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Belcampo Meat Co Butcher Shop & Restaurant Santa Monica

  Based in Northern California, Belcampo operates a grass-raised organic cattle farm, processing plant, butcher shops and restaurants. Following the success of its first SoCal location at Downtown’s Grand Central Market, Belcampo opened a second butcher shop in Santa Monica with an adjacent full-service restaurant and bar.  A smaller third location […]

Redbird–Foodie Birthday Lunch for September 2015

Downtown LA’s Redbird opened to much anticipation earlier this year and it has not disappointed, if all of the positive reviews are any indication.  When they opened for lunch service in April, we knew we wanted to try to arrange a lunch there and our wish came true for September. […]

Tour of LA Times Building and Lunch at Badmaash

Downtown Los Angeles has been becoming more and more accessible and exciting in recent years, not to mention being the place to be if you are a foodie!  However, for many of us who don’t work or live there already, it is still a bit intimidating and foreign.  There are […]

Commissary–August 2015 Foodie Birthday Lunch

A summer heat wave started just in time for our August lunch, and although it was a bit warm, the plant and light filled greenhouse (fortunately air-conditioned too) that houses Koreatown’s Commissary Restaurant on the second floor of the Line Hotel was the perfect compliment for the weather and our […]

Son of a Gun–Foodie Birthday Lunch July 2015

Our July Foodie Birthday lunch was a great affair at the cozy seafood-centric Son of a Gun.  Our smaller summer numbers were a perfect fit as 27 of us took up a good half of the restaurant for lunch.  Located in West Hollywood on Third Street, just a couple of […]

July 4th 2015 Neighborhood Parade and Party

  About 15 years ago, some people in our neighborhood decided to coordinate a July 4th parade and block party .  The first year or so, someone had a vintage firetruck they brought and gave the kids rides on.  It was great!  That little  party has continued and gotten more […]

Jar Review. DineLA, January 2015

Chef Suzanne Tracht’s restaurant, Jar, has been in West Hollywood for 13 years, but I had not had the opportunity to go there until now. Sometimes, it takes something like DineLA to give that extra push to make the drive over the hill (since I live in the San Fernando […]