio}
If there was one place in Rome that I saw recommended often in the “foodie underground,” it was definitely Flavio al Velavevodetto located in the up-and-coming offal- centric neighborhood of […]
Dining: Just in time for Umbrian White Truffles at Spirito di Vino | Montefalco, Italy
My series of entries from my time in Umbria concludes with our last dinner in Montefalco at the award-winning Spirito di Vino. If I could go back in time to the […]
Travelogue: Perugia’s World of Chocolate
After being warmly greeted into Umbria during our day-time detour to Lake Trasimeno, we arrived into Perugia late in the evening when most of the residents of the historic core had […]
Dining: Ristorante del Fagioli | Florence, Italy
We recently dined at Ristorante del Fagioli based on the recommendation of several Florentine blogger friends who praised their rustic Tuscan cuisine and great prices. There was a heavy down-pour […]
Dining: Nerbone | Florence, Italy
After a few glorious days in Venice, it was time to move onto the next city on our schedule: Florence. Our time in Florence was going to be limited, but […]
In the Kitchen: Spicy Shrimp & Creamy White Grits
There are some days when all you can do is think of a dish that you really want. Those “I gotta have it” days. In my case, I had a […]
Dining: Meat & Potatoes | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
I’ve been sitting on this post for about a month now, which is nobody’s fault other than my own. Our dinner at Pittsburgh’s Meat & Potatoes was pretty much my […]
Make Spoons 