Food to EAT, Things to SEE, Places to GO
Maru, the recently renovated restaurant that re-opened at the of 2015 was the location for our March lunch which was attended by 40 of us. Originally located in Valencia, it moved to its current space in West Los Angeles/Santa Monica, re-opening just a few months ago. The restaurant has a […]
You might remember that a couple of weeks ago, we wrote about a preview for the upcoming Palm Desert Food and Wine Festival (if not, you can read it here). In case you were feeling intimidating about attending, I wanted to offer you some tips for making it an easier […]
25 of us enjoyed a veritable banquet food at Pok Pok LA in Los Angeles’ Chinatown. Pok Pok LA is the newest Los Angeles restaurant from highly regarded and James Beard-awarded Portland chef, Andy Ricker. The cuisine is Northern Thai that is influenced and presented in as fun, Thai street […]
Recently, we heard about an upcoming event that combines two of our favorite things–“EAT” and “GO”! And given this is only about 2 hours out of LA (which, let’s be honest, is practically the same as being IN LA), one could argue it is a “SEE” too! What is this […]
We started out our fourth year of lunches on beautiful day at West Hollywood’s Terrine. Terrine is a California brasserie that combines classic French dishes with a Californian flair. Helmed by Chef Kris Morningstar, Terrine’s seasonal cuisine served on their lovely patio was the perfect setting for our first lunch […]
The Bellwether, in Studio City, was where we had our October Ladies’ Foodie Birthday group lunch (see post here). It was great then and it has gotten even better since! This Dine LA dinner was actually an impromptu visit as earlier plans to go elsewhere fell through and we wanted […]
Chinatown’s new Pok Pok LA was the second of our January 2016 Dine LA visits. This latest venture from Portland’s Andy Ricker was fun and bustling for a weekday lunch. It was nice to see the old Mandarin Plaza have a little life again even though the vast majority of […]
Viviane, the new restaurant at by Chef Michael Hung (previously at Faith & Flower) at the Avalon Hotel in Beverly Hills was the first of our Dine LA, January 2016 explorations. Although it was an overcast day, the gloom couldn’t mask the fun, upbeat, mid-century modern vibe it exuded. The […]
Our December lunch was held on the perfect day at the perfect place! The patio at West Hollywood’s Eveleigh is the perfect spot on a clear sunny day for a relaxing lunch with girl friends that. Great food, friendly service, and a killer view of LA’s Westside made this the […]
Now that the Thanksgiving turkey is well behind us, there’s still time to turn our attention to the holiday get-together! We have been coordinating a monthly ladies luncheon for the last three years so we’ve got a pretty good list of great places to check out if you are thinking […]
Join us as we explore the best food to EAT, things to SEE, and places to GO.