Past Makes Perfect at San Francisco’s Presidio Social Club
You would be hard-pressed to find a more unique setting and a stellar day-into-evening menu than at San Francisco’s Presidio Social Club. The experience starts as you walk up to what is officially known as Building 563, located at the edge of Presidio National Park. The structure was built in 1903 as a barracks and many of the architectural underpinnings remain intact. Yet although the building is authentically vintage, PSC’s menu is...
Dinner for a Better New York Serves Up Healthier Living for Underserved Residents
If you ask any of the 225 guests in attendance, the Dinner for a Better New York was not a case of “too many chefs spoil the broth.” Instead, it was a case of the more, the better, for the city of New York and for thousands of its residents who need assistance. The dinner, held May 18, benefited Services for the UnderServed (SUS) and was hosted by three time James Beard-winning chef Andrew Zimmern, who called upon a number of...
Lovely L’Ami, Luxurious Yet Cozy Addition to the LA Dining Scene
If you’re hungering for a dining experience that is the antithesis of sleek, corporate modernity, look no further than L’Ami restaurant, which evokes a natural yet chic environment reminiscent of St. Tropez. Located in a 1930s era building across the street from the historic Brentwood Country Mart, the charming space has been a restaurant location for decades and most recently was the site of The Little Door and previously, Chez Mimi....
Holy Cow, It’s Barbecue Done Right With Top Quality Fixings
Angelenos have no need to go to Austin anymore simply to indulge in amazing Texas barbecue. Holy Cow serves up slow smoked goodness at two convenient locations, in Culver City and in Santa Monica– and more are in store due to its smokin’ hot popularity in Southern California, despite all the other competition. Holy Cow opened in 2014, and its wide-ranging menu items have one thing in common: they only use the finest ingredients,...
The Incomparable Taste, SoCal’s Deliciously Diverse Food Festival
It’s become the gold standard of food festivals in Southern California. The Taste, held over three days of Labor Day weekend, is the place to go not only to enjoy food and beverage favorites from some of L.A.’s top places and prestige vendors, but to sample and savor new items from up-and-coming restaurants and other purveyors. The popular festival is held on the backlot of Paramount Pictures Studios— with much of the action taking...