Freda had her spectacular birthday dinner at Ortolan. I had mine at Lucques with Jon. We’ve alway wanted to try Lucques but never get around to. I love chef/owner Suzanne Goin’s other establishments A.O.C. and Hungry Cat very much. Los Angeles Magazine called Lucques the no.1 restaurant in LA recently, so we had high expectation. […]
Posts Tagged ‘French’
March 31, 2008
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Ortolan (3rd St.)
By Freda in 09: Weho, Favorite Food EntriesMy friends and I went to the Ortolan for my birthday. Their menu is creative French Haute cuisine, created by Chef Christophe Eme. We sat at the elegant white classic French main room with sparkling chandelier. However it was still too dark, they gave us a thumb size flash light to read the menu. There […]
Tags: Alcohol, Cheese, Dessert, Duck, Foie Gras, French, Gastronomy, Haute Cuisine, Macaron, Prix fixe
March 25, 2008
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Hatfield’s (Miracle Mile)
By Freda in 09: WehoFine dining night out = grainy pictures ahead. My friend and I celebrated her birthday at the popular and acclaimed LA restaurant Hatfield’s. Even with reservation, we have to wait for almost 20 minutes to be seated. It was a crowded Friday night. The restaurant is at a stucco wall building with simple mostly white […]
Tags: Dessert, fashionable, French, Prix fixe, Salad
February 21, 2008
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Boule (La Cienega)
By Freda in 09: WehoValentine gave us excuse to indulge in the quality but pricey French sweets at patisserie Boule (see our old entry). 12 Pieces Gift Box $28. You can select from their many flavors they offer. We choose all of the tea flavor ones (Oolong, Jasmine, Earl Grey, etc). I have to admit I prefer chocolate in […]
Tags: Canele, Chocolate, French, Macaron, Patisserie
February 6, 2008
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NOÉ at the Omni (Downtown)
By Freda in 06: Downtown LAI’m sure many of you know about the dineLA Restaurant Week that started a week ago (ends this weekend). Each participating restaurant would prepare a $35 Prix-fixe dinner menu (or $25 Lunch). It’s a golden opportunity to try some of the high end places, the popular ones such as Grace were fully booked weeks ago […]
