A friend of ours was a Caltech student (genius!) and belonged to the Caltech Faculty Club. He told us about the club’s Wednesday night buffet ($28) and that they have really good prime rib! Outsiders can only get in by being invited by a club member. So he invited a big group of us~ The […]
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June 20, 2007
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Vermont with Guest Chef Laurent Quenioux (Los Feliz)
By Freda in 04: Los Feliz, Favorite Food EntriesSo I heard that chef Laurent Quenioux left Bistro K (see our wonderful old entries: here, here), taking his creative fusion French tasting menu with him. I read that Bistro K is now traditional French. Few weeks ago we got an email annoucement that Quenioux’d guest chef at Los Feliz’s Vermont Restaurant for four nights. […]
June 20, 2007
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3 Square Cafe + Bakery (Abbot Kinney)
By Freda in 15: VeniceSince I’m back working at the westside, I finally get to try Hans Rockenwagner’s not-so-new anymore lunch spot on Abbot Kinney. Strangely, there wasn’t really one casual sit-down space for salad, sandwich, burger (or your typical LA lunch) around those blocks until now. It’s at the ground floor of one of the many new grey […]
June 14, 2007
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Sushi Karen (Culver City)
By Freda in 13: Culver CityI read about this place which is the recent food blog sensation, and I also heard that they get same supplies as some of the high end sushi places in LA. I must give it a try~~ I’m already impressed when I walked in and saw the specials, unlike most usual medium priced range sushi […]
June 8, 2007
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Xiamora (Melrose)
By Freda in 08: HollywoodAges ago I had the fantastic $14 business lunch course at creative Cuban/Latin restaurant Pasadena’s Xiamora (old entry), and I always love their more casual sister Cafe Atlantic. It seems that business isn’t doing so good and Cafe Atlantic was gone (became backroom of Xiamora). Since there’s another Xiamora on Melrose near our work, to […]
